Tag: Franklin Avenue
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Planning Board recommends Franklin Avenue as area in need of redevelopment
The Princeton Planning Board has recommended that the Franklin Avenue parking lot and the Franklin Terrace and Maple Terrace rental housing developments should be declared an area in need of redevelopment. The recommendation, which was made after a lengthy discussion at the Planning Board’s Oct. 7 meeting, will be sent on to the Princeton Council…
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Task force will evaluate housing component for Franklin Avenue
Seeking input on the proposed redevelopment of the Princeton Housing Authority’s Franklin Terrace and Maple Terrace homes on Franklin Avenue, the Princeton Council has appointed eight residents to serve on the ad hoc Franklin Avenue Development Task Force. The residents, who were appointed at the Princeton Council’s Oct. 19 meeting, will join representatives from the…
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North Harrison Street traffic light should be operational this month
Work on upgrades to the traffic signals on North Harrison Street, aimed at making it safe for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the street, is expected to be completed this month, Princeton officials said. The new traffic light has been installed, but not activated. The new traffic light replaces aging traffic signal equipment at that…
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Traffic light upgrade project on N. Harrison Street moving ahead
Work on upgrades to the traffic signals on N. Harrison Street, aimed at making it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the street, is moving ahead, Princeton officials said. JC Contracting Inc. construction crews replaced the storm drain inlets on N. Harrison Street at its intersection with Hamilton Avenue, and N. Harrison Street at…
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Princeton Council approves ordinances to develop market rate, affordable housing on Franklin Avenue
The Princeton Council has signed off on a pair of ordinances that could lead to the development of as many as 80 affordable apartments and 80 market rate apartments on the site of the Princeton Housing Authority’s Maple Terrace and Franklin Terrace apartments on Franklin Avenue. The council approved the two ordinances – the basic…
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Ordinances could allow as many as 160 housing units at Maple/Franklin Terrace site
A pair of ordinances that would pave the way for the development of as many as 80 affordable housing units, and 80 market rate units, on the site of the Princeton Housing Authority’s Maple Terrace and Franklin Terrace apartments has been introduced by the Princeton Council. The ordinances, which were introduced at the Princeton Council’s…
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Princeton Farmers Market officially kicks off its summer market season
The Princeton Farmers Market opened its 2020 summer market season with new safety protocols and a new location. Summer Market Season returned on May 28 as the Princeton Farmers Market operated in the Franklin Avenue parking lot, a temporary location for the market. Previously, the market’s location has centered on Witherspoon Street at Hinds Plaza.…
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First phase of N. Harrison Street traffic light project completed
The first phase of underground work for upgrades to the traffic signals on N. Harrison Street, aimed at making it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, has been completed, Princeton officials said. Mounds of dirt, asphalt patches and safety cones mark the areas where the work has been completed on the underground construction at the intersection…