PRINCETON: Planning Board OKs university arts and transit project

By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer
   Princeton University had its $300 million arts and transit project approved by the Regional Planning Board Tuesday night, despite objections from residents upset that it involves moving the NJ Transit’s Dinky train station.
   After a lengthy public comment period, the board voted, 9-1, in favor of the proposal the university said will create a new gateway to the community.
   Borough Mayor Yina Moore was the opposing vote.
   The school has said it expects opponents to file a lawsuit challenging the vote, a legal maneuver that could delay the project.
   Immediately after the vote, university vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee, who sat through the nearly 3/½ hour hearing, said the school would “probably” get started on the project in February.
   This comes despite three other lawsuits citizens have filed seeking to derail the project.