Sierra Club Yolano Group 2018 Council Candidates Part 5 – Transportation Management and Toxics in the Environment
by Alan Pryor The Sierra Club Yolano Group recently provided a questionnaires for Davis City Council candidates…
Commentary: Nishi Good or Bad for Overall Environment?
Most of the discussion on Nishi and the environment has focused on the issue of air quality…
Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.
by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of…
Arguments for and against Nishi
The following are the submitted ballot arguments for and against Nishi. Argument In Favor Of Measure J…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation Picture Summed Up in One Chart
This is the single most powerful chart on travel in Davis. It comes from the UC Davis…
Council to Decide on Approval of Lincoln40
The city council has already approved Sterling and Nishi (pending the Measure R ratification) in hopes of…
Bike Share in Davis Is Not for Everyone
Reasonable Inclusivity, and a Peer-Based Independent Mobility Threshold? Nope, Bike Share in Davis Is Not for Everyone….
Analysis: The First Nishi Op-Ed
It has been a quiet start to the Measure R campaign for Nishi so far. Proponents of…
Lincoln40 Project Goes to the Planning Commission
On Wednesday, the Lincoln40 project goes to the Planning Commission which will be asked to recommend to…
Sunday Commentary: We Ignore the Link Between Local Land Use Policies and Climate Change at Our Own Peril
Today is the end of 2017 and, in many ways, 2017 was not a good year on…
City Receives $250,000 for Davis Amtrak Station Access and Connections Study
(From Press Release) – On December 6, the California Transportation Commission awarded the City of Davis $250,000…
Linking Land Use and Transportation Policies to Reducing Greenhouse Gases
A recent study by Berkeley epidemiologist Neil Maizlish found that “physical activity due to increased biking and…
Nishi Proposal To Be Heard by Various Commissions this Month
Back in October, the owners of the Nishi property revived their proposed project about 16 months after…
Sunday Commentary: Is the Future of Environmentalism More Development?
This week there was a fascinating article in the publication Grist, describing a 2009 meeting between Scott…
Sunday Commentary: Building More Student Housing Will Reduce Traffic Impacts in Davis
The Davis City Council has already approved the Sterling Apartments, it is set to hear Lincoln40 and,…
City Awarded $3.54 Million for Bike/Ped Connection from East Olive Drive to Pole Line Road
Safe Routes to School Improvements for Montgomery Elementary (From Press Release) – On October 18, the…
Analysis: Statistics on Commutes Show a Massive and Growing Jobs-Housing Imbalance
One of the big questions about housing is what is our internally-generated housing need. While it is…
Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part 3, Will There Be a Pedestrian Crossing?
On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems and…
Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Lincoln40 – Part I,Traffic Impacts
On Sunday, Eileen Samitz wrote that “your articles continue to ignore and side-step the serious problems and…
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…