Tag archives: State Street Master Plan

At a September 1 Santa Barbara City Council meeting, in a 6-1 vote, the Council approved the State Street Master Plan, which converts a once-thriving main street to a playground. I was surprised since the City has no money for this $96 million project. The Master Plan, a 495-page report including appendices, was drafted by […]

State Street is in the loop again! On May 29 the Loop Shuttle begins cruising the city’s (pre-pandemic) main drag now known as the State Street Promenade. The shuttle is one of 11 official short-term action items identified in the new State Street Master Plan, which was designed to test solutions that “support a more […]

We all want a thriving, vibrant State Street, but we don’t have one. I first wrote about the decline of State Street in 2017. As I look back to those articles not much has changed.  State Street isn’t actually dead, but it has been dying for years. I know that some folks deny this, but […]

Santa Barbara City staff is recommending to the City Council to adopt an Economic Recovery Extension and Transition Ordinance, which would provide an additional 22 months until December 31, 2023 for businesses within city limits – including on Coast Village Road – to operate expanded outdoor business facilities and parklets. The ordinance also authorizes the […]