State Street is a street that is for cars not a mess of let's do this or that. Most of us miss the regular normal street. Plus the fact you have to drive around to get to another corner on the side streets is ridiculous and takes up space. The homeless have taken over and ebikes are a nuisance.

State Street open to normal traffic is critical to the returning the vitality and safety to the core of what was a thriving Central Business District. The Promenade sidewalks and special event closures were a great balance to the business functions of Downtown. This closure has been a total failure.

just open state street allow businesses to be businesses Santa Barbara is A Tourist destination tourists don't want to go down state street with all the homeless people defecating on the sidewalks. If the businesses were to come back, the homeless would leave

This isn’t an “I think” or “I feel” debate. It’s just math. If the city council actually carries out this Portland-style, car-free initiative, we will never have a parade on State Street again. The physical infrastructure and insurance liabilities will make it impossible. People forget how our creat