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…
Commentary: Would a New General Plan Mean More Growth for Davis?
The view has floated around for years – the idea is that the reason people are pushing…
Commentary: Where Can We Go with Economic Development?
In my preparation for yesterday’s commentary about the downfall once again of the hotel conference center, I…
Sunday Commentary: What Should Davis Do about the Downtown?
This week a discussion and debate over the Davis Ace parking lot proposal became an entry point…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action
The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one…
Analysis: Neighbors Continue Opposition to Trackside
If there was any remaining hope that a compromise might be reached between the neighbors and the…
Commentary: Discussion of How to Meet Housing Needs Remains Vital
In yesterday’s column, we put forward the issue of housing needs. As we put it, some have…
Commentary: Trackside Raises Critical Issue for the City
The neighbors of Trackside posed the issue of the city’s planning by exception. They wrote that the…
Guest Commentary: Trackside Developers Respond to Neighbors’ Concerns
by Steve Greenfield and Kemble Pope Two years ago, over 40 Davisites decided to invest in our…
Neighbors Remain Opposed to Revised Trackside Proposal
By Rhonda Reed, Cathy Forkas, Alan C. Miller, Mark Grote and Steve Kaltenbach Trackside Partners LLC has…
Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Trackside Project
The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday came out in favor of “the updated proposal for the…
My View: Will an Updated General Plan Solve This Crisis?
One of the issues that came out of Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting was the need for a…
Revised Trackside Project Features Four-Story Proposal
It has been over a year since the initial Trackside Center application proposed the redevelopment of existing…
Sunday Commentary II: Questions We Should Be Asking about Our Future
While the council largely made it clear that they would like some different questions asked in the…
Economic Development: Speaker to Share New Planning Tool for Boosting Downtown Vitality
By Alan Hirsch Zoning codes were designed to protect both neighborhoods and downtowns, and have enjoyed past…
Let’s Have Smart Growth with Neighborhood Preservation
By Mark Grote, Robert Canning, Cathy Forkas, Larry Guenther, Kyriacos Kyriacou, Alan Miller, Rhonda Reed and Steve…
Developer Plans Public Meeting to Make Changes to Trackside
The ten months since a group of investors announced plans to redevelop a property along Third Street…
The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)
On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on…
National Expert to Speak on Building City Financial Sustainability
By Alan Hirsch Charles Marohn, a nationally known city planner and transportation engineer, will be giving a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Revived Growth Wars? Is There a Middle Ground?
With the improvement of the economy and housing market, there seems to be renewed pressure to grow…
