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Guest Commentary: Is It Time to Ditch the Car?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Is It Time to Ditch the Car?

Examining whether the Recent Bicycle Boom Has Lasting Power in a Post-Pandemic Lockdown World by Lisa Mon ...

Examining whether the Recent Bicycle Boom Has Lasting Power in a Post-Pandemic Lockdown World by Lisa Montanaro of The Bike Campaign As summer progresses and we gear up for the fall, the burning quest ...

July 16, 2020
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Proposed Draft Baseline Features for DISC from BTSSC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 10, 2020
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Proposed Draft Baseline Features for DISC from BTSSC

The following are draft guidelines submitted to the Vanguard by Todd Edelman of the BTSSC (Bicycling, Tra ...

The following are draft guidelines submitted to the Vanguard by Todd Edelman of the BTSSC (Bicycling, Transportation and Street Safety Commission) for the DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability C ...

June 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System

By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly by c ...

By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly by car. It includes an unsustainable transportation plan that focuses on adding general traffic lan ...

May 15, 2020
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Traffic Analysis for Aggie Research Campus is Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2020
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Traffic Analysis for Aggie Research Campus is Out

The city has posted the Subsequent EIR (SEIR) on its site, and has begun the 45-day public review period ...

The city has posted the Subsequent EIR (SEIR) on its site, and has begun the 45-day public review period that began on March 13 and will end on April 27, allowing the public to comment on it. The prop ...

March 16, 2020
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Aggie Research Campus Project Improves Traffic Conditions at Busy Davis Intersections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 15, 2020
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Aggie Research Campus Project Improves Traffic Conditions at Busy Davis Intersections

Reduces delay times and improves level of service on Mace Blvd. (From Press Release – ARC) – The Draft S ...

Reduces delay times and improves level of service on Mace Blvd. (From Press Release – ARC) – The Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Aggie Research Campus project, released Fri ...

March 15, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Mace Mess Not So Messy Right Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Mace Mess Not So Messy Right Now

When the issue of fixing the Mace Boulevard redesign finally went before the city council, they went with ...

When the issue of fixing the Mace Boulevard redesign finally went before the city council, they went with a compromise – attempting to keep the bicycle-friendly design of Mace while restoring two vehi ...

January 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Chickens Have Come Home on Our Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Chickens Have Come Home on Our Roads

I was driving someone from out of the area a few weeks ago – a guest who was coming to Davis for the firs ...

I was driving someone from out of the area a few weeks ago – a guest who was coming to Davis for the first time to speak at our event. I’m driving down Covell and the van is literally bouncing on the ...

January 20, 2020
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Council to Look at Ways to Increase Funding Allocations for Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2020
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Council to Look at Ways to Increase Funding Allocations for Roads

For over a decade now, the city of Davis has understood the daunting task needed to find funding for road ...

For over a decade now, the city of Davis has understood the daunting task needed to find funding for road maintenance. Beginning in 2013, when the council identified the shortfall as being over $100 ...

January 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis

Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying cries of the ...

Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying cries of the people opposing the ARC (Aggie Research Campus) is to point out the 4340 parking spots that are ...

December 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Parking Issues Should Be Re-Examined in Light of Data on Student Driving Patterns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2019
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My View: Parking Issues Should Be Re-Examined in Light of Data on Student Driving Patterns

These days it seems that parking is one of the more interesting and surprisingly polarizing issues in thi ...

These days it seems that parking is one of the more interesting and surprisingly polarizing issues in this community. On one side are those who argue that we should reduce the number of parking space ...

December 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If n ...

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If neither is on your side – pound on the process. That’s the rule of thumb in Davis but one thing ...

November 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Proposed Fixes by Caltrans May Not Correct Traffic Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2019
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My View: The Proposed Fixes by Caltrans May Not Correct Traffic Problems in Davis

On Thursday Caltrans had an open house to discuss proposed fixes to the freeway. While the format of the ...

On Thursday Caltrans had an open house to discuss proposed fixes to the freeway. While the format of the meeting was less than desirable, the solution they offer does not appear to address the major ...

November 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Caltrans Hosts Open House to Discuss Corridor Improvement Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2019
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Caltrans Hosts Open House to Discuss Corridor Improvement Project

It has gone from an afterthought to one of the biggest issues in town. The impact of I-80’s increased tr ...

It has gone from an afterthought to one of the biggest issues in town. The impact of I-80’s increased traffic and the increasing rate of cut-through traffic has led to more people using bypasses, exa ...

November 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Goes with Compromise on Mace – Back to Two Lanes, Keeps Protected Bike Path

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2019
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Council Goes with Compromise on Mace – Back to Two Lanes, Keeps Protected Bike Path

Nearly two dozen people spoke during public comment – there were fireworks on both sides of the issue, bu ...

Nearly two dozen people spoke during public comment – there were fireworks on both sides of the issue, but this time the public was relatively split. Council, as they have for years now, found the co ...

November 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Thursday’s Caltrans Workshop Key to Davis Growth and Climate Future

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 20, 2019
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Thursday’s Caltrans Workshop Key to Davis Growth and Climate Future

By Alan Hirsch On Thursday Caltrans will hold a workshop on the future of the I-80 corridor, Davis’s Conn ...

By Alan Hirsch On Thursday Caltrans will hold a workshop on the future of the I-80 corridor, Davis’s Connection to rest of the World. It will be at the Blanchard Room of the Library at 6;30pm. Caltran ...

November 20, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Mace Blvd Redesign Comes Back before Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2019
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Mace Blvd Redesign Comes Back before Council

Staff will be looking for direction from council as to what alternative to move forward with in redesigni ...

Staff will be looking for direction from council as to what alternative to move forward with in redesigning Mace Boulevard after a series of public hearings in which at least the boisterous portion of ...

November 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Mace Mess – Calling It What It Is

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 05, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Mace Mess – Calling It What It Is

By Char Henwood Here’s what it is, folks: the Mace Mess is a very bad design. It was bad when conceived ...

By Char Henwood Here’s what it is, folks: the Mace Mess is a very bad design. It was bad when conceived in 2010, bad when the design was completed in 2013 (without a traffic study), and bad when ins ...

November 05, 2019
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Commentary: Can We Fix Mace?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Commentary: Can We Fix Mace?

It was a week ago that about 200 people met at Pioneer Elementary and consultants from Fehr & Peers g ...

It was a week ago that about 200 people met at Pioneer Elementary and consultants from Fehr & Peers gave us the data which really suggests that very little that we do will fix Mace Boulevard until ...

November 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Roots of the Mace Congestion Lie in the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2019
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Commentary: The Roots of the Mace Congestion Lie in the Housing Crisis in the Bay Area

The message that was delivered on Thursday was in line with what we have been arguing here on the Vanguar ...

The message that was delivered on Thursday was in line with what we have been arguing here on the Vanguard for some time – the problem along Mace Boulevard is not likely to be fixed locally. As the En ...

October 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Time to Call This What It Is – the I-80 Mess

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2019
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My View: Time to Call This What It Is – the I-80 Mess

There was a large showing on Thursday night on the issue of Mace Boulevard But city officials should be ...

There was a large showing on Thursday night on the issue of Mace Boulevard But city officials should be cautious about overreacting to that group’s message. Why? The demographic in that room was hea ...

October 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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