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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The Historic Sites Council Hearing on Application to Move Train Terminus From Historic Station Site: Press Coverage and A Report by STPD
The February 16th Historic Sites Council hearing ended with the Council’s decision to table a resolution giving New Jersey Transit conditional approval for its application to remove 480 feet of track and prematurely abandon the public transporation easement to the … Continue reading
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NJ Historic Sites Council to Review NJ Transit Plan to Remove Dinky Tracks Feb 16
Update: The Council voted to table the decision until the next meeting, after they get more information, including the status of the lawsuits. At the next meeting, on April 19, the Council voted to approve NJT’s application, subject to certain … Continue reading
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Borough Council Introduces Transit-Only Zone By Unanimous Vote
Update: This ordinance was eventually tabled because without Township cooperation, the goal of preserving the right-of-way could not have been achieved. After a lengthy and occasionally contentious hearing, Borough Council voted this evening (Nov. 29th) to introduce an ordinance creating … Continue reading
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Borough Council to debate transit-only zone on Nov. 29th
Less than a week after the election, the Township Committee folded its tent and gave the University carte blanche for development plans that involve moving the Dinky out of the Borough into the campus service zone. Fortunately, Borough Council continues … Continue reading
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Election results: Moore wins, consolidation wins, Dinky wins….
This is a brief news flash on the results of today’s election. Both the Township and the Borough voted to consolidate. Yina Moore won the Borough Mayoral race by a margin of 100 votes. The Democratic Council candidates won with … Continue reading
The Race for Borough Mayor: A Comment
Save the Dinky does not endorse candidates. However, there are clear differences between the Democratic candidate and the Republican candidate on the Dinky issue. The Democratic candidate, Yina Moore, is a professional planner, with extensive experience in transit planning and … Continue reading
Borough Council Candidates on the Dinky
Borough Council Candidates: Democratic Candidates Barbara Trelstad (incumbent) : Voted for a resolution in June urging the University and New Jersey Transit to reconsider the plan to relocate the Dinky. Has consistently argued that moving it further away from Nassau … Continue reading
Kip Cherry op-ed on sustainable mass transit
Read the full op-ed on Planet Princeton by clicking link in right column or copying the url: http://planetprinceton.com/2011/op-ed-princeton-needs-sustainable-mass-transit/ Key passage: With congestion, fuel prices, and the danger of climate change increasing over time, we need to find more sustainable solutions … Continue reading
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Borough Council to vote on Arts education zoning on Oct. 25
At its meeting on Tuesday, October 25th, the Borough Council will revisit the Arts education zoning ordinance that it referred to the Planning Board a few months ago. The Planning Board has now sent it back to Council for another … Continue reading
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Township Committee approves MOU by a unanimous vote
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was approved by the Township Committee this evening (October 24th), paving the way for the University’s rezoning requests and–if the University prevails in the lawsuit over the 1984 contract–the eventual relocation of the Dinky terminus … Continue reading