Why Infill Development Is So Difficult to Achieve
By Richard McCann A housing shortage? Develop infill projects. An economic development crisis? Infill development. Traffic congestion?…
My View: Should We Take Another Look at City Traffic Standards?
As I looked through the Sterling Apartments Final EIR, one of things that struck me was a…
Final EIR Released For Sterling
The Sterling Apartments is currently one of the more contentious proposed projects in the city of Davis. …
Analysis: Neighbors Continue Opposition to Trackside
If there was any remaining hope that a compromise might be reached between the neighbors and the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Density and Location of Growth
Last week we had an extended conversation without much resolution about the need for and location of…
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…
Residential Infill in Davis and the Death of Governor Brown’s Affordable Housing Trailer Bill
By Leanna Sweha Last Friday’s article about campus housing generated a range of comments with competing views…
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…
Trackside Goes Back to the Drawing Board
On Thursday night, after ten months of discussion over the original Trackside proposal, the developer and neighbors…
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…
Sunday Commentary: The Future of Growth Is the Future of Davis
The narrative offered right now about growth is easy, straightforward and easy to follow. It pits the…
The Future of Growth in Davis (Video)
On Wednesday, February 17, the Vanguard and Civenergy hosted a community discussion at the Community Chambers on…
Frerichs Launches Reelection Bid to a Good Crowd at Odd Fellows Hall
It was a large gathering, well exceeding 100 people. In the audience were some of the top…
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…
