My View: I Agree That VMT Analysis Is a Problem for Housing Production… But…
I saw the article from Susan Shelley entitled: “California’s VMT restrictions have no effect on climate change,…
Commentary: Draft EIR Says Denser is Better
Davis, CA – At the end of the day, I still have a lot of issues for…
Draft EIR for Village Finds Denser Project Environmentally Superior Alternative
Davis, CA – This week, the city of Davis released the Draft EIR for the 1800-unit Village…
Commentary: Rethinking Traffic Impacts
The standard story that we always here – a project is going into a certain location, its…
SACOG Report Shows Emerging Trends in Transportation, Housing, and the Economy in the Sacramento Region
Sacramento, CA – This week SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) announced the release of the 2024…
Guest Commentary: I-80 News – Two Projects on Causeway; DEIR Release; Woodland – Traffic Congregation Not Relevant in EIR
By Alan Hirsch All the week’s News on I-80, as best I understand it. The Headlines. Draft…
Guest Commentary: Make Transit & Walkable Communities a Priority, Not Just a Mitigation for Freeway Widening.
TO Mayor Will Arnold and Members Davis City Council From: Judy Corbett, Professor Steven Wheeler, Alan Pryor,…
Guest Commentary: Be Wary of Caltrans Pattern of Science Denial on GHG
Open letter to Davis BTSSC (Transportation Commission) To: Chair Jessica Jacobs and members, Davis BTSSC RE: Potential…
Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on…
Commentary: Report from Terner Explores the Benefits and Barriers to Missing Middle Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The “Missing Middle”—some believe this form of housing is the key…
Monday Morning Thoughts: DiSC Is Not Creating New GHG Impacts
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Opponents of the project continue to attempt to…
Council Sends DiSC 2022 to the Voters – Part I – Applicants Responds to Critics
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC 2022 is heading back to the voters…
DiSC 2022 Returns to the Planning Commission This Week
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Just 14 months after the initial project came…
Analysis: Analyzing the Traffic Impacts of DISC
By David M. Greenwald Critics of the project point to 24,000 additional car trips as a huge…
Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis
Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying…
Mixed-use Mace Ranch Innovation Center Plan Is the Better Alternative
By Dan Ramos Our experiences so far on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project have been much…
Staff Believes Mixed Use “Has Merit” At MRIC
Council is receiving an update on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC). Among other things, the staff…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Should There Be Housing at MRIC?
On Wednesday evening, the biggest pushback on the Mace Ranch Innovation Center seemed to be over the…
Commentary: Council Deals with Draft EIR, Now Needs to Take Housing Off Table
The Davis City Council on Tuesday made the decision to extend the EIR deadline for the Mace…
Analysis: Two Issues Loom on Mace Ranch Innovation Center
Responding to feedback from the public last week, the Davis City Council will take up the issue…
