Princeton Sets Date For Master Plan Listening Sessions, Open House

PRINCETON, NJ — Mark your calendars. If you missed previous public sessions on Princeton’s master plan, here’s another chance.

As work on Princeton’s master plan continues, a series of listening sessions have been scheduled, beginning next week. Meanwhile, an open house will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The open house will be held at the Princeton Municipal Building located at 400 Witherspoon Street.

The events will give the public the opportunity to listen to ideas, ask questions, and contribute in a meaningful manner.

“We’ve scheduled nearly a dozen hour-long listening sessions in preparation for the open house later this month,” said Princeton Planning Director Justin Lesko.

“Any member of the public is invited and encouraged to drop in and share feedback and ideas about future land use, mobility, conservation and economic vitality. We are hoping to engage communities in areas of town that might not have been represented through previous surveys and events – for example, students and parents at Princeton High School, Spanish-speaking residents, and in the Western section of Princeton.”

The listening sessions will include a presentation on the master plan along with discussion questions.

Here’s the schedule:

• Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m., First Campus Center Tabling Session
• Tuesday, Sept. 12, 8:00 p.m., Online Listening Session via Zoom
• Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6:00 p.m., Eastern Side (Riverside/Jugtown) Listening Session, The Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street
• Thursday, Sept. 14, 8:30 p.m., Sesión de Escucha Del Plan Maestro en Español: Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon Street
• Saturday, Sept. 16, 9:00 a.m., Witherspoon-Jackson Listening Session: Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street
• Monday, Sept. 18, 12:00 p.m., Elm Court Listening Session, Harriet Bryan House, 310 Elm Road
• Tuesday, Sept. 19, 9:00 a.m., Central Business District Listening Session, Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square
• Wednesday, Sept. 20, 11:00 a.m., Princeton University Farmers Market Tabling Session, Firestone Library, 1 Washington Road
• Wednesday, Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m., Princeton High School/Princeton Middle School Listening Session, PHS Black Box Theater
• Saturday, Sept. 23, 12:00 p.m., Western Side Listening Session, Monument Hall, 1 Monument Drive

The series of listening sessions is the next step in the process of updating Princeton’s master plan, an important legal document and the community’s vision for how and where growth should occur.

Following the open house on sept. 27, a master plan introduction will be made to the Planning Board on Oct.19. Then, a hearing on the master plan is scheduled for Nov. 9 at the Planning Board Meeting.

“The open house is an opportunity for people to learn about the master plan process, existing conditions, and highlights from last year’s public surveys. The Municipality of Princeton Planning Department and members of the Master Plan Steering Committee will be on hand to answer questions,” Lesko said.

For more information on the master plan, timeline, meetings and events, and project team, visit https://engage.princetonmasterplan.org/.

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