I don’t know if Sola or Mitcheltorena is better for getting thousands from the Westside to work under their own healthy power.
But vigorous support for making our city safe for grandmas and schoolkids on bikes is a great idea. Savings on infrastructure and health care are huge. Less traffic and parking competition benefit all residents. Property values are greater with less traffic, yet rent more affordable the less people need a car.
This vote puts Santa Barbara on track to take our place among the world’s great cities — Barcelona, Copenhagen, Florence — beautiful places where a healthy population can get where they want under their own power.