Transitway Study
Dinky Photos & Press Releases
- Dinky Photos Photographs of the Dinky and the historic station buildings 0
- NJ Transit is Responsible – Press Release 0
- NJARP Award Press Release 0
- Save the Dinky Will Continue Litigation and Advocacy Press Release on Supreme Court Denial of Cert 0
- STDKY Seeks Emergency Stay from DEP STDKY Seeks Stay to Prevent Track Removal 0
Dinky Ridership
Federal Legal Proceeding: STB
- Hedges Petition to Intervene 0
- NJ Ass'n RR Passengers Petition NJ-ARP Petition requesting federal review of plan to abandon trackage 0
- Our Comment, re. Conrail and Section 106 Our comment in support of NJ-ARP Petition 0
- Reply, NJ Transit Corporation 0
- Surface Transportation Board Decision STB decision declining jurisdiction 0
Governor Christie and the Dinky
- Audio of Durkee Statement January 31, 2011 Audio: University VP Tells Council that Christie Administration Supports Its Plan 0
- Letter from Governor Christie Urging Support of University A & T Project Jan. 31, 2011 Letter Chris Christie to Mayors Trotman & Goerner 0
Historic Site Proceeding
- Appellate Division Opinion Historic Sites Case Appellate Division Historic Sites Case Opinion 0
- Conrail Deed to NJ DOT 0
- DEP Decision Denying Staty Commissioner Martin’s decision denying stay 0
- DEP Ruling approving application 5/11/2012 0
- Dinky Historic Site Normination 1984 Documentation for nomination of Princeton Railroad as NJ Historic Site 0
- Dr. Kornhauser's Presentation Please allow a few minutes for the download to open in a PowerPoint presentation mode. 0
- Nat'l Ass'n RR Passengers, Ross Capon Statement “That this comes at a time of increasing rail ridership nationwide seems especially short-sighted.” 0
- NJ Ass'n RR Passengers, Jack May Statement “In this case NJT has not presented any study of the impact, and has failed to indicate how many passengers it expects to lose after it moves the station to this more inconvenient location.” 0
- NJ Ass'n RR Passengers, Phil Craig Statement “One can only conclude that this is a willful distortion of history designed to support a preconceived conclusion.” 0
- Petition for Supreme Court Review 0
- SDKY Reply to Opposition to Certification 0
- Application to Remove Dinky Tracks 0
- Application Supplement RE Abandonment of Public Right-of-way 0
- National Trust for Historical Preservation Article on Threat to Dinky May 2010 0
- Dinky Issue in railplanning.com 0
Lawsuit Pertaining to the Right to Move the Dinky
- 1984 PU-NJ Transit Sales Agreement, Deed, & Map 0
- Judge Innes Opinion (pdf) Contract Case Opinion by Judge Paul Innes 0
- 1984 NJ Transit Board Discussion and Resolution on the Dinky 0
- Conrail Deed to NJ DOT 0
- June 2011 Borough Council Meeting NJ Transit offficial says University has “legal, binding right” to move the Dinky 0
- Save the Dinky Files Lawsuit 0
- Transit right-of-way map (pdf) 0
- 1984 Princetonian reporting on Dinky purchase 0
- 1996 amendment to deed (pdf) 0
- 1988 Princetonian on move of terminus 0
- 2011 NJ Transit Weinstein Letter on 1984 contract 0
Letters on the Arts & "Transit" Plan
- August 29, 2013; "Devastated Town-Gown Relations" “The truth is that while the arts campus rezoning was approved, moving the Dinky was not.” 0
- December 12, 2012; Gerda Panofsky: Town Topics Emeritus Professor of Art History Wants Architects to Correct the Transit Design 0
- December 12, 2012; Sandy Solomon: Town Topics Thoughts on PU’s “Wrong-Headed Move”: Wrong in Its Essence, Wrong in Its Details 0
- December 14, 2012; Alain Kornhauser: Princeton Packet “Mr. Lewis doesn’t deserve this.” 0
- December 26, 2012, Richard Baumann; Town Topics “The town of Princeton has only two things that really differentiate it from most other suburbs in the country: Princeton University and the Dinky connection to the nation’s busiest transit corridor.” 0
- December 9, 2012; Mary Ellen Marino: Town Topics “The plan will essentially privatize our train station…” 0
- June 26, 2013; Move Will Inconvenience Commuters, Drivers The following letter was sent to the Chair of the New Jersey Transit Board, James Simpson, who lives in Princeton, as well as the board members from Councilwomen Jenny Crumiller 0
- May 3, 2012; Michael Landau, AIA: Planet Princeton “If we don’t preserve what is the Right of Way, future generations will question how we could have been so shortsighted.” 0
- October 15, 2012; Letter from Alain Kornhauser: Planet Princeton “Princeton University is not and should not be in the business of public transportation…” 0
- October 2012; William S. Moody: Planet Princeton “The historic train station terminus does not interfere with the construction of a single building for the Arts Complex.” 0
- October 9, 2013; New Dinky Location A Very Long Walk If One is Pulling or Carrying Luggage “the University seems to feel that just because it has the financial resources, it should be allowed to do exactly what it pleases without regard to anyone else, even if it includes truncating this resource.” 0
- September 18, 2013; Moving the Dinky In Spite of Widespread Community Opposition Is Bad Public Policy “At every opportunity the University characterizes opposition to moving the Dinky as the complaints of a small group of objectors. It is purposefully deceitful…” 0
- Ten Reasons The Dinky Shouldn't Be Moved September 25, 2012; Planet Princeton 0
Local Historic Site Nomination
- "Where the Only Station Stop is Princeton" Biemiller, CHE, 5/16/2003 0
- Decades of History 0
- From Camden & Amboy to NJ Transit Wilmot article in Trains Magazine, 1987 0
- LocalHistoricNomination 0
- Statement Regarding Local Dinky Historic Nomination KipCherry; 3/3/12, Statement on Historic Nomination 0
Memorandum of Understanding
New Station/Old Station
Opposition from Borough Council
Other Links & Information
- The Dinky Controversy Explained PCDO Presentation April 2011 0
- Citzens' Group Files to Halt Rail Plan Planet Princeton 0
- Decades of HIstory Daily Princetonian, 4/29/2004 0
- Dinky Proposal 2011 Overview for PCDO A station well designed for quick and easy access 0
- Double Digit Decline in Ridership March 2015 0
- Dr. Kornhauser's Presentation at the November 29, 2012 Planning Board Hearing Examins Traffic Impacts Please allow a few minutes for the download to open in a PowerPoint presentation mode. 0
- Los Angeles Light Rail Study Study links walkability with transit usage 0
- Minutes June 2011 Borough Council Meeting NJ Transit offficial says University has “legal, binding right” to move the Dinky 0
- Petition for Supreme Court Review 0
- Planet Princeton 0
- Planning Board Skeptical 0
- President of Camden Amboy Comments on Decline in Dinky Ridership Kilbride Letter to Town Topics 0
- Reply, NJ Transit Corporation 0
- Distance of the Proposed Move 0
- Princeton Future Dinky Alternative 1 Showing extension to Nassau Street via light rail from existing station. 0
- Princeton Future Dinky Alternative 2 (pdf) Showing light rail with stops at Faculty Rd, McCarter Square, Nassau 0
- Walking Distance Research 0
- Animated Video Explanation 0
- New Jersey Transit Board of Directors 0
- Princeton Future Statement on Dinky (pdf) 0
- Walkablity Index 0
Posner Presentation: Better Dead Than Alive
- Lessons in Railroading from Guatemala, Estonia, & New Jersey Transcription of Henry Posner Talk 0
- Slides: Better Dead Than Alive 0
PRESS RELEASES
Princeton U Arts & "Transit" Plan
- Accessibility: Walking Distance Changes to Major Venues Please allow a few minutes for the download to open. 0
- Dr. Kornhauser's Critique of PU Plan Please allow a few minutes for the download to open in a PowerPoint presentation mode. 0
- Transit Proposal: "A Mess" 0
- University Planning Bd Presentation Please allow a few minutes for the download to open. 0
- Video: Tilghman, "The real reason…" (1/31/10) “We cannot see our way clear to allowing the Dinky station to stay where it is…” 0
- Viewpoint: Mackintosh vs Holl “Rather than a dialogue between new and old, there is mute assertion; rather than poetic articulation, there is bland geometry; rather than tectonic clarity, there is a thin glazed skin with indecisive details.” 0
- Viewpoint: Steven Holl “Overrated American architect Steven Holl…” 0
Proposal for Public-Private Partnership to Save the Dinky
PU Point of View
- Durkee May 11, 2011 letter to Boro Council (pdf) 0
- Arts and Transit Project Web Pages 0
- Audio of Durkee Statement January 31, 2011 Audio: University VP Tells Council that Christie Administration Supports Its Plan 0
- Donor Peter Lewis Speaks About the Dinky (audio) 0
- Letter from Governor Christie Urging Support of University A & T Project Jan. 31, 2011 Letter Chris Christie to Mayors Trotman & Goerner 0
- Video: Tilghman, "The real reason…" (1/31/10) “We cannot see our way clear to allowing the Dinky station to stay where it is…” 0
- Remarks by President Tilghman, Jan. 31, 2011 Jan. 31, 2011 0
Save the Dinky Links
- Support the lawsuit 0
- Background on petition 0
- NJARP Award Press Release 0
- President of Camden Amboy Comments on Decline in Dinky Ridership Kilbride Letter to Town Topics 0
- Our ad 0
- Comments from Supporters Some comments from Dinky supporters 0
- Save the Dinky Facebook Page 0
- Email list signup 0
- Contact us! 0
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NJTransit Does Not Need Federal Approval to Abandon Commuter Rail Lines, says STB
On July 25, the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued its ruling responding to a petition filed on June 24, 2013 by the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) and the New Jersey Asssociation of Railroad Passengers (NJARP) arguing that … Continue reading
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Save the Dinky Litigation Update: Midsummer 2014
Over the past months, as the University has doggedly moved forward with its “arts and transit” construction, we have moved forward with our litigation, with mixed results that we summarize below (1) 1984 Sales Contract Case. Filed in 2011, … Continue reading
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Ruling in Contract Case: NJ Transit NOT Obligated to Agree to University’s Terminus Relocation Plan
On December 23, the Honorable Paul Innes issued an opinion granting summary judgment for the University. Innes Opinion This looked like a win for the University on the meaning of the 1984 contract, but the opinion tells a different story. … Continue reading
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More on the “Temporary” Station
Over two months have passed since New Jersey Transit–acting at the bidding of Princeton University–stopped train service to the historic Princeton Station on University Place and instituted service at a “temporary” station 1200 feet to the south. The temporary … Continue reading
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Arts & Parking: Temporary Dinky Station Now In Service
On Monday, August 26, NJ Transit stopped passenger service to the Dinky Station and instituted temporary service at the remote station 1200 feet to the south. This was a ribbon-cutting without ribbons and without a celebratory gathering of local … Continue reading
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Not the Last Train: Legal Battle Not Over & University Says It Will Pay NJT’s Costs to Restore Train Service If the Plan is Illegal
The University announced a few days ago that the last Dinky train on the August 23d schedule (1:27 a.m. 8/24) will be the last train ever from the historic Princeton Branch Station. We don’t think so. We still have … Continue reading
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Historic Operating Station Under Threat of Destruction Before Courts Rule; University Says Loss of Princeton Station Is Justified by New Station & WaWa
Save the Dinky is rushing against time to get court rulings on the legality of New Jersey Transit’s plans to abandon Princeton’s historic in-town operating station. On August 8, along with the NJ Association of Railroad Passengers, SDKY appealed … Continue reading
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The loss in accessibility: Not 460 feet anymore
How many times have we heard that the station terminus was only being moved 460 feet to the south? How many times has it been suggested that this distance is trivial–not much more than a walk from the Library to … Continue reading
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Planning Board Approves A&T Plan, Swiftly Adopts Resolution
At the end of its third and final hearing on the University’s Arts and Transit site plan held on Tuesday December 18, 2012, the Planning Board voted 9 to 1 to approve the University plan, including the plan to move … Continue reading
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University Plan Turns Back on Community
While the Project’s many green design elements are laudable, the relocation …of the [Dinky] terminus degrades rather than honors commmunity connectivity… Apart from [the] further distance, the [new station] is oriented toward the University, away from town. . .[T]his literal … Continue reading