Noisy Airport Mitigation Ideas

Thank you for Ryan Cruz’s reporting on the optimistic collaboration between Santa Barbara and Goleta regarding the ongoing noise from the Santa Barbara Airport. And thanks to Goleta’s Mayor Paula Perotte and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse for agreeing on working together to create some relief for the impacted neighborhoods

in both cities.

Short of relocating the entire airport (and restoring historic Goleta Slough to the ocean) the only hope for the long-suffering citizens is some kind of mitigation. This mitigation could take several forms: