Judge Anderle's recent ruling on the 101 widening appears based on an EIR demand assuming that roads and freeways create traffic. Cars Are Basic disagrees.
"Destinations" bring tourists and car trips, not roads. Without "destinations," you can build all the streets and highways you want, there will not be any traffic.
Cities can reduce car trips by eliminating "destinations." If the City of Santa Barbara wants fewer cars on the streets then it needs to stop funding things like Summer Solstice, the Fiesta Parade, and Chamber of Commerce activities. Tell the tourists the Catholic Mission Santa Barbara, is for local Catholics only; oh, and we'll stop promotion of the symphony and more. Stop high-density infill projects since each one increases car trips.