How State Street has changed my social life
A colleague recently told me, "It can take 10 years to make friends here in Santa Barbara." I'm here 7 years, so I knew exactly where I was on the curve, but then something happened in 2023 – the City…
Drop-off’s at the Granada
We traded the best block in the 3-year old State Street pedestrian promenade for drop-off's in front of the Granada? Count the cars – how many just drive right by? How many actually do a drop-off? The restaurants are packed;…
Meet Peter Warner Wolfgram
He was riding his bike down State Street, in front of the Museum of Art – I snapped his picture and it was a winner. Would it look good on a postcard, something promotional to show what a car-free street…
Rosie Dyste, the Santa Barbara Housing Element
Let's talk about housing, AUDs, ADUs and everything else relating to housing in Santa Barbara. My guest is Rosie Dyste, she's a Project Planner within the Community Development Department, in the Planning Division, under that in Long-Range Planning. Their recent…
A Win for the Granada
State Street got striped this past week Yes, we now have cars operating on the 12-hundred block. The Granada Theatre complained they couldn't sell tickets (as they could pre-pandemic, I'm thinking), but no, it had to be that cars couldn't…
Jessica Grant, Supervising Transportation Planner
There's been a lot of emphasis recently on bicycle-friendly streets. Traffic reduction strategies near downtown, new infrastructure to keep the volume of vehicles low. Pedestrians and bicyclists are the beneficiaries – it feels safer navigating my way around the downtown…