Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸
@princetonyimby.bsky.social
Yes In My Backyard. Urbanism. Place. Transit. Bikes. Jersey.
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
Santa just lit the tree in Princeton!!
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Santa just lit the tree in Princeton!!
Christmas Tree lighting in Princeton, followed by Critical Mass Ride! 🚲🚲
Let's do this!!!
Let's do this!!!
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Christmas Tree lighting in Princeton, followed by Critical Mass Ride! 🚲🚲
Let's do this!!!
Let's do this!!!
Public Service Announcement: Santa is switching on the Christmas Tree lights in Palmer Square in Princeton this evening. Really *do not* drive your car into town. You *will* get stuck in crazy traffic, and it will suck. If necessary, park your car in a neighborhood and walk the last bit into town.
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Public Service Announcement: Santa is switching on the Christmas Tree lights in Palmer Square in Princeton this evening. Really *do not* drive your car into town. You *will* get stuck in crazy traffic, and it will suck. If necessary, park your car in a neighborhood and walk the last bit into town.
A member of the Old Bridge NJ Zoning Board has been forced to resign. A member of the community had written a Facebook post saying she couldn't afford housing in Old Bridge, and the Zoning Board member replied that "she should budget better and maybe have fewer children" patch.com/new-jersey/m...
Old Bridge Zoning Board Member Forced To Resign Over Social Media Comment
An Old Bridge Zoning Board member was forced to resign for a Facebook comment she made criticizing a woman for having too many children:
patch.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A member of the Old Bridge NJ Zoning Board has been forced to resign. A member of the community had written a Facebook post saying she couldn't afford housing in Old Bridge, and the Zoning Board member replied that "she should budget better and maybe have fewer children" patch.com/new-jersey/m...
East Windsor Mayor and Mercer County Democratic boss Janice Mironov clearly completely lost control of this Council meeting. "rambunctious", lol. www.tapinto.net/towns/east-w...
East Windsor Council Votes Down Redevelopment Plan After Rambunctious Residents Raise Questions About Data Center Component
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – It was a standing-room only meeting at the East Windsor Municipal Building on Tuesday night for the council to hear testimony and public comment about a redevelopment plan that...
www.tapinto.net
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
East Windsor Mayor and Mercer County Democratic boss Janice Mironov clearly completely lost control of this Council meeting. "rambunctious", lol. www.tapinto.net/towns/east-w...
Somebody is apparently trying to hack into my City of Ithaca community pass account.
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Somebody is apparently trying to hack into my City of Ithaca community pass account.
Reposted by Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸
I tried it and the results were hilariously bad www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
So you think you can operate a commuter train. It is pretty complicated.
Ever think you could do a better job operating a NJ Transit commuter train? This video game could provide an answer, but beware, these trains breakdown too.
www.nj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I tried it and the results were hilariously bad www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
Infamous NJ NIMBY coalition 'Local Leaders for Responsible Planning' have asked a federal judge to pause the state's affordable housing process. These guys have lost basically all their court challenges so far, but it makes me nervous when they go to federal court. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-...
N.J. municipal coalition goes to federal judge to halt affordable housing mandates - New Jersey Globe
Citing a statewide clash over zoning, density, and municipal autonomy, a coalition of mayors and local officials has asked a federal judge for a
newjerseyglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Infamous NJ NIMBY coalition 'Local Leaders for Responsible Planning' have asked a federal judge to pause the state's affordable housing process. These guys have lost basically all their court challenges so far, but it makes me nervous when they go to federal court. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-...
Out for a stroll in Princeton NJ
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Out for a stroll in Princeton NJ
New Jersey state legislators want to ban Waymo for at least 5 years. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
New legislation threatens to hit the brakes on bringing driverless cars to N.J.
Disability advocates are pushing back against a New Jersey bill that would delay driverless cars in the state for five years, even as 25 other states already allow them.
www.nj.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New Jersey state legislators want to ban Waymo for at least 5 years. www.nj.com/news/2025/11...
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=...