Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?
Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations that…
Downtown Committee Meets to Consider Options for New Downtown Specific Plan
One of the big questions facing the community as we draw to the end of the current…
Analysis: How California Can Solve Its Housing Crisis
The Bee this week ran a fairly interesting article where they compiled a group of political and…
Analysis: Consultant Recommends Moving Away From Commercial at 3820 Chiles
One of the challenges for Davis is that Davis has competing needs – on the one hand…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Road Ahead in Davis
With the passage of Measure L last week, the city of Davis has done a lot to…
Slightly Modified U-Mall Redevelopment Plan Will Head to EIR Scoping Meeting Soon
The Vanguard on Thursday met with representatives from Brixmor Property Group, the company that has owned the…
My View: Why a Smart Growth Approach to Downtown Redevelopment Is the Wise Course
The city of Davis is suffering from a number of simultaneous challenges. Over the last few years,…
Commentary: Why City Is Looking at Densification of the Downtown
Reading a letter in the local paper seems to require some response. The letter, presumably in response…
Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?
As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety…
Commentary: Residential and Mixed Use Seem to Be the Direction for Downtown – but Will the Community Back It?
What we saw emerge on Tuesday night with the first check in by the council on the…
Council Listens to Update on Davis Downtown – Focuses on Housing, Economic Development, and Sustainability
The Davis City Council on Tuesday night received their first update on the Downtown Plan – there…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Key Questions Moving Forward on the Davis Downtown
On Tuesday, the council will receive an update to the progress of the Davis Downtown Plan. While…
Commentary: A Look at Our Redevelopment Challenge
One of the biggest debates we have over development projects is whether or not a developer can…
Analysis: Is High Density the Only Possibility for Redevelopment Downtown?
One of the questions that has arisen, going through the discussions on the Davis Downtown, is whether…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Public Policy Questions Rarely Have Yes or No Answers
In a theoretical world we like the certainty of a yes or no question. The problem is…
Sunday Commentary: If You Are Looking for Densification, U-Mall Might Be the Model
As we go forward with the discussions around downtown planning, the community ought to turn its attention…
Commentary: Would a New General Plan Mean More Growth for Davis?
The view has floated around for years – the idea is that the reason people are pushing…
Sunday Commentary: What Should Davis Do about the Downtown?
This week a discussion and debate over the Davis Ace parking lot proposal became an entry point…
Commentary: Thoughts on Parking and Core Area Specific Planning
For the last several weeks a council item on in-lieu parking fees, and now an appeal of…
Planning Commission to Hear Appeal of Redevelopment Multi-Family Housing Project
The Planning Commission tonight will hear the appeal of an administrative approval of a redevelopment project of…
