The Pavement Paradox: Why Narrowing Roads Might be the Secret to Mobility

In this episode of the Science, Solutions, Santa Cruz podcast, Host Jonathan Hicken, Executive Director of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center and Matt Miller, Director of Mobility Transformation at Ecology Action, discuss Santa Cruz’s unique mobility challenges and the Complete Streets Initiative as a plan to prioritize people over pavement. From the total makeover of Bay Street to new designs in Capitola, this conversation examines a future where streets function less like speedways and more like shared community spaces.