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Guest Commentary: Caltrans Games System to Get Another ‘Environmental’ Award for Highway Widening

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 16, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Caltrans Games System to Get Another ‘Environmental’ Award for Highway Widening

Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about i ...

Why actually try to fight global warming and make a more sustainable future when you can just lie about it? By Roger Rudick The Caltrans division that handles the Bay Area received an “environmental” ...

May 16, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Be Wary of Caltrans Pattern of Science Denial on GHG

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 13, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Be Wary of Caltrans Pattern of Science Denial on GHG

Open letter to Davis BTSSC (Transportation Commission) To: Chair Jessica Jacobs and members, Davis BTSSC ...

Open letter to Davis BTSSC (Transportation Commission) To: Chair Jessica Jacobs and members, Davis BTSSC RE: Potential Endorsement of I-80 Yolo widening before Draft EIR released BTSSC will be asked t ...

May 13, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Richards Boulevard Interchange Improvements Project Moves to Final Initial Study

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2022
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Richards Boulevard Interchange Improvements Project Moves to Final Initial Study

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A critical project for Davis, the Richards Blvd. Inter ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A critical project for Davis, the Richards Blvd. Interchange Improvements Project, will move forward toward a completion of the Initial Study and a d ...

July 15, 2022
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Review: CalTrans and the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) Report That More Roads Mean More Traffic

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: March 24, 2022
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Review: CalTrans and the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) Report That More Roads Mean More Traffic

Posted by Matt Williams Caltrans Planning Horizons: Induced Vehicle Travel in the Environmental Review Pr ...

Posted by Matt Williams Caltrans Planning Horizons: Induced Vehicle Travel in the Environmental Review Process https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/events/caltrans-planning-horizons-induced-vehicle-travel-environ ...

March 24, 2022
| by Matt Williams

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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2022
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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-con ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-configured plan for Mace Blvd., south of Chiles. The plan restores the road to four vehicle lanes ...

January 23, 2022
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$86 Million Approved to Upgrade the I-80 Corridor in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2021
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$86 Million Approved to Upgrade the I-80 Corridor in Yolo County

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County – With the economy re-opening, the reprieve that Davis felt for the las ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County – With the economy re-opening, the reprieve that Davis felt for the last 15 months or so with regard to traffic backing up from I-80 bottlenecks at the Causeway—and c ...

July 01, 2021
| 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
| (52) Comments

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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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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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2019
| (26) Comments

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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Commentary: Don’t Fix the Road because It Might Lead to Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2017
| (61) Comments

Commentary: Don’t Fix the Road because It Might Lead to Development

There are multiple problems with the Richards corridor in Davis. The most notable is that the number of ...

There are multiple problems with the Richards corridor in Davis. The most notable is that the number of vehicles moving through the main south entrance to downtown is too large for the road capacity. ...

June 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Richards Blvd. Interchange Improvements to Proceed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2017
| (28) Comments

Richards Blvd. Interchange Improvements to Proceed

On consent this week, city staff is asking the council to authorize “initial work on Richards Boulevard i ...

On consent this week, city staff is asking the council to authorize “initial work on Richards Boulevard interchange improvements in preparation for the 2018 SACOG Regional Funding cycle.” Currently, R ...

June 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: CalTrans Waiting on Davis on Richards Re-Direct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2016
| (15) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: CalTrans Waiting on Davis on Richards Re-Direct

While much has been made about the congestive nature of Richards Boulevard and plans are being made for e ...

While much has been made about the congestive nature of Richards Boulevard and plans are being made for expensive upgrades, I still believe a quick, cheap and very workable solution should be tried fi ...

December 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Will Nishi Fix Richards or Make It Worse?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2016
| (55) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Will Nishi Fix Richards or Make It Worse?

On Friday, I was a little bit ahead of schedule and so I figured I would head to Montgomery and wait ther ...

On Friday, I was a little bit ahead of schedule and so I figured I would head to Montgomery and wait there for my daughter to get out just after 11:40 in the morning. Instead, I got a call that I cou ...

May 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will Improvements to Richards Corridor Fix Traffic Problems?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2016
| (26) Comments

Analysis: Will Improvements to Richards Corridor Fix Traffic Problems?

The Vanguard has documented the problems along the Richards Boulevard corridor for some time. The realit ...

The Vanguard has documented the problems along the Richards Boulevard corridor for some time. The reality of financing in these post-redevelopment times are that major improvements to congested roadw ...

April 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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PAC Blames Dodd for CalTrans Bay Bridge Error in Latest Attack

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 24, 2014
| (5) Comments

PAC Blames Dodd for CalTrans Bay Bridge Error in Latest Attack

The latest attack mailer by the Opportunity PAC charges, “What did Bill Dodd’s Broken Bolts Cost Us?” The ...

The latest attack mailer by the Opportunity PAC charges, “What did Bill Dodd’s Broken Bolts Cost Us?” They argue that mistakes made by Bill Dodd cost taxpayers $35 million on the Bay Bridge snafu. “Ca ...

May 24, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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