Downtown Santa Barbara is getting a makeover. On Monday, the city began removing outdoor dining “parklets” from the 500 block of State Street to make way for new “pedlets.”
“All patio seating, instead of where we used to be out on the street, it’s just going to be right here on the sidewalk now,” explains Sandbar General Manager Brandon Stillo. “I’m excited to see what’s going to happen and how it’s going to work out. The parklets worked really well and hopefully this works better.”
According to the city, the eight-foot wide pedlets will run along both sides of State Street between Haley Street and Cota Street, costing $590,000…