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Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project

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The Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project is a comprehensive infrastructure initiative in Santa Barbara, California, aimed at transforming a high-speed urban highway into a safe, neighborhood-serving corridor by enhancing pedestrian and bicycle mobility along a 3.1-mile stretch from Arroyo Burro Beach County Park to Castillo Street. The project includes the construction of a separated bike path, 14 new high-visibility crosswalks, safety upgrades at four existing crosswalks, four new traffic signals, pedestrian refuge islands, curb extensions, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, improved lighting, and new bicycle parking. An additional 560 linear feet of the path, split between 185 feet on Santa Barbara City College’s West Campus and 375 feet on its East Campus, are included within the project scope. The initiative aligns with the broader 30-mile Coastal Bike Route connecting Ventura to the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is designed to improve access to schools, parks, employment centers, and retail areas. Environmental considerations are central to the project, with 23 non-native street trees proposed for removal due to conflicts with new infrastructure, to be offset by planting a minimum of 70 new trees using species approved by the City Parks and Recreation Commission under a designated master plan. Construction must comply with Caltrans Standard Specifications, ASTM D4829 for soil testing, and Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 9.16 regarding noise limits, with operations restricted to weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and halts required during Red Flag fire alert days. The project adheres to CEQA regulations, with exemptions confirmed under Section 15301(c), and requires coordination with multiple agencies for archaeological, geotechnical, hazardous material, and biological resource protections, including protocols for handling abandoned oil wells in collaboration with CalGEM. All work occurs within the public right-of-way and portions of SBCC property, with ongoing public access to adjacent park areas mandated throughout construction via an approved traffic and pedestrian management plan. The City of Santa Barbara serves as the lead agency, with Kaitlin Mamulski as the primary point of contact, and while the project was posted as a forecast on July 30, 2025, specific contract value, award mechanism, and formal solicitation details are not yet available.

General Info

Santa Barbara's Cliff Drive project adds bike paths, crosswalks, signals, and trees to improve safety and connectivity along a 3.1-mile corridor.

Agency

California → City of Santa Barbara

NAICS

237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionView NAICS

Place of Performance

Cliff Drive from Arroyo Burro County Beach Park to Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(1)

NOE Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project

PDF•notice-of-exemption

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Timeline

PostedJul 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → City of Santa Barbara

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / Agency

California → City of Santa Barbara

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Kaitlin MamulskiProject Planner

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project (Project) is a safety project on Cliff Drive from the Arroyo Burro Beach County Park to Castillo Street. Construction of a 3.1-mile-long path, 14 new crosswalks, safety enhancements at 4 existing crosswalks, curb extensions, lighting, pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), pedestrian refuge islands, 4 new traffic signals, and new bicycle parking. The Project is located in the Coastal Zone and within the public right-of-way (ROW), with the exception of approximately 560 combined linear feet (LF) of the path located on Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) property (West Campus: 185 LF. East Campus: 375 LF). The Project will address community needs to improve safety by transforming this high-speed urban highway (formerly State Route 225) into a neighborhood-serving street by providing safe, high-quality pedestrian and bike facilities to improve mobility and connectivity to schools, parks, neighborhood services, employment, and retail. The Project is part of the 30-mile long regional Coastal Bike Route (Ventura to University of California Santa Barbara). New traffic signal locations with high visibility crosswalks: Intersection of Cliff Drive and Camino Calma; Mid-block between Camino Calma and Meigs Road (within the commercial corridor); the SBCC West Campus entrance; and the SBCC East Campus entrance. New high visibility crosswalks and safety enhancements: Mesa Lane; Fellowship Road; Oliver Road; Camino Calma; Mid-block between Camino Calma and Meigs Road (within the commercial corridor); Salida Del Sol; Santa Cruz Boulevard; Terrace Road / San Rafael Avenue; La Marina Drive; Oceano Drive; SBCC West Campus; SBCC East Campus; and Rancheria Street. There are 322 existing street trees, comprised of 62 native and 260 non-native trees within the Project corridor. Of the 322 existing street trees within the Project corridor, a total of 23 non-native trees within the public ROW are proposed to be removed. It is a Project goal to design around and retain as many of the existing street trees as feasible within the Project corridor. The trees proposed for removal conflict with the proposed new path and sidewalk. 70 new street trees with be planted. The City Parks and Recreation Commission approved the proposed tree removals, planting 70 (minimum) new street trees, and approved a street tree master plan species designation list recommending eleven tree species for the Project corridor.