Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

There is no place like home. Escrow closed for SBCAG's interregional transit facility in the City of Goleta Government, the former site of Student Transportation of America. The property will serve SBCAG’s Clean Air Express and Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) Coastal Express and accommodate the maintenance, operations, and storage of equipment. In 30 years of service, the Clean Air Express has never had a place it could call home, said Marjie Kirn, executiv...e director of SBCAG. Instead of finding various locations to park and store equipment along Camino del Remedio in Santa Barbara, we can now centralize the operation, improve public transit service and support a zero-emission future. Read more, https://bit.ly/3qkL9BU

The June SBCAG Board of Directors meeting is happening Thursday, June 17. The meeting starts at 10 a.m., please join us, virtually! SBCAG is diligently working to re-open public hearings for in-person testimony at county facilities when full participation of the public is possible. Until then, there are several options to be engaged, please refer to the agenda for more details on how to participate virtually. Agenda link https://bit.ly/3gsV5oE... Items on the agenda, include: Public hearing on DRAFT plan for Connected 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy and corresponding Environmental Impact Report. State Legislative Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Presentation Highway 166/Black Road Project Update Discussion on the selection process to fill a vacancy on the Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee See more

Happening tonight - Thursday, May 27.

We are live near Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria celebrating the start of construction on Highway 101: Padaro project. A special tribute to the US Armed Forces in advance of Memorial Day. More project info at www.sbroads.com Caltrans Central Coast (District 5)

The May SBCAG Board of Directors meeting is happening tomorrow, Thursday, May 20. The meeting starts at 10 a.m., please join us, virtually! Agenda link https://bit.ly/3wikMON Items on the agenda, include:... Special presentation from Association of Monterey Bay Area of Governments on one-time state planning grants to accelerate housing production and facilitate the implementation of Regional Housing Needs Allocation. Public hearing on proposed Measure A funded transportation projects to happen over the next five years. Highway 101 project update. See more

The second and final virtual public meeting on San Luis Obispo Council of Governments - slocog.org Coast Rail Corridor Study is at 5p.m. on Tuesday, May 18 (tomorrow night). Over the last year opportunities to expand intercity rail and bus connectivity on the central coast have been explored. What happens next... Well, tomorrow's meeting will provide a study update, highlight the DRAFT Intercity and Commuter rail plans and seek final input. Register on the study's website: https://www.coastrailstudy.com/engage/

ICYMI - CycleMAYnia spotlighted on this week's Downtown Business Spotlight with Santa Barbara Independent and Downtown Santa Barbara

Your Highway 101 Carpinteria to Santa Barbara project biweekly construction update for May 2 to 15 is available at: https://bit.ly/2PLNiZD This update provides the latest construction activities for the Summerland, Padaro, and Carpinteria segments. Please remember, this is an active construction zone and the speed limit is reduced to 55 mph for safety in the corridor. In this update, we are sharing that the southbound lanes near North Padaro will be shifted toward the outside... shoulder to allow for median work and to prepare for the upcoming Padaro segment. Please expect to see and experience changes to safety barriers and lane striping. Sheffield Drive Interchange: work continues on the retaining walls and bridge span - photo features the superstructure of rebar placement in preparation for a concrete pour. After crews allow concrete to cure, they will stress test the new bridge deck. Occasionally, the project team sends revisions to these updates, make sure you have the latest information by signing up to receive them directly in your email inbox at www.SBROADS.com.

Don't get caught in the dark! The annual Fall bike safety campaign is underway, put on by SBCAG Traffic Solutions community partner's Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition and COAST Santa Barbara in recognition of our shorter daylight hours. These organizations offered rechargeable lightsand youth helmetsat low cost on State Street in Downtown Santa Barbara yesterday. More distributions are planned in the South Coast and North County, find out more at SBBIKE.org or visit their social media pages. Take advantage of these fall safety events that offer essential equipment for all residents to confidently and responsibly enjoy bicycling on our local streets and neighborhoods. Nice coverage by KEYT News Channel 3-12: https://keyt.com//time-change-increases-need-for-bike-lig/

Join us virtually. SBCAG Board of Directors meeting will take place on Nov 19, at 10 a.m. Agenda is available: https://bit.ly/392qITE Key highlights on agenda: +Presentation on the DRAFT Transportation Emergency Preparedness Plan for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties developed in partnership with Ventura County Transportation Commission... +Recommendation of a Central Coast candidate from Santa Barbara County, Luz Reyes-Martin, for consideration of appointment to the California Transportation Commission +Approval of a Transit-Oriented Development (Infill Development with Enhance Transit Strategy) as the preferred sustainable planning scenario for Santa Barbara County, a part of the 2040 regional transportation plan to help meet regional greenhouse gas reduction targets. This encourages city and county local planning and development efforts to focus on increasing residential and commercial land use within existing transit corridors. + Measure A Strategic Plan, second reading to amend the Measure A investment plan and ordinance to provide flexibility in the South Coast Transit Capital Program for funding to Santa Barbara MTD to be used for operations.

Modernizing public transit services >>> we are pleased to share by mid-December we are on track to install devices on select Clean Air Express buses to offer customers the option to pay fares electronically while onboard the bus. We are looking for volunteers to help test this system before it is officially rolled out to customers in early 2021. If you are interested, please send an email to [email protected]. Thanks to a partnership with the California State Tran...sportation Agency, devices are scheduled to be installed to allow riders to tap their credit card, phone, or smartwatch to pay for their ride (without having to use a traditional transit pass). The Clean Air Express commuter bus service is a weekday commuter bus program serving residents of Lompoc, Santa Maria, Buellton, Solvang, and adjacent unincorporated areas commuting to Goleta and Santa Barbara. The Clean Air Express is managed by SBCAG and is fully funded by Measure A, Santa Barbara County's local transportation sales tax measure.

Your Highway 101 Carpinteria to Santa Barbara construction update for the weeks of November 15 to December 5 is available at: https://bit.ly/3lwdu51 As we experience lighter traffic volume due to more limited travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we remind everyone traveling through the construction zone to remember to slow down. The speed limit is reduced to 55 mph in these areas. Please note this is a three-week update (opposed to biweekly) in observance of Thanksgi...ving. Occasionally, there are revisions sent out for these updates, make sure you have the latest updates by signing up to receive them directly via email at www.SBROADS.com Caltrans Central Coast (District 5)

Today is election day. Those on the south coast check out Santa Barbara MTD facebook page >>> bus routes that get you within a block of all South County ballot drop boxes and polling locations (Fare free). Information from Santa Barbara County shared below and at SBCVOTE.com