State Street Made Simple
For those grappling with the State Street Master Plan, here’s a four-step plan we are calling State Street Made Simple to bring economic and social vibrancy back to the whole of downtown State Street.
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For those grappling with the State Street Master Plan, here’s a four-step plan we are calling State Street Made Simple to bring economic and social vibrancy back to the whole of downtown State Street.
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 market featuring local foods is what Santa Barbara needs.
“How often do you go to State Street since the road was closed?”
The one-on-one relationship between retail sales volume and available shopping time should easily be discerned by even the most unaware city official.
I just want to remind everyone that our local downtown businesses need your support.
Choose pedestrians over cars, with space for public transit and cyclists via a flexible, inviting, human-scale design.
Our vision is to create a dynamic pedestrian downtown, while allowing some blocks to reopen to vehicular traffic.
I have questions about the restrictive and illogical zoning of that once busy, booming avenue, State Street.
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.”