City of Davis

The City is engaging in community discussions regarding the future of Fifth Street. The “Fifth Street Corridor” is that section of Fifth that runs between A Street and L Street through Downtown Davis. This corridor serves many modes of transportation, including vehicles, delivery trucks, buses, emergency vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles. How the corridor is configured impacts these modes of transportation and the properties, businesses, and events served by the corridor. On September 8, 2009, the City Council endorsed the "road diet" concept providing for two travel lanes with a center left turn lane and on-street bicycle lanes between A and L Streets. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments has awarded $836,000 in federal grant funds to construct the project, available in 2013. The City has prepared an initial study leading to a Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission is scheduled to a hold a public hearing on the project, the Initial Study, and the necessary Core Area Specific Plan amendment on September 14, 2011. We are seeking community input and your ideas, concerns and questions are important.