Community members have another opportunity to provide feedback on plans for new sidewalks, buffered bike lanes and crosswalks for sections of Avenida Encinas when it returns to the Traffic & Mobility Commission on Monday, June 6.

Due to a technical problem with noticing, all items on which a vote was taken from the May Traffic & Mobility Commission agenda, including the Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and pedestrian improvements project, will be placed on the June 6 agenda for additional input.

The mobility improvements on Avenida Encinas are part of a nearly 2.5-mile segment of the Coastal Rail Trail throughout southern Carlsbad. Caltrans has awarded the city a $1.77 million grant to help pay for work. 

Feedback on the proposed designs along the southernmost part of Avenida Encinas, from the Poinsettia Coaster Station to Carlsbad Boulevard, can be given to the Traffic & Mobility Commission:

In person, Monday, June 6, 4 p.m. City Hall
Or via email at traffic@carlsbadca.gov.

Details on how to comment

What if I already gave feedback? Do I have to do it again?
Comments already submitted during the May meeting have been documented and do not need to be re-submitted.

What's proposed?
Grant funds are proposed for improvements including: 

• New Class II buffered bike lanes, delineated by pavement striping and signs
• Conflict points delineated by green paint
• New pedestrian improvements and ramps for safety and enhanced mobility
• Slowing down traffic by realigning driving lanes between Poinsettia Lane and Carlsbad Boulevard
• Intersection improvements and high-visibility intersection crosswalks along Avenida Encinas at:
• Poinsettia Lane
• Portage Way
• Dory Lane
• Carlsbad Boulevard
• Enhanced mid-block pedestrian crossings along Avenida Encinas at:
• Poinsettia coaster station driveway
• San Carlos Street

Avenida Encinas as part of the Coastal Rail Trail
The Coastal Rail Trail was initially planned in the 1990s as a continuous bicycle route that would run along the railroad tracks from downtown San Diego to Oceanside. According to SANDAG, logistics, costs and environmental concerns since its original planning have forced some areas of the route away from the tracks and onto side streets such as Avenida Encinas.

Using Avenida Encinas as part of the Coastal Rail Trail supports the city’s goals to design roads that can safely accommodate all modes of travel and improve access and connectivity.