AnonymousBy an edhat reader
Just a heads up for edhat readers that the Goleta City Council is considering making Hollister Ave timed parking in Old Town. Below is the notice:
City Council will be considering timed parking restrictions on Hollister Avenue in Old Town at their upcoming City Council meeting on February 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. It has long been a goal of the City to increase the amount of public parking in Old Town for use by visitors. Recent efforts have focused on increasing off-street parking to add parking inventory to Old Town. This item is anticipated to start begin around 6:45 p.m. The staff report can be viewed here.
Can’t we keep Goleta friendly and not be giving people tickets all the time. There are better ways to solve whatever problem you perceive than handing out parking tickets
Guess what?! Santa Barbara and Goleta are amazing places to live, and people are going to continue to move and develop here. Is that less than desirable for people who have been here forever? Of course. But that is what is happening across the nation. If you live in a desirable area, people are going to want to move there. I understand people not enjoying the changes that come with it but there really is no way to reverse. Even high cost of living hasn’t stopped people from coming here in droves.
I’m pretty sure more people are coming then going, but yes, they aren’t the same as a decade ago.
I don’t shop OT because of the parking problem .
I grew up there, it’s not changed much at all…and shouldn’t. it’s not a business hub. it’s just a strip of random businesses. Parking meters there would be a complete waste of time, money and resources. someone else mentioned a FACT….people don’t park their cars there for a long period…why? there’s NOTHING there to be parked for a long period. No movie theater, no sports stadium, no large concert venue or a big shopping mall. frankly, this is just a very stupid idea and a money grab by the city officials.
I have a business in Old Town. I support leaving it the was it is………..but you cannot outrun change forever. I see vehicles parked in front of my store ALL DAY, sometimes for days without moving. We need timed parking to make those offenders move their vehicles, to allow customers to have a place to park. It will no doubt be a struggle for me and my employees. I personally park one to two blocks away so as not to take up a potential customer space, but many others do not show this consideration. This timed parking deal is a COMPROMISE that has something for everyone, but no compromise can make everyone happy every time. Phil Unander-Larry’s Auto Parts
The purpose was not to increase tickets, but to make people have consideration for the businesses and MOVE their cars during the daytime. The “whatever problem” is simply not enough parking, and we are not like downtown SB, with lots of parking lots etc.
Well, a lot of people DO leave their cars parked on Hollister and the side streets for hours and days. This solves that problem. I will be negatively impacted as a person that has to park a few blocks away, but then my customers will have a place to park. The burden placed upon the city is the constant complaints about NO PARKING, and this is a compromise towards fixing that.