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Princeton adopts targeted 'no turn on red' rule at selected intersections to improve bike and pedestrian safety
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2025-13 to formalize several 'no turn on red' intersections, citing bike-lane safety and existing signage that lacked codification. Council members said the measure targets specific locations rather than townwide restrictions.
Princeton’s Mayor and Council adopted Ordinance 2025-13 on second reading to amend the municipal code and designate specific intersections as "no turn on red." Council members said the change is targeted to locations with new or planned bike lanes and to formalize existing onsite signage that had not been codified in ordinance form.
Councilman David Cohen said the ordinance corrects two typos from the previously introduced version and emphasized that some locations already have signs but lacked formal ordinance language. Councilman Newland described the measure as part of a Vision Zero safety effort to reduce vehicle-bicycle and vehicle-pedestrian conflicts.
No members of the public spoke in opposition during the recorded hearing. The council adopted the amended ordinance by voice vote.
Ending: The ordinance is limited to specific intersections tied to bike-lane upgrades and is not a townwide prohibition on right turns on red; the engineering staff recommended the targeted locations to improve safety.
