Noncontiguous Clustering
Gaining Acceptance
Plainsboro Village Center
--------NJ Future
December 3, 2013
Village Area Master Plan
Prior Zoning Versus
New Village Master Plan/Zoning
VILLAGE
AREA OF LAND

PRIOR ZONING

MASTER

(1999)

PLAN/ZONING

Non-Residential

68,500 sq.ft.

0

Community

One Site

One Site

Residential

0

22 SF, 5 TH

ENTERPRISE

Non-Residential

400,000 sq.ft.

0

BUSINESS TRACT

Community

0

One Site

Residential

0

102 SF, 93 MF

Non-Residential

0

110,000 sq.ft.

Community

0

One Site

Residential

14 SF

8 MF, 12 TH, 13 SF

GB TRACT

COOPER TRACT

USE
Plainsboro Village Center
Keys to Acceptance
• Collaborative/Public Policy Process
• Advantageous Transfer
• “Right Sized” the Density
• Community Enhancements
- Quality Design…a new “downtown”
- Civic/Green Space
- Pedestrian, Bike and Transit Focus
Plainsboro Village Center
Collaborative/Public Process
• Planning Board Hosted Seven Public Planning Sessions
• 3rd Party Facilitator
• General Discussion About the Possibilities
• Resulted in a Series of Goals
Plainsboro Village Center
Advantageous Transfer
468,000 sq.ft. office/commercial
14 housing units
for
110,000 sq.ft. “village style” commercial/office
255 housing units
Single Family Homes, Plainsboro Road
Townhouses on Market Square
Market Street
Schalks Crossing Road
Schalks Crossing Road

Market Street
Market Square North
Market Square
Market Square
Market Square
Plainsboro Public Library
Plainsboro Public Library
Edgemere Avenue
Sidewalk Project
Pedestrian Crossing, Dey Road
Plainsboro Road Bike Path
Plainsboro Road Bike Path
New Jersey Transit 655 Bus (new)
Plainsboro Village Center
Keys to Acceptance
• Collaborative/Public Policy Process
• Advantageous Transfer
• “Right Sized” the Density
• Community Enhancements
- Quality Design…a new “downtown”
- Civic/Green Space
- Pedestrian, Bike and Transit Focus

NJ Future Noncontiguous Cluster Webinar I Sheehan