Sunday Commentary: Lessons from the Trackside Fight?
In closing the chapter on Trackside now, someone asked a good question: what should someone do next…
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…
Commentary: The Emerging Student Voice on Housing
A few months ago I hinted that new forces were starting to organize on the housing issue. …
Commentary: What We Learned from the Trackside Debate and the Emerging Generational Gap in Davis
The vote on Trackside was 4-1 with the council siding with the developer’s four-story proposal. The neighbors…
Council Approves Trackside 4-1 at the Current Proposed Height
Trackside has been a contentious issue since it was introduced as a six-story project way back in…
Commentary: Did the Old East Neighbors Overplay Their Hand?
The Vanguard received reports of people in Old North Davis receiving a flyer urging them to come…
Analysis: Trackside Earns the Endorsement of Local Newspaper
In an editorial this morning, the local paper has come out favor of the Trackside Center, arguing…
My View: The Challenge of Trackside
After nearly two and a half years of contention and debate, city staff is now recommending that…
Commentary: The Battle of Neighbors vs. Densification and Infill
In the year 2000, after a decade of large scale peripheral growth in Davis, the voters narrowly…
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…
The Trackside Debate Continues
On November 14, the council is expected to take up the issue of Trackside. One question is…
Trackside Pushed Back to October 24
The council hearing on Trackside has been pushed back once again, this time to October 24. According…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Staff Continues to Support Approval of a B St Infill Project
First, city staff administratively approved the proposed B Street infill project. When neighbors appealed that decision to…
Trackside to Hold Public Hearing on Initial Study
Next week, the Davis Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the Trackside Center project, as…
