Cycle de Mayo
Enjoy a nice leisurely ride in the country. Join us for the Cycle de Mayo benefit bike ride in Yolo County on Saturday, May 2, starting at 8-9am. (Day-of registration 7:30am) A great way to kick off National May is Bike Month. Ride 10, 15,…
May is Bike Month
May is just around the corner, meaning it’s time to sign-up for May is Bike Month. Join a team for your workplace, school, organization, or faith community! Register Here! There will be lots of events for you to participate in or help out with. Get outside, get…
Where would you put new EV charging in Davis?
Cool Davis is currently working alongside the City of Davis, Valley Climate Action Center, and the UCD Institute for Transportation Studies to plan the next 10 years of electric vehicle (EV) charging in Davis. We would like to extend the opportunity for you to participate in this planning….
UC Davis TAPS – New Coalition Partner
(By Judy Moores) When I asked Leslie Mancebo, whose official title is “transportation demand and marketing coordinator” for UC Davis’ Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS), what she did, she mentioned, “ ‘TDM!” At my puzzled look, she explained, “TAPS manages a program called the goClub…
Act Now! Free EV Charging Stations for PG&E Customers
(By: Shelby Kelley) If you’ve been pondering getting an electric car or you have one and haven’t installed a home charging station now is a prime time to get one. Don’t worry businesses, you can get in on this deal too so you can offer workplace…
Interested in Electric Vehicles, Come to the Next SacEV Meeting
(By: Shelby Kelley & Guy Hall) We here at Cool Davis would like to pass along this invitation to SacEV’s next meeting. The new Tesla Dual Drive will be there along with other fabulous EVs that you may have seen around town and might like to…
Shelby Kelley is working to better transportation with Cool Davis
(By Sam Webb) Shelby Kelley is the newest addition to the CivicSpark team as a recent graduate from the University of California, San Diego. She is tasked with improving walkability, increasing electric vehicle ownership, and getting more people to bike around Davis. Originally from the…
Plug In America! Come Drive!
It is National Drive Electric Week! Come Drive! Sunday, September 14th come to the 4th Annual Sac EV, National Drive Electric Day! 10 am – 6 pm WHERE: Whole Foods, at the Folsom Palladio AT this event you can ride and drive in the electric…
EV Meet Up, Show & Tell & Climate Action Day, Sunday, Sept 21st
Do you own a Plug in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle? Would you like to? Come celebrate the end of National Drive Electric Week. Meet up with other Davis EV owners & share how much you love your car with the community. Sunday, Sept 21st – 11:30 –…
Bike to Davis – Ride Amtrak home for Free!
John Swann has put together a plan to encourage more visitors to check out downtown Davis and at the same time explore the use of clean transportation options! Bak2Sac offers a free Amtrak Capitol Corridor ticket to Sacramento for those who ride two wheels into…
Crude-oil trains through Davis: It’s time for action
Cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise, June 8, 2014 What: Workshop on how to respond to a draft EIR, featuring a PowerPoint presentation by Davis city staffer Mike Webb, sponsored by Yolano Climate Action When: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 Where: Davis Community Church Fellowship Hall, 421 D St….
Oil Train Resources for Written Comments
Workshop on How to Respond to the Draft EIR Wednesday, June 18 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall at Davis Community Church (421 D Street) Instruction, brainstorming, and organizing our responses Refreshments! The Draft EIR for the Valero rail terminal Project in Benicia (70,000 barrels of…
Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy
This May, the Governments of California, British Colombia, Oregon, and Washington met in San Francisco to sign the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy for their combined population of 53 million. It acknowledges, “the clear and convincing scientific evidence of climate change, ocean…
Profile of Andy Frank
Professor Andrew A. Frank (“Andy”) at UC Davis uses plug-In hybrid electric and electric vehicles (PHEV, EV) to help solve the transportation, energy and climate challenges occurring now and in the near future. Use of PHEVs and EVs will allow fossil fuels to be replaced…
Yolano Climate Action: Crude-by-Rail Transport through Davis Update
By Lynne Nittler Yolano Climate Action is a go-to place for climate activists where members of groups like Move-on, Sierra Club, Citizen’s Climate Lobby and Cool Davis can bring their active concerns. It is a working group of the Cool Davis Coalition Partners. See below…
Eco-Heroes who Get us from Here to There
Part 2. Transportation The Cool Davis 2014 Eco-hero awards for Transportation go to Andy Frank for producing cars that use fewer and cleaner energy resources and Carla Peterman for her efforts to build the statewide infrastructure needed to support cars of the future..Davis Bicycles! School…
Pedal Your Bike; Power Cool Davis
Love biking, fine wine, good food, fun company and holidays? Yes we do too! And we have good news as we have a great opportunity where you can combine your passion, get to have a great holiday and also support Cool Davis at the same…
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Dec 11: Meeting of Davis safe routes to school project
The City of Davis is inviting everyone interested to attend a community meeting to review the Draft Recommendations from the Davis Safe Routes to School Walk & Bike Audit Project. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 11th, from 6:00-7:30 PM in the Davis…
Travel Lite Challenge
Bike, Walk, Ride Transit, or Carpool to the First Worship of every month Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice launched their Travel Lite Challenge the first weekend in October in seven faith groups across town. The first worship of each month they will continue to…
I Believe in Riding a Bike to Work
By Matt Biers-Ariel I commute 180 days a year to Winters High School where I teach English. Like most people who ride a bike to work, I love it. Sometimes I think of a great lesson plan. Sometimes I obsess over a difficult interaction with…
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A stroll in the park with a few sprinkles! Cool Davis staff and SVCC Fellows spreading the word about the Yolo County #yolocaap workshop opportunity set for this Friday before and during 2nd Friday ArtAbout with Davis Creek residents (MHVillage.com). [Check out the cool solar panels in the background!] We want to hear their vision ... and yours ... for a resilient, healthy, and equitable future! Drop by between 4pm -7pm at Davis Odd Fellows 415 Second Street Davis City Yolo County Climate Action and Sustainability decolores.org/ Sign up for reminders: tinyurl.com/bw53bdmv Learn more: YoloCAAP.org
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This Friday DEC 8!!!!!
Share your vision for climate as part of the 2030 Climate Action and Adaptation (CAAP) planning process. Drop in before or during 2nd Friday ArtAbout between 4pm and 7pm Friday December 8 at Davis Odd Fellows 415 Second St Davis. Together we can create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable home for everyone in Yolo County!
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Questions? Contact sustainability@yolocounty.org
More info? visit: YoloCAAP.org
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Driven by public input, the CAAP will include recommendations for how we can lower emissions, protect our natural resources, use more renewable energy, support the sustainable agricultural practices t...