Monday Morning Thoughts: Transportation and Employee Compensation Issues
The results from the recently released UC Davis Campus Travel survey are encouraging. The results from the…
City Puts Out RFP For Yolo Rail Relocation Economic Impact Studies
On Tuesday, the City of Davis put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) “from parties interested in…
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…
Innovation Park Forum Part II – Economic Development and Housing
Last Thursday, the Vanguard hosted its Innovation Park Discussion Forum at DMG Mori in Davis. At least…
Discussion: Housing and the Innovation Park
On Thursday evening, the Vanguard hosted a discussion on Innovation Parks, and over the next several days,…
Analysis: Should Davis Push For More Density at Mace Ranch Innovation Center?
As the official applications – first by the Mace Ranch Innovation Center and today by the Davis…
Sunday Commentary: Why Rail Relocation Makes Sense For Davis
In his weekly column last Thursday, City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer Rob White discussed the issue…
Why is Davis Working on Yolo Freight Rail Relocation?
by Rob White Yesterday, it was announced that a federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant will be…
City Receives Grant for Rail Relocation Study
There has been a lot of talk in the past year or so about the possibility of…
Disconnect Between Bicycling Priorities and Infrastructure on East Covell
The city of Davis, concurrent with the Cannery development project, commissioned a $25,000 East Covell Corridor…
My View: Fifth Street Finally Fixed
Fifth Street is nearly completed. As we reported earlier this week, traffic lanes were reduced on Fifth…
Fifth Street Lane Reductions Have Been Implemented (Video)
On Monday, the city of Davis implemented the re-striping along Fifth Street between L Street and B…
Revisiting the Need For Fifth Street
This week we have an update that on Fifth Street we will see demolition of the existing…
City Prepares For The Final Phase Of The Fifth Street Improvements Project
Construction Project Improves Safety for All Road-Users – In 2009, the City of Davis endorsed a travel-lane…
Council Candidates Respond to Transportation Issues
Transportation issues are among the most pressing and important confronting our city. For the past several Council…
League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal
On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to…
Sunday Commentary: Council Fails to Take Lead on Paid Parking
One of the more critical votes in the last few weeks was council backtracking on the issue…
Commentary: Beyond Paid Parking Debacle, We have Failed to See the Future
As we argued in yesterday’s column, the other solutions to parking were not going to work without…
Vanguard Commentary: Troubling Vote on Parking
With the site problems, we have been waiting to weigh in on last week’s vote on parking. …
City Seeks Additional Feedback on East Covell Corridor Plan
The city has been conducting outreach for an East Covell Corridor Plan (ECCP) which will be “taking…
