Princeton roll call

nr53 · November 13, 2006, 11:15:47 PM

I know from experience that Triumph can be a bit tricky to find at night so look for the Panera thats right next door, it'll be lit up much better than Triumph

Josh '99 · November 13, 2006, 11:37:06 PM

[quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?

nyc94 · November 13, 2006, 11:50:06 PM

[quote Josh '99][quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?[/quote]

I have to be honest and tell you I don't understand the question. You're talking about parking in Brooklyn and then driving? Are you talking about putting the car somewhere in the morning before work so you can get it later?

Jordan 04 · November 14, 2006, 08:05:53 AM

[quote nyc94][quote Josh '99][quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?[/quote]

I have to be honest and tell you I don't understand the question. You're talking about parking in Brooklyn and then driving? Are you talking about putting the car somewhere in the morning before work so you can get it later?[/quote]

Seconded. I don't completely understand the options.

jtwcornell91 · November 14, 2006, 09:16:41 AM

[quote billhoward]Be sure to buy your ticket all the way into Princeton (you transfer to a shuttle train right to campus), not Princeton Junction.[/quote]

Do you mean "the dinky"? :-D

ugarte · November 14, 2006, 11:02:35 AM

[quote nyc94][quote Josh '99][quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?[/quote]

I have to be honest and tell you I don't understand the question. You're talking about parking in Brooklyn and then driving? Are you talking about putting the car somewhere in the morning before work so you can get it later?[/quote]I think he means the latter, and if he means the latter, I'd go with c. If it is convenient for you to leave the car in Jersey, I'd do it. City congestion and tunnel traffic are typically the bottlenecks in driving to Princeton.

Josh '99 · November 14, 2006, 12:11:46 PM

[quote nyc94][quote Josh '99][quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?[/quote]

I have to be honest and tell you I don't understand the question. You're talking about parking in Brooklyn and then driving? Are you talking about putting the car somewhere in the morning before work so you can get it later?[/quote]I live in Brooklyn. The options are leaving the car near my apartment (close to the Manhattan Bridge), or parking it somewhere else in Brooklyn that's closer to the Verrazano and driving to Princeton that way, or parking it in NJ and driving from there.

(I'd ideally leave it wherever I'm going to leave it on Thursday night and go straight there from work on Friday afternoon.)

heykb · November 14, 2006, 12:31:03 PM

I'm one of Hillel's +89. I'm bringing a fellow Cornellian from the Balto-Wash area.

We were talking about Hillel's info that Princeton scattered our seats around the rink. My friend noted that it doesn't really matter that much since it's mostly a Cornell home game anyway. I will give credit to the P.U. fans last year - they made a pretty good racket when they beat us last year. Let's hope we're ending that streak at one.

LGR!

Karl

CM cWo 44 · November 14, 2006, 01:42:19 PM

I'll be there.... unless there's snow in the forecast ::cuss::.. I do love that Wawa 100 yards from Baker Rink

billhoward · November 14, 2006, 01:58:49 PM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote billhoward]Be sure to buy your ticket all the way into Princeton (you transfer to a shuttle train right to campus), not Princeton Junction.[/quote]

Do you mean "the dinky"? :-D[/quote]

Yes, the Dinky, as in a one-car self-powered, million dollar transfer train (plus cost of catenary wires) when a diesel-powered unit could have done the job for a lot less. But this of course is Princeton, not just any old burg wanting a shuttle from the main line to its downtown.

Rich S · November 14, 2006, 07:55:27 PM

[quote ugarte][quote nyc94][quote Josh '99][quote Josh '99][quote KeithK]Why drive from NYC area Princeton when you can take the train?[/quote]I'd normally take the train, but I'm not heading straight back to NYC after the game.[/quote]So does anyone want to actually answer my question, now that I've explained why I'm driving?[/quote]

I have to be honest and tell you I don't understand the question. You're talking about parking in Brooklyn and then driving? Are you talking about putting the car somewhere in the morning before work so you can get it later?[/quote]I think he means the latter, and if he means the latter, I'd go with c. If it is convenient for you to leave the car in Jersey, I'd do it. City congestion and tunnel traffic are typically the bottlenecks in driving to Princeton.[/quote]

Having made the trip many times, Route 1 can be as big a bottleneck on a Friday night. Saturday is a different story.

Josh '99 · November 15, 2006, 11:04:47 AM

[quote Rich S]Having made the trip many times, Route 1 can be as big a bottleneck on a Friday night. Saturday is a different story.[/quote]Are you talking about Route 1 near NYC (which I'd definitely avoid) or Route 1 heading into Princeton (which is tougher to plan around)?

ugarte · November 15, 2006, 12:05:16 PM

[quote Josh '99][quote Rich S]Having made the trip many times, Route 1 can be as big a bottleneck on a Friday night. Saturday is a different story.[/quote]Are you talking about Route 1 near NYC (which I'd definitely avoid) or Route 1 heading into Princeton (which is tougher to plan around)?[/quote]I think he might only be saying to leave early enough to deal with the traffic on Rte. 1 into Princeton, not to try and avoid it.

Beeeej · November 15, 2006, 12:26:15 PM

[quote ugarte][quote Josh '99][quote Rich S]Having made the trip many times, Route 1 can be as big a bottleneck on a Friday night. Saturday is a different story.[/quote]Are you talking about Route 1 near NYC (which I'd definitely avoid) or Route 1 heading into Princeton (which is tougher to plan around)?[/quote]I think he might only be saying to leave early enough to deal with the traffic on Rte. 1 into Princeton, not to try and avoid it.[/quote]

Well, what he's actually saying is that Route 1 has made the trip many times, but I was trying not to be Grammar Pedant this week. :-D

Tom Lento · November 15, 2006, 03:01:43 PM

[quote Josh '99][quote Rich S]Having made the trip many times, Route 1 can be as big a bottleneck on a Friday night. Saturday is a different story.[/quote]Are you talking about Route 1 near NYC (which I'd definitely avoid) or Route 1 heading into Princeton (which is tougher to plan around)?[/quote]

He's talking about Route 1 through Princeton.

All else equal, the fastest way to get there is to take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 and suffer through 1/2 mile of Route 18 until you get to Route 1 South. Then you take 1 south for 15-20 miles into Princeton, and head to the rink via Washington Road (turn left onto Faculty Road or whatever it's called at that point) or Alexander Road (further south, and then you cut back north on Faculty road). Route 1 at rush hour can be pretty unpleasant. That 15-20 miles will likely take you an hour or more on a Friday night at game time, but if you're insanely lucky it might take you 35-40 minutes (note - if you leave Triumph at, say, midnight, and you need to drive north on Route 1, don't speed too much. It saves you almost no time, since you can make nearly all of the lights by going 60-65, but you get stopped fairly often at 70+ - that and the police are all over Route 1 on the weekends looking for speeders).

I agree with what others have said - going from Jersey is likely your best bet. Leave plenty of time for Route 1, and note that it'll be stop and go through New Brunswick, not too bad into South Brunswick and south to Forrestal Village (or whatever it's called now), and then awful as you approach Princeton. There are other ways around it, but at that hour on a Friday they're not much better. Get in the far right lane as you approach Harrison Street. Good luck!