Princeton (NJT Station) - Dinky Transitway

Dinky Transitway

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and New Jersey Transit are conducting studies to develop the Central New Jersey Route 1 Bus Rapid Transit Project. Part of the proposals call for the construction of the "Dinky Transitway" along the Princeton Branch ROW, which would incorporate the rail service and add exclusive bus lanes and a greenway for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. NJT has indicated that moving the station would not be detrimental to its planning. In April 2012, the university submitted revised plans for it the arts and transit center, which calls for the extension of the station house onto to right of way for possible use as restaurant. The Regional Planning Board has passed an ordinance requiring the land be preserved for transportation right-of-way that could eventually extend farther into the central business district at Nassau Street. The new station house plans would require the board's approval before construction could start. According to the university, ownership of the trackage would have to change hands in order for the transitway to implemented.