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Mapping A Street's Future
Marjorie Censer, Staff Writer
May 25, 2006 Princeton Packet
Group sparks sense of vision in Princeton
Editorial
April 7, 2006 Princeton Packet
In Looking at Witherspoon's Future, Group Keeps an Eye on Hospital Site
Matthew Hersh
March 9, 2005 Town Topics
Letter to the Editors of
June 14, 2005 Princeton Packet
June 15, 2005 Town Topics
Borough downtown development gets Smart Growth Award
Jennifer Potash, Staff Writer
March 8, 2005 Princeton Packet
Neighbors of hospital fear unwanted changes
Jennifer Potash, Staff Writer
March 8, 2005 Princeton Packet
Residents, Merchants Eye
Possibilities Of an Ever-
Changing Witherspoon
Matthew Hersh
February 23, 2005 Town Topics
Princeton Future discussions to be broadcast on cable TV
January 11, 2005 Princeton Packet
Housing diversity urged for Witherspoon Street's future
Jennifer Potash, Staff Writer
December 21, 2004 Princeton Packet
Witherspoon Street Under
Scrutiny
Matthew Hersh
December 8, 2004 Town Topics
Princeton Future to study downtown
Stephen Hsia, Princetonian Contributor
November 10, 2004 DailyPrincetonian.com
Princeton Future Changes Gears
Searches for 'The Next Big Thing'
Matthew Hersh
March 10, 2004 Town Topics
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Letter to the Editors of
June 14, 2005 Princeton Packet
June 15, 2005 Town Topics
The community has had a preview of what the Medical Center would like to do with its property, when it moves away from its Witherspoon Street site.
It is now up to us, the neighborhoods and the community at-large, to be responsive and responsible.
What should we do?
We should learn from our experience, as a community, when we debated the public policies and concept plans for the redevelopment of Witherspoon Street in the downtown. Admittedly, the Medical Center case is different.
It is not public property.
But we, as citizens, do have public powers over the land, its uses, its buildings and open spaces – specifically, the streets and sidewalks, plazas and green parks.
A new street and block plan is needed.
As the strategic framework for the re-do of the existing super-block, it would deal with the character, scale and density, multiple uses and parcels, preservation of the old and development of the new, diversity and balance of people in the future neighborhood.
In this way, it would be possible to achieve both the development goals of the Medical Center and the hopes of the community – a Unity Park along Witherspoon Street, and in the old super-block, new streets, new neighborhood.
ROBERT GEDDES
Palmer Square
YINA MOORE
Green Street
MICHAEL MOSTOLLER
Nassau Street
SHELDON STURGES
Palmer Square West
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