Going up and down State Street just got a lot easier! The new State Street Loop pilot program has brought golf carts as a new way to trolley from place to place. It’s a six-month pilot program implemented by the City of Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Friends of State Street in mid-May, meant to offer free and accessible transportation along State Street. And what better way to try out the loop than to map out a quick wine tour on State?
One afternoon, some friends and I put the new system to the test, looking to try out four different wine stops along State Street by using the golf carts as a way to travel up and down the road.
The program consists of a fleet of three golf carts, two of which seat five passengers and a third that is ADA-accessible and can seat a wheelchair and three other passengers. The golf carts run Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 7 p.m. and cycle through the 11 stops along State Street…