Princeton Aims To Regulate Parking On This Section Of Palmer Square

PRINCETON, NJ – On Monday, Princeton introduced an ordinance regulating loading zones and parking on Palmer Square East.

It proposes an amendment to the parking ordinance to designate the west side of Palmer Square East from Palmer Square South to the Nassau Inn as a “No Parking Zone.”

Before the former post office on Palmer Square East was redeveloped, the western curb line served as an access to the post office loading dock.

The current parking ordinance does not restrict parking along the west side of Palmer Square East.

The post office, now redeveloped into Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, offers a new entrance to the building and a sidewalk on Palmer Square East to replace the loading dock.

On the east side of the road, opposite the restaurant, there is provision for daytime loading which switches to metered parking in the evening and weekends.

“The street is not wide enough to allow parking on both sides to allow safe passage of vehicles. In addition, the presence of trucks in the loading zone during the day further restricts the street width,” Assistance Municipal Engineer James Purcell said in a memo to Council.

Purcell said the Department of Infrastructure & Operations consulted with Parking Enforcement and Princeton Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau before recommending restricted parking in this area.

The ordinance will be up for public hearing on Oct. 28.