Dinky Photos & Press Releases
Dinky Ridership
Federal Legal Proceeding: STB
Governor Christie and the Dinky
Historic Site Proceeding
- Appellate Division Opinion Historic Sites Case
- Conrail Deed to NJ DOT
- DEP Decision Denying Staty
- DEP Ruling approving application 5/11/2012
- Dinky Historic Site Normination 1984
- Dr. Kornhauser's Presentation
- Nat'l Ass'n RR Passengers, Ross Capon Statement
- NJ Ass'n RR Passengers, Jack May Statement
- NJ Ass'n RR Passengers, Phil Craig Statement
- Petition for Supreme Court Review
- SDKY Reply to Opposition to Certification
- Application to Remove Dinky Tracks
- Application Supplement RE Abandonment of Public Right-of-way
- National Trust for Historical Preservation Article on Threat to Dinky
- Dinky Issue in railplanning.com
Lawsuit Pertaining to the Right to Move the Dinky
- 1984 PU-NJ Transit Sales Agreement, Deed, & Map
- Judge Innes Opinion (pdf)
- 1984 NJ Transit Board Discussion and Resolution on the Dinky
- Conrail Deed to NJ DOT
- June 2011 Borough Council Meeting
- Save the Dinky Files Lawsuit
- Transit right-of-way map (pdf)
- 1984 Princetonian reporting on Dinky purchase
- 1996 amendment to deed (pdf)
- 1988 Princetonian on move of terminus
- 2011 NJ Transit Weinstein Letter on 1984 contract
Letters on the Arts & "Transit" Plan
- August 29, 2013; "Devastated Town-Gown Relations"
- December 12, 2012; Gerda Panofsky: Town Topics
- December 12, 2012; Sandy Solomon: Town Topics
- December 14, 2012; Alain Kornhauser: Princeton Packet
- December 26, 2012, Richard Baumann; Town Topics
- December 9, 2012; Mary Ellen Marino: Town Topics
- June 26, 2013; Move Will Inconvenience Commuters, Drivers
- May 3, 2012; Michael Landau, AIA: Planet Princeton
- October 15, 2012; Letter from Alain Kornhauser: Planet Princeton
- October 2012; William S. Moody: Planet Princeton
- October 9, 2013; New Dinky Location A Very Long Walk If One is Pulling or Carrying Luggage
- September 18, 2013; Moving the Dinky In Spite of Widespread Community Opposition Is Bad Public Policy
- Ten Reasons The Dinky Shouldn't Be Moved
Local Historic Site Nomination
Memorandum of Understanding
New Station/Old Station
Opposition from Borough Council
Other Links & Information
- The Dinky Controversy Explained
- Citzens' Group Files to Halt Rail Plan Planet Princeton
- Decades of HIstory
- Dinky Proposal 2011 Overview for PCDO
- Double Digit Decline in Ridership March 2015
- Dr. Kornhauser's Presentation at the November 29, 2012 Planning Board Hearing Examins Traffic Impacts
- Los Angeles Light Rail Study
- Minutes June 2011 Borough Council Meeting
- Petition for Supreme Court Review
- Planet Princeton
- Planning Board Skeptical
- President of Camden Amboy Comments on Decline in Dinky Ridership
- Reply, NJ Transit Corporation
- Distance of the Proposed Move
- Princeton Future Dinky Alternative 1
- Princeton Future Dinky Alternative 2 (pdf)
- Walking Distance Research
- Animated Video Explanation
- New Jersey Transit Board of Directors
- Princeton Future Statement on Dinky (pdf)
- Walkablity Index
Posner Presentation: Better Dead Than Alive
PRESS RELEASES
Princeton U Arts & "Transit" Plan
Proposal for Public-Private Partnership to Save the Dinky
PU Point of View
- Durkee May 11, 2011 letter to Boro Council (pdf)
- Arts and Transit Project Web Pages
- Audio of Durkee Statement January 31, 2011
- Donor Peter Lewis Speaks About the Dinky (audio)
- Letter from Governor Christie Urging Support of University A & T Project
- Video: Tilghman, "The real reason…" (1/31/10)
- Remarks by President Tilghman, Jan. 31, 2011
Save the Dinky Links
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Alert: New Jersey to hold unusual “Special Telephone Meeting” to transfer easement, reduce its size, increase commuter time while calling it an “enhancement.”
EMAIL NJTBOARD@NJTRANSIT.COM Click here for original notice (pdf)
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University Plan Dismantles Historic Dinky Station
The proposed station is barely visible from the public street.
Longtime Princeton Borough Councilman Chastises Princeton University Over Dinky in Stunning Farewell Speech
From Planet Princeton Longtime Princeton Borough Councilman David Goldfarb used his goodbye speech last night as an opportunity to criticize Princeton University for underfunding the town and using threats to advance the school’s agenda. It was quite the swan song, … Continue reading
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Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller’s Op-Ed: The MOU Is A Bad Deal
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the borough, township and Princeton University undervalues the loss of the straight shot right-of-way, parking lot and existing Dinky station. It is a quid pro quo agreement settled behind closed doors and made under … Continue reading
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Save the Dinky and Residents Sue Princeton University and NJT
Planet Princeton Article on lawsuit
Borough Unanimously Opposed To University’s Plan to Move the Dinky
Council members unanimously voted to approve a brief resolution stating that they do not support Princeton University’s plan to move the Dinky station = Click for Full Story
The Planning Board’s Duties
Letter to Regional Planning Board Regarding Master Plan Consistency
Tagged Princeton Dinky, Princeton Regional Planning Board
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“Back Story with Joan Goldstien” discusses the reasons for moving the Dinky
Back Story with Joan Goldstien, Show 5.11 from Princeton Community Television on Vimeo.
Princeton Borough estimates a tax revenue loss if the university builds its arts and transit neighborhood
Trenton Times Article on Impact of Arts Plan to the Borough
Henry Posner’s Proposal at the May 24 Borough Council Meeting
Princeton Borough Municipal Meeting, May 24, 2011 which includes presentation by Henry Posner from Princeton Community Television on Vimeo.
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