Commentary: Parking As a Generational Issue?
For much of the last week or so, key Vanguard discussions have focused around the issue of…
Rethinking Parking
“We don’t want developers to build surface lots. And our zoning, still to this day, is based…
Starry-Eyed Utopian Greenies
by Michael Bisch ““Parking craters”: The latest terminology used by some to abdicate responsibilities associated with development.”…
A Downtown Perspective on Parking In-Lieu Fees
By Michael Bisch “Public parking spaces serving multiple uses can be expected to be better utilized, and…
Urban Retail: Towards a Balanced Approach
By Dan Zack The city of Davis is about to embark on redoing its downtown plan and…
What is Davis’ Missing Ingredient?
Speaker shares Lessons from Downtown Portland. by Alan Hirsch In the 1970’s downtown Portland was dying: poor…
City Council Approves Expansion of Paid Parking to Downtown Surface Lots
(From Press Release) – On December 20th, the Davis City Council directed staff to expand paid parking…
City Will Begin Enforcing Double-Parking Restrictions
While the lunch hour in downtown is notably congested, one of the problems that makes things worse…
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…
Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus
At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent…
Minicozzi Tells Audience To Allow Their Biases To Melt Away with Regard to Land Use and Development
Before a large crowd at the Veteran’s Memorial Theater, Joe Minicozzi came to Davis yesterday to do…
Sunday Commentary: Move Marks Shift of Power to the County in Economic Development Discussion
It was just a year ago, when departing Chief Innovation Officer Rob White presented a staff report…
New Set of Goals and Objectives Nearing Council Approval
By Dan Carson I always take political campaigns for public office with a grain of salt. They…
Davis City Council Candidates Question 3 – Downtown Parking
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a…
Sunday Commentary II: Addressing the Parking Problem
The parking problem in the Davis Downtown is a difficult proposition. We can question whether city staff…
Achieving the Vision – Multimedia Presentation
On Tuesday night, City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White laid out his draft of the…
“Achieving the Vision” – The Davis Economic Development Paradigm
by Rob White The City of Davis and UC Davis have evolved together sharing similar sustainability goals…
