HOLLISTER STATE STREET
Santa Barbara, California

Project Background:
Santa Barbara County is planning important roadway and streetscape improvements for Hollister Avenue-State Street, a 1.25 mile corridor stretching from San Antonio Road/Auhay Drive to State Route 154. Planning & Development and Public Works are working together throughout all phases of the project, which will improve all modes of transportation and create a safe and attractive corridor. The streetscape component will plan lighting, sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, bus stop shelters, landscaping, intersection improvements, and public art. These improvements will create a “sense of place” and help transform the corridor into a vibrant, attractive, and safe gateway into Eastern Goleta Valley that is accessible to all users, including persons with disabilities, pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and transit users. The roadway component includes road widening, drainage, medians, and railroad bridge replacement over Hollister Avenue to improve traffic circulation and vehicular and pedestrian safety.

Process:
PCLD studied the existing conditions of the corridor and prepared a Streetscape Improvements Plan. The plan was presented to the South Board of Architectural Review. PCLD also hosted an open house to discuss the Streetscape Improvements Plan. The event was well-attended and created a basis for more dialogue with the community. PCLD finalized a Design Guidelines document for Santa Barbara County Planning & Development in 2018.