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Santa Barbara staff outline 30‑year waterfront adaptation plan with elevated paths, sand management and phased funding
Summary
City sustainability staff presented a draft 30‑year Waterfront Adaptation Plan that models sea‑level rise scenarios, proposes quick wins and core measures (including elevated walking/biking paths and targeted revetments), and commits to technical analysis, funding strategy work and broad public engagement before a 2027 public draft.
City staff presented the draft Waterfront Adaptation Plan, a two‑and‑a‑half‑year effort to prepare the three‑mile low‑lying waterfront for erosion, flooding and sea‑level rise while preserving recreational and working‑harbor uses.
Timmy Bolton, senior climate adaptation analyst and project manager, said technical modeling shows the waterfront has already experienced roughly 3–4 inches of local sea‑level rise since 2000 and that risks grow over time: staff presented scenarios of roughly 0.8 ft by 2050, 1.6 ft by about 2065 and 2.5 ft by about 2075. Bolton described a three‑tiered approach of “quick wins” (minor drainage improvements, temporary deployable flood protection and restriping to improve pedestrian/bike safety), core measures (foundational projects that…
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