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Yes In My Backyard. Urbanism. Place. Transit. Bikes. Jersey.
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
Today I am giving thanks for... www.nj.com/bergen/2025/...
$62M finance loan secured for 5 N.J. housing complexes with nearly 550 apartments
The deal, announced Monday, covers properties owned by Tower Management Service that span strategic suburban locations in New Jersey.
www.nj.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today I am giving thanks for... www.nj.com/bergen/2025/...
In the Classifieds section of Princeton’s “Town Topics” newspaper this week, somebody is trying to sell their 1961 Bentley…
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In the Classifieds section of Princeton’s “Town Topics” newspaper this week, somebody is trying to sell their 1961 Bentley…
Sayreville, NJ: "after seven hearings over 13 months and a lengthy list of 24 conditions of approval Masjid Sadar agreed to, plus several design waivers and variances, the board still denied the site plan application..." www.nj.com/middlesex/20...
This N.J. town is being sued in federal court after it denied approval for the construction of a mosque
The Middlesex County town is accused of discriminating against the religious group, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nj.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Sayreville, NJ: "after seven hearings over 13 months and a lengthy list of 24 conditions of approval Masjid Sadar agreed to, plus several design waivers and variances, the board still denied the site plan application..." www.nj.com/middlesex/20...
TWO conductors on the Princeton Dinky this evening. That seems like overkill for a train with two cars!?!
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
TWO conductors on the Princeton Dinky this evening. That seems like overkill for a train with two cars!?!
First snowdrops flowering in my yard!
(in the background you can just make out my blue 'Princeton For All' sign!)
(in the background you can just make out my blue 'Princeton For All' sign!)
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
First snowdrops flowering in my yard!
(in the background you can just make out my blue 'Princeton For All' sign!)
(in the background you can just make out my blue 'Princeton For All' sign!)
Happy 'Blackout Wednesday' to all who are celebrating!
(please do not drink and drive)
(please do not drink and drive)
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Happy 'Blackout Wednesday' to all who are celebrating!
(please do not drink and drive)
(please do not drink and drive)
This guy calculates that the real 'poverty line' for Americans is a household income of $136,500. I think it is plausible. There is an interesting discussion of housing in this article, which compares the national average to the cost of housing in Caldwell, NJ. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This guy calculates that the real 'poverty line' for Americans is a household income of $136,500. I think it is plausible. There is an interesting discussion of housing in this article, which compares the national average to the cost of housing in Caldwell, NJ. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Nice article in 'Tap Into Princeton' about the first 'Walk Bike Princeton' Annual General Meeting, which happened on Sunday! www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...
Walk Bike Princeton Puts Street Safety Under the Microscope
Princeton, NJ — There are many ways to make towns friendlier to walkers and cyclists. On Sunday, November 23, Princeton’s pedestrians and bikers came up with a few more.Ideas bubbled up at the...
www.tapinto.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Nice article in 'Tap Into Princeton' about the first 'Walk Bike Princeton' Annual General Meeting, which happened on Sunday! www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...
Just got a response: "No responsive records, your request has been closed". I think the town spent $200K on this study.
I just put in an OPRA request for the 'Princeton Community Transit Plan' supposedly completed by consultants Nelson/Nygaard earlier this year. AFAIK, it has never been published anywhere. patch.com/new-jersey/p...
Study On Local Transit System Enters 2nd Phase In Princeton
The consultants will now meet with focus groups of different types of stakeholders.
patch.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just got a response: "No responsive records, your request has been closed". I think the town spent $200K on this study.
Disgraceful that Piscataway Council is even advancing these anti-homelessness measures, which are clearly intended to allow local cops to hustle vulnerable people across the bridge into New Brunswick so they don't bother suburbanites.
Piscataway, home to half of Rutgers's main campus complex, is trying to criminalize homelessness with a suite of punitive ordinances and local progressives and affordable housing advocates are *pissed*
Dozens of NJ Organizations Urge Piscataway Council to Withdraw Proposed Homelessness Criminalization and Related Ordinances - Insider NJ
Over 130 residents, community leaders, service providers and more tell Piscataway to focus on “Housing, Not Handcuffs!” PISCATAWAY – Dozens of organizations working in housing, homelessness prevention...
www.insidernj.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Disgraceful that Piscataway Council is even advancing these anti-homelessness measures, which are clearly intended to allow local cops to hustle vulnerable people across the bridge into New Brunswick so they don't bother suburbanites.
I just put in an OPRA request for the 'Princeton Community Transit Plan' supposedly completed by consultants Nelson/Nygaard earlier this year. AFAIK, it has never been published anywhere. patch.com/new-jersey/p...
Study On Local Transit System Enters 2nd Phase In Princeton
The consultants will now meet with focus groups of different types of stakeholders.
patch.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I just put in an OPRA request for the 'Princeton Community Transit Plan' supposedly completed by consultants Nelson/Nygaard earlier this year. AFAIK, it has never been published anywhere. patch.com/new-jersey/p...
Nice sunrise in Princeton this morning...
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Nice sunrise in Princeton this morning...
This piece is as good as people say it is. A fierce critique of zoning, by the former executive director of the zoning office in Baltimore.
"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Baltimore’s former zoning board director explains why she lost faith in zoning | Baltimore Brew
The mayor’s “Housing Options and Opportunity” legislation – including Bill 25-0066 – will go a long way toward fixing an unfair system. [OP-ED]
tinyurl.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. A fierce critique of zoning, by the former executive director of the zoning office in Baltimore.
"The Princeton Planning Board’s regular meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2025 has been cancelled."
Pretty sure that the Princeton Planning Board has approved exactly zero new multifamily developments so far this year... www.princetonnj.gov/AgendaCenter...
Pretty sure that the Princeton Planning Board has approved exactly zero new multifamily developments so far this year... www.princetonnj.gov/AgendaCenter...
www.princetonnj.gov
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"The Princeton Planning Board’s regular meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2025 has been cancelled."
Pretty sure that the Princeton Planning Board has approved exactly zero new multifamily developments so far this year... www.princetonnj.gov/AgendaCenter...
Pretty sure that the Princeton Planning Board has approved exactly zero new multifamily developments so far this year... www.princetonnj.gov/AgendaCenter...
Princeton Council meeting tomorrow night. Looks like the headline item will be an ordinance to ban non-resident AirBNB rentals. Anyone who is renting a home on AirBNB but doesn't live on the property will face a 3 year timeframe to stop. princetonnj.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
princetonnj.legistar.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Princeton Council meeting tomorrow night. Looks like the headline item will be an ordinance to ban non-resident AirBNB rentals. Anyone who is renting a home on AirBNB but doesn't live on the property will face a 3 year timeframe to stop. princetonnj.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
The Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building on Princeton University Campus, where we held our 'Walk Bike Princeton' AGM today. Good meeting!!
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building on Princeton University Campus, where we held our 'Walk Bike Princeton' AGM today. Good meeting!!
Same here.
As an American citizen, I’d like to go on record. I didn't vote for this chaos, I don't support this bullshit, and I have never supported our unnecessary military interventions.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
Turkish Airlines, Brazil's Gol, Colombia's Avianca and TAP Air Portugal have canceled their flights departing from Caracas. This follows the FAA issuing a security NOTAM cautioning aircraft operators about potential dangers in Venezuelan airspace that looks like this today:
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Same here.
Final shout-out: The first "Walk Bike Princeton" Annual General Meeting is happening this afternoon at 3 p.m. Come to the Julis Rabinowitz building on Princeton U! campus. Details here: walkbikeprinceton.org/events/
Events – Walk Bike Princeton
walkbikeprinceton.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Final shout-out: The first "Walk Bike Princeton" Annual General Meeting is happening this afternoon at 3 p.m. Come to the Julis Rabinowitz building on Princeton U! campus. Details here: walkbikeprinceton.org/events/
New Jersey statehouse Democrats' key policy of "funneling tax breaks to rich retired boomers" through 'StayNJ', 'Senior Freeze' etc seems to have worked quite well in the gubernatorial election. I would normally expect old people to be more Republican, but it wasn't true in this election.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New Jersey statehouse Democrats' key policy of "funneling tax breaks to rich retired boomers" through 'StayNJ', 'Senior Freeze' etc seems to have worked quite well in the gubernatorial election. I would normally expect old people to be more Republican, but it wasn't true in this election.
'Samba Saturday' at Princeton Arts Council. Good vibes. 👍
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
'Samba Saturday' at Princeton Arts Council. Good vibes. 👍
What a weird week it has been. Anyway, Build Housing, yes.
Trump and Mamdani just concluded their private meeting at the White House. Trump tells reporters he congratulated Mamdani on his "incredible" election victory.
He says they spoke about "getting housing built" in NYC, among other issues.
He says they spoke about "getting housing built" in NYC, among other issues.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What a weird week it has been. Anyway, Build Housing, yes.
"Lowering Housing Costs and Expanding Homeownership" is one of incoming Governor Mikie Sherrill's ten 'Action Teams'. Members include Adam Gordon, of Fair Share Housing Center, and Lopa Kolluri, an expert in affordable housing financing. newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
Sherrill names transition policy action teams - New Jersey Globe
Mikie Sherrill is turning to some marquis national and state names, including former U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and former U.S. Secretary
newjerseyglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Lowering Housing Costs and Expanding Homeownership" is one of incoming Governor Mikie Sherrill's ten 'Action Teams'. Members include Adam Gordon, of Fair Share Housing Center, and Lopa Kolluri, an expert in affordable housing financing. newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
John D Pocari, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, has been named to incoming NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill's transition team. He will chair the 'Transportation and Infrastructure Innovation Action Team'. Any good? newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
Sherrill names transition policy action teams - New Jersey Globe
Mikie Sherrill is turning to some marquis national and state names, including former U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and former U.S. Secretary
newjerseyglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
John D Pocari, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, has been named to incoming NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill's transition team. He will chair the 'Transportation and Infrastructure Innovation Action Team'. Any good? newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
We are now into NJ Governor Phil Murphy's "lame duck period", a potential chance to pass overlooked legislation. The ACLU is boostering a "People's Agenda", which includes the Immigrant Trust Act, among others. Sadly, there is not much talk of housing bills advancing. www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
NJ Advocacy Organizations Launch “People’s Agenda” To Pass Critical Social Justice Legislation in Lame Duck - ACLU of New Jersey
An alliance of more than 30 advocacy groups say lawmakers must pass critical legislation to ensure New Jersey is a more welcoming, equitable, accessible, and just state
www.aclu-nj.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are now into NJ Governor Phil Murphy's "lame duck period", a potential chance to pass overlooked legislation. The ACLU is boostering a "People's Agenda", which includes the Immigrant Trust Act, among others. Sadly, there is not much talk of housing bills advancing. www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
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