Our Op-Eds

The Economic State of Downtown Santa Barbara

It's Not a Lack of Cars — It's Too Few Local Shops and Not Enough Homes

https://www.independent.com/2024/07/15/the-economic-state-of-downtown-santa-barbara

A Local Vision for a Permanent, Improved State Street Promenade - June 2024

Choose Pedestrians over Cars, with Space for Public Transit and Cyclists via a Flexible, Inviting, Human-Scale Design

https://www.independent.com/2024/06/25/a-local-vision-for-a-permanent-improved-state-street-promenade

Podcast

Santa Barbara Talks: Strong Towns SB Explains Vision for State Street ‘We’re Not Anti-Car, We’re Anti-Car Dependency’ - Josh Molina - June 2024

https://youtu.be/8ir2ab7RmEI?si=WQWtt5V-D1qWvpsZ 

https://www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbara-talks-strong-towns-sb-explains-vision-for-state-street-were-not-anti-car-were-anti-car-dependency

Articles Mentioning Us

Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan Begins to Take Form - Ryan P. Cruz - June 2024

City Presents Latest Vision for ‘People-First’ Future of Downtown

https://www.independent.com/2024/06/26/santa-barbaras-state-street-master-plan-begins-to-take-form

Cars, Bikes, Pedestrians, Oh My! Santa Barbara Committee Tries to Get Handle on Future of State Street - Joshua Molina - June 2024

Committee opted to postpone further discussion and a decision following a lengthy and well-attended meeting

https://www.noozhawk.com/cars-bikes-pedestrians-oh-my-santa-barbara-committee-tries-to-get-handle-on-future-of-state-street

Santa Barbara City Hall Pulls Plug on Virtual Public Comments, Sparks Controversy - Ryan P. Cruz & Nick Welsh - November 2023

City Reverted to In-Person Comments After Racist Calls During Council, but Some Question Decision

https://www.independent.com/2023/11/10/santa-barbara-city-hall-pulls-plug-on-virtual-public-comments-sparks-controversy

Sullivan Israel's Articles

Where Should We Build? - June 2024

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2024/06/04/where-should-we-build

Are Cars the Answer? - April 2024

Fresno Is a Case Study

https://www.independent.com/2024/04/04/are-cars-the-answer

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2024/04/30/are-cars-the-answer-the-fresno-case-study

The Power of Parklets - January 2024

How Simple Change Can Give Huge Returns

https://www.independent.com/2024/01/12/the-power-of-parklets

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/12/13/the-power-of-parklets 

STSB Part 3: Why Strong Towns SB Supports a “Flat and Flexible” State St. - July 2023

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2023/07/18/stsb-part-3-why-strong-towns-sb-supports-a-flat-and-flexible-state-st

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/8/1/why-this-street-needs-a-flat-and-flexible-design 

STSB Part 2: Results From the Bike Count Along State Street OR Why Are People Bicycling on This Street? - July 2023

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2023/07/04/stsb-part-2-results-from-the-bike-count-along-state-street

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/7/27/why-are-people-bicycling-on-this-street 

An Intro to STSB OR Carrying Out Strong Towns' Vision…the Santa Barbara Way! - June 2023

https://www.montecitojournal.net/2023/06/27/an-intro-to-stsb

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/7/18/strong-towns-vision-santa-barbara 

Reimagine De la Guerra Plaza - Sully Israel - April 2022

Time to Take Back the Public Space from Invading Automobiles

https://www.independent.com/2022/04/28/reimagine-de-la-guerra-plaza