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City outlines sidewalk, ramp and intersection projects; blue zones, Milpas and Cliff Drive work planned

Santa Barbara Access Advisory Committee · February 20, 2026

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Summary

Staff summarized completed and upcoming sidewalk and street projects: FY23C and FY25C ramp projects, intersection reconstructions with compliant ramps and APS signals, new blue zones in the Funk Zone, and projected starts for Milpas and Cliff Drive grant-funded projects in 2027–2028.

City engineering staff reviewed major sidewalk and street accessibility projects under way or planned.

Derek Bailey's written update—summarized to the committee—said FY23C is mostly complete (more than 100 ramps and sidewalk repairs across Mesa, Westside and San Roque), FY25C is underway (60 ramps in the Upper East Side), and grant-funded projects on Upper De La Vena and Cliff Drive are slated to start in coming years. The project list also includes new accessible pedestrian signals (APS) and curb extensions at key intersections.

Eric Goodall, who supervises the street engineering design team, added details on specific bridge and street projects: on De La Vina the team is installing additional ADA ramps and reflective beacons; a Carpenteria Street bridge replacement is planned for 2027; Islay Street bridge and sidewalk widening is in design to add continuous sidewalks on both sides.

Staff also noted two downtown intersection reconstructions and that new ‘‘blue zones’’ for accessible parking were installed this week in two Funk Zone locations, with two additional blue zones planned near Yanonali Street when related crosswalk projects are constructed.

Committee members asked to receive the full list of 47 priority bid packages by email and discussed the potential to form an ad hoc to review which packages to prioritize for forthcoming bids.