VIDEO: The Dinky Controversy Explained

460 feet.That's the distance the Dinky Station would move toward Princeton Junction if the University has its way.But ever since the University announced in 2006 its intention to move the Dinky Station to make room for the Arts and Transit Neighborhood, Borough officials and residents have been up in arms about the proposed relocation. Aside from the perennial debate over the University's tax-exempt status, the Dinky relocation is shaping up to be the major friction point in town-gown relations.The controversy came up again recently when Borough residents elected Jenny Crumiller and reelected Kevin Wilkes to the Borough Council last week. The two Democrats stated their opposition to the Dinky relocation in the run-up to the election. Despite the opposition, University officials have not signaled any intention to back away from its proposed project.Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning Professor Paul Muldoon (Chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts) and VP Bob Durkee duke it out with Borough Councilman Andrew Koontz, former Borough Mayor Marvin Reed, and Triangle Repro Center owner Bob Howard.PART 1:PART 2: