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Monday Morning Thoughts: Proposal Won’t Solve Mace Problems, Could Make It Worse

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Proposal Won’t Solve Mace Problems, Could Make It Worse

When the Davis City Council attempted to address the paid parking pushback, they installed a compromise t ...

When the Davis City Council attempted to address the paid parking pushback, they installed a compromise that on paper seemed rather reasonable. With large numbers of businesses and citizens up in arm ...

April 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Needs to Pause on Mace, Avoid Making Rash Decisions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2019
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My View: Council Needs to Pause on Mace, Avoid Making Rash Decisions

Prior to spring break, I picked up my 9th grader just after 5 pm on a Thursday evening, hit a wall of tra ...

Prior to spring break, I picked up my 9th grader just after 5 pm on a Thursday evening, hit a wall of traffic at the inflection point on the Mace Curve and sat in traffic for half an hour as we slowly ...

April 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Proposes Revisions for Mace Blvd. Corridor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2019
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City Proposes Revisions for Mace Blvd. Corridor

After several public meetings with citizen complaints about the redesigned Mace Boulevard, staff is recom ...

After several public meetings with citizen complaints about the redesigned Mace Boulevard, staff is recommending that council proceed with further design revisions for the corridor which were referred ...

April 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Solution for Mace is to Regulate Traffic at Mace and Montgomery

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Solution for Mace is to Regulate Traffic at Mace and Montgomery

By Jason Taormino The problem with the Mace Blvd traffic is Waze and other mapping solutions. They are re ...

By Jason Taormino The problem with the Mace Blvd traffic is Waze and other mapping solutions. They are rerouting drivers off of highway 80, down Treemont and up Mace Blvd on Thursday and Friday evenin ...

April 18, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: When Critics Get It Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: When Critics Get It Wrong

Clearly there are some unanticipated problems with the redesign of Mace Boulevard, but some critics have ...

Clearly there are some unanticipated problems with the redesign of Mace Boulevard, but some critics have turned this into an opportunity to attack the "complete streets" concept itself. On Sunday, I ...

April 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Designing Complete Streets Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Punishing Automobiles

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Designing Complete Streets Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Punishing Automobiles

When I read the editorial by the Davis Enterprise, I was a bit disturbed by the implication of this state ...

When I read the editorial by the Davis Enterprise, I was a bit disturbed by the implication of this statement: “The operative principle in all these projects seems to be that if only we make driving ( ...

April 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2019
| (11) Comments

My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well ...

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well over 200 people attended. As one leader asked me – when was the last time I saw a meeting wit ...

April 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2019
| (9) Comments

City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as ...

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as the city laid out a few alternatives on what to do with the Mace Boulevard design. The public ...

April 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Everyone Has Made Up Their Minds on Mace – but What if They’re Wrong?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2019
| (15) Comments

Commentary: Everyone Has Made Up Their Minds on Mace – but What if They’re Wrong?

On Thursday, there will be another meeting on the Mace Boulevard issue, and hopefully by that point the c ...

On Thursday, there will be another meeting on the Mace Boulevard issue, and hopefully by that point the city will be ready to roll out what it views as a solution to a slew of publicly expressed conce ...

April 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic May Be Calming Down on Mace, but Issues Should Be Addressed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2019
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic May Be Calming Down on Mace, but Issues Should Be Addressed

From the start, one of the points the Vanguard has made is that, most of the time, Mace Boulevard traffic ...

From the start, one of the points the Vanguard has made is that, most of the time, Mace Boulevard traffic is not heavily impacted by changes made to the roadway. Instead, many believe the biggest imp ...

April 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Will Be Looking at Making Tweaks to Mace Blvd in Wake of Complaints

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2019
| (17) Comments

City Will Be Looking at Making Tweaks to Mace Blvd in Wake of Complaints

In the last several weeks, the city has continued to receive many complaints about congestion and traffic ...

In the last several weeks, the city has continued to receive many complaints about congestion and traffic impacts related to Mace Boulevard. Police Chief Darren Pytel explained to the Vanguard that i ...

April 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: In a Time of Road Rage, It is Important for Cooler Heads to Prevail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2019
| (27) Comments

Commentary: In a Time of Road Rage, It is Important for Cooler Heads to Prevail

The veteran columnist Bob Dunning wrote this weekend, “In five full decades of covering the comings and g ...

The veteran columnist Bob Dunning wrote this weekend, “In five full decades of covering the comings and goings of the Very Important People in this town, I have never encountered as much hostility tow ...

April 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens Are Calling for City to Revert Mace, but Slow Down Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2019
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Citizens Are Calling for City to Revert Mace, but Slow Down Here

The city has gotten an earful on Mace – some of that may be justified, but there are still a lot of quest ...

The city has gotten an earful on Mace – some of that may be justified, but there are still a lot of questions that seem to need to be addressed. The neighbors and residents along Mace and South Mace, ...

April 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Petition to Restore Mace to Four Vehicle Lanes Gains Traction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2019
| (52) Comments

Petition to Restore Mace to Four Vehicle Lanes Gains Traction

So far 316 (as of press time) have signed a petition to ask the city of Davis to restore Mace Boulevard t ...

So far 316 (as of press time) have signed a petition to ask the city of Davis to restore Mace Boulevard to two lanes in both directions. (The petition on Change.org is located here.) According to Bra ...

March 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Looking at Taking Steps to Address the Traffic Mess on Mace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2019
| (30) Comments

Commentary: City Looking at Taking Steps to Address the Traffic Mess on Mace

This traffic situation on Mace is bad and getting worse – that’s the message received by the city, mayor ...

This traffic situation on Mace is bad and getting worse – that’s the message received by the city, mayor and councilmembers on Thursday evening at a community meeting. The easy part was acknowledging ...

March 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Contentious Mace Boulevard Construction Meeting at East Davis Fire House

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: January 31, 2019
| (4) Comments

Contentious Mace Boulevard Construction Meeting at East Davis Fire House

by Matt Williams Between 100 and 150 community members jammed the East Davis Fire House Wednesday evening ...

by Matt Williams Between 100 and 150 community members jammed the East Davis Fire House Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Fifty of the community were provided seats, but the rest of the atten ...

January 31, 2019
| by Matt Williams

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Sunday Commentary: Traffic Complaints about Construction on Mace Seem a Bit Overblown

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2019
| (22) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Traffic Complaints about Construction on Mace Seem a Bit Overblown

In a story that caught my eye, the Enterprise ran one about the frustration residents are feeling by Mace ...

In a story that caught my eye, the Enterprise ran one about the frustration residents are feeling by Mace Blvd. roadwork. A few public commenters last Tuesday raised the issue and Mayor Brett Le ...

January 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2019
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Program through PG&E Allows Muir Commons to Install 26 EV Chargers

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony ...

Eugen Dunlap with his EV at his charging station In November, Muir Commons had a groundbreaking ceremony to unveil what is believed to be a first in the nation: through a PG&E grant, Eugen Dunlap, ...

January 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2019
| (3) Comments

Changes to CEQA Will Remove Traffic Impacts from Possible Litigation

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. T ...

It took five years to implement SB 743, authored in 2013 by then-Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg. That bill required traffic analysis to be based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of auto ...

January 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Report Finds Davis Has a Number of Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Region

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2018
| (4) Comments

Report Finds Davis Has a Number of Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Region

An article that originally ran in late August, was re-run this week in the Sacramento Bee. “Want a walka ...

An article that originally ran in late August, was re-run this week in the Sacramento Bee. “Want a walkable neighborhood? These rank highest for amenities in the Sacramento region.” They note that “n ...

December 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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