The Princeton Merchants Association
Saturday, Oct. 10 marked the launch of a new TigerTransit Shuttle designed to bring the students, staff and faculty members of Princeton University and the surrounding community to the three major merchant districts of our newly united Princeton business community.
The Princeton Merchants Association (PMA) Board of Directors would like to sincerely thank Princeton University for this generous gift to the Princeton community and express our gratitude for the consistently strong outreach that they have made over the last few years to strengthen the businesses in our downtown and at the Princeton Shopping Center.
The new TigerTransit Saturday Shopper shuttle stops at multiple student housing locations and proceeds to take its passengers to the Whole Earth Center, the Princeton Shopping Center, the restaurants adjacent to the Blue Point Grill, then continues up Nassau Street to Palmer Square, ending at the Dinky station. There is no charge for any Princeton visitor or community member to utilize this new route.
The unity that has been built between the merchants in Princeton Borough and Township has been strengthened by the forward thinking leadership of Paul Breitman (assistant vice president, university services), Kim Jackson (director, transportation & parking), Kristin Appelget (director, community and regional affairs), and Karen Woodbridge (director, community relations).
These four individuals have been represented at every major merchant meeting over the last few years. They have made sacrifices, of their time and positions of influence, in order to open doors for local merchants to reach out to university departments and the student population in ways that are leading to increased revenues and the establishment of faithful customers that shop, dine and enjoy the wonderful entertainment that Princeton offers.
In addition, these four leaders have taken great strides to train local merchants on how to become official vendors of Princeton University and how to navigate through the administrative contacts that could best benefit from the services and products that we offer. While there is indeed significant growth potential for our working relationship with the university — every initial step has been taken to nourish the foundation that was built by bringing the U Store and Labyrinth Books to Nassau Street.
We look forward to welcoming, serving and impressing every person that travels on the Saturday Shopper shuttle. We encourage the community to join us as we welcome the increased number of students and faculty that will be shopping and dining with us Saturday, Oct. 17, from 3 to 9:30 p.m., which will be the official launch of this TigerTransit route.
The Princeton Merchants Association applauds Princeton University for helping us take another step in making Princeton a better place to live and do business.
The Princeton Merchants Association
Travis Linderman, president
(MacLean Agency)
Anita Fresolone, vice president
(Palmer Square Management)
Lori Rabon, treasurer
(Nassau Inn)
Doris Figueroa, secretary
(The Place to Bead)
Kathleen Morolda, past president
(Cranbury Station Gallery)
