A proposed 270-unit apartment building with approximately 450 cars needing to exit onto a two-lane evacuation route, where all vehicles must make a right turn, would face significant congestion. Under ideal conditions, assuming a conservative three-second gap per car, it would take about 22 to 25 minutes for all vehicles to complete the turn. However, real-world factors such as traffic congestion, limited lane capacity, cautious driver behavior during an emergency, and queue spillback could substantially increase this delay. This bottleneck would pose serious evacuation risks to at least two thousand people living behind the project who rely on the same route for safe egress.
I'd suggest reaching out to the Montecito Association.
Hi. I love your newsletter!! Maybe this isn’t up your alley but I am a walking Montecitoan and I love to use the tunnel. The tunnel has always been a place where I might meet a few homeless people but it now seems someone is delivering toiletries and goods in boxes to them. While this is so very kind; it is encouraging the homeless to use the tunnel as a de facto home. The population around the tunnel is growing and it is starting to feel a bit unsafe (even in mid day). Maybe a shout out by you would be worthwhile or can you advise me where to seek help?
Funny how the same developers who pushed a 250-room hotel through approvals are now saying 250 rental units would ruin Santa Barbara. Hard not to notice the irony.
I am simply thrilled this gains attention from others besides myself.
Yes, Nancy said that regarding people using drugs, and, of course, everyone started saying No to drugs and stopped, thus solving the nation's drug problem. Right? No, it did not, the problem got worse, and simply saying "no" to change, won't stop it either.
Nancy Reagan would disagree with your statement. This was her famous quote.
"Just say No."
https://www.ourneighborhoodvoices.com/#what-is-our-neighborhood-voices
We all need get active, write local and state leaders re: our disapproval of the way they are handling this "housing crisis". Forced building does not remedy the affordable housing situation since most workforce people still can't afford these developer's asking prices. Is the short-sightedness of politicians worth ruining the beauty of California by mass development.?! We cannot be passive on this matter!
You're welcome to buy the parcel so you say NO to whatever you want. Or you can tear down your house and restore the land its sitting on to help preserve the beauty and spirit of where we live
Nice try. There is enough building planned at the end of Bailard (172+ units) and East of it on Via Real. (139+ units. Once building is completed, the four-way stop intersection of Via Real and Bailard will become a nightmare in the mornings and evenings.
I wish someone would develop off of Foothill instead of crowding an already crowded area.
The non-capitalized letters are too short. The dot over the i and the d should line up with the top of the capitalized letters. Now my OCD will kick in every time I see that sign. Can it be fixed?
Re : SYR
Too much space between the words
Totally agree! We need to preserve open spaces for everyone‘s wellbeing. Plus, unfortunately new housing is not affordable to those who need it. It only ruins our small coastal communities with more traffic, crowding, etc.
I’m not sure about the point size but they force-justified it to meet the outside margin rather than centering to allow for more natural kerning. This is what happens when you let Microsoft Word make your design decisions.
Unfortunately the music festival at the polo fields is ridiculously overpriced. GA is $400 for just one day.
I would assume it's more of a thing in the Midwest, especially during the winter when it's freezing and people don't leave the house, and hence more of a market for it there. In SB and CA there are literally zero days you don't or can't leave home due to weather unless there's a 100 year event or something. Not sure why anyone would get "REAL" (all caps) frozen pizza here, when, especially in CA towns, it's a phone call or short walk/drive away until late hours of the night to boot. The only practical frozen pizza I can think of is winery tasting rooms that offer it because they can use small electric ovens but restricted by health department rules and can't make them from scratch. Plus, there isn't a frozen pizza on the planet that beats the best pie joints in SB, LA, SD, etc.
My guess is that many who rent their homes, particularly the youthful, would want more rental opportunities, shops and vibrancy, and would be less concerned about preservation of the community as it exists today (eventually some of these for-sale homes will be rented).
Lavender festival was very enjoyable. Great vendors, wonderful location. Look forward to attending again.
What are you even talking about?
This is literally no individual's backyard but a jewel treasured by a huge majority of the community for the very reasons that make this community great. NIMBYism is real. This has nothing to do with NIMBYism. Try again.
Poor planning to book a music festival during the Avocado Festival.
There are two approved fonts for highway signs: the longtime standard "Highway Gothic" we all know, and a slimmer version called Clearview, which is designed to reduce nighttime glare. Granted, there may be something else odd going on with the YSR sign, but it does look like Clearview. Here's an article about the two fonts: https://www.jalopnik.com/no-your-eyes-aren-t-deceiving-you-there-actually-are-1851505050/
Boy you are in the 1% on this issue then.
BUILDERS REMEDY?? No! Housing density on steroids. It’s time to join hands against this. Make a special note TODAY to join a statewide ballot initiative against this via this link: OurNeighborhoodVoices.com
we need more housing. the reason we end up with bad development or no development, is because so many oppose all development. Good development happens when the extreme voices on both sides are eliminated and economic and social factors are considered. good development revitalizes a community. change is inevitable and needs to be embraced. if people want it for open space then they should buy it. what if someone liked their land and said it should be open space. open space is good so long as people are willing to pay for it. otherwise it's just stealing.
