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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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My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2017
| (104) Comments

My View: Trackside Neighbors’ Tactics Are Doomed

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as the dis ...

The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association has focused much of its attention on what it views as the discrepancy between the project proposal and design guidelines. In a piece from last year, several ...

September 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (104) Comments

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Mission Residence: A Cautionary Tale

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2017
| (18) Comments

Mission Residence: A Cautionary Tale

Last week, Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee warned about the power of three, stating that “the zoning is the zonin ...

Last week, Mayor Pro Tem Brett Lee warned about the power of three, stating that “the zoning is the zoning until the city council changes the zoning. Sometimes we feel that there’s certainty because ...

September 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: “It Only Takes Three”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2017
| (18) Comments

Commentary: “It Only Takes Three”

Zoning and Design Guidelines Do Not Provide the Protection Many Believe The Vanguard has argued the need ...

Zoning and Design Guidelines Do Not Provide the Protection Many Believe The Vanguard has argued the need for the city to first update what appear to be outdated guidelines, rather than approving Track ...

September 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (18) 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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Commentary: Planning Commission Meeting Shows the Mess We Are In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 25, 2017
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Planning Commission Meeting Shows the Mess We Are In

The Vanguard has been an equal opportunity critic lately of the planning process. The Vanguard was very ...

The Vanguard has been an equal opportunity critic lately of the planning process. The Vanguard was very critical of the Planning Commission for its handling of B Street, where it seemed to reject a p ...

August 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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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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Key Questions that Trackside Raises about Design Guidelines and Core Area Specific Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2017
| (24) Comments

Key Questions that Trackside Raises about Design Guidelines and Core Area Specific Plan

Tonight the latest iteration of Trackside goes before the Davis Planning Commission. The Planning Commis ...

Tonight the latest iteration of Trackside goes before the Davis Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will not have the final say over the project, however, it has the capacity to forge a numb ...

August 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Trackside Goes Back to Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2017
| (3) Comments

Trackside Goes Back to Planning Commission

Back in July, the Davis Planning Commission was set to hear and make a recommendation on the Sustainable ...

Back in July, the Davis Planning Commission was set to hear and make a recommendation on the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment/Initial Study as well as the planning application for the ...

August 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: What Do Trackside and Davis Ace Have in Common?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2017
| (27) Comments

Sunday Commentary: What Do Trackside and Davis Ace Have in Common?

Back in June there was a lengthy discussion over a proposed parking project by Davis Ace Hardware. The d ...

Back in June there was a lengthy discussion over a proposed parking project by Davis Ace Hardware. The discussion over Davis Ace’s parking highlighted the need for more extensive examination of the i ...

August 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (27) 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

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Monday Morning Thoughts: More on Trackside and the Core Area Specific Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2017
| (5) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: More on Trackside and the Core Area Specific Plan

Yesterday’s column argued that the city may need to update its Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) before exam ...

Yesterday’s column argued that the city may need to update its Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) before examining the new Trackside development proposal. It was pointed out that the current plan was adop ...

July 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (5) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2017
| (67) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update

I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a full new one. An update of th ...

I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a full new one. An update of the Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) with updates on sustainability goals might be sufficient. But ...

July 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (67) Comments

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Trackside to Hold Public Hearing on Initial Study

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2017
| (41) Comments

Trackside to Hold Public Hearing on Initial Study

Next week, the Davis Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the Trackside Center project, a ...

Next week, the Davis Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the Trackside Center project, as the city has prepared a Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) Initial Study ...

July 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (41) Comments

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Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2016
| (55) Comments

Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to ...

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to act on priorities that may have changed somewhat in the last few weeks. Here are five things t ...

November 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (55) Comments

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Analysis: Neighbors Continue Opposition to Trackside

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2016
| (24) Comments

Analysis: Neighbors Continue Opposition to Trackside

If there was any remaining hope that a compromise might be reached between the neighbors and the Tracksid ...

If there was any remaining hope that a compromise might be reached between the neighbors and the Trackside developers, the letter today in the local paper suggests otherwise. The writer notes, “I’ve b ...

November 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Density and Location of Growth

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2016
| (112) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Density and Location of Growth

Last week we had an extended conversation without much resolution about the need for and location of new ...

Last week we had an extended conversation without much resolution about the need for and location of new growth. The conversation emerged out of comments about the revised Trackside proposal, which h ...

October 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (112) Comments

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