Immediate Action Needed to Reopen State Street
The five-year promenade experiment has proven unsuccessful, and continued inaction is causing enduring damage to our retail businesses and property owners.
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The Economic State of Downtown Santa Barbara
Experts agree there is a connection between the vibrancy of a downtown with the number of businesses with character — i.e., not a chain — and study after study recommends housing as a means to revitalize State Street.
A Delicious Reason to Go Downtown
A market featuring local foods is what Santa Barbara needs.
A Local Vision for a Permanent, Improved State Street Promenade
Choose pedestrians over cars, with space for public transit and cyclists via a flexible, inviting, human-scale design.
South Coast Chamber Unveils a Vision for Revitalized State Street
Our vision is to create a dynamic pedestrian downtown, while allowing some blocks to reopen to vehicular traffic.
A Parade of Lies
Think about it — if we can’t have parades on State Street because of security issues caused by large gatherings then we should be canceling all events that cluster large numbers of people exposing them to “mass shootings.”
Are Cars the Answer?
Successful malls have been multimodal, rather than pedestrian only, with ample housing in the vicinity.
The Return of State Street
The property owners and those businesses that remain need an opportunity to survive and not languish while we equivocate.
An Open Letter to the Mayor, City Council, and State Street Advisory Committee
An approved Requirements Document should precede any design work, because this document will create a framework that usefully limits which design choices may be made.
A Voice for Vitality on State Street
Wiping out the vitality that has spontaneously erupted on State Street during the past three years — a real silver lining of the pandemic — would be foolish.
