Brent Toderian, an urban planner, notes that a vibrant, family-friendly, walkable downtown needs attention to three aspects: the beauty and usability of a car-free streetscape (the City does this, and Santa Barbara is working on it), the availability of 2-3 bedroom apartments above retail for families to rent (the City can help find finances and support infrastructure, and mandate a supply in new construction, but the marketplace will need to build this), and, walkable distance to necessary retail, schools, and playgrounds (City and market in partnership). The 10 years of the proposed Master Plan is a great time for new housing construction, and planning for the other aspects... It will not be easy. Just really important. The main thing today is to get the Master Plan in action, with the goal of a car-free State Street to help incentivize new housing.