In mid-August, West Windsor Township Council passed guiding principles and a strategic vision for the planning of the 350-acre area surrounding the Princeton Junction train station. Some of the principles included in the resolution specify that the project should:

• be a tax positive;
• be scaled to be consistent with residents' desires;
• have affordable housing that is visually and geographically integrated with the rest of the housing;
• address traffic congestion, Vaughn Drive connector, and traffic-calming features;
• preserve, if not strengthen neighborhoods within West Windsor;
• provide more parking for residents;
• preserve open space;
• remediate contaminated sites within the redevelopment zone;
• have a size, scale and design consonant with West Windsor Township;
• create iconic and active public places;
• strive to include input from key stakeholders;
• strive to mitigate effects on the school district; and
• use an open and transparent process.