Edhat Staff
By edhat staff
Santa Barbara’s State Street Promenade now has a large green stripe down the middle designated for bicyclists.
From Victoria to Ortega Streets, a 12-foot wide lime green zone is now painted at intersections on State Street between the parklets and outdoor dining tables.
After the City of Santa Barbara received numerous complaints of bicyclists in the Promenade, the green zone is designed to signal where bicyclists can safely ride and where pedestrians shouldn’t walk.
Renderings of the idea were presented in January to control traffic and direct bicyclists and pedestrians.
It’s unclear if these additions will be permanent, but last week the Santa Barbara City Council unanimously voted to keep the State Street Promenade for another year while expanding outdoor dining and allowing live music.
(Photo: City of Santa Barbara)
Will this take care of the malicious teen bike gangs, aggressive panhandlers, and street gangs? If so I’m all for the green paint.
Their intent is great but execution sucks. Ugly, and WAY TO WIDE, it’s supposed to be a pedestrian promenade not a bicycle superhighway, it certainly won’t encourage bikers to slow down. Why does this need to be so wide, wouldn’t the same width as the bike paths works?
The green zones look like some kind of mini golf course. In the old days, a great deal of effort was put into making road markings standardized so motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians all knew what to expect wherever they went. It seems the new thinking is to use novel road markings so folks are always a little unsure of how to interpret them.
Hey Cathy Murillo, looks like you won’t be winning re-election. People don’t seem too pleased with your pandemic recovery plan. Doubt she’ll be holding any public office if/when this ever gets built.
ABC-Anyone But Cathy