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Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2017
| (64) Comments

Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-201 ...

Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in mid-2015. It was no less contentious on Tuesday, with several hours of public comment and more than 5 ...

November 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Did the Old East Neighbors Overplay Their Hand?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2017
| (17) Comments

Commentary: Did the Old East Neighbors Overplay Their Hand?

The Vanguard received reports of people in Old North Davis receiving a flyer urging them to come speak ou ...

The Vanguard received reports of people in Old North Davis receiving a flyer urging them to come speak out against the Trackside project, calling it “the line in the sand.” The flyer claims, “By allo ...

November 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: We, the Residents, Are the Deciders for Our Neighborhoods

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 13, 2017
| (14) Comments

Guest Commentary: We, the Residents, Are the Deciders for Our Neighborhoods

By Alan C. Miller This is the big one: Trackside Center. Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. ...

By Alan C. Miller This is the big one: Trackside Center. Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. The one that determines who determines the direction of infill Davis. The agreement There is no ...

November 13, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Trackside Earns the Endorsement of Local Newspaper

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2017
| (21) Comments

Analysis: Trackside Earns the Endorsement of Local Newspaper

In an editorial this morning, the local paper has come out favor of the Trackside Center, arguing “transi ...

In an editorial this morning, the local paper has come out favor of the Trackside Center, arguing “transit-oriented infill project is worthy of support.” They write: “While the development would creat ...

November 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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My View: The Challenge of Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2017
| (2) Comments

My View: The Challenge of Trackside

After nearly two and a half years of contention and debate, city staff is now recommending that the city ...

After nearly two and a half years of contention and debate, city staff is now recommending that the city council approve the Trackside Center mixed-use project on Tuesday. For all of the mistakes tha ...

November 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Staff Recommends Council Approval of Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2017
| (4) Comments

Staff Recommends Council Approval of Trackside

The Trackside Center project has been one of the more contentious issues since the project was first intr ...

The Trackside Center project has been one of the more contentious issues since the project was first introduced more than two years ago as a six-story redevelopment project. The project has now been ...

November 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Battle of Neighbors vs. Densification and Infill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2017
| (14) Comments

Commentary: The Battle of Neighbors vs. Densification and Infill

In the year 2000, after a decade of large scale peripheral growth in Davis, the voters narrowly said that ...

In the year 2000, after a decade of large scale peripheral growth in Davis, the voters narrowly said that they wanted to have a say in all future peripheral projects and they backed Measure J, mandati ...

November 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Trackside, Too Big Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2017
| (6) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Trackside, Too Big Is in the Eye of the Beholder

The question that will go before council next week on Trackside is going to be a tough one – how big is t ...

The question that will go before council next week on Trackside is going to be a tough one – how big is too big? This was an easy problem at one point. Everyone could basically agree that a six-stor ...

November 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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The Trackside Debate Continues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2017
| (5) Comments

The Trackside Debate Continues

On November 14, the council is expected to take up the issue of Trackside. One question is whether by th ...

On November 14, the council is expected to take up the issue of Trackside. One question is whether by that point there will be an agreement between the residents and developers. Late last year, the ...

November 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Trackside Pushed Back to October 24

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2017
| 0 comments

Trackside Pushed Back to October 24

The council hearing on Trackside has been pushed back once again, this time to October 24. According to ...

The council hearing on Trackside has been pushed back once again, this time to October 24. According to an email from Ash Feeney, Assistant Director of Community Development and Sustainability, “This ...

September 29, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Trackside 3.0 – Smaller in My Backyard?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 27, 2017
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Trackside 3.0 – Smaller in My Backyard?

From the start the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has pushed back against charges of NIMBYism by ...

From the start the Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has pushed back against charges of NIMBYism by arguing that they are not opposed to redeveloping the Trackside site, they simply believe that ...

September 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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My View: Giving Adjacent Neighbors 20 percent of Voting Seats on CAAC A Mistake

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2017
| (59) Comments

My View: Giving Adjacent Neighbors 20 percent of Voting Seats on CAAC A Mistake

The city this week announced that they were extending the application period for the Core Area Advisory C ...

The city this week announced that they were extending the application period for the Core Area Advisory Committee (CAAC) until September 25. Some concerns have been emerging lately and I want to rais ...

September 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (59) Comments

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Commentary: More Housing Discussions Coming

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2017
| (45) Comments

Commentary: More Housing Discussions Coming

In recent weeks, the Vanguard has had a number of housing discussions with various folks in the community ...

In recent weeks, the Vanguard has had a number of housing discussions with various folks in the community. Projects in Davis continue to come forward, including Lincoln40 which seeks to address stude ...

September 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (45) Comments

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Commentary: The Council as Decision-Maker on Project Proposals and Design-Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2017
| (19) Comments

Commentary: The Council as Decision-Maker on Project Proposals and Design-Guidelines

Last week the Planning Commission approved the application for Trackside but rejected the Initial Study a ...

Last week the Planning Commission approved the application for Trackside but rejected the Initial Study and Design Review. The city just announced this week that the council will now take up the prop ...

September 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Planning Commission Unable to Act on Key Provisions of Trackside Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2017
| (36) Comments

Planning Commission Unable to Act on Key Provisions of Trackside Proposal

Confused over the requirements under the Design Guidelines and frustrated at the lack of access to staff ...

Confused over the requirements under the Design Guidelines and frustrated at the lack of access to staff response to comments on the Initial Study, the Planning Commission voted down key portions of t ...

August 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: What Are Realistic Housing Options for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2017
| (7) Comments

Sunday Commentary: What Are Realistic Housing Options for Davis?

I missed the Planning Commission meeting this week due to the Vanguard event on homelessness – ironic bec ...

I missed the Planning Commission meeting this week due to the Vanguard event on homelessness – ironic because one of the points Mayor Robb Davis made is that, while there are visible homeless in the c ...

July 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should We Do about Trackside?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2017
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should We Do about Trackside?

From the start, Trackside has been a lightning rod for criticism. The initial project was seen as far to ...

From the start, Trackside has been a lightning rod for criticism. The initial project was seen as far too large for the space it occupied. The approach of the developers seemed to alienate the neigh ...

July 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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Commentary: B St Project Paints Troubling Future for Infill Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2017
| (37) Comments

Commentary: B St Project Paints Troubling Future for Infill Discussion

In many ways the discussion that occurred on Tuesday was a familiar one for council – an infill project i ...

In many ways the discussion that occurred on Tuesday was a familiar one for council – an infill project is proposed, the existing neighbors push back against it. But there was one difference – most i ...

July 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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Trackside Hearing Was Postponed, Reset for August

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2017
| 0 comments

Trackside Hearing Was Postponed, Reset for August

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association in mid-afternoon requested a rescheduling of the Trackside Ce ...

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association in mid-afternoon requested a rescheduling of the Trackside Center Mixed Use Project hearing after learning that one Planning Commission member would be recu ...

July 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

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Council Approves B Street Infill Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2017
| (30) Comments

Council Approves B Street Infill Project

The Davis City Council was not happy to have to weigh in on the B Street infill project. Several of them ...

The Davis City Council was not happy to have to weigh in on the B Street infill project. Several of them specifically noted that the project met the zoning requirements and they didn’t understand why ...

July 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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