Davis is not for bikes.

I’m working on a piece on the topic with a friend, and I figured hopefully some good people will see this add their 2 cents to the topic that will help shape the final product. The thesis is that despite the success and history of bicycles in Davis, the city is, and has been not [...]

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Inclusionary Commercial?

As Inclusionary housing has been making in-roads on the affordability of housing in cities across the country, it seems to follow that the same could be done with commercial properties as well. What I’m thinking is a similar structure of 10 – 15% of lease-able space is designated at median rent rates for a city. [...]

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Katrina Disaster is the Pitts

Brad Pitt graces the cover of Architectural Digest http://www.makeitrightnola.org/

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play time

How’s that for a job? A year’s worth of work, this will be my new hobby.

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Affordable Green Building

I read a rather interesting article in Sustainable Industries on affordable green building. It seems that finally market forces have allowed this crucial segment of housing to I read a rather interesting article in Sustainable Industries on affordable green building. It seems that finally market forces have allowed this crucial segment of housing to move forward. [...]

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Plan San Jose

So it’s pretty lame to link to another blog that I write, but yeah, that’s what I’m doing here. Plansanjose.com

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No on Measure K – A Sheep in Wolves Clothing

  As some people may know, I’m firmly against Measure K. I’ve heard the arguments and the reasons why the City of Davis needs Target. I’d like to refute the following points, which I’ve heard most frequently in support of Measure K: “Well at least it’s not Wal-Mart” “It will help downtown business” “It’s better [...]

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Seniors are a wily bunch

After attending a community workshop for SACOG, I couldn't help but get the feeling that there is a disproportionate distribution of age at civic events. Why is that? To me, it seems that those who are youngest have more at stake than those that, and bluntly put, seniors are about to die. There seems to [...]

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