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U-Mall Redevelopment Has Scoping Meeting, Analysis of the Parking Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2018
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U-Mall Redevelopment Has Scoping Meeting, Analysis of the Parking Plan

On Wednesday, developers for the University Mall Redevelopment project held a scoping meeting in advance ...

On Wednesday, developers for the University Mall Redevelopment project held a scoping meeting in advance of their EIR. The comment period of the NOP closes on Monday, December 17, 2018 and any commen ...

December 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2018
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Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?

As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety of viewpoint ...

As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety of viewpoints on the future. One sees the need to redevelop the downtown – proponents see a declining reta ...

September 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Will Paid Parking Really Deter People in the Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2018
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My View: Will Paid Parking Really Deter People in the Downtown?

Maybe it is because I grew up in a town that always had parking meters in the downtown that I have never ...

Maybe it is because I grew up in a town that always had parking meters in the downtown that I have never believed this was going to be a huge problem. Embedded within the discussion of the future of ...

September 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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FAQ from the City about Downtown Parking

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2018
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FAQ from the City about Downtown Parking

Is there a change being made by the City to the parking downtown? We are taking steps to improve downtown ...

Is there a change being made by the City to the parking downtown? We are taking steps to improve downtown parking because demand for parking exceeds the supply available during our peak hours (lunch a ...

August 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: More Student Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: More Student Housing?

In the wake of the voter passage of Nishi, this is a question every governing body in Davis is likely to ...

In the wake of the voter passage of Nishi, this is a question every governing body in Davis is likely to ask. As I have pointed out before, given the university’s agreement to build 9050 beds and the ...

July 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2018
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Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning

As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a survey (see here: h ...

As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a survey (see here: http://www.cityofdavis.org/EnvisionDowntownDavis). The public is encouraged to take the survey. ...

June 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Majority of Council Candidates Opposed to Building Downtown Parking Structures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2018
| (24) Comments

Analysis: Majority of Council Candidates Opposed to Building Downtown Parking Structures

There is an overlap with several different schools of thought which converge to create opposition to buil ...

There is an overlap with several different schools of thought which converge to create opposition to building a downtown parking structure – environmental concerns and transportation models merge with ...

April 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 10, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.

by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of Dav ...

by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of Davis will be embarking on its update of the core area specific plan. Describe your vision for th ...

April 10, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2018
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Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of ...

The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of addressing the student housing crisis. They will get a third opportunity on Tuesday when Linc ...

March 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2018
| (11) Comments

Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to t ...

On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to the council that that they certify the EIR as well as approve the Lincoln40 project planning app ...

January 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City’s DT Transportation Consultant to Suggest How Tech Innovation Can Affect Downtown Planning

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 01, 2017
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City’s DT Transportation Consultant to Suggest How Tech Innovation Can Affect Downtown Planning

By Judy Corbett Jeff Tumlin, Internationally Recognized Transportation Expert, Speaking Wednesday Dec. 6 ...

By Judy Corbett Jeff Tumlin, Internationally Recognized Transportation Expert, Speaking Wednesday Dec. 6 at 7 PM in the Davis City Council Chambers. Jeff Tumlin is a member of the consulting team for ...

December 01, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2017
| (42) Comments

My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan

It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside issue was divisive an ...

It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside issue was divisive and disappointing in a lot of ways, but as a 27-unit project, it is not going to solve the city’s ...

November 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Should We Create Places in Town for People with Fewer Cars?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2017
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Should We Create Places in Town for People with Fewer Cars?

The issue of parking is of course a critical issue in Davis that seems to pop up every time there is a ne ...

The issue of parking is of course a critical issue in Davis that seems to pop up every time there is a new proposed development. What is interesting of course is the fact that it is an issue not ever ...

July 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What Should Davis Do about the Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2017
| (22) Comments

Sunday Commentary: What Should Davis Do about the Downtown?

This week a discussion and debate over the Davis Ace parking lot proposal became an entry point and at ti ...

This week a discussion and debate over the Davis Ace parking lot proposal became an entry point and at times a proxy for a much broader discussion over the impending Davis Core Area Specific Plan. On ...

June 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Allows Ace Parking Project to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2017
| (115) Comments

Council Allows Ace Parking Project to Move Forward

It spawned a far broader and far more important debate than the decision over a simple project that would ...

It spawned a far broader and far more important debate than the decision over a simple project that would create a parking lot with a 2000-square-foot shade structure at 815 Third Street for Davis Ace ...

June 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Thoughts on Parking and Core Area Specific Planning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2017
| (70) Comments

Commentary: Thoughts on Parking and Core Area Specific Planning

For the last several weeks a council item on in-lieu parking fees, and now an appeal of an approval on th ...

For the last several weeks a council item on in-lieu parking fees, and now an appeal of an approval on the Davis Ace Hardware parking lot, has triggered a series of Vanguard articles and much discussi ...

June 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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It’s About Our Downtown, Not 15 Parking Spaces

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 20, 2017
| (7) Comments

It’s About Our Downtown, Not 15 Parking Spaces

By Joshua Chapman The Ace parking lot project on 3rd Street is coming before the Davis City Council this ...

By Joshua Chapman The Ace parking lot project on 3rd Street is coming before the Davis City Council this evening. The project has been appealed by an ad hoc coalition of social justice, environmental, ...

June 20, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Please Support Davis Ace, Property Rights and the Freedom to Pursue Economic Vitality

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 19, 2017
| (59) Comments

Please Support Davis Ace, Property Rights and the Freedom to Pursue Economic Vitality

By Jason Taormino It feels like an affront to common sense that anyone would try to stop Davis Ace from p ...

By Jason Taormino It feels like an affront to common sense that anyone would try to stop Davis Ace from parking cars on their own property. They have a disused area where their old lumber mill stands ...

June 19, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Staff Recommends Council Deny Appeal of Ace Hardware Decision

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2017
| (38) Comments

Staff Recommends Council Deny Appeal of Ace Hardware Decision

On May 10, the Davis Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for a parking lot with solar s ...

On May 10, the Davis Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for a parking lot with solar shade at 815 Third Street, for Davis Ace Hardware customers. According to the staff report, ther ...

June 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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In Defense of Parking Lots

Posted by Don Shor
|Date: June 17, 2017
| (20) Comments

In Defense of Parking Lots

By Don Shor Over the last few days we’ve been treated to some discussion of basic principles of urban pla ...

By Don Shor Over the last few days we’ve been treated to some discussion of basic principles of urban planning. We’ve seen great illustrations of how to make a downtown area more walkable and more acc ...

June 17, 2017
| by Don Shor

| (20) Comments

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