I agree with the idea of a more park-like oasis atmosphere ...for people to just relax for a while- just beautify the area... maybe add drought resistant fragrant plants, shade trees, and a fountain that recycles its own water.
And I don't like the idea of a public restroom—which will invite unwanted use by transients, homeless drug users/sellers, etc- unless you then have to consider having private security monitoring the area for the patron's safety.... and the massive trash areas- yuk!
What a way to wreck our town. It won’t even help traffic. The little planting they do looks like the spit up a few leaves in mulch beds I’m sure whilst charging the county for big container planting. And the noise. Get ready folks. I live 1 mile up from freeway in carp and barely heard the freeway before construction and now it’s like I’m living on it. The walls pop the sound up and into your backyard. Tearing down all the foliage that previously absorbed sound is extremely noticeable. This sickens me to see what’s happening here.
Work under the hood is an understatement for the Cima Linda property. Beautiful old home, but a lot needs updating and renovating, especially the "vintage" bathrooms that probably haven't ever seen an update. A 6.7 million dollar fixer-upper.
I finally managed to track down some info on More Mesa this week and found this News Press article: https://newspress.com/more-mesa-property-not-in-escrow/. Wasn’t actually in escrow but could be soon? I would truly hate to see this land developed, even with limitations.
These small roundabouts are dangerous and poorly thought out, especially with freeway offramp traffic. Its going to change the charm of Coast Village for sure — and we'll all miss the tall trees. I wonder how CalTrans plans to support the illustrations of plants that require far more water — oh that's right — it'll just become mulch and dusty plans that never really grow. Yuck. Not much we can do about, other than fight the bad roundabout design (study them in Europe, please) and take photos of when Montecito had trees.
Roundabouts prevent fatal and serious injury crashes. Pedestrian crosswalks do not.
Could not agree more.
Hazard pay for certain workers? Postal, restaurant, road crews....? Who hasn’t worked their ass off? Enough- open up let people work and pay their bills- stop rubbing it in my face that I am NOT ESSENTIAL
+1 to everything said here
Very very helpful! Thank you!
The renderings are nonsense. Just look at the roundabout at CVR & Hot Springs. As Paul Simon sang, "nothing but the dead & dying back in my little town." Most of the plants & trees are on life support, only the weeds survive.
I’ll miss the big trees so much. I couldn’t hate the textured sound walls more (already on display in Carpinteria), though I understand the surface design itself may help scatter sound and, hopefully, allows climbing vines to cling and cover ASAP.
A friend of mine lived in El Caserio many moons ago. Absolutely LOVE those little casitas.
Sad to see Tienda Ho go. The interior was always an adventure. It felt like you were making your way through a jungle to get to the $20 racks in back.
On Gutierrez, at Garden.
Afraid not, but thank you for guessing, too!
Near Channel Drive?
Nope, but thanks for guessing!
Next to tri county produce?
Greenhouse Milpas new location is I believe off Milpas behind 7-11 and Rusty Pizza in an old La Sumida Nusery location (lasumida.com/wordpress/history).
Love this feature ?
I love this walk but apparently have missed so much....must find that topiary menagerie!
Glad a coffee shop is going into the old Coffee Bean space. I always loved stopping by for a cuppa when I was coming back from Trader Jose's.
Interesting Indonesian food delivery. The photos are drool worthy.
Chapala was in escrow and now has fallen out. At least according to Redfin. Is the county having second thoughts?
Dalee Car wash on Cota street. Next To star rug cleaners
