The plan’s attractive and fanciful renderings provide no strategy for economic improvement, outside of the hope that 2,000-4,000 more people will reside downtown in housing units that are many decades away at best.
State Street
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An Unwanted Plan
Letters
By
Joann Olejnik, S.B.
The fight over State Street has dragged on long enough.
Build the Community “Living Room”
Letters
By
Sullivan Israel, S.B.
Since at least the 1964 General Plan, Santa Barbara has envisioned it as a pedestrian-focused space and a community “living room” where people can live, relax, gather, shop, and celebrate.
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State Street Needs Flexibility Now
Letters
By
David de L'Arbre, S.B.
Put People First, not Cars
Letters
By
Marty Conoley, S.B.
The Six-Year Experiment
Letters
By
Debbie Merlo, S.B.
The Bottleneck Advantage
Letters
By
Craig Saling, CEO, Santa Barbara Cash Register
It’s a Bicycle Freeway
Letters
By
J. Paul Gignac, S.B.
Bikes Optional?
Letters
By
Robert Lane, S.B.
Keep State Street Car Free
Letters
By
Bill Goldsmith, S.B., Professor Emeritus of City Planning, Cornell University
Do the Pedestrian Walk Right
Letters
By
Robert Ficarra, Owner, Metro Entertainment, S.B.
Car Free Is Family Friendly
Letters
By
Dylan Mancuso, S.B.
