
Resources & Articles
If you are new to planning issues:
A city built around people
A city built around cars
If you haven’t been exposed to modern issues in city planning, prepare yourself - once you see the issues being discussed here, you will never look at your own city the same way again.
Many of us have spent our entire lives in suburbia - which is only one way of building a city - but most of us have never experienced anything different.
Over the past few decades, consensus has grown among urban planners that single family tract home development are the worst kind of housing a city can build, and for MANY reasons. Although there is a lot of content out there regarding city planning, the video playlist linked below from the “not just bikes” youtube channel, illustrating the work of the housing advocacy group “strong towns” is somethig we think that every voter should absolutely watch. But be warned… you will never see your city with the same eyes again.
Our Must-Watch Playlist
These are easy to consume primers on modern issues of transit, urban design, and economics.
“Nobody should have to own a car just to participate in society, and designing a city that way on purpose is criminal”
-Not Just Bikes
Davis-Specific Articles
Written By The Davis Planning Group
The only thing worse than Measure J is NO measure J
Planning Starts with TRANSIT. (or at least is is supposed to)
What is your vision of the future of Davis?
Back to the drawing board: Whats’ wrong with the existing proposals
By Alex Aichmore
”Housing”, Not “Houses”
”Homegrown Models for Expanding Davis”
“Expanding Davis Can Narrow Davis’ Wealth Gap – Or Not – Depends on What We Build”
By Tim Keller
Ammending Measure J is the only path to actually addressing our housing crisis
How Much Additional Housing Does Davis Need to Meet Demand?
How Big Should Davis Be? University Towns Analysis.
How Big Does Davis Need to Be?Long-Term Planning.
How Big Does Davis Need to Be? - Jobs and Transit
A vision for a sustainable Davis
By David Thompson
Swedens’ Co-ops a model for the US
( 2019 Study on Swedish Co-Op Housing)
This July was the hottest Ever
Dual Crises: Housing in a changing climate
Other Authors (unafiliated)
Rich Rifkin: Village Farms Housing Must Meet our Needs
Mikaela Fenton: Comparative Study of 4 Affordable Home Ownership Models
A neighborhood built around the automobile
A neighborhood built for people