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.”
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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.
Santa Barbara Speaks Up
Thousands expressed their hopes to revitalize downtown to the State Street Advisory Committee.
State Street in Subcommittee Purgatory
Santa Barbara faces Year Four of no innovation, experimentation, or aesthetic standards, says Mayor Randy Rowse.
Keep the Parklets on Santa Barbara’s Side Streets
How on earth it can be considered to be in the spirit of accessibility, to force the removal of parklets which are fully compliant and safe, and which enable us to accommodate the portion of the disabled community that is immunocompromised?
What Will Become of State Street in the Next Hundred Years?
Imagine an inclusive, car-free, pedestrian-oriented public space as in cities around the world.
