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March 2025 Meeting Minutes

Dear Lawrence residents,

At 4:30 PM on March 20, the Lawrence Committee held a monthly Town Hall meeting over Zoom. The following are the minutes of that meeting.

  • Art Contest
    • We have collected submissions for art to be hung in the Lawrence common rooms. All the submissions were approved for voting.
    • You can now vote for your favorite art here!
  • Shopping Carts
    • The Lawrence Committee has purchased shopping carts to help residents bring in groceries
    • Please return these to the designated location promptly after use!
  • Clothing Swap
    • The event went well! Attendance was around 15 and we had many bags of clothes to donate at the end. Thanks to everyone who attended!
  • Lawrence will be holding a Wine and Cheese Night April 9th. See our previous email
  • Spouse/DP listserv
    • Registered domestic partners and spouses can opt-in to get Facilities work notices and ongoing project impact notifications from Housing Operations
    • Sign up here (the last bullet on the bottom of the page)
  • Noise complaints Building 14
    • There are still noise complaints on the third floor. This is due to the building itself rather than a resident. So far the source of the noise has not been identified.
    • They are working really hard to resolve this issue. Thank you to facilities, housing, and the affected residents for being so diligent and patient!
  • Dirty laundry machines in building 14
    • To prevent messing up the laundry machines for others, the committee suggests wiping off large debris from heavily soiled items outside and rinsing them in the sink inside before washing.
    • A reminder to residents to check under the rubber gasket when cleaning out machines after use.
  • Parking lot lights
    • The lights in the north lot are back on after the storm knocked them out for two nights.
    • We have reported our concerns regarding the frequency of outdoor lighting outages to the Outdoor Lighting for Safety and Security Working Group
  • TPS meeting update (Katie)
    • Committee members met with TPS to discuss issues with parking and transportation on campus
    • ⁠Issues with the transit schedule should be reported as soon as possible
      • A bus is considered late if it is more than 5 minutes behind schedule
      • Buses should not be waiting at the stop longer than a minute and should not be leaving before the posted stop time
      • Incidents can be reported to the TPS website (https://transportation.princeton.edu/form/tell-us-about-tigertransit)
      • Reports can also be made through TripShot (create an account/log in, navigate to the left-hand menu and select “Help & Feedback”)
      • All reported incidents are reviewed by TPS and their transit operator
    • Grad student population has increased in recent years, and a greater fraction of them at all residences have been claiming their residential parking permits
      • Parking lots are mostly full by 1am, and they are less crowded at 7am and 7pm
      • If it is difficult to find parking, one can cross-park at a different residence and commute home by TigerTransit
      • More data regarding vehicle ownership trends are needed before planning and implementing big changes
    • TPS provides services, such as carshare and TigerTransit access to local shopping to help reduce the need for personal vehicles
      • TPS collects feedback on these services and local transportation needs to make improvement

Best regards,

The Lawrence Committee

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