Why this matters
Residents have pushed for traffic improvements in the area, and are now seeing results.
Carlsbad residents hope that their streets just got a little bit safer after the City Council approved sweeping safety measures at a September meeting.
From the Documenters
This story came in part from notes taken by Maya Flores, a San Diego Documenter, at a Carlsbad City Council meeting earlier this month. The Documenters program, run by inewsource, trains and pays community members to document what happens at public meetings. Read more about the program here.
The city will add all-way stop signs at four intersections, 43 new “high-visibility” crosswalks, one raised crosswalk, six flashing signs that alert drivers when people are crossing the street and a traffic circle.
The improvements came after the City Council voted to approve one of two plans proposed by Tom Frank, the city’s transportation director and engineer, at its Sept. 9 meeting. The traffic circle was approved at the July 29 meeting.
“Our goal was to address the multiple needs of the community while balancing the priorities associated with engineering, enforcement and emergency response consideration,” Frank said.
The second plan at the September meeting, which included three more stop signs, had significant public support at the meeting.
City staff favored the first option, which the council ultimately adopted with an amendment of one more stop sign at Roosevelt Street and Chestnut Avenue.
To keep track of the traffic safety updates, visit Carlsbad’s website.
