Join Princeton Future to set priorities for The Princeton Partnership
1. HOW WELL DO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES WORK?
2. HOW MIGHT NEW STRUCTURES HELP?
3. HOW MIGHT CONSOLIDATION HELP?
At the September forum, Princeton Future introduced the concept of The Princeton Partnership.
It might help create new structures such as:
Public Authority
To provide for investment in public transit, coordinated management of shuttles and balanced, shared parking for the Borough, Township, Princeton University and other institutions, corporations and businesses
Improvement District
To provide programs designed specifically to benefit the residents of Princeton and its business community with an independent source of funds
Community Development Corporation
To provide additional ways to promote the economy and livability of the Princeton Community by working together to plan for, invest in and to manage our future
At the November 8th Forum, we agreed to convene follow-up meetings with community leaders on each of the subjects below.
Please participate in the session of your choice at 10 AM in the Princeton Public Library:
#1. December 9, 2009: MOBILITY & TRANSPORTATION. Robert Geddes, Chair
- some solutions to traffic congestion & parking
- effective forms of public transportation & integrated shuttle services
- resolution of the future of the Dinky and Dinky station
- reconciling pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles
#2. January 6, 2009: DOWNTOWN. Peter Kann, Chair
- a range of retail, including family owned stores, selling necessities as well as luxury goods
- residential units that are affordable for people at multiple income levels
- adequate parking & transportation
- a clean and safe environment
- a Downtown District Plan as part of the Community Master Plan
#3. February 3, 2009: HOUSING. Sheldon Sturges, Chair.
- housing available and affordable for seniors, young families and the workforce
- preservation of the character of neighborhoods
- some solutions to high and rising property taxes
And then, on February 14th, 2009, please join us in the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library for a Public Open Meeting of The Princeton Partnership: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Coffee and refreshments will be provided by the Witherspoon Bread Company. Verbatim transcripts of the June, 2007 Open Meeting, the October, 2007 & March 29, May 3 and June 7, 2008,
Open Meetings are posted @ www.princetonfuture.org.
The 184 page book Listening To Each Other 2007-2008 is now on reserve at the Library.
January 5, 2009 5:22 AM
Monday, January 5, 2009
Change accelerates, problems persist
Please come to the Arts Council of Princeton to continue the conversation on Saturday, at 9 AM, September 20, 2008
CHANGE
The Hospital is moving to Plainsboro.
The Ys are preparing their expansion plans.
The Recreation Department is completing its long-range plan.
Lubert & Adler, a developer from Philadelphia, can build 280 units on the Witherspoon Campus of the Hospital.
NassauHKT is building 57 units on the Tulane St Lot as part of Phase 2 of the Boroughʼs Redevelopment Plan.
Palmer Square Management is expanding the Nassau Inn and is building Palmer North, 100 market-rate residential units on Paul Robeson Place.
Princeton University is proposing an Arts & Transit Neighborhood on the west side of its campus.
The location of the Dinky Station is an urgent issue. Princeton University is
proposing a large garage on the east side of its campus.
Private developers have been purchasing buildings and properties in the Downtown, but there is not yet a District Plan that serves both their interests
and those of the community.
Residents are being forced out by the increase in property taxes. More & more, our teachers, fire and police are living elsewhere.
SHOPPING
The mix of the stores in our Downtown continues to change with the disappearance of family-owned stores and of stores selling lifeʼs necessities.
Retail no longer serves our everyday needs.
New Garage at Township Complex for Valley Rd Building & New Swimming Pool?
New Garage at Palmer Stadium?
The University is proposing a 1300 car garage .
New Garage for the Ys, Stanworth, Merwick,
Witherspoon Jackson & for Downtown employees?
New Garage behind 185 Nassau?
PROBLEMS
HOUSING. We, in the community, want a town with neighborhoods for many different types of people. All of us, of every economic level, want to be able to afford to continue to live here, and not be taxed and priced away.
DOWNTOWN. We want a town that remains a thriving town, not a quaint curiosity, not a suburban sprawl.
TOWN & TOWN. Whether, technically, one Princeton or two, we want both the Township and the Boro to work as one for all Princetonians.
GOWN & TOWN. We want the University and the Community to work together as genuine partners in creative, equitable relationships.
JOBS. We need to keep Princeton thriving. We need economic development to
create new job opportunities and to broaden the tax base.
PROPERTY TAXES. Already high and rising fast, property taxes are forcing our long-term residents to leave town. This limits the diversity of those who
wish to live here.
PLANS. We do not have plans to preserve the character of each of our neighborhoods. We need district plans for each neighborhood, including the new Arts & Transit Neighborhood & the Downtown.
TRAFFIC. Increasingly, we are at a standstill. There are not enough places to park. There is a need to invest in: a dispersed & connected network of ʻsmartʼ parking garages; mass rapid transit; integrated shuttles & safe bike paths. When the community & the institutions build, can garages, transit & bike paths be built & managed cooperatively?
DIVERSITY. We want a town that values all forms of diversity, from ethnic to intellectual, from treasuring its historic African American community to welcoming and assisting its new Latino immigrants.
SUSTAINABILITY. We need to recognize the priority of environmental protection in every aspect of our individual and collective activities.
Princeton Future
PO BOX 1172
Prince609-921-6100
www.princetonfuture.org
CHANGE
The Hospital is moving to Plainsboro.
The Ys are preparing their expansion plans.
The Recreation Department is completing its long-range plan.
Lubert & Adler, a developer from Philadelphia, can build 280 units on the Witherspoon Campus of the Hospital.
NassauHKT is building 57 units on the Tulane St Lot as part of Phase 2 of the Boroughʼs Redevelopment Plan.
Palmer Square Management is expanding the Nassau Inn and is building Palmer North, 100 market-rate residential units on Paul Robeson Place.
Princeton University is proposing an Arts & Transit Neighborhood on the west side of its campus.
The location of the Dinky Station is an urgent issue. Princeton University is
proposing a large garage on the east side of its campus.
Private developers have been purchasing buildings and properties in the Downtown, but there is not yet a District Plan that serves both their interests
and those of the community.
Residents are being forced out by the increase in property taxes. More & more, our teachers, fire and police are living elsewhere.
SHOPPING
The mix of the stores in our Downtown continues to change with the disappearance of family-owned stores and of stores selling lifeʼs necessities.
Retail no longer serves our everyday needs.
New Garage at Township Complex for Valley Rd Building & New Swimming Pool?
New Garage at Palmer Stadium?
The University is proposing a 1300 car garage .
New Garage for the Ys, Stanworth, Merwick,
Witherspoon Jackson & for Downtown employees?
New Garage behind 185 Nassau?
PROBLEMS
HOUSING. We, in the community, want a town with neighborhoods for many different types of people. All of us, of every economic level, want to be able to afford to continue to live here, and not be taxed and priced away.
DOWNTOWN. We want a town that remains a thriving town, not a quaint curiosity, not a suburban sprawl.
TOWN & TOWN. Whether, technically, one Princeton or two, we want both the Township and the Boro to work as one for all Princetonians.
GOWN & TOWN. We want the University and the Community to work together as genuine partners in creative, equitable relationships.
JOBS. We need to keep Princeton thriving. We need economic development to
create new job opportunities and to broaden the tax base.
PROPERTY TAXES. Already high and rising fast, property taxes are forcing our long-term residents to leave town. This limits the diversity of those who
wish to live here.
PLANS. We do not have plans to preserve the character of each of our neighborhoods. We need district plans for each neighborhood, including the new Arts & Transit Neighborhood & the Downtown.
TRAFFIC. Increasingly, we are at a standstill. There are not enough places to park. There is a need to invest in: a dispersed & connected network of ʻsmartʼ parking garages; mass rapid transit; integrated shuttles & safe bike paths. When the community & the institutions build, can garages, transit & bike paths be built & managed cooperatively?
DIVERSITY. We want a town that values all forms of diversity, from ethnic to intellectual, from treasuring its historic African American community to welcoming and assisting its new Latino immigrants.
SUSTAINABILITY. We need to recognize the priority of environmental protection in every aspect of our individual and collective activities.
Princeton Future
PO BOX 1172
Prince609-921-6100
www.princetonfuture.org
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