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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2015
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Belated Monday Morning Thoughts: Refining the Nishi Proposal

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – ...

Nishi getting National Attention “Watch out Sacramento – Davis, Calif., is growing,” Govtech warns in a recent article on Davis and the Nishi Gateway p ...

January 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Lessons I Took Away from the TedxUCDavis Event on Innovation and Carless Existence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Lessons I Took Away from the TedxUCDavis Event on Innovation and Carless Existence

In recent weeks, I have really gotten into watching TED videos – while TED has been around for years now, ...

In recent weeks, I have really gotten into watching TED videos – while TED has been around for years now, only recently have I begun to understand why it is so popular. For me it’s the inspiring ideas ...

January 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2015
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My View: Slouching Toward Mediocrity

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There ...

In my time, observing the Davis community, I see two destructive but countervailing trends at work. There are those who appropriate the aphorism from philosopher Voltaire, “The perfect is the enemy of ...

January 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2015
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Commentary: The Art of the Possible

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the ...

The Nishi project represents an interesting conundrum and opportunity. It is an opportunity because the land rests in a very unique location, adjacent to the university and within easy walking distan ...

January 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Looking Ahead: Ten Key Issues for 2015

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2014
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Looking Ahead: Ten Key Issues for 2015

We can look back at 2014 as bringing us some surprising happenings on the local scene. Who would have gue ...

We can look back at 2014 as bringing us some surprising happenings on the local scene. Who would have guessed, at this time last year, that our city manager would have left and we would have spent muc ...

December 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Fifth Street Probably Still Needs Some Tweaks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2014
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Commentary: Fifth Street Probably Still Needs Some Tweaks

For years, we debated, discussed — and some went as far as fearing the Fifth Street Redesign. After years ...

For years, we debated, discussed — and some went as far as fearing the Fifth Street Redesign. After years of debate, the redesign became reality. For the most part, it has come off without major probl ...

December 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2014
| (33) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from th ...

The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the 2013-14 survey show that around 47 percent of the people traveling to campus on an average we ...

December 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: B Street Safety Over Convenience?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2014
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My View: B Street Safety Over Convenience?

While we applaud the Davis City Council for looking toward better conflict resolution models with regard ...

While we applaud the Davis City Council for looking toward better conflict resolution models with regard to safety concerns on B Street, it would appear we need to start with properly and adequately d ...

November 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Takes Community Dialogue Approach on B Street Striping

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2014
| (57) Comments

Council Takes Community Dialogue Approach on B Street Striping

While an overwhelming number of residents expressed concerns about the safety risks involved with the par ...

While an overwhelming number of residents expressed concerns about the safety risks involved with the parking configurations along B Street between 7th and 8th, the city council pulled back to take a ...

November 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: As City Upgrades Bicycling Infrastructure, Concerns About Safety and Conduct Continue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2014
| (125) Comments

Commentary: As City Upgrades Bicycling Infrastructure, Concerns About Safety and Conduct Continue

Davis has long been known as a bicycling mecca, it houses the US Bicycling Hall of Fame, and it continues ...

Davis has long been known as a bicycling mecca, it houses the US Bicycling Hall of Fame, and it continues to move toward “Beyond Platinum Status.” At the same time that Davis has finally finished reno ...

November 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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As If Platinum Level Bike Paths Weren’t Enough, Now There Is a New Isle of Skye Level Bike Path Standard

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 25, 2014
| (23) Comments

As If Platinum Level Bike Paths Weren’t Enough, Now There Is a New Isle of Skye Level Bike Path Standard

by Matt Williams The City of Davis has developed a Beyond Platinum Bicycle Action Plan to improve bicycli ...

by Matt Williams The City of Davis has developed a Beyond Platinum Bicycle Action Plan to improve bicycling in Davis. In developing that Plan, City Staff has employed an integrated, multi-modal appro ...

October 25, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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Disconnect Between Bicycling Priorities and Infrastructure on East Covell

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2014
| (25) Comments

Disconnect Between Bicycling Priorities and Infrastructure on East Covell

The city of Davis, concurrent with the Cannery development project, commissioned a $25,000 East Covell ...

The city of Davis, concurrent with the Cannery development project, commissioned a $25,000 East Covell Corridor Plan (ECCP) in late 2012. Interestingly enough, East Covell is probably the least “Dav ...

September 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Are There Still Bicycle Concerns on Fifth Street?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2014
| (101) Comments

Are There Still Bicycle Concerns on Fifth Street?

Overall the reaction to the Fifth Street Redesign has been positive, with the caveat that we have not yet ...

Overall the reaction to the Fifth Street Redesign has been positive, with the caveat that we have not yet seen it in action at peak hours with UC Davis in session. However, there have been some noted ...

September 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Connecting Davis to Sacramento

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2014
| (46) Comments

Connecting Davis to Sacramento

A lot of people have pushed the idea that with innovation parks will come a demand for housing. But perha ...

A lot of people have pushed the idea that with innovation parks will come a demand for housing. But perhaps with innovation parks will come the notion that cheap and affordable housing is only a short ...

August 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (8) Comments

Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the fir ...

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the first phase of construction in mid-April 2014. The New Home Company took title to the property, fo ...

April 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Doping Policy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (37) Comments

Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Doping Policy

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Policy to Automatically Exclude Athletes with Doping Violations ...

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Policy to Automatically Exclude Athletes with Doping Violations - The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Board of Directors has announced the creation of a new polic ...

April 22, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2014
| (22) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget

In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one today called, “Road ...

In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one today called, “Road diet? No, city diet.” The writer argues, “The structural tax base of the city of Davis is yea ...

April 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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We Need To Rid Our Bike Lanes Of All Green Waste

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 17, 2014
| (132) Comments

We Need To Rid Our Bike Lanes Of All Green Waste

By Darell Dickey I sit on your Bicycle Advisory Commission, I am a board member of Davis Bicycles!, and I ...

By Darell Dickey I sit on your Bicycle Advisory Commission, I am a board member of Davis Bicycles!, and I am an active member in the Davis Bike Club. Today I write to you as an individual. I am a dail ...

April 17, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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