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Commentary: How Our Downtown Plan Measures Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2019
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Commentary: How Our Downtown Plan Measures Up

Davis has been moving closer to a draft Downtown Plan that figures to transform the downtown – just how m ...

Davis has been moving closer to a draft Downtown Plan that figures to transform the downtown – just how much is open to debate and some believe that the plan we are developing is pretty radical while ...

May 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Fix Mace and San Marino Intersection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2019
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Council Looks to Fix Mace and San Marino Intersection

While the council looked at longer-term fixes for Mace Boulevard back when they met last on April 23, one ...

While the council looked at longer-term fixes for Mace Boulevard back when they met last on April 23, one of the quick and relatively inexpensive fixes will be at the corner of Mace and San Marino, wh ...

May 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Downtown Committee Meets to Consider Options for New Downtown Specific Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Downtown Committee Meets to Consider Options for New Downtown Specific Plan

One of the big questions facing the community as we draw to the end of the current RHNA (Regional Housing ...

One of the big questions facing the community as we draw to the end of the current RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) cycle is where housing will go in the future, given limitations on developin ...

May 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Mace Before the Redesign Was Dangerous for Kids and Bicyclists

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2019
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My View: Mace Before the Redesign Was Dangerous for Kids and Bicyclists

Following my commentary on Mace from Thursday in which we called for El Macero residents to pay for their ...

Following my commentary on Mace from Thursday in which we called for El Macero residents to pay for their fair share of the roadway revisions that they were demanding, I received a letter in response ...

April 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Bike Campaign Swings into Gear to Reduce Traffic and Congestion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2019
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Bike Campaign Swings into Gear to Reduce Traffic and Congestion

With L Street under construction for the foreseeable future, Fifth Street has taken on much more congesti ...

With L Street under construction for the foreseeable future, Fifth Street has taken on much more congestion than normal. The downtown remains impacted by parking shortages during peak hours. Is there ...

April 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should El Macero Residents Pay for Their Portion of the Roadway Upgrades?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2019
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Commentary: Should El Macero Residents Pay for Their Portion of the Roadway Upgrades?

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed at least in principle to have a design firm make revision ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed at least in principle to have a design firm make revisions to the now complete Mace Boulevard project. One of the interesting factors on Tuesday night ...

April 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2019
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Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first ask ...

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first asking staff to immediately make changes to the Mace and San Marino intersection, along with the t ...

April 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Proposal Won’t Solve Mace Problems, Could Make It Worse

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Proposal Won’t Solve Mace Problems, Could Make It Worse

When the Davis City Council attempted to address the paid parking pushback, they installed a compromise t ...

When the Davis City Council attempted to address the paid parking pushback, they installed a compromise that on paper seemed rather reasonable. With large numbers of businesses and citizens up in arm ...

April 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Needs to Pause on Mace, Avoid Making Rash Decisions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2019
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My View: Council Needs to Pause on Mace, Avoid Making Rash Decisions

Prior to spring break, I picked up my 9th grader just after 5 pm on a Thursday evening, hit a wall of tra ...

Prior to spring break, I picked up my 9th grader just after 5 pm on a Thursday evening, hit a wall of traffic at the inflection point on the Mace Curve and sat in traffic for half an hour as we slowly ...

April 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Proposes Revisions for Mace Blvd. Corridor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2019
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City Proposes Revisions for Mace Blvd. Corridor

After several public meetings with citizen complaints about the redesigned Mace Boulevard, staff is recom ...

After several public meetings with citizen complaints about the redesigned Mace Boulevard, staff is recommending that council proceed with further design revisions for the corridor which were referred ...

April 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Solution for Mace is to Regulate Traffic at Mace and Montgomery

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Solution for Mace is to Regulate Traffic at Mace and Montgomery

By Jason Taormino The problem with the Mace Blvd traffic is Waze and other mapping solutions. They are re ...

By Jason Taormino The problem with the Mace Blvd traffic is Waze and other mapping solutions. They are rerouting drivers off of highway 80, down Treemont and up Mace Blvd on Thursday and Friday evenin ...

April 18, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: When Critics Get It Wrong

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: When Critics Get It Wrong

Clearly there are some unanticipated problems with the redesign of Mace Boulevard, but some critics have ...

Clearly there are some unanticipated problems with the redesign of Mace Boulevard, but some critics have turned this into an opportunity to attack the "complete streets" concept itself. On Sunday, I ...

April 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Designing Complete Streets Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Punishing Automobiles

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Designing Complete Streets Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Punishing Automobiles

When I read the editorial by the Davis Enterprise, I was a bit disturbed by the implication of this state ...

When I read the editorial by the Davis Enterprise, I was a bit disturbed by the implication of this statement: “The operative principle in all these projects seems to be that if only we make driving ( ...

April 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2019
| (11) Comments

My View: We Need to Be Data Driven and Forward Thinking on Transportation Issues

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well ...

It was an impressive showing on Thursday night at the South Davis Fire Station – estimates were that well over 200 people attended. As one leader asked me – when was the last time I saw a meeting wit ...

April 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2019
| (9) Comments

City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as ...

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as the city laid out a few alternatives on what to do with the Mace Boulevard design. The public ...

April 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Everyone Has Made Up Their Minds on Mace – but What if They’re Wrong?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2019
| (15) Comments

Commentary: Everyone Has Made Up Their Minds on Mace – but What if They’re Wrong?

On Thursday, there will be another meeting on the Mace Boulevard issue, and hopefully by that point the c ...

On Thursday, there will be another meeting on the Mace Boulevard issue, and hopefully by that point the city will be ready to roll out what it views as a solution to a slew of publicly expressed conce ...

April 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic May Be Calming Down on Mace, but Issues Should Be Addressed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2019
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic May Be Calming Down on Mace, but Issues Should Be Addressed

From the start, one of the points the Vanguard has made is that, most of the time, Mace Boulevard traffic ...

From the start, one of the points the Vanguard has made is that, most of the time, Mace Boulevard traffic is not heavily impacted by changes made to the roadway. Instead, many believe the biggest imp ...

April 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Will Be Looking at Making Tweaks to Mace Blvd in Wake of Complaints

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2019
| (17) Comments

City Will Be Looking at Making Tweaks to Mace Blvd in Wake of Complaints

In the last several weeks, the city has continued to receive many complaints about congestion and traffic ...

In the last several weeks, the city has continued to receive many complaints about congestion and traffic impacts related to Mace Boulevard. Police Chief Darren Pytel explained to the Vanguard that i ...

April 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Why I Ride – Rich Rifkin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 04, 2019
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Why I Ride – Rich Rifkin

“I love to ride for the health!” said Davis Enterprise political columnist and former associate editor fo ...

“I love to ride for the health!” said Davis Enterprise political columnist and former associate editor for The Economist, Rich Rifkin. Living out in the country far from downtown Davis, a lot of Rifki ...

April 04, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: In a Time of Road Rage, It is Important for Cooler Heads to Prevail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2019
| (27) Comments

Commentary: In a Time of Road Rage, It is Important for Cooler Heads to Prevail

The veteran columnist Bob Dunning wrote this weekend, “In five full decades of covering the comings and g ...

The veteran columnist Bob Dunning wrote this weekend, “In five full decades of covering the comings and goings of the Very Important People in this town, I have never encountered as much hostility tow ...

April 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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