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
Category Archives: Uncategorized
History of the Princeton Branch: Video Presentation by John Kilbride
This detailed presentation takes a long look back at the history of the Princeton Branch.
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Dinky Back In Service and a Wake-Up Call
On Sunday, May 12, New Jersey Transit restored service on the Princeton Branch, just in time for Mother’s Day and comfortably in advance of Princeton University’s Reunion weekend which begins on May 30. The service suspension began last fall (on … Continue reading
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Princeton Branch Riders Protest Shutdown at Council Meeting
New Jersey Transit’s plan to shut down the Dinky for over three months was not well received at the October 8 Princeton Council meeting. For press coverage, see this Town Topics story titled “Plenty of Opposition to NJ Transit Plan for … Continue reading
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Riders Protest NJ Transit Plan for Long Term Suspension of Dinky Service
In response to a mid-September NJ Transit announcement of plans to suspend Dinky service for at least three months, with replacement bus service, Save the Dinky Treasurer John Kilbride started a change.org petition urging NJ Transit to reconsider. See this PP story. … Continue reading
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Courts rule in favor of NJ Transit – a reprise of the 2016 cases
After a long wait for results, a three-judge panel in the New Jersey Appellate Division issued opinions on February 17, 2016 ruling in favor of New Jersey Transit in both of our appeals and upholding the lawfulness of the station … Continue reading
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Save the Dinky President Receives 2015 Rail Advocate Award from NJARP
Anita Garoniak, co-founder and President of Save the Dinky, received an award from the New Jersey Association of Rail Passengers for her efforts to save and strengthen Princeton Dinky train service. According to NJARP President Len Resto, “Anita Garoniak is a … Continue reading
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Significant Ridership Decline In First Months After Station Move
As is detailed by Planet Princeton in a 2015 article titled Princeton Dinky Ridership: A Double Digit decline, ridership on the Dinky declined significantly during the first two months of operation after the station terminus was relocated farther from Nassau … Continue reading
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Upcoming Court Arguments October 19 Spotlight NJ Transit’s Role in Dinky Move
The fight to save the Dinky has always been about more than the station location. In two cases to be heard before NJ Appellate Division judges on October 19 in Mt. Holly we argue that NJ Transit is legally obligated … Continue reading
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Save the Dinky President Receives NJ-ARP Award for Outstanding Rail Advocacy
In mid-September Save the Dinky President Anita Garoniak received the prestigious Arthur L Reuben (ART) Advocate for Rail Transit award from the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers (NJ-ARP). For news coverage, see Planet Princeton. The ART award is given … Continue reading
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