The I-80 Teach-In hosted by Cool Davis working groups Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility on Dec 7th was well attended in person and online with over 180 registered participants.  The video of the event is now available on our @LiveCoolDavis YouTube channel.

Next Steps

  • January 9:  Davis City Council will discuss the EIR. Staff is preparing a report to Council which will include input/recommendations from commissions that met in November and December. More info on City of Davis website
  • January 12: Review period CLOSES for the CalTrans widening project Environmental Impact Report (EIR). All comments are due in writing. Watch the video for best practices for submitting comments as explained by Attorney Don Mooney. Click here for information on HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS by mail or email.

Materials, background, and handouts

  • Check out the video now live up on our @LiveCoolDavis YouTube channel. Subscribe today! Scroll down for timestamps.
  • Links to the video, materials, presentations by speakers and panelists can be found on the Davis Futures Forum web page. The program and handout is included and has a calendar of next steps and links to foundational documents and materials.
  • You can give informal input via a Yolo Transit District (YTD) survey. Seven questions cover preferences for managed lanes and YTD programming important in weighing in on local priorities.  It is not formal submission of direct comments on the EIR.
  • Check BTSSC commission agenda: Bicycle, Transportation, and Street Safety Commission Agenda Item 6A Dec 14 meeting (with comments on the I-80 project submitted by the Natural Resources Commission)
  • Video of BTSSC discussion is not yet posted. Check for it here.
  • Order Susan Handy’s new book “Shifting Gears” here
Susan Handy, I-80 Teach in
Dr. Susan Handy speaking at I-80 Teach In December 7, 2023. Courtesy photo.

Gratitude

Many thanks to our emcee, speakers, and panelists for their thoughtful presentations.

    • Dan Sperling, founding director UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies, Emcee
    • Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation
    • Autumn Bernstein, Executive Director, Yolo Transportation District
    • Nailah Pope-Harden, Executive Director, ClimatePlan
    • Steve Wheeler, Professor of Urban Planning and Design, UC Davis
    • Don Mooney, Attorney

Thank you to Congregation Bet Haverim and Davis Community Church for sponsorship of this event and all of you who donated to make it possible. Staff time for planning, set up, quality video, zoom subscriptions, and space are all expenses … even with an additional 50 to 75 hrs of volunteer time for planning and presentations. You can still donate here.

Special thanks to the Davis Media Access team who made this quality video! DMA is another local nonprofit who provides invaluable work in our community! Cool Davis pays a basic fee for their work with us. Your contribution has multiplying power in our community!

Thanks to our planning team: Alan Hirsch and Anthony Palmere from Yolo Mobility, Judy Corbett with Davis Futures Forum, and Stephen Wheeler, UCD Professor of Urban Planning and Design.

Video Highlights (timestamps)

  • 14:30 I-80 Project, Autumn Bernstein, Executive Director, Yolo Transportation District
  • 28:00 Concepts & Research, Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation
  • 50:00 Panelists
  • 53:38 Nailah Pope-Harden, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation
  • 1:01 Stephen Wheeler, Steve Wheeler, Professor of Urban Planning and Design,
  • 1:08 Don Mooney, Attorney, EIR Comment Advice
  • Q&A