By Michelle Dryden
Princeton Future, a local grassroots civic council, met at the Princeton Public Library twice over the fall of 2015 to plan ways to engage community participation.
The meetings were led by AIA and president of the organization Kevin Wilkes and members from government organizations were available to answer questions and to offer recommendations. During the first meeting, held on November 21, 2015, participants discussed community housing, transportation and mobility and downtown vibrancy. The participants completed a survey which measured the areas of town they liked the most and the least.
Wilkes announced the survey results at the second meeting of the year, held on December 5, 2015. Many agreed that they would like to see reduced traffic in town. Traffic has been a longstanding issue in Princeton and the group discussed ways to address it including the Princeton Ride Share app, developed by Peter Kramer, which encourages Princeton area residents to carpool together. The council also brought up concerns about first floor spaces in community housing and suggestions for improving the health and nutrition of Princeton residents.
The council plans to continue addressing community concerns in the Princeton area.
