Tag: Princeton Permit Parking Task Force
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Princeton Council renews parking lot agreement with Rider University
The Princeton Council has renewed its agreement to lease a parking lot from Rider University at the former Westminster Choir College campus, allowing business employees to park in the lot off Franklin Avenue. The Council’s initial lease expired Aug. 31. The new lease between the town and Rider University began Sept. 1 and ends Aug.…
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Officials propose pilot permit parking plan for Princeton residents
The Princeton Council has referred a proposed pilot permit parking program for residents and business employees to the town’s professional staff for review and possible recommendations, following a three-hour special meeting March 1. The professional staff will look at the proposed pilot program for the Witherspoon-Jackson and “tree streets” neighborhoods – Chestnut, Pine, Maple and…
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Residents will have another opportunity to speak on parking changes in Princeton
The Princeton Council has scheduled a special meeting March 1 at 7 p.m. to continue its discussion of the Princeton Permit Parking Task Force’s recommendations, picking up where it left off at its Jan. 11 work session on parking issues. Princeton Council President Leticia Fraga, who chairs the Princeton Permit Parking Task Force, said the…
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Princeton Council introduces ordinance to regulate parking at leased lot
The Princeton Council has introduced an ordinance that sets the regulations for permit parking for business employees in a parking lot at the former Westminster Choir College campus. The ordinance, which was introduced at the council’s Jan. 10 meeting, grew out of discussions between the town and Rider University. The university owns the former Westminster…
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Permit parking task force to present recommendations
The Princeton Permit Parking Task Force, which has been studying how to accommodate residential and business parking in several neighborhoods, will present its recommendations to the Princeton Council at a special meeting Jan. 11. The Princeton Council has scheduled a special work session, which begins at 7 p.m., to discuss parking issues. The task force…
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Princeton Council to consider parking task force report at special meeting
The Princeton Permit Parking Task Force, which has been studying how to accommodate residential and business parking in several neighborhoods, will present its recommendations at a special Princeton Council meeting next month. The Princeton Council has scheduled a special work session, set for Jan. 11 at 7 p.m., to discuss parking issues. The meeting may…
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Opinion: A tree street perspective on Princeton parking
I live on Maple Street and believe it exemplifies the best of Princeton, where tree-lined neighborhoods nurture a safe, friendly and diverse community that cultivates spontaneous interactions, and where one can walk within minutes to locally owned restaurants, cafes, food shops, as well as a huge variety of university activities. However, as Princeton returns to…
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Robeson-Wiggins-Hamilton corridor study evaluates pedestrian, bicyclist safety
The Princeton Council has accepted the long-awaited Paul Robeson-Wiggins-Hamilton corridor study, which seeks to make improvements to the corridor that would make it safer for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. While the Princeton Council “accepted” traffic consultant WSP’s report at its Jan. 27 meeting, Mayor Mark Freda said he wanted to make it clear that the…
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Task force will evaluate pilot program for parking on certain Princeton streets
The Princeton Permit Parking Task Force is picking up where it left off eight months ago, following a COVID-19-induced hiatus. The task force seeks to bring uniformity to the differing parking regulations that had applied to the former Princeton Borough and the former Princeton Township. The towns merged in 2013 to create the Municipality of…