Tag: Witherspoon Street
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Utility work expected this week on Witherspoon Street
Utility work will continue this week on Witherspoon Street as follows: Monday through Friday, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., work will take place between Nassau Street and Witherspoon Street. Beginning Tuesday, March 1, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., work will take place between Hulfish Street and Wiggins Street.
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Active gas leak reported on Palmer Square East
Avoid the area of Palmer Square and Witherspoon Street in Princeton due to a gas leak on Palmer Square East. There is an active gas leak on Palmer Square East, according to information provided by the Princeton Police Department at 3 p.m. Feb. 4. For updates, visit https://local.nixle.com/alert/8517420/?sub_id=0
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Witherspoon Street approved for one-way traffic
Witherspoon Street, which was temporarily converted from a two-way street to a one-way street between Nassau Street and Spring Street, will become a one-way street northbound permanently, under an ordinance approved by the Princeton Council. The ordinance, which gained final approval at the Princeton Council’s Dec. 21 meeting, stipulates that Witherspoon Street will be a…
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Witherspoon Street could remain one-way street
Witherspoon Street, which was converted from a two-way street to a one-way street between Nassau Street and Spring Street as an experiment earlier this year, could remain a one-way street. The Princeton Council introduced an ordinance that keeps the one-way configuration of Witherspoon Street northbound at its Dec. 7 meeting. The vote was unanimous. A…
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Opinion: Witherspoon Street should stay pedestrianized
I am a graduate student at Princeton University writing in favor of pedestrianizing Witherspoon Street between Nassau and Spring Street. During the pandemic, my friends and I have been frequent visitors to the new and inviting Witherspoon StrEATery. It is not surprising that we visit the restaurants and shops on Witherspoon more. Other area businesses…
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Opinion: A pedestrian-only Witherspoon Street allows for community building
In light of the unprecedented events of 2020, there is a renewed interest in reconsidering how lives are lived and how we commune as a people and a community. Creating a pedestrian-only thoroughfare on Witherspoon Street would allow for stronger community building as public places allow for that to happen. Meals are more enjoyable without…
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Princeton Council approves traffic study for Witherspoon Street
Should Witherspoon Street become a one-way street permanently, or should it become a two-way street again, or should it even be completely closed to cars and trucks? That’s what McMahon Associates Inc. has been asked to analyze in its traffic impact study, which was authorized by the Princeton Council at its Oct. 12 meeting. The…
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Application for mixed-use building on Griggs Corner lot is withdrawn
Palmer Square Management LLC has withdrawn its application to develop a mixed-use building on the Griggs Corner parking lot on the corner of Witherspoon Street and Hulfish Street. The application for site plan approval, which was in front of the Princeton Planning Board, was withdrawn without comment, Princeton Planning Director Michael LaPlace said. It was…
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Businesses owners do not want Witherspoon Street closed to traffic
Aiming to refine what residents would like a refurbished Witherspoon Street to look like – now that the town has a $610,000 state grant in hand – the Princeton Engineering Department listened to residents and merchants at a virtual meeting designed to tease out their preferences. Five options were rolled out at the Sept. 15…
