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Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2020
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Analysis: A Look at Some Proposed Baseline Project Features

The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning ...

The recently renamed project, Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), goes before the Planning Commission next week for recommendation of certification of the Final Subsequent EIR. The proj ...

June 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 15, 2020
| (5) Comments

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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Public Comment to the BTSSC – “The ARC SEIR Transportation Impact Analysis is neither adequate nor complete”

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: April 13, 2020
| (11) Comments

Guest Commentary: Public Comment to the BTSSC – “The ARC SEIR Transportation Impact Analysis is neither adequate nor complete”

The following written public comment to the Bicycle, Transportation & Street Safety Commission (BTSSC ...

The following written public comment to the Bicycle, Transportation & Street Safety Commission (BTSSC) was delivered by Matt Williams to the Commission members and the City the day before the BTSS ...

April 13, 2020
| by Matt Williams

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BTSSC Recommends Certification of EIR for Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2020
| (36) Comments

BTSSC Recommends Certification of EIR for Aggie Research Campus

Twice Todd Edelman made motions to push discussion of the Aggie Research Campus to a second meeting for m ...

Twice Todd Edelman made motions to push discussion of the Aggie Research Campus to a second meeting for more discussion—neither time did his motion, once at the beginning and once at the end of the me ...

April 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2020
| (57) Comments

Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the ci ...

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the city continue to conduct business as usual, and conduct a public process for the consideration of ...

April 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Traffic Analysis for Aggie Research Campus is Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2020
| (13) Comments

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
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents of ARC Demand More Public Meetings; City Explains Process Will Be One of Zoning First, Design Later

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2020
| (33) Comments

Opponents of ARC Demand More Public Meetings; City Explains Process Will Be One of Zoning First, Design Later

A group of citizens led by Pam Gunnell on Tuesday expressed concern about the lack of public hearings on ...

A group of citizens led by Pam Gunnell on Tuesday expressed concern about the lack of public hearings on the Aggie Research Campus. The group of five came up during public comment. “In September 2017 ...

January 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Criticism of University Commons Warranted?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Criticism of University Commons Warranted?

We got the first taste of what a debate on the University Commons is going to look like. Too dense. Wro ...

We got the first taste of what a debate on the University Commons is going to look like. Too dense. Wrong spot. Should remain commercial. Not enough parking. Shouldn’t be student housing. I want ...

December 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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University Commons Draft EIR Draws Critical Comments from Planning Commission Especially on Student Housing and Parking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2019
| (71) Comments

University Commons Draft EIR Draws Critical Comments from Planning Commission Especially on Student Housing and Parking

The Planning Commission is not happy with more student housing and they worry about the lack of parking o ...

The Planning Commission is not happy with more student housing and they worry about the lack of parking on the large mixed-use project – that was a take home message from the public hearing on the EIR ...

December 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (71) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2019
| (30) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people ...

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people are polled about the need for economic development, there is an interesting split. The people ...

December 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
| (74) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to env ...

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to environmental policy.” But the reality is that those environmental policies are undermined by the ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2019
| (61) Comments

University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR

The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide commen ...

The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide comments on the University Commons Project Draft EIR. Planning Commission comments will be summarize ...

December 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (61) Comments

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Commentary: ARC Will Sink or Swim on Traffic, Not Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2019
| (45) Comments

Commentary: ARC Will Sink or Swim on Traffic, Not Process

Earlier this week, we attended the scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Center. The portion of the mee ...

Earlier this week, we attended the scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Center. The portion of the meeting that I viewed – which was supposed be in an open house formula – grew contentious as a sma ...

December 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (45) Comments

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ARC Scoping Meeting Grows Testy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2019
| (33) Comments

ARC Scoping Meeting Grows Testy

The city of Davis and its consultants maintain that they were not required to hold a scoping meeting for ...

The city of Davis and its consultants maintain that they were not required to hold a scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Campus – however, given feedback from some sectors in the community, they ag ...

December 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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City to Hold New Scoping Meeting on EIR for Aggie Research Campus

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

City to Hold New Scoping Meeting on EIR for Aggie Research Campus

The city of Davis has announced once again that it will hold a scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Cam ...

The city of Davis has announced once again that it will hold a scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Campus – this follows the decision by council earlier this month to undertake a supplemental EIR w ...

November 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (27) Comments

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Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2019
| (78) Comments

Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws ...

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws that led to a narrow defeat, despite the clear need for student housing at the time. One of t ...

November 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (78) Comments

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Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2019
| (18) Comments

Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million doll ...

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million dollars on a Supplemental EIR (SEIR), with the costs reimbursed by the project applicant for the Ag ...

November 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2019
| (16) Comments

City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project

This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment ...

This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment Project. The public has until December 20 to comment on the Draft EIR of the proposed project ...

November 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (16) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do ...

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do a fiscal analysis was inappropriately placed on the consent calendar. Now I am seeing on a Fac ...

November 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2019
| (1) Comment

City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC

Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for t ...

Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) in the fall of 2017, all sides understood that if the pr ...

November 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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