Love at First Bite

wow, nick! you've said it so well. as a not so hairy-pitted pedestrian advocate, i'm thrilled by these simple improvements and what they do for peds: better visibility, shorter crossing distance, more yielding,... and the list goes on. three cheers for protecting and planning for ALL users of the transportation system!

As a resident of Robbins Street between Mission and Valerio, I can attest that one thing that definitely does NOT work are speed bumps. In fact, drivers seem to delight in the notion of catching a little air as they plow through them, the sonic boom left in their wake toppling curbside pickup containers by the score. (As a former car owner, I have to confess to a bit of my own guilt in this regard...).
If bulb outs work, bring them to Robbins, please!

The Granada Parking Garage is not convenient for access to the Granada theater. It is necessary to get to the State St. entrance of the theater and that requires, at best, a walk through the littered walkway or, at worst, a jaunt to Arrellaga St. and then State St.

SB Symphony staffers suggest parking on the other side of State St. which makes access possible for those with limited mobility.

If someone wants to make the Granada garage useful to the theater, they should put an entrance at the rear of the theater. Until that occurs, I'll stay home.

If you plan on crossing De La Vina at Canon Perdido and doesn't have cars sitting behind the red light a block up- good luck! One block is not enough distance to make sure you will make it across. And then there are the cars that constantly keeps going the wrong way up DLV at CP. Or those poor suckers who think they can sneak their car across DLV only to be finding them selfs face to face with one of the cars coming down DLV at freeway speeds and thus ending up being the guilty party for that crash since they should have let the other driver have right of way.
And when is something going to be done before cyclists gets killed by bigger numbers?
I like to have a small bazooka on my shoulder when I am out riding my bike because it seems as if drivers think I am some kind of free for all target for them and their 3000 pound bullets going 50 miles per hour.

Yea don't get me started on subjects that have had me nearly killed by arrogance!

Dear Idiot Cyclist.Two blocks over on Castillo is a one way street with a decignated bicycle lane. You are the Idiot! I observe posted speeds on De La Vina but often am stuck behind a cyclist in right lane.They could be two blocks over in there own designated lane.If cyclist in this city would use designated bicycle routes which may not be perfect but are better that some cities more problems could be avoided. Pedestrians are a diferent problem. Marked Crosswalks are a good start. Lights with signals for Pedestrians and vehicles are a good plan. Common sense of crossing at intersections only and awareness of drivers of California Vehicle Code of Stopping for for Pedestrians once they step into crosswalk. That is what I try to observe when I can see Pedestrian in time to stop.

So if a bike rider wants to go anywhere but Castillo Street then they are out of luck with that theory, eh rabbitrun?

The good news is that no matter how overcrowded and angry people become in Santa Barbara, (as evidenced by the exchanges between bicyclists, pedestrians, and those who drive motorized vehicles) we can always rest easy knowing that L.A. is even worse.

What a comfort zone relativism is.

"The goal of this conspiracy is to make driving as wretchedly unpleasant as possible, thus forcing people to avail themselves of buses or bicycles."

Exactly. And how lovely for anyone who is old or disabled. I guess they just stay home, right? Interesting, considering SB is such a bastion of "diversity" and "inclusion". Unless of course, one is of a certain age or has a disability.

"The end game, of course, is increased urban densities — needed for affordable housing — which can be more easily achieved with mass transit than private car ownership."

Yep. Cram 'em in like sardines in a can. That's a great quality of life!

"But an entry-level cop costs City Hall $120,000 a year."

Holy cr*p! I'm applying at the SBPD! I didn't know they paid cops that much money!

"People will change their habits."

Resistance is futile..you will be assimilated.

And iff you are old or disabled, stay home. Can't walk blocks and blocks to a bus? Tough.

I was born & spent my childhood in Chicago, a public transport heaven. Lots of buses and el's (trains) everywhere, 24/7. You were never more than 2 blocks from wherever you needed to be. The public transport here is feeble at best. Work odd hours? Too bad. Need to go grocery shopping and lug five bags of stuff home? You'll hike a long way, wait a long time, and better get the job done during business hours.

Note that the loudest demands for special perks for bikes and a halt to all vehicle traffic comes from young kids and people in excellent physical shape. There is no concession made to the elderly or disabled in these debates.

How very "Santa Barbara"

Uh' . . . rabbitrun - no need to display your arrogance even further dear.
The reference to De La Vina in my initial post was about the pedestrians that are trying to get across without getting killed as it where mentioned in the story above.
I do have the same rights as a motor vehicle when riding my bike on De La Vina or any other street that doesn't have a designated bike lane. All the traffic rules applies to the bike rider the same way they do to you when you are driving your car, thus leaves me the legal right to go on any street where a car would go, if you don't know about these laws then I suggest you re-take your drivers license. However since we are talking bike lanes, they are not respected by the drivers I referred to in the earlier post, I have been inches away from a trip to the emergency room while riding in the bike lanes.
If this doesn't apply to you then keep your stupidity to your self rabbitrun.

rabbitrun:

Cyclists and motorists share the lane they occupy. You shouldn't be in the right hand lane if you want to pass a cyclist. You are very arrogant indeed. Cyclists have the right of way, in fact. Since De La Vina is a one way street, they can even ride on the left hand side, in fact.

Happy to hear you observe the posted speeds, but you could learn a thing or two from the DMV handbook.

In other news: What about making De La Vina one lane w/ bike lane like Castillo/Bath? Has the city studied the traffic flow enough? That would make many people happy.

a year or two ago they made Chapala (north of Mission) one lane + bike lane. It works out FANTASTICALLY!