HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/20/2021 Item 7a, OttoDelgado, Adriana
From: Garrett Otto <
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 2:57 PM
To: E-mail Council Website
Subject: Item 7a - Downtown Streets
Mayor and Council,
I wanted to share my support for maintaining parklets in downtown, and expanding Monterey street and the dog -leg
segment of Broad into pedestrian only/car-lite streets.
I know there is a trade off on on -street parking to make this happen, but with the recent direction to build a fourth
parking structure downtown it's time to expand the reutilization of our on -street parking to better serve our community,
visitors, and businesses. I hope you do not see these as "lost revenues" as the report highlights, but rather tapping into
the huge underutilized public space that has been used for personal car storage. Take a look at State Street in Santa
Barbara, because they kept State Street fully closed to cars throughout the pandemic, they are considering keeping it
permanently closed. Some will complain, but ultimately most will come around and enjoy it for years to come.
Thanks for your consideration.
Garrett Otto