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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Can We Fix Mace?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2019
| (26) Comments

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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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2019
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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other ...

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other than to turn Mace Boulevard back to the way it was – this despite considerable evidence present ...

October 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Friday Traffic Was a Bear and It’s Getting Worse

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2019
| (45) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Friday Traffic Was a Bear and It’s Getting Worse

A lot of blame got thrown the way of the city on reconfiguring Mace Boulevard, but as I pointed out in th ...

A lot of blame got thrown the way of the city on reconfiguring Mace Boulevard, but as I pointed out in the spring, traffic headed east and south on Covell onto Mace from Harper was backed up practical ...

October 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis Wins ‘Project of the Year Award’ from American Public Works Association

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 14, 2019
| (1) Comment

City of Davis Wins ‘Project of the Year Award’ from American Public Works Association

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that its Third Street renovation ...

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that its Third Street renovation project was selected by The Sacramento Chapter of APWA for the Project of the Year award in th ...

September 14, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: City Gets Critical Additional Grant Money to Fix Richards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2019
| (2) Comments

Sunday Commentary: City Gets Critical Additional Grant Money to Fix Richards

Last December the city announced it had been awarded $5 million to complete the I-80/Richards Blvd. Inter ...

Last December the city announced it had been awarded $5 million to complete the I-80/Richards Blvd. Interchange Improvement Project. That was expected by the city and naturally good news, as it allow ...

August 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Granted Additional $2.7 Million for I-80/Richards Interchange Improvement

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 17, 2019
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City Granted Additional $2.7 Million for I-80/Richards Interchange Improvement

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it has received an additional $2.7 million ...

(From Press Release) – The City of Davis announced today that it has received an additional $2.7 million in grant money for the I-80/Richards Interchange Improvement project from the Sacramento Area C ...

August 17, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Why I Ride: A Conversation With Jessica Jacobson

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 04, 2019
| 0 comments

Why I Ride: A Conversation With Jessica Jacobson

by Lisa Montanaro of The Bike Campaign Jessica Jacobson is a newcomer to Davis, but not a newcomer to bik ...

by Lisa Montanaro of The Bike Campaign Jessica Jacobson is a newcomer to Davis, but not a newcomer to bike riding. As a kid growing up in the Midwest, Jessica first started riding a bike as a means of ...

August 04, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Addressing Housing, Jobs and Traffic is the Next Challenge For the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2019
| (62) Comments

My View: Addressing Housing, Jobs and Traffic is the Next Challenge For the City

One of the big questions is going to be for the next election cycle – just how big a driver is traffic co ...

One of the big questions is going to be for the next election cycle – just how big a driver is traffic concerns. If we look at the survey results, the percentage of those polled who saw traffic as th ...

July 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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