Commentary: Bike Advocates and Others Believe Community Short-Changed on Bike Crossing
In November 2013, the city council narrowly approved the Cannery project on a 3-2 vote. A key…
Sunday Commentary: Will Nishi Fix Richards or Make It Worse?
On Friday, I was a little bit ahead of schedule and so I figured I would head…
Analysis: Will Improvements to Richards Corridor Fix Traffic Problems?
The Vanguard has documented the problems along the Richards Boulevard corridor for some time. The reality of…
Rail Relocation Study Complete
Potential Yolo Rail Realignment Offers Positive Economic Benefits (From Press Release) – Yolo County, the cities of…
Your Participation Could Help Stop the Benicia/Valero Oil Trains
by Alan Miller Despite the unanimous decision Feb. 11 by the Benicia Planning Commission against the Valero…
Monday Morning Thoughts: An Accident a Long Time in the Making
Less than ten minutes before the horrific and tragic fatal collision on Second Street and Cantrill Drive,…
Phillips 66 and Valero – A Tale of Two Oil Train Projects
by Elizabeth Lasensky The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission and the City of Benicia Planning Commission…
Daily Crude Oil Through Davis… Averted for now
By Lynne Nittler and Jean Jackman It has been an exhausting and dramatic week for Davis activists…
Davis at Greater Risk for Oil Train Explosion
By Alan Miller Central Davis could be incinerated. 1.5 million gallons of highly flammable crude oil will…
City Needs $10 Million Annually to Maintain Pavement
Back in 2013, the Davis City Council adopted a funding strategy to allocate roughly $4 million of…
Commentary: Council Shouldn’t Stop at Access on Nishi
For years Nishi has been the alluring open space in Davis. Nestled in next to the university…
Council Pushes For Changes To Richards, Working with UCD; Examines a Possible Olive to L St Connection
Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis, taking advantage of the university’s LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) planning process,…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Richards Plan Ignores Biggest Problem, Imperils Two Projects
It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the problem here. The city is already being sued…
Analysis: Richards Blvd Corridor Improvement Plan Deals with Light Sequencing But Not Re-Routing UCD Traffic
The city staff is introducing a $175,000 plan to improve safety and circulation on Richards Boulevard in…
Sunday Commentary: Richards Traffic Problem Borders on the Surreal
I have often discussed the issue of traffic congestion, of cars driving through the Richards underpass in…
My View: The Public is Not Aware of Fiscal Challenges For the City
Yesterday’s commentary noted that the city’s messaging on the road congestion missed a critical opportunity to inform…
Commentary: Why Do We Continually Miss the Opportunity on Roads?
Those of you who have been long-time readers of the Vanguard know that we have been hammering…
My View: Road Repair is a Necessary Inconvenience
The city has been getting an earful of complaints about the road construction. I get it that…
Why Would a Bus Stop Cause the Bus to Block an Intersection?
On my way to the Vanguard office on Thursday morning, I decided to cut down K St…
Commentary: State Transportation Package a Reminder of How We Got in this Mess
Back in July, Dan Carson first reported that the state was making inroads on a transportation package…
