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.”…
Parking Craters: Scourge of American Downtowns
from STREETFILMS www.streetfilms.org Angie Schmitt, editor of Streetsblog USA and originator of the “parking crater” term is blunt…
Commentary: What Davis Really Needs Is a New RDA
When I first sat down and met with Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, she was the mayor of Winters and…
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…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Not Everyone on Board with Reduced Sterling
On Wednesday, the Planning Commission will review the Sterling project and recommend certification of the EIR and…
Tuesday Morning Thoughts: Rethinking the Need for More Parking
This summer and fall, the Vanguard had a long debate over one of the proposed apartment complexes…
Analysis: New Data Demonstrates Fewer Students Have Access to a Vehicle
A discussion on the number of parking spaces needed for an apartment complex on Olive Drive led…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Progressive Mean in Davis These Days?
For years Davis prided itself on being on the forefront of progressivism – a mixture of land…
My View: Residents Need to Take into Account, Fewer Students Drive
Readers noted in comments to yesterday’s article that, while Lincoln40 is proposing to have 473 total bedrooms…
City Will Begin Enforcing Double-Parking Restrictions
While the lunch hour in downtown is notably congested, one of the problems that makes things worse…
Sunday Commentary II: Solving the Downtown Parking Conundrum
It has been awhile since we have looked at the downtown parking issue. Yesterday, as I went…
Downtown Parking Management Update
Back in 2014, the council-appointed Downtown Parking Task Force, which concluded a study in Fall 2013, brought…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Nishi Project Evolving
In the last several weeks as the time rolls closer to the drop-dead date for putting Nishi…
Following Up on Summer Lunches and the Bicycle Accident
In Saturday’s article “When Bike Meets Car,” I describe and opine on an accident that occurred around…
My View: When Bike Meets Car
Watch the video above taken from my dashcam yesterday around noon at the corner of F and…
Downtown Davis Powered by the People
By Michael Bisch and Joshua Chapman All too often, economic development is considered synonymous with real estate…
Council Candidates Respond to Transportation Issues
Transportation issues are among the most pressing and important confronting our city. For the past several Council…
Op-Ed Raises False Alarm with respect to the Parking Task Force
A few months ago Glen Holstein came into the Human Relations Commission (HRC) meeting where I was…
Sunday Commentary II: Addressing the Parking Problem
The parking problem in the Davis Downtown is a difficult proposition. We can question whether city staff…
