AnonymousSource: Caltrans
Caltrans District 5 will accept public comments on the proposed changes to the US Highway 101 Santa Claus Lane Bicycle Path Project beginning Friday, December 6 until Monday, January 6. The public may review this Initial Study with a Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration at the following locations:
- Caltrans District 5 Midway Office at 2885 South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo.
- Carpinteria City Library at 5141 Carpinteria Avenue in Carpinteria.
- Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Office at 260 N. San Antonio Road in Santa Barbara.
The initial study can also be reviewed on the Caltrans District 5 webpage:
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-
Caltrans plans to build a Class I Bike Path near southbound US 101 between Estero Street in Carpinteria and Sand Point Road in the County of Santa Barbara.
Public comments or a request for a public hearing can be emailed to Environmental Branch Chief Jason Wilkinson at jason.wilkinson@dot.ca.gov or sent by US Mail to Jason Wilkinson, Caltrans District 5, 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401 by Monday, January 6.
This is a great safety improvement and will be wonderful for bike commuters, recreational cyclists, and visitors. This path is part of the mitigation for the 101 widening construction that Carp residents have put up with this decade – the pile driving vibration, dust, grit, traffic routed through town due to lane closures, commuters following Google maps racing down local streets to get around the backups, etc. I feel sorry for Summerland and Montecito, which are next to experience the joy. The bike path will be enjoyed by many for years to come, long after the misery of freeway construction fades from memory.