Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System
By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly…
Guest Commentary: Public Comment to the BTSSC – “The ARC SEIR Transportation Impact Analysis is neither adequate nor complete”
The following written public comment to the Bicycle, Transportation & Street Safety Commission (BTSSC) was delivered by Matt…
BTSSC Recommends Certification of EIR for Aggie Research Campus
Twice Todd Edelman made motions to push discussion of the Aggie Research Campus to a second meeting…
Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments
One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can…
Traffic Analysis for Aggie Research Campus is Out
The city has posted the Subsequent EIR (SEIR) on its site, and has begun the 45-day public…
Opponents of ARC Demand More Public Meetings; City Explains Process Will Be One of Zoning First, Design Later
A group of citizens led by Pam Gunnell on Tuesday expressed concern about the lack of public…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Criticism of University Commons Warranted?
We got the first taste of what a debate on the University Commons is going to look…
University Commons Draft EIR Draws Critical Comments from Planning Commission Especially on Student Housing and Parking
The Planning Commission is not happy with more student housing and they worry about the lack of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?
When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When…
Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs
I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when…
University Commons Project Goes to Planning Commission for Review and Comments on EIR
The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday where they will review and provide comments…
Commentary: ARC Will Sink or Swim on Traffic, Not Process
Earlier this week, we attended the scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Center. The portion of the…
ARC Scoping Meeting Grows Testy
The city of Davis and its consultants maintain that they were not required to hold a scoping…
City to Hold New Scoping Meeting on EIR for Aggie Research Campus
The city of Davis has announced once again that it will hold a scoping meeting for the…
Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away
In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two…
Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC
On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million…
City Puts Out Draft EIR of University Commons Project
This week the city announced the comment period for the Draft EIR of the University Commons Redevelopment…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent
Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to…
City Recommends Issuing Supplemental EIR Contract for ARC
Sunflowers over Aggie Research Campus (ARC) site When the council approved certification of the EIR for the…
Update: Judge Upholds Tentative Ruling; Denies Writ to Stop Lincoln40
Judge Stephen Mock two weeks after hearing oral arguments on his tentative ruling, on Friday issued a…
