Council Subcommittee Believes Road Improvements Achievable At Reduced Costs
by David M. Greenwald Over the last decade the city has taken steps to acknowledge and fund…
Commentary: It’s Not the Commission – It’s Our Investment
Bob Dunning is offended. He noted in a recent column that he was in Portland and greatly…
Council to Look at Ways to Increase Funding Allocations for Roads
For over a decade now, the city of Davis has understood the daunting task needed to find…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at a Brief Recent History of Road Maintenance in Davis
There is a mix of views on whether the state will finally enact a transportation package which…
Sunday Commentary: Better Late Than Never…
For some reason I hearken to the critical scene in the 1987 flick “Die Hard.” Terrorists have…
City Needs $10 Million Annually to Maintain Pavement
Back in 2013, the Davis City Council adopted a funding strategy to allocate roughly $4 million of…
My View: The Public is Not Aware of Fiscal Challenges For the City
Yesterday’s commentary noted that the city’s messaging on the road congestion missed a critical opportunity to inform…
Commentary: Why Do We Continually Miss the Opportunity on Roads?
Those of you who have been long-time readers of the Vanguard know that we have been hammering…
Commentary: State Transportation Package a Reminder of How We Got in this Mess
Back in July, Dan Carson first reported that the state was making inroads on a transportation package…
Analysis: Should Davis Count on Help for Roads?
Last week, Dan Carson reported in the Vanguard, “For the first time in decades, there is a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Start on Roads But When Do We Get Serious About Funding?
On Tuesday the Davis City Council will have before them a very important consent agenda item –…
League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions
In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous…
Further Analysis: 20-Year Road Projections Will Always Be Imprecise, City Needs to Secure Funding Regardless
Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on the work that Dan Carson did on behalf of the…
Analysis: Revisions to Pavement Cost Projections Do Not Change Funding Needs
Dan Carson back in June argued that the city needed to take a slower track for a…
My View II: Does Davis Have the Worst Roads in the County?
On Thursday the local paper published a story under the provocative headline, “It’s Official: Davis Has the…
Sunday Commentary II: Fiscal Crisis Yes, But Some Light Perhaps
On the statewide front, Judge Christopher Klein approved the plan that Stockton put together to repay its…
Setting the Record Straight on Road Funding
Two weeks ago, in the Vanguard’s weekly “My View” segment, I wrote that “Civil Pool repairs May…
Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot
It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a…
Case Grows Even Stronger for More Planning Before Jumping Into a Big Ballot Fight
By Dan Carson Given the developments this week in the city parcel tax controversy, I’m glad the…
Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster
Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should be….
