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Re: New Bike Lane Runs Along Cota Street

Frank_Peters — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:59:28 -0000

Haley bike lane

Re: New Bike Lane Runs Along Cota Street

Frank_Peters — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:58:48 -0000

take the Haley St bike lane to head east

Re: Goleta Council Rejects 2nd Attempt for General Plan Amendment for Gas Station

Frank_Peters — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 11:02:56 -0000

Never met a traffic study I trusted...

Re: Bucking the Party Line, Former Rep. Lois Capps Endorses Hal Conklin for Santa Barbara Mayor

Frank_Peters — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:46:51 -0000

Dog-whistle to NIMBYs:
"He vows to return the decisions to the community and steer city policy away from a top-down, heavy-handed, bureaucratic focus."

We'll never get anything done.

Re: BizHawk: Sparkling New Zealand Water Company Launches in Santa Barbara

Frank_Peters — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:03:19 -0000

Impact Hub goes Green?
They burn wood at their facility for Wednesday night pizza, a totally unnecessary activity which produces PM2.5, the small particles in woodsmoke, a Group 1 carcinogen according to WHO, so they're poisoning their members and their neighbors. Plus, they know it's toxic, but continue because it's fun.
Delusional, not Green.

Re: Enos Ranch Development in Santa Maria Bringing Business Boom With It

Frank_Peters — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:29:43 -0000

Santa Maria, what a great 1990's development plan!

Here in the future we've learned that big box stores don't really deliver the economic miracle you're banking on. And those giant parking lots surrounding all these new mall stores, sorry to tell you, but you're creating a transportation nightmare – you'll be wedded to the automobile just as the rest of us move via bicycles and autonomous cars. But in the short-term you'll enjoy lots of mind-numbing minimum wage jobs at national brand stores that ship their profits somewhere genuinely prosperous. What a shame. You only had to look as far as SB's Paseo Nuevo to see your future – retail's in a slump. Maybe you'll buck this nationwide trend, but more likely you're adding more misery to your economic future.

Re: Noozhawk Asks: How Much Money Could Santa Barbara County Make if Offshore Drilling Was Expanded? | Noozhawk Asks: Information + Inspiration for Santa Barbara County - Noozhawk.com

Frank_Peters — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:37:36 -0000

Those Kentucky coal mines used to pay fat taxes, too, and they're not coming back either – it's called economics.

Look at today's price of oil futures – it makes offshore drilling unprofitable. Instead of all this wishful thinking about a return to the good ole days and red v. blue, wake up to the fact that renewable energy sources are the future of our energy economy.

Re: Classic Cars Roll into Santa Barbara for State Street Nationals Premier Car Show

Frank_Peters — Mon, 22 May 2017 12:02:15 -0000

I wish State Street was closed to traffic every Sunday...

Re: Karen Telleen-Lawton: Bikes and Rolling Stops | Homes & Lifestyle - Noozhawk.com

Frank_Peters — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:48:41 -0000

I just moved here 6 months ago from Portland. When I first moved there I had to learn new bike riding behaviors – I'd approach an intersection and would be surprised to discover – the motorists expected me to continue through! Because everyone (almost) rides a bike in Portland, I just happen to encounter them while they were driving, so they knew that maintaining my 5mph momentum mattered. It was a great courtesy, yet I knew I had to forget this when I moved here.

Be like a Portland motorist, cut the cyclist some slack.

Re: Carpinteria Creates Car-Free Zone for Inaugural Open Streets Festival

Frank_Peters — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:56:59 -0000

Hope they do it again next year!

Re: BizHawk: The Little Door Wants to Create Romantic Vibes in Downtown Santa Barbara

Frank_Peters — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:20:18 -0000

Love the Little Door venue, but they're getting complaints from their neighbors for their wood-burning oven. Wood smoke is toxic. Fortunately for us, their neighbors are Santa Barbara County Planning or else nothing would be done. As it stands now, Little Door only burns at night when county employees are gone. Do the right thing Little Door – convert that oven to cleaner burning gas, so we can all breathe easier.

Re: Arlington Village Apartments Developers Eye Hotel Rooms for a Third of Project’s Units

Frank_Peters — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 10:16:14 -0000

Yeah, only you know. Funny.

Re: Arlington Village Apartments Developers Eye Hotel Rooms for a Third of Project’s Units

Frank_Peters — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 10:15:17 -0000

Forget parking – we need the housing stock. There are plenty of hotel units coming online.

Re: Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle In Crosswalk Near Santa Barbara City College

Frank_Peters — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:46:10 -0000

Jeez, a little victim blaming in this story!
Headphones make it his problem? She was obviously not driving safely.

Re: Santa Barbara’s State Street Sees Uptick in Vacancies Amid Changing Retail and Consumer Landscape

Frank_Peters — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:26:00 -0000

Greedy landlords, vagrants, government red tape? No, these aren't the problem.

Paseo Nuevo and its blight of national brand stores: Lucky Brand jeans, Victoria Secrets, Brookstone and Banana Republic – You over-built PN to lure these economic leeches that stifle local competitors and ship their profits to faraway headquarters.

Re: Caltrans Presents Revised EIR for Highway 101 Widening Project

Frank_Peters — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:19:23 -0000

Most likely the project will end up like the $1.6B 405 project – over budget with little impact on congestion: http://www.nytimes.com/2016...

Re: Karen Telleen-Lawton: Cruise Lines Sailing Off Santa Barbara Rate Law on Environment

Frank_Peters — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:24:25 -0000

Cruise ships aren't sustainable. They're poisoning our environment so tourists can rent electric bikes and buy t-shirts in Paseo Nuevo. It's a lousy deal.

Re: Jim Langley: The Eternality of God Homes & Lifestyle - Noozhawk.com

Frank_Peters — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:04:42 -0000

I named my router airZeus

Re: Randy Alcorn: Why Is Illegal Immigration Not Illegal?

Frank_Peters — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:57:55 -0000

Feels like I'm back in Orange County, lots of nasty comments. Thanks Noozhawk for stimulating this hateful banter

Re: Randy Alcorn: Why Is Illegal Immigration Not Illegal?

Frank_Peters — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:44:53 -0000

Yes, you've really struck a nerve here.
Mean-spirited some might say – fits poorly with the Holiday sentiments we all hold so dear

Re: Oregon Local News - Building boom, baby boom collide in the Pearl

Frank_Peters — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:58:18 -0000

While everyone focuses on the noise, check out the map to see the proximity to the 405 Fwy. These kinder kids are exposed to high levels of particulate matter in the form of diesel soot. We aren't sure of the long-term impact of noise, but we are from diesel.

Re: Streets near OSU-Cascades clogged with parked cars; Campus officials encourage transportation alternatives

Frank_Peters — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:53:51 -0000

Bend, you're not growing smart.

You're like any city in the 1970's – building for cars. You have such promise, but the automobile will be your demise.

Boulder learned long ago – you can't build your way out of congestion.

Re: Crook County rejects PAC’s resource plan; County leaders suggest resource group rework plan and try again

Frank_Peters — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:20:47 -0000

They want local control for what exactly? Besides the "sustainable healthy forest" smokescreen?

Re: Fireplace replacement rebates snapped up in a day

Frank_Peters — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:24:06 -0000

Sharing this story widely...

Re: Auto showroom going up in Bend; New Kendall building expected to be completed by January

Frank_Peters — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:50:43 -0000

Just what Bend needs – more cars