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August 28, 2025
Council Memorandum
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Honorable Mayor Blackburn and Members of the City Council
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Sheila Cobian, Assistant City ManagerJ:>~ Via:
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Memo ID# 2025048
Re: Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program Projects Update (Districts -All)
This memorandum provides the status of seven residential streets being considered for Phase II
of the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program (CRTMP) while staff are concurrently
revising the CRTMP, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Background
The CRTMP was developed in 2001, and subsequently revised in 2011, to address safety and
speeding concerns on residential streets. It is an ongoing program and is initiated when staff
receive a complaint or concern about speeding on residential streets.
The CRTMP is a three-phased program that offers traffic calming solutions in a phased approach.
Phase I:
Using less intrusive measures, the program focuses on education, enforcement and engineering
strategies:
• Police presence and enforcement
• Engineering tools such as speed limit signs, warning signs, pavement legends and
temporary speed feedback signs
Phase II:
If Phase I tools are found to be insufficient and the speed of the street is measured to be 32 miles
per hour (mph) or higher, staff will develop a plan that addresses resident concerns using cost-
effective traffic calming tools suggested in the CRTMP .
Community support of the proposed plan by mail survey is required to move the project to
implementation.
Phase Ill:
If the implemented Phase II solutions do not adequately address the reported issues, residents
can request Phase Ill of the CRTMP . Phase Ill utilizes more complex traffic calming strategies to
address speeding concerns.
Public Works Branch
Transportation Department
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August 28, 2025
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Phase Ill of the CRTMP has not been initiated or implemented on any street in the city since the
CRTMP's adoption. This has been due to the effectiveness and success of the traffic calming
measures utilized in Phase II.
Discussion
There are seven residential streets that are being considered for CRTMP Phase II. Four of the
streets have a measured critical speed at/or exceeding the 32-mph threshold for CRTMP Phase II,
and the other three streets have a measured critical speed lower than the 32-mph threshold but
have been granted an exception by the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission (TS&MC) to be
eligible for CRTMP Phase II, as shown in Table 1.
Among the seven residential streets, Unicornio Street is the only street that has started the
Phase II process. Staff held a neighborhood meeting with the residents of Unicornio Street in
April 2025 and finalized a traffic calming plan with two speed cushions to address residents'
speeding concerns. The residents have supported the proposed traffic calming plan as measured
by a mail survey. The other six streets on the list have not moved to the Phase II process yet.
Concurrently, staff have been working on updating the CRTMP to better reflect the latest
industry practices and balance the needs for traffic safety, emergency response and enforcement
efforts.
Staff's proposed actions for the seven residential streets being considered for Phase II of the
CRTMP are provided in Table 1.
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August 28, 2025
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Table 1-Proposed Action & Status of Streets Being Considered for CRTMP Phase II
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Do not move forward with
1 Park Drive * Monroe Street to 1 27 mph CRTMP Phase II based on
Westhaven Drive measured speeds and impact
on emergency response
Carlsbad Village Reevaluate after City Council
2 Celinda Drive Drive to Chestnut 1 33 mph adoption of the CRTM P
Avenue Update, planned for later this
year
Edinburgh Drive Do not move forward with
CRTMP Phase II based on 3 Glasgow Drive* to southern 2 27 mph measured speeds and impact terminus on emergency response
Carlsbad Village Do not move forward with
4 Pontiac Drive Drive to Spokane 2 34mph CRTMP Phase II due to impact
Way on emergency response
El Fuerte Street Move forward with
5 Unicornio Street to Rancho Cortes 3 32 mph implementation of two speed
cushions
Anillo Way_-
Leva nte St to La
Gran Via Reevaluate after City Council Anillo Way/ La Gran Via -
6 La Gran Via/ Anillo Way to 4 30 mph adoption of the CRTM P
Madrilena Way* Levante St Update, planned for later this
Madrilena Way_ -year
Anillo Way to La
Gran Via
Reevaluate after City Council
7 Esfera Street Cadencia Street 4 34mph adoption of the CRTMP
to Fosca Street Update, planned for later this
year
Note:
*Street has been granted an exception by the TS&MC to be eligible for CRTMP Phase II
Next Steps
Staff plan to present the proposed CRTMP 2025 Update to the Traffic Safety & Mobility
Commission in October 2025 for feedback and recommendations and subsequently to the City
Council for consideration and adoption.
Staff will prepare the design plans and construction package for the implementation of two
speed cushions on Unicornio Street. Sufficient funds are available for this project.
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August 28, 2025
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cc: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager
Cindie McMahon, City Attorney
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Christie Calderwood, Police Chief
Michael Calderwood, Fire Chief
Nick Ordille, Assistant Fire Chief
Reid Shipley, Assistant Police Chief
Tim Lyons, Assistant City Attorney
Tom Frank, Transportation Director/City Engineer
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Amy Ventetuolo, Communication & Engagement Director
Darcy Davidson, Fire Marshal
Jason Arnotti, Lieutenant
Hossein Ajideh, Engineering Manager
John Kim, City Traffic Engineer
Nathan Schmidt, Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
Miriam Jim, Senior Engineer