‘Walk Bike Princeton’ Organizes Tour of New Princeton Bike Facilities!

On October 19, 2025, a brave group of bicyclists gathered at Community Park South. Their mission: to explore the new bicycle facilities that have been installed in Princeton in recent years. What would they find, and how many of them would make it back safely??

First, the good news: all of the riders made it back safely! We rode at a very gentle pace, with lots of stops, and about 20 riders of all ages completed the tour. In total, it was about 7 miles. The weather was absolutely ideal!

The route (a rough map can be seen at this link) was designed to check out bicycle improvements that have been added by the town, the county, and Princeton University, almost all in the last 5 years. They included:

1. Striped bike lanes on Valley Road
2. Protected bike lanes on North Harrison St, next to ‘The Alice’ apartments
3. Bike path leading from Terhune Road to the back of the Princeton Shopping Center.
4. Rubber speed humps, recently installed as traffic calming on Grover Ave.
5. 4-way ‘Stop’ intersection at Terhune Road and Jefferson Road.
6. Traffic-calmed ‘bike boulevard’ on Witherspoon St with 20-mph speed limit
7. Ride through University Campus to see the “Accessory Bike Lanes” on College Road
8. Bike lane installed on Elm Road by Mercer County
9. Hodge Road striped bike lanes
10. Return to Community Park South via Paul Robeson Place and John St.

Viewing the new bike facilities will inform members of ‘Walk Bike Princeton’ so they can advocate for the kinds of bike facilities that work well in Princeton. Earlier this year, ‘Walk Bike Princeton’ sent two letters to municipal staff to ask for safe walking and cycling infrastructure to be added on upcoming engineering projects.

In practice, many of the riders were most interested in a relaxed ride around the town, which took in a mixture of residential neighborhoods, the Central Business District, and the Princeton University campus! Some of the riders had come from as far as Manalapan to join us! There was a definite feeling that everyone had fun and we ought to organize more rides around Princeton. A number of riders extended the afternoon’s activities with a post-ride drink at ‘The Meeting House‘ on Witherspoon Street.

Thanks to Tap Into Princeton, Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Municipal Newsletter for spreading the word about the ride!! A video with some clips of the ride is viewable at this link!!