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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-06-14; City Council; 9475; La Costa AV restriping & parking restriction,B#- ITG. 06/14/88 1EPT.w- RECOMMENDED ACTION: TITLE: RESTRIPING A PORTION OF LA COSTA AVENUE AND RESTRICTING PARKING The Traffic Safety Commission recommends that a portion of La Costa Avenue be restriped by the addition of a continuous two- way left-turn lane and to remove parallel parking adjacent to the curb and gutter between the Von's entrance and Calle Madero. dMbcL4Lw NS- a/. TEM EXPLANATION: Staff received several letters requesting that traffic safety on La Costa Avenue be improved by the addition of a continuous two-way left-turn lane (2WLTL) beginning at the Von's entrance and continuing easterly to Calle Madero. La Costa Avenue is designated as a Secondary Arterial on the Circulation Element of the General Plan and carries high speed, high volumes of traffic. Three (3) accidents within the past two (2) years were associated with vehicles stopped in the Number 1 lane and being rear-ended while waiting to turn left. The City of Carlsbad Utilities and Maintenance Department has scheduled a chip seal on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe Rad, tentatively scheduled to begin in July. All existing striping will be obliterated by the chip seal and new replacement striping will be required, regardless of if a new striping pattern is installed or not. Changing the striping configuration on La Costa Avenue between the referenced limits was discussed at the March 7 and April 4, 1988 meetings of the Traffic Safety Commission. Merits of each of the five (5) different alternatives were presented and discussed. Traffic lanes and combination parking/bike lane vary in width between the subject limits. This non-uniform striping results in some areas having a bike lane and no parking while other areas have non-standard ten (10)-foot wide combination parking/bike lanes. Traffic lane widths vary in size from eleven (11) to approximately twenty (20) feet depending upon the striping configuration adjacent to the curb and gutter. Due to the 64-fOOt curb to curb width of La Costa Avenue it is not physically possible to stripe four (4) eleven-foot traffic lanes, two (2) five-foot bike lanes, an eight-foot parking lane and a ten-foot continuous two-way left-turn lane (2WLTL). To provide for overall traffic safety along La Costa Avenue, the Traffic Safety Commission voted 3-2 to recommend a continuous two-way left-turn lane and to remove parallel parking adjacent to the curb and gutter. The recommended alternative was designated as Alternative No. 3 at the Commission meeting. PAGE TWO OF AB# 94 75 Other alternatives discussed at the Commission are indicated on Exhibit 2. Alternative No. 1, not shown, is a Do Nothing alternate, which would leave the striping pattern on La Costa Avenue as it currently exists. Although each alternative has various advantages and disadvantages, none can provide the three (3) striping features requested with four (4) traffic lanes - parking lane, bike lanes and continuous two-way left-turn. Any two (2) of the striping features would be possible, but not all three. FISCAL IMPACT No additional fiscal impact will result by the striping recommendation. EXHIBITS : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Location Map Striping Alternatives Ordinance No. AIS- a! amending the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code to designate "NO PARKING" on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madero. Minutes from March 7, 1988 Traffic Safety Commission meeting. Minutes from April 4, 1988 Traffic Safety Commission meeting . March 7, 1988 Traffic Safety Commission report. April 4, 1988 Traffic Safety Commission report. LOCATION MA2 PROPOSED 2-WAY LEFT TURN LANE (LIMITS) N.T.S. PROJECT NAME: LA COSTA AVENUE - PROPOSED 2-WAY LEFT TURN LANE from Commercial Area to Calle Madero EXHIBIT a' LEFT TURN PROI-,. -,TED EMERGENCY PARKING I I I 11' i I i I I I I 11' I I I I 11' 11' ALTERNATIVE 2 LEFT TURN OK PARKING ON 1 SIDE a' 5 I I I 12' I 11' I I I 1 1 i I 11' I 12' i I I I ALTERNATIVE 4 5 - Phi IKING PROHIBITED >WAY LEFT TURN LANE I I I 11' I 11' I ALTERNATIVE 3 BICYCLES PROHIBITED PARKING ON 1 SIDE I 1 I 21' I 11' I I I ALTERNATIVE 5 5 - EXHIBIT 2 c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. NS-21 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.40 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 10.40.067 TO DECLARE A "NO PARKING" ZONE ON THE NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY SIDES OF LA COSTA AVENUE FROM EL CAMINO REAL TO CALLE The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 10.40.067 to read as follows: "10.40.067 Parking Restricted on La Costa Avenue. There will be no parking on the northerly and southerly sides of La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madero." EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days of its adoption. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1E! 19 2c 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council held the day of , 1988, and thereafter, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the , 1988 , Carlsbad City Council held on the day of by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES : ABSENT: CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor ATTEST: ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk (SEAL) MINUTES Meeting of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Time of Meeting: 3:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: March 7, 1988 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers !\ COMMISSIONERS CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Erwin called the Meeting to order at 3:Ol p.m. ROLL CALL: Present -- Chairman Erwin, Commissioners Fuller, Herring and Melideo. Absent -- Commissioner O'Day. Staff Members Present: Bob gohnson, Principal Civil Engineer Mike Shirey, Engineering Tech I1 Officer Shipley, Police Department APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting held February 1, 1988, were approved as amended to show the following addition to Item A: On the warrants on Chatham and Elm, all warrants were met, except the designated safe route. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: No one was present to speak before the Commission. OLD BUSINESS: Bob 3ohnson reported that several months ago the Pedestrian Action Plan was discussed. This item went to Council last week with the recommendations, and Council directed this to come back to the Traffic Safety Commission to implement a Pedestrian Action Plan. Mr. 3ohnson stated that staff would be working on that Plan. NEW BUSINESS: A. La Costa Avenue - request to establish a two-way left- turn lane and remove parking from the comercia1 area easterly to Calle Madera. Bob 3ohnson gave the staff report as contained in the Commission report, stating there would be an opportunity to change the striping on La Costa Avenue this summer, as Utilities/Maintenance plans to chip seal from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe. This will extend the life of the asphalt an additional five years, and once the chip seal is installed, the striping would be obliterated, necessitating re-striping, whether or not this is in the existing configuration or changed. Before that time, the striping would have to be sand-blasted to be removed. Slurry seal could be used, but the striping would come through. The only effective way to change the striping would be to overlay the road or install chip seal, as scheduled for summer. Mike Shirey narrated a slide presentation showing the present striping on La Costa Avenue, the sight distances, the parking areas and bike lanes. Bob lohnson continued the staff report, using a wall chart to show a map of La Costa Avenue in this area. He referred to the traffic counts included in the packet and stated most of the accidents in this area are caused by rear-ending and sideswiping. ~ Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo MINUTES March 7, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 2 COMM~SS~ONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Mr. 3ohnson gave the four Alternatives suggested, as follows: Alternative No. 1 - Do nothing and allow striping to remain the same. Alternative No. 2 - Left turns on La Costa would be prohibited by striping a double, double yellow centerline: four traffic lanes would be provided, with an 8-foot emergency parking/bike lane on both sides. Parallel parking would be prohibited. Alternative No. 3 - A continuous two-way left turn lane ten feet wide would be installed, with four lanes of traffic and two five-foot bike lanes; parallel parking would be removed. Alternative No. 4 - Parallel parking would be allowed on the northerly side of La Costa Avenue; one eight-foot parallel parking lane would be provided and a five-foot bike lane. There would be two twelve-foot traffic lanes and two eleven-foot lanes; with one five-foot bike lane on the southerly side of the road. In summary, Mr. Johnson stated the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recomnended at the time of the installation of the chip seal on La Costa Avenue, a continuous two-way left turn lane be striped and parallel parking removed. east of the comnercial area on La Costa Avenue esterly to the existing two-way left-turn lane at Calle Madera. Chairman Erwin opened the meeting for public comment at 3:32 p.m. 3im Comunale, 2712 La Costa Avenue, stated he lived in the buffer zone area, and without a buffer zone, it would be impossible to back out of their driveway. The traffic is so fast on La Costa Avenue, that the buffer zone is necessary for the residents to retreat into to wait until it is safe to pull into the traffic lane. Mr. Comunale felt the left turns were not as dangerous as the pulling out of the driveways. for Alternative No. 4 or no change at all. Henry Grether, 2508 La Costa Avenue, stated his appreciation for the concern of the Traffic Safety Commission, but the cars on La Costa Avenue are not traveling 45 miles per hour; they are traveling 60 or 65. That speed causes the problems, and it is extremely difficult to back out into the traffic. Mr. Grether said the sidewalks are narrow on the north side of the street, with street lamps in the middle of the walk. necessitates people stepping out into the street into the bike lane. It is even dangerous to try to get the mail out of the mailboxes. Mr. Grether's preference was for parking on the north side and left turns allowed. This would be from a point immediately He stated his preference This \ \ \ MI N UT~S mrch 7, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 3 COMM~SS~ONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) 3ane Grether, 2508 La Costa Avenue, told of a car accident on La Costa Avenue, where her car was rear-ended while she was waiting to turn into their driveway. She felt the speed limit needed to be lowered to slow the traffic. Mrs. Grether stated her preference for a buffer area to back out of the driveways, but felt it was not fair to eliminate the parking. She favored Alternative No. 4, and felt the parking was the most critical issue. John Mosele, 2722 La Costa Avenue, reiterated there are no residences on the south side of La Costa Avenue in this area, has one entrance there. He stated he uses the buffer zone to back out into the traffic, and supported Alternative No. 4. the speed was the problem. Maury Goosenberg, 2404 La Costa Avenue, stated that to remove the parking would be a tremendous burden. Alternative No. 4 would be better, as it would provide for parking and allow left turns. Maggie Long, 2931C La Costa Avenue, a resident at Marbella Condos, stated there are 58 families living in those condos who need to turn into that driveway. Ms. Long drives from the east in the evening, and stated that it is extremely dangerous to try to turn left into their driveway, partly because of the sun setting and blinding drivers, and also because of the speed of the cars traveling east. Ms. Long stated she was willing to lose the parking on the south side of the street to allow the residents on the north side to have parking. supported Alternative No. 3, stating she has no option to be able to go to La Costa Avenue and El Camino Real to make a U-turn, as they are prohibited there. Mardelle Mosele, 2722 La Costa Avenue, stated La Costa Avenue is not a uniform street, and she felt a solution that was not a uniform one would Chairman Erwin closed the public comment portion at 4:11 p.m. In answer to Commission query as to whether there could be mixed striping in that area, Bob Johnson replied there is a mixture there now, and there could be different combinations. Commissioner Melideo inquired whether Alternative No. 3 and No. 4 could be mixed together, using Alternative No. 4 after the corner, and in some way compromise. Commissioner Herring asked whether the bike lanes had to stay, and suggested eliminating them: adding that space to the north side for a buffer zone, and have the continuous two-way left-turn lane. Chairman Erwin asked Ms. Long whether she could see to exit the condo driveway if the bike lane were eliminated. She stated that would be the lesser of two evils. with the exception of the condominium complex that He felt the number of cars was not the problem-- He felt She be more proper. \ \ MINUTtS March 7, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 4 COMM~SS~ONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Commissioner Herring made a motion to eliminate the bike lanes; approving Alternative No. 3, but instead of the five- foot bike lane on the south side of La Costa Avenue, add that to the north side for a buffer zone/parking lane of ten feet; remove the designation of a "bike lane" on La Costa Avenue. Commissioner Fuller seconded the motion. The motion was withdrawn, with the consent of the second. Traffic Safety Commission directed staff to study the alternative of eliminating bike lanes on this stretch of road from the commercial area to Calle Madera; have a ten- foot buffer zonefparking lane on the north side of the street, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane. Staff is to determine what problems this might cause and return with a recomnendation. B. Majorie Lane - Request to establish a NO PARKING zone. Bob Johnson gave the staff report as contained in the Commission Report, stating the two-hour parking restriction had not solved the parking problem on Majorie Lane. Chairman Erwin inquired whether the 7:OO a.m. to 4:OO p.m. no parking would be discriminating and staff will study that. Chairman Erwin opened the meeting for public comment at 4:39 p.m. William Poole, 1885 Chestnut, addressed the Commission, stating the two-hour parking restriction could not be enforced, and the majority of the homeowners in that area were present today. There are seven homes on the cul-de- sac, and four of those owners are present today, and all agree to accept the elimination of parking at all times. Mr. Poole showed photographs of the parking and violations, as well as the trash deposited by the students. Ernest kjia, 1845 Chestnut, stated he was in favor of no parking at any time, and hoped this would eliminate the necessity of picking up the trash that the students deposit on the lawns. Vernon Holbrook, 3614 Marjorie Lane, stated he felt this was a traffic and safety matter, and not a civil matter. With the car racing that occurs on the cul-de-sac, Mr. Holbrook stated he was surprised that no one has been killed or maimed. Mr. Holbrook added that when the 7:OO a.m. to 4:OO p.m. restrictions were in place, the problems ceased. He felt that perhaps that would solve the problem without eliminating parking evenings and weekends for the residents in the area. Sidney Porch, 3557 Monroe Street, Facility Advisor at the High School, sympathized with the residents and added the school would like to work with the residents to solve the problem. He stated ID'S and/or license numbers were necessary to find out the identity of the youngsters causing the problems. He supported the 24-hour ban on parking. Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo h \ I I MINUTES Meeting of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Time of Meeting: 3:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: April 4, 1986 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Erwin called the Meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present -- Chairman Erwin, Commissioners Fuller, Herring and Melideo. Commissioner O'Day arrived at 3:06 p.m. Absent -- None. Staff Members Present: Bob Johnson, Principal Civil Engineer Mike Shirey, Engineering Tech I1 Officer Shipley, Police Department APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting held March 7, 1968, were approved as presented. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: No one was present to speak before the Commission. OLD BUSINESS: Bob 3ohnson reported the Marjorie Lane issue has been scheduled for discussion at City Council on April 12, 1988. In answer to Commission query regarding the Elm/Chatham issue, Mr. Johnson stated that will be before Council due to new information and circumstances. 7 NEW BUSINESS: A. La Costa Avenue - request to establish a two-way left- turn lane and remove parking from a point easterly of the commercial area located easterly of El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madero. Bob Johnson repeated the staff report given last month and contained in the Commission report, stating there would be an opportunity to change the stripinq on La Costa Avenue this summer, as Utilities/Maintenance plans to chip seal from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe. This will extend the life of the asphalt an additional five years, and once the chip seal is installed, the striping would be obliterated, necessitating re-striping. That would be the appropriate time to change the configuration, as before then the striping would have to be sandblasted to be removed. Mr. Johnson explained that staff was directed to consider another Alternative--which was labeled Alternative #5. Transparencies were used to show the original four Alternatives and the new Alternative #5. Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo \ \ MINUTES April 4, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 2 COMM~SS~ONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) The Alternatives presented were: Alternative No. 1 - Do nothing and allow striping to remain the same. Alternative No. 2 - Left turns on La Costa would be prohibited by striping a double, double yellow centerline; four traffic lanes would be provided, with an 8-foot emergency parking/bike lane on both sides. Parallel parking would be prohibited. Alternative No. 3 - A continuous two-way left turn lane ten feet wide would be installed, with four lanes of traffic and two five-foot bike lanes; parallel parking would be removed. Alternative No. 4 - Parallel parking would be allowed on the northerly side of La Costa Avenue; one eight-foot parallel parking lane would be provided and a five-foot bike lane. There would be two twelve-foot traffic lanes and two eleven-foot lanes; with one five-foot bike lane on the southerly side of the road. Alternative No. 5 - A continuous two-way left turn lane on La Costa Avenue with a parking lane on the northerly side of the road as requested by the residents. The bicycle lanes would be eliminated on both sides of the roadway. Mr. Johnson stated the parking lane would not be striped, as some motorists would then mistake that for another traffic lane and drive in the parking lane. Mr. 3ohnson reiterated La Costa Avenue is 64 feet wide, which would not accommodate a left-turn lane, two traffic lanes each way, parking and bike lanes. Removing the bike lanes would require a General Plan Amendment, and the Engineering and Planning Departments could not support that request. Mr. Johnson presented the slides of La Costa Avenue showing the present configuration and concluded his report stating the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee again recommended Alternative 83. Chairman Erwin opened the meeting for Public Comment at 3:29 p.m. Robert Huntoon, 2320A La Costa Avenue, representing the Alta Verte Homeowners Association, encouraged the Commission to provide a left-turn lane as a first consideration, and, if possible, to provide parking. However, the left-turn lane would be the first choice of the Homeowners Board. Mr. Huntoon supported the Police Department in trying to keep the cars traveling on La Costa Avenue at a reasonable speed. Gordy Shields, 1955 Willis Road, El Cajon, representing Califiornia Bike Riders Organization, SDCBC and SANDAG BFC, stated the proposed changes had been reviewed and the organizations were unanimously opposed to eliminating bike lanes on La Costa Avenue. Their choice would be Alternative t3. \ \ \ - M I N u T LS April 4, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 3 COMM~SS~ONERS Nm BUSINESS: (Continued) Andre Williams, 2408 La Costa Avenue, stated there is a serious problem with traffic on La Costa Avenue from east to west. The nature of this street was to be residential and more and more comrcial has appeared, with the result that the residents have been put aside. He commented that stop signs have been placed on Levante to slow the traffic, but La Costa is practically a freeway. Mr. Williams asked where guests would park if the parking were eliminated, and added he felt property values would decline if the parking were eliminated. 3ohn Mosele, 2722 La Costa Avenue, stated there are four traffic lanes and parking and he would like to keep it that way. He said he had looked at the plan for Zone 11, and when that zone is developed, traffic will increase considerably on La Costa Avenue. Mr. Mosele felt that at the time La Costa Avenue has that extra traffic, it will be necessary to provide four full lanes all the way from Rancho Santa Fe Road to El Camino Real. He felt if the parking were eliminated from this stretch of road, that the people to the east of there would be asked to give up their parking in time. dangerous to have no parking there as a buffer for the residents backing out into the street, and also this would necessitate guests parking blocks away on the side streets . 3im Comunale, 2712 La Costa Avenue, reiterated it was almost impossible for residents to back out of their driveways along La Costa Avenue, due to the limited sight distance, even with the buffer zone they now have. He urged the Commission to adopt a plan to retain the buffer zone or parking lane for safety. Mr. Cmnale stated the bike lanes are the least important lanes on the street, as those people are there for recreational purposes, while the residents that live there must go in and out of their homes. compromise, Alternative 55, stating if bike lanes had to be included, then eliminate one lane of traffic. Ted Golden, 460 3ennileah Lane, San Marcos, spoke as owner of the vacant lot adjacent to Mr. Comunale's property. He stated he has put his lot up for sale due to the possibility of losing parking in front of the lot. Mr. Golden concurred that parking is essential. agreed that there is excessive speed on La Costa Avenue, and felt if there must be bike lanes, then one lane of traffic should be eliminated. Mr. Mosele felt it would be very He supported the He also Jane Grether, 2508 La Costa Avenue, said she felt strongly that their lives would be jeopardized without the parking lane. She felt a left turn lane would be nice, but the parking was more important. Mrs. Grether suggested that Levante would be a safer route for bike riders. Henry Grether, 2508 La Costa Avenue, concurred with all the previous comments, adding he felt strongly that a buffer zone was very important, and without a parking lane the street would be more dangerous for residents trying to exit their driveways. \ - - -" MINUTES y April 4, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 4 COMM~SS~ONERS NW BUSINESS: (Continued) P. L. McNutt, 2452 La Costa Avenue, purchased his property in 1975, and La Costa Avenue speed has become faster and faster through the years. He said he felt the average speed in that area is from 50 to 70 m.p.h. this street was not designed to handle the traffic it has, and the speed must be slowed down. Since no one else wished to speak on this item, the Public Comment portion was closed at 3:57 p.m. Commissioner Melideo inquired of staff whether La Costa Avenue was a secondary arterial and they confirmed it was. She added it has had that designation for 19 years that she is aware of and felt the residents on that street should be aware of that designation. Chairman Erwin stated there is a sight problem at the two intersections, Calle Madero and Nuevo Castilla, and five feet is needed as a buffer for people coming out of those two roads. After the intersections, the striping could swing out and go to the parking width, and after Nuevo Castillo, go back to Alternative C3. Commissioner Fuller stated the people trying to turn into the condos on the south side of the street have no way to make a U-turn at El Camino Real in order to come back for a right turn into the driveway. Those people must stop in the number one lane to turn left. Residents east of there can go to a left-turn pocket and make a legal U-turn. felt a left-turn lane in the center was a necessity. There is no way a change in the bike lane designation could be made by July, which is when the road would be chip sealed, and Commissioner Fuller felt the decision should be made prior to that or the chip sealing delayed. In answer to Commission query regarding the possibility of delaying the chip sealing, Bob Johnson stated he did not know whether there might be damage to the street by a delay. Mr. Johnson stated that Levante could not be striped for bike lanes, traffic lanes and parking lanes, as it is a residential street 40 feet wide. Mr. McNutt said He Commissioner Herring stated the bikes are a minor part of the problem, with the major part being people trying to get in and out of their driveways. He also felt those residents should have a place to park guests' cars, and agreed the chip seal should be delayed until this problem is solved. He felt another place should be found for the bike riders, as the center turning lane was ideal and the four traffic lanes were necessary. Commissioner O'Day inquired whether bike riders ,can use any street, and Officer Shipley stated they could. Bob 3ohnson added that bike riders have the same rights and responsibilities as vehicle drivers. \ \ MINUTtS April 4, 1988 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 5 COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Mr. Johnson stated that there is a plan under consideration to provide a class 1 facility for pedestrians and bike riders to get them out of the traffic in an area south of La Costa. entire City, but it is a long time in the future at this time. Mr. Johnson reiterated that Alternative 83 seemed to provide the greatest safety for everyone. Commissioner Fuller added that the Commission needed to think about what would happen in the future, and the time would come when there would have to be four lanes all the way from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe. The Commissioners all agreed that safety was the primary consideration and although all the problems could not be solved, the decision should provide the greatest good for the greatest number of citizens. Commissioner Herring made a motion to accept Alternative 85. Chairman Erwin seconded the motion. That plan would be expanded throughout the The motion died due to the lack of a majority. Traffic Safety Commission accepted the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee to implement Alternative 13 on La Costa Avenue from a point easterly o the commercial area located esterly of El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madero and that a NO PARKING zone be established on each side of the roadway. Bob 3ohnson stated staff intends to take this item to the City Council next month. 6. Hillside Drive - Request to establish prima facie speed limit from Park Drive to Kelly Drive. Bob 3ohnson gave the staff presentation as contained in the staff report. In answer to Comnission query, Mr. 3ohnson stated a 25 m.p.h. speed limit could not be enforced on a roadway over 40 feet wide without a survey, even in a residential area. The Commissioners suggested 25 m.p.h. from Kelly to Valencia and 35 m.p.h. Prom Valencia to Park Drive. Traffic Safety Commission reconmended a prima facie speed limit on Hillside Drive of 35 m.p.h. from Park Drive to Valencia and 25 m.p.h. from Valencia to Kelly. C. Avenida Encinas - Request to establish prima facie speed limit from Palomar Airport Road to Cannon Road. Mike Shirey gave the staff presentation on this item as contained in the staff report. Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo 0 I Day Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo 0' Day Erwin Fuller Herring Melideo O'Day CITY OF CARLSBAO TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 LOCATION: La Costa Avenue INITIATED BY: Robert and Kimberly Huntoon, 2320 A Cal i forni a 92009 Diane Rul ka, Storm Management, Inc., 113, San Diego, California 92126 Marbell a Homeowners Association). ITEM NO. 6A .a Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, 7920 Miramar Road, Suite (represents La Costa de BACKGROUND : Several requests have been received by staff to install a continuous two- way left-turn lane (2WLTL) on La Costa Avenue from the easterly side of the commercial area located immediately east of El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madera (see attached letters). These letters were written as a result of concerns about the capability of safely completing a left turn from La Costa Avenue to adjacent driveways when stopped in the Number 1 traffic lane and encountering opposing high speed, relatively high volume traffic. A continuous two-way left-turn lane on La Costa Avenue has been requested. DATA: General Traffic studies have shown striping for a continuous two-way left-turn lane to be an efficient and safe traffic control device. The 2WLTL did not come into common usage until the early 1970’s, however, it is purported to have been first introduced as early as 1950 in Michigan. Continuous two-way left-turn lanes are in use now on various street classifi- cations in the City of Carlsbad. It provides a cost-effective method of providing land access needs on major arterial highways. On the arterials without a 2WLTL, midblock left turns can have a very detrimental effect on the level of service and quality of traffic flow by creating delays and forcing drivers to change lanes. Existinci Conditions La Costa Avenue is designated a Secondary Arterial on the City of Carlsbad Circulation Element of the General Plan from El Camino Real to Rancho 1 TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 (Con t i nued) ITEM NO. 6A Santa Fe Road. It has a curb to curb width of 64 feet within an 84 foot right of way. Beginning at El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madera, La Costa Avenue is striped with a double yellow centerline that provides four (4) traffic lanes and a painted bike lane varying in width between four (4) and ten (10) feet. Parallel parking is allowed along some portions of the road. Left turn lanes are provided at the intersecting streets. Numerous driveways are located on the subject segment of La Costa Avenue, primarily on the northerly side. Beginning at Romeria Street and continuing easterly, the road has been painted with a continuous 2WLTL that allows only one (1) traffic lane easterly and two (2) lanes westerly. Between Calle Madera and Romeria Street, two (2) lanes in each direction are provided. Bike lanes have been striped and parallel parking permitted on the south side of La Costa Avenue easterly of Romeria Street. Traffic Volume Data Traffic volumes vary along the length of La Costa Avenue. Midblock volume data from recent counts is provided on Table 1. All volumes shown are a total of the two-way Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on La Costa Avenue. TABLE 1 LA COSTA AVENUE TRAFFIC VOLUMES Locat i on Vol ume Date Obtained East of Commercial Area 16,627 At Nueva Castilla 16,005 At Calle Madero 8,477 At Romeria Street 8,842 At Cadencia Street 7,043 November 1987 February 1988 June 1985 May 1987 June 1987 Buildout traffic volumes have been provided to the City of Carlsbad by SANDAG for their Series 6 projections. The projected buildout volume on La Costa Avenue easterly of El Camino Real is 17,100 vehicles per day. Current vol umes are approachi ng bui 1 dout projections . Traffic Accidents A collision diagram is provided for reported accidents occurring on La Costa Avenue during 1986 and 1987 between El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road. A total of 22 reported accidents were investigated by the Carlsbad Police Department in the past two (2) years. A review of this data shows no discernible or consistent pattern of certain types of accidents 2 TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 (Continued) ITM NO. 6A being caused by vehicles stopped in the Number 1 lane and attempting to complete a left turn. However, three (3) rear end accidents that occurred are attributed to stopping and attempting to turn left into a driveway on the opposite side of the road. Level of Service Roadway geometrics, traffic characteristics, side friction and traffic volumes are some of the factors that affect the link capacity of an arterial or collector street. Methods are provided in the Highway Capacity Manual to determine a range of service levels for the appropriate street classifications. These ranges are shown on Table 2 and are taken from the "City of Carl sbad Growth Management Program Guide1 ines and Instruc- tions for the Preparation of Local Facilities Management Plan Transportation Impact Studies. 'I TABLE 2 LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) VOLUMES Arterial C1 assi fi cati on - A Level of Service Volumes - B - C - D - E 4 Lane Secondary (medi an, access) 20,000 23,240 26,670 30,000 33,340 4 Lane Collector (no median, access) 16,670 19,450 22,220 25,OO 27,780 2 Lane Collector (no median, access) 10,000 11,670 13,340 15,000 16,670 A comparison of existing traffic volumes with the volumes on Table 2 indicates that La Costa Avenue is currently operating at the highest acceptable Level of Service (A) without benefit of a raised median. A1 ternat i ves Due to numerous driveways located on both sides of La Costa Avenue from the easterly side of the commercial area at El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madera, left turns will be initiated from the Number 1 3 TRAFFIC SAFETY ComISSIOW COmISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 (Cont i nued) ITEM NO. 6A traffic lane. As traffic volumes continue to increase on La Costa Avenue, it is expected that an increasing number of conflicts will result between stopped vehicles waiting to turn left and the through traffic in the Number 1 lane. A road classified as a secondary arterial in the City of Carlsbad is generally striped with two (2), five (5) foot bikes lanes, four (4) eleven foot traffic lanes and a 10-foot continuous two-way left-turn lane. An example of this striping pattern is found on Mision Estancia, a designated secondary arterial on the City of Carlsbad Circulation Element. It should be noted that parallel parking on a secondary arterial is prohibited. As indicated previously, La Costa Avenue is striped with a double yellow centerline and with parking allowed in some segments. This striping pattern could remain, however, it does not resolve the left turn/through traffic conflict. It also does not resolve the extra wide bike lanes that vehicles are parking within. Those bike lanes do not have sufficient width, per CALTRANS standards, for parked vehicles and a designated bike lane. Allowing the existing striping to remain is essentially a Do Nothing a1 ternative and for purposes of this report is designated Alternative No. 1. A second alternative, designated Alternative No. 2, would restrict left turns on La Costa Avenue. The left turn would be prohibited by striping a double, double yellow centerline four (4) feet wide. Four (4) traffic lanes would be provided, including an 8-foot emergency parking/bi ke lane on both sides. Parallel parking would be prohibited. Motorists would be required to U-turn at the nearest intersection in order to return to their destination and initiate a right turn into the driveway. Left turns from the driveway across the double, double yellow centerline would also be prohibited. Alternative striping patterns are indicated on Page Number 7. Alternative No. 3 could result in the installation of continuous two-way left turn lane ten (10) feet wide. This option would provide a refuge area for left turning vehicles out of the Number 1 traffic lane. Four (4) lanes of traffic would remain, in addition to two (2), five-foot bike 1 anes . Para1 1 el parking would be removed. A fourth alternative striping pattern, Alternative No. 4, could be striped that would permit parallel parking on the northerly side of La Costa Avenue. This pattern would have one (1) eight-foot parallel parking lane next to the curb and gutter, one (1) five-foot bike lane, two (2) twelve- foot and two (2) eleven-foot traffic lanes and one (1) five-foot bike lane on the southerly side of the road. The primary disadvantage of this alternative is that left turns would continue to be made from the Number 1 traffic lane. 4 I’ I TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSIoN COMISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A Construction Methods Prior to installing a new striping pattern on La Costa Avenue the existing painted lane lines must be removed. Generally, small lengths of pavement striping can be removed by sandblasting. However, the segment of La Costa Avenue under consideration is too long for cost effective striping removal by sandblasting. Installation of a slurry seal on the road would result in the existing striping to show through the slurry seal within several years. A confusing set of striping patterns would then be visible to the motori st. La Costa Avenue was overlayed with a 2-inch lift of bituminous asphalt surfacing from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe Road in two operations in 1986 and 1987. A chip seal on this segment of La Costa Avenue is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 1988, the purpose being to extend the life of the wearing surface on La Costa Avenue since the time of the overlay. The chip seal installation will result in the obliteration of the existing painted lane lines and hence, the need to re-stripe the road. Changes to the striping pattern of La Costa Avenue should be initiated at the time when new striping is installed. Advantaqes of a Continuous 2WLTL * reduces delays, improves efficiency * increases roadway capacity * * reduces certain types of accident (rear ends, sideswipes) * good public acceptance efficient method of removing left turn vehicle from the through lane Di sadvantaqes of a Continuous 2WLTL * * can create indecision on driver behavior if unfamiliar with 2WLTL * installation results in removal of parallel parking on La Costa Avenue. potential for misuse if used as third through lane or passing lane Conclusion A review of the roadway levels of service and accident history does not indicate that a significant safety or capacity problem exists at this time with traffic operations on La Costa Avenue from the area east of the commercial area easterly to Rancho Santa Fe Road. As traffic volumes continue to increase, it is expected that more conflicts will result. The potential for rear-end accidents, side swipe accidents and drivers swerving to avoid vehicles stopped in the Number 1 lane continues to remain. 5 TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSION REPORT OF: March 7, 1988 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A Installation of a continuous 2WLTL and the removal of all parallel parking would result in the elimination of on-street parking in the vicinity of dwelling units where no significant on-site parking is available. The 2WLTL would allow striping of a uniform width for the bike lane where variable widths now are striped. At this time, conflicts can occur between bicycles and parked vehicles in a designated lane that is not wide enough for both uses. RECOWENDATION : The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that at the time of installation of the chip seal on La Costa Avenue a continuous two-way left-turn lane be striped and parallel parking removed. The limits of the 2WLTL would be from a point immediately east of the commercial area on La Costa Avenue easterly to the existing two-way left turn lane at Calle Madera. NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION: No City Council action is required to change the striping configuration on La Costa Avenue. However, the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that any striping changes proposed be discussed at a City Council meeting as an informational item before being implemented on La Costa Avenue and that the parking restriction be formalized by City Council adoption of an ordinance designating the NO PARKING zone. 6 8' 8' i ~ LEFT TURN PROHlbi i ED EMERGENCY PARKING I I I I 11' I I I I 1 I I I ALTERNATIVE 2 LEFT TURN OK PARKING ON 1 SIDE 8' 5' 5 *WAY LEFT TURN LANE PARKING PROHIBITED I I I 'I' I I I I ALTERNATIVE 3 5 ALTERNATIVE 4 7 CITY OF CARLSBAD - D 0 0 8 e VCH. MOVING AHEAD VCH. 8ACKlNG W PEDESTRIAN TRAIN PARKED VCHICLE FIXED OBJLCT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY INJURY ACCIDCNT FATAL ACCIDENT LEGEND HEAO-ON HEAD-ON SlOESWlPC REAR CNO OVERTAKINQ SIOESWIPC RIGHT ANGLE APPROACM TURW WERTAKINO TURN OUT OC CONTROL VEHICLL TURNLO own ~~ ~~ CONST CONSTRUCTION ZOHE D4) ORIVER PHYSICAL DETECT DV DEFECTIVE vEwlcLL ES EXCESS SPfED FTC FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE w3D HAD BEEN CRIHIINO M-R HIT AND WN ILC IMPROPEq LANE CHANGE IP IYPROPER PASSINO IT lurnoecn TURN INATT INATTENTIOW WC UOTORCYCLE RSS 11AN STCP SIGN OR SIGNAL SFP STOPPCD on SLOWING ro(1 YCCSTRIAN VO VISIBILITY ORSTRUiTED VRW . VlOCAlfD QltHT Cf WLY 22.. 5 I -3 /- /- B& 111100 DLAWY CITY OF CARLSBAD *Y TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION Dhll z&#!/a ';To /z-3/- 96 NO. ACCIDENTS 5Y TYPE I T1A1 101AL [?lor OAMAC8 ! ImlULT I ?ATA& I \lOHT I DALS I war I d VEH. MOVING AHEAD V€H. BACXINC UP PCDE STRI AN TRAIN PARKED VEHICLE FIXED OIJECT PROPERTY OAUAGf ONLT INNRT 4C:l"T fATAL ACClDtMl LEGEND HEAD-OW HEAD-ON SIDESWIPE REAR END WERIAXINO SlDESWlC( RIGHT ANGLf APPROACH TURN OVCRTA*lNO TWN OUT OC CONTROL . vnticLc iunncD ovEn COHST om DV ES *BO M-R ILC IP IT INATT we RSS SF? vo fTC , ~~ ~ COHSTRUCflON ZONE DRIVER R(YSIC2L OffCCT OffCCTlVE VEHICLE EXCESS SPEED FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE HAD BEEN ORINI(IM0 HIT AN0 WN IMPROPER LAhC CHANGE IUPROPE R PllS 5 IN0 IUPaOPCR TURN lWATlENllON uoloRcrcLc RAN STCC SIGN OR SIGNAL STOPPCD OW SLOWING KM O:CESrQ!A VISIOILITY CRSTa'dC'fO -.*I4 Per the request of Mr. Pat U'Day of the Traffic Safaty Commission, I am documenting the observations and poarible sulutions to a dangerous trafficlsafety situation on La Costa Avenue. Ply wife and I recently purchased a condominium at 2320 "An La Costa Avenue. Our home is aituated approxlrnately a00 yard8 east of El Camino Real on the north side of La Corta Avenue. Ingresa/Egrees from our project to La Costa Avenue is very dangerous; especially rf one is turnlng north into the project from the weet. There is no turn lane available. During rush hours one ie often required to walt, stationary, 18-1 the left lane while on-comlng traffic cleerr far safe entry. The danger lies in the vulnerability of the stationary, left-turning vehicle to cars also traveling from the west at speeds near or above the posted speed limit of 45 Mph. (Sometimee greatly exceeding the limit). 0) C) We suggest three eolutlone to reduce this hazard which we feel will meet the traffic flow requirements and limit expenditures. A) Provide e safe, turn-lane in the middle of La Casta Avenue similar to that provided an La Costa Avenue eeet of our home. We suggest a turn lane bounded by solid yellow-broken stripes with a eingle traffic lane east and west. (This should be continuous from El Camino Real to help eleviate a similar problem immediately east of El Cemino Real on La Costa Avenue as cere turn into the shopping center, water district, school, eta. while traveling east). Continue the 35 Ilph speed limit zone through the residential areas. Eliminate confusion among the residents concerning parking in the bike lane areas by the pasting of signs and/or notices of parking restrictione, if any. I: wr~te thie letter with the hope that immediate atterit.icjl-, can be brought to this matter. My wife nearly missed a accident the other day; 1 speculate that It is only 3 matter sf time before a oerlous accident OCCUI-s. I: would apprscrato it ~f yiru would lnform me of further meetings, stc. 11-1 131der that I iiay assist iri r-educirtg this dangerous situation. S 1 nce r e 1 y , :copy Pat O’Day LLty of CarlsLad Attn: City Manager 12i3i3 Elm Ave. #:ai- lsbad, CA 92008 Zevei-al nuntho ago my husband arid I sent the enclosed Letter ta the Engineering Department, Cit:r of Carl.-=bad. At that time we felt that there was a serious safety threat to pereons living on La Costa Ave. This threat being from motorists traveling well beyond the posted speed limits a8 well as the lack of safe turn lanes. Since that time there have been near miosee much like the one I will describe. Mrs. Gagliard1,who lives in our complex was stopped 3-23-87 uaiting to turn into our drive way. A vehicle came up quickly behind her with another vehicle following. The first car swerved out in front of the eecond vehicle to avoid rear ending Mre. Gagliardi. This sudden movement caused the second vehicle to loose a tire, narrowly avoiding a serious collision. Must someone be seriously injured or possibly killed before action le taken. I would suggest narrowing the bike lanes and making them "no parking." This would allow enough room to repaint the street with a center turn lane. The bike lanes as they are now pose a safety problem. Motorists park their cars In the bike lane leaving very little space for bikes to pass. This is surmounted by the fact that golf cart. are forced into the street because of the parked cars. We did receive a response from Hr. Johneon and we appreciate his taking the time to answer. He briefly stated that there wae not: enough use for a turn lane in front of our complex end the speed limit was allowable up to 54 m.p.h. The Carlabad Police Department has been good about checking the traffic for epeeding offenders. We would like their continued efforts as well as your assistance in thls matter. Sincerely, Kimberly Ring Huntoon 2320 A La Costa Ave. Carlabad, CA 92009 (619) 943-0777 Strom I)llanagement, Inc. October 30, 1987 City of Carlsb,id 2075 LLis Palrnas Drive Ca rl sh,i;t. CA 9200° Re: 2401-2433 La Cost2 Avenue Dear Sir: This letter is written on behalf of the La CostLi de Marbelln Homeowners Associiltion consisting of 58 units. Traffic has been steadily increasing along La Costa Avenue. It is now extremely hazardous ana difficult to turn at the driveway to our Association. We are asking that a turn lane be considered. Please call me to discuss any additional details or ?rocedure. Sincerely, Diane Rulka >la nag e me n t Cons u 1 t ant cc: Board of Directors 7920 Miramar Road, Suite 113 0 Son Diego, California 92126 (619) 578-8220 Dr. Waldemar Brehm 2424 La Costa Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 February 22, I988 Office of the City Enquirer 2075 Las Palmas Drive Carlsbad, CA 97009 C/O Mr. Mike Shirey Dear Sir: We are in receipt of your letter of February 8, 1988, describing the proposed plan for changing the laws on La Costa Avenue, east of El Camino Real. We strongly oppose this plan as it will entirely eliminate our parking space for our family and friends. We have only two parking spaces in our driveway. Also we have a 35 foot motorhome and we must use curbside parking for loading and unloading the Recreational Vehicle. Any restriction on curbside parking would adversely affect our property vzlue! To eliminate curbside parking would create an extreme hardship for We have lived here for ten years and have found no real problem in making a left turn into our property if the left turn signal is used as it is supposed to be used. If the speed limit in both7irections was enforced, much of this problem would be elimin- ated. We have lost our mail box which is mounted on a 4x4 brick block, three times to drivers speeding down La Costa Avenue and losing control of their vehicles. Also the “No Trucks” on La Costa Avenue should be enforced. They create a back up of traffic problems in both directions, especially during busy hours, which only magnifies any problems which may already exist. We hope you will give serious thought to alternative solutions and not take our curbside parking from us - now or ever! us. Sincerely yours, Waldemar Brehm, D.D.S. CB:jb CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSIoN REPORT OF: April 4, 1988 ITEM NO. 6A LOCATION: La Costa Avenue - Easterly of commercial area east of El Camino Real easterly to the Calle Madero intersection. INITIATED BY: Robert and Kimberly Huntoon, 2320 A La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, Cal i forni a 92009 Diane Rulka, Strom Management, Inc., 7920 Miramar Road, Suite 113, San Diego, California 92126 (represents La Costa de Marbella Homeowners Association) REQUESTED ACTION: Install striping on La Costa Avenue to provide for a continuous two-way left turn lane from a point easterly of the commercial area located easterly of El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madero. BACKGROUND: This item was discussed at the March 7, 1988 Traffic Safety Commission meeting with no action taken on the four alternatives under consideration. The Commission referred this matter back to staff for analysis of one (1) additional striping configuration proposed by the Traffic Safety Comnission shown as Exhibit B. DATA: The Traffic Safety Commission asked staff to investigate one (1) additional alternative striping configuration for La Costa Avenue within the designated 1 imits under consideration. The Commission alternative would result in removal of bicycle lanes, but includes a parking lane on the northerly side of the road and a continuous 2WLTL in the center of the road, in addition to maintaining two (2) traffic lanes in each direction. This striping configuration is designated as Alternative No. 5. Other alter- natives discussed at the Commission meeting of March 7, 1988 are shown on Exhibit A, with Alternative No. 1 being a Do Nothing alternative (no change to existing striping). # I’ .I TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSIoN COmISSION REPORT OF: April 4, 1988 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A As with most alternatives, there are advantages and disadvantages to each possible striping configuration. A1 ternative No. 5 allows for a continuous two-way left turn lane on La Costa Avenue and provides the parking lane on the northerly side of the road requested by the residents. However, a serious disadvantage to this proposal would be the need to eliminate bicycle lanes on both sides of the roadway. La Costa Avenue is not of sufficient width to stripe a parking lane, continuous 2WLTL and two (2) bicycle lanes in addition to four (4) traffic lanes. Advantages and disadvantages of this alternate are indicated below. ADVANTAGES - Alternative No. 5 * Provides parking lane on northerly side of La Costa Avenue. * Provides continuous two-way left-turn lane. DISADVANTAGES - Alternative No. 5 * Striping does not conform to secondary arterial roadway standards. * Bicycle lanes are eliminated and bicycle safety decreased. * Bicyclists will continue to use La Costa Avenue and travel in traffic lanes with high speed vehicles. * Striping west of Calle Madero does not properly align with striping east of Calle Madero (5’ offset occurs see Exhibit B). * Parked vehicles on north side obstruct sight distance when vehicles exit driveway. * Cars with mechanical problems have no refuge area - breakdowns occur in the Number 2 traffic lane. * No refuge area for Police to provide speed enforcement when Vehicles would stop in Number 2 traffic lane. drivers are stopped. As more vehicles increase yearly on arterial roadways and local streets, other methods of alleviating congestion are necessary. One such alternative is for the public to use modes of travel other than the single occupant vehicle. Bicycles are one such mode and have the advantage of not causing increases in noise and air pollution. Ridership of bicyclists is increasing as the public looks to ways to increase physical fitness and reduce congestion and is a form of transportation that should be encouraged. Provisions must be made to accommodate safe bicycle travel. TRAFFIC SAFETY COmISSION COmISSION REPORT OF: April 4, 1988 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A The Circulation Element of the General Plan for the City of Carlsbad designates La Costa Avenue as a bicycle route as indicated on Exhibit C. Removing the road as a designated bicycle route would require a revision to the General Plan. Bicyclists can be frequently observed using La Costa Avenue. P1 anning and engineering staff cannot support the proposal for elimination of La Costa Avenue as a bike route and the subsequent removal of painted bi cycl e 1 anes . The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recognizes that not providing a parking lane on the northerly side of La Costa Avenue would inconvenience a small number of residents. However, overall safety along La Costa Avenue would be enhanced by providing a continuous two-way left-turn lane in combination with bicycle lanes on each side of the roadway. RECMENDATION : The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the previously recommended Alternative No. 3 be implemented on La Costa Avenue from a point easterly of the commercial area located easterly of El Camino Real and continuing easterly to Calle Madero and that a NO PARKING zone be established on each side of the roadway. NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION: No City Council action is required to change the striping configuration on La Costa Avenue. The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that any striping changes proposed be discussed at a City Council meeting before implementation and that the parking restriction be formalized by City Council adoption of an ordinance designating the NO PARKING zone on both sides of La Costa Avenue. 8' 8' i - LEFT TLRN PROHlbr ED EMERGENCY PARKING ALTERNATIVE 2 LEFT TURN OK PARKING ON 1 SIDE I I I I I I 12' 11' I I 11' I 12' I I I 8' 5' 5' *WAY LEm TURN LANE PARKING PROHIBITED 11' I 11' I I I/ I 1 ALTERNATIVE 3 5 ALTERNATIVE 4 EXHIBIT A &* LA COSTA AVENUE 21' 11' 5' 11' 11' 10' 11' - Lr 10' r 11' 11' 11' 5' ~ ~~~~ ALTERNATIVE 5 CONFIGURATION STRlPlNG - - 0 U W n a 2 EXISTING STRIPING - - CONFIGURATION ALTERNATIVE # 5 Exhibit B BICYCLE ROUTES - Exhibit C _.. --.___ --i- /- Mafgh 17, 1988\. Department of Traffic City of Carlsbad -1200.-E&m St. Carlsbad- €I Dear Sirs: I would like to make known to you the feelings of the owners and tenants of the La Costa Ple Marbella complex, 2401-2433 La Ccsta Avc., Carlsbad. We are very interested in obtaining a turning lane on La Costa Ave. opposite our entrance. We have 58 families living in our condo complex, and every day many of us face serious injuries or loss of life when attempting to make a left turn into our driveway. There have been numerous "close calls." It is convenient to have parking on La Costa Ave. And we do sympathize with our neighbors. It is too bad we can't have both. But when weighed against the potential for tragedy I am sure you will agree that something must be done. La Costa Ave. is becoming a speedway and the squealing of brakes is a warning we must respect. Sinc rely, +fzbzzA& Stan Michaels Presedent La Costa de Marbella Homeowners Association z64~1 LA t05irc ,AVL. cc: Diane Rulka Strom Management, Inc. 4460 Centra! Avenue, #4 $an Diego, CA 82116 June 01, 1988 Dear Councilmember: It has come to the Coalition's attention that the Carlsbad Traffic Commission has deferxed judgement concerning the La Costa Avenue re-striping plan to City Council Members. The intent of this letter is to communicate our request that bike lane striping remain fntact (or included), regardless of the final street striping plan. NECESSARY La Costa Avenue is a designated "feeder" bikeway as described in the Regional Transportation Plan adopted by the San Diego Association of Governments in 1986. La Costa Avenue fs an important connection to the Regional Corridor bike routes of El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road. (See Exhibits 1 ti 2). The SANDAG 1987 Bicycle Count surveyed bicycle usage --during auto commute peaks-- at two similar feeder streets: Lomas Santa Fe Drive at Pacific Coast Highway demonstrated a daily usage of 319 cyclist commuters; and at the non-designated bike route at Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard, there exists a daily usage of 258 cyclist commuters. (See exhibit 3 & 4). La Costa Avenue can be expected to service a minimum estimate equivalent to the Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard service level. As development continues East of Rancho Santa Fe Road, it is certain that there will be more cyclist commuters in the near future. PUBLIC WELFARE AND SAFETY The Bicycle Element of the Regional Transportation Plan states that in 1983, ttiere was an average daily trip count of 183,000 commuting cyclists; predicted to increase to 450,000 by the year 2005. Removing the Bike Lanes from La Costa Boulevard will not only negatively impact current users, but will short-change the heritage of future users; leaving work commuters with NO competitive alternative to the automobile commute. Removal of the Bike Lanes will not remove the commuting cyclists who will choose the most relaxed road gradient and the most direct route. They will continue to use La Costa Avenue, bike lanes or not. RECOMMENDATION The SDCBC implores the Carlsbad City Council to direct that in the final striping plan for La Costa Avenue. Regards, Kevin Mallory, Secretary San Diego County Bicycle Coalition EXHIBIT ONE (Source: Caltrans Commuter Computer, flegional Bicycling Map.) _- FIGURE 20 EXHIBIT TWO .- e ZIP CODE = 92024 SITE NO. 819 LOMAS SANTA FE AND PACIFIC HWY HOURS 600 - 700 7'00 - 800 800 - 900 1500 - 4600 1600 - 1700 1700 - 1800 DATE: 9-24-87 DAY: THUR ADULT MOPED CHILD TOTAL 29 1 0 . 30 39 0 6 45 29 0 3 32 39 1 1 61 PO 0 9 79 67 0 5 72 PCT. OF TOTAL 91.8 0. & 7. 5 HOURLY AV8 CNT 48.8 0. 3 4.0 53. 2 ENTER I NG LEAV I NG INTERSECTION INTERSECTION LOMAS SANTA FE EASTBOUND 26 41 WESTBOUND 50 44 PACIFIC HWY NORTHBOUND 105 99 SOUTHBOUND 138 135 56 EXHIBIT THREE (Source: SANDAG 1987 Bicycle Count.) - ZIP CODE = 92008 SITE NO. 831 TAMARACK AVE AND CARLSBAD BLM DATE: 9-29-87 DAY: TUE HOURS 600 - 700 700 - 800 800 - 900 1500 - 1600 1600 - 1700 1700 - 1800 ADULT MOPED CHILD TOTAL 12 0 5 17 32 3 5 40 22 2 0 24 28 2 10 40 38 5 8 51 75 3 8 86 PCT. OF TOTAL 80.2 5.8 14.0 HOURLY AVG CNT 34. 5 2. 5 6. 0 43. 0 ENTER ING LEAV I NO INTERSECTION INTERSECTION TAMARACK AVE EASTBOUND WESTBOUND CARLSBAD BLVD NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND 61 13 42 24 17 109 116 94 101 EXHIBIT FOUR (Source: SANDAG 1987 Bicycle Count.) CITIZENS FOR A SAFE LA COSTA AVENUE June 8, 1988 Mayor Bud Lewis Carlsbad City Hall 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 RE: LA COSTA AVENUE RE-STRIPPING PROPOSAL Dear Sir: The CITIZENS FOR A SAFE LA COSTA AVENUE urge your understanding and support in defeating the proposal by the Traffic Engineering Dept. of the City of Carlsbad to re-stripe La Costa Avenue and eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane. We view implementation of this proposal as extremely dangerous for motorists on the street. The signa- tures contained herein represent the feelings and safety concerns of the residents who live in the single-family homes on La Costa Avenue, in the homes above the street and on surrounding streets contiguous to La Costa Avenue. It is by no means a complete list of the persons who are in objection to this proposal. Respectfully, CITIZENS FOR A SAFE LA COSTA AVENUE cc: Ann Kulchin Mark Pettine Eric Larson John Mamaux CITIZENS FOR A SAFE LA COSTA AVENUE Serious concerns for the safety of drivers on La Costa Avenue have prompted the formation of a La Costa citizen's group, the Citizens --- for a Safe La Costa Avenue. We were formed recently in response to a proposal by the City Traffic Engineers that will ultimately affect the safety of all who drive this street. This proposal concerns re-stripping La Costa Avenue to accommodate 4 through lanes of traffic from El Camino Real to Rancho Santa Fe Road and eliminating on-street parking. Accordinn to La Plan for-Zone 11 (many of whom ha ---- Costa Ranch Company's local Facilities Management , prohibiting on-street parking for the residents ve lived here for years) and re-stripping La Costa Avenue for 4 through lanes all the way to Rancho Santa Fe Road would mitigate the increased traffic generated by their future development. (On La Costa Avenue, east of Calle Nadero, there are only three through lanes: and west of Calle Nadero, there are 4 through lanes.) The current proposal slated to go up before the City Council con- cerns the section of La Costa Avenue, Ca11e Madero west to El Camino Real (homes on the north sideonly, a few small condo projects, and the south side, Marbella condominiums at the far west section), where 4 through lanes of traffic already exist along with left turn lanes at the cross streets and a parking/buffer lane. The residents who live in this section of La Costa Avenue were notified in February that the City 'I'raffic Engineers would be recommending eliminating the Parking/Buffer Lane in this section in order to create a 2-way continuous left turn lane because they were concerned about the "potential for a rear-end collision due to a vehiele stopped in the through lane waiting to turn left (at a driveway). We were invited to attend a Traffic Safety Commission Meeting. Needless to say, residents opposed to this proposal presented arguments focusing on the safety hazard that would be created should we not have the Buffer Lane to back onto initially when exiting given the conditions of the road--that it is curved andhilly. The-existing site distance problems (created by the curves and hills) are made more hazardous by the excessive speed of drivers on this street. Without the Buffer, we'd be backing into a through lane of very fast-moving traffic, a serious hazard for all drivers tra- versing this street. Despite our arguments, the Traffic Safety Commission voted 3-2 to recommend this proposal to the City Council. We just recently obtained the Traffic accident Reports for La Costa Avenue over the last two years. Yearly visual plots (Collision Diagrams) of the accidents, which numbered 22 in two years, were provided by the Traffic Engineering Dept. These clearly show that by far the fewest number of accidents occurred in the section where the single family homes line the north side of the street (61 lots in the mid-section). In addition, the plot diagram for each year shows that most of the accidents occurred at: 1. Cross streets where a left turn access already exists. These accidents occur because of ttic cxtr~mely poor site distance afforded by a very curvy and hilly street and the difficulty in merging from a cross street onto this street where driving speed well in excess of the 45 m.p.h. limit occurs frequently. As we consider the soundness of removing the parking/buffer lane here, we must remember that each one of the driveways along the street is like a cross-street. At the cross-streets, however, drivers have the advantage of moving in a forward direction, while we are manuevering backward onto this same street. 2. The farthest western section of La Costa Avenue (east of El Camino Real) where there are no homes or condominiums and thereis a severe curve in the road. Excessive speed occurs here because there are no parked cars or left or right turners to make drivers more cautious and reduce the speed. current proposal, but west of Rancho Santa FP Road). Here homes are on the south side of the street; there are 3 through lanes of traffic and a two way continuous turn lane already exists. In talks with the residents, they have noted very excessive speed of drivers. 3. At the far eastern section of La Costa Avenuc (not in the In any event, in both sections, where the single family homes exist (mid-section and far-east section), we must back out into the street where the parking/buffer lane is essential. If the current proposal is approved and the buffer lane removed, the future argu- ment to remove the parking/buffer lane east all the way to Rancho Santa Fe Road will be for "uniformity". Uniformity on a street which is anything but uniform is the least desireable and most dangerous solution. Even with a circular drive or turn around, prohibiting on street parking means all cars are on driveways; thus, circular drives cannot be used as they were intended. That, of course, means more cars backing out into swiftly moving traffic at poor site distances. We cannot allow this to take place. Excessive speed of drivers driving well in excess of the 45 mph speed limit is a major concern on this street. Efforts to encourage a reduction of the speed of cars are of primary importance. We believe that the net effect of eliminating on-street parking(thc buffer lane) and creating a 2-way continuous turn-lane will be an iric-rcasc in the speed of drivers here. This is the last thing we want. '1'wo of the condominium projects at the far west section of this street have asked for a turn lane. At this point, as these residents never back out onto the street and have off-street parking, needs are quite different from the areas where single family homes line the street. All of us who live on La Costa Avenue would like to preserve the residential nature of this street (south of RSF Road),where over 200 families reside, This street is n residcntial slrcct. It was not designed to handle all of the traffic from neighboring communi- ties such as San Marcos and Escondido seeking access to 1-5. Traffic must be re-directed away from La Costa Avenue to non-residential, more appropriate roads designed for higher volume traffic (such as Palomar Airport Road). This will happen in the fulurc. In the meantime, let's not turn La costa Avenue into n 'freeway'. We must keep the Parking/Buffer Lane for safe exits which affect all drivers who use this street. CITIZENS FOR A SAFE LA COSTA AVENUE Information Committee: Mardelle Mosele 2722 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 John Mosele Mark Witherall Charles Hodil Andre Williams James Comunale Linda Comunale 2722 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 942-8291 755-7500 3015 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 436-9567 3007 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 944-9389 2408 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, Ca 92009 942- 1468 2712 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 2712 La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92009 7 5 3 - 5 0 6 G .. POSITION: CARLSBAD RE: JENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been factor in numerous accidents on this street. h/.%LE [/&-€A!< J=Zs y&J.-x 604- Addr ss I 24 &&*.2 4-- c%%3ao / Signature ~tY Zip Signature Llty 4., POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. ApDLGd & su)mm 2sov cp. a.srR- pfl Kl& s@ql City Zip .POSITION:. CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. b133T/&.DqLbJL@il -zLh$cl L.2- *$A- k/,- Address City Zip i 2 L3B r / / Name Spri3t) r- Qux -- ( ic /q\,\/*/!+/ , 2LL / ydr-;,,& in Signature City ZlP / / .=q\ 4 x,(--x, \\Fs C&, \4 %& \ 1. - - - ,--- ~ Cy- /& CCI-=+* 4ACU/ . >/ c >/$-#$J ---2 c ',)G&- J Address Name _(print) s 189 -t.u..r-e -- -- -- -? City ZlP _52__ 1 LJ /' 7L-q Addre s City Zip - < ;&>-,.2Ylc,,/,, 411 z 3g.L &-&?- 4c.a * ---7--/5L- ,,- &-Jd , *c .( c =z> ci 7 t Address Name' (prfnt) -,,-> 4-- 1 City Z1 P Signature ,' / Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature city Zip -. . POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great: potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. tity Zip City Zip City '"I ,ip Name (print) Address Signature city Zip - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions Riven the - speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. Westrongly rummend-that . Asue &reduced as excessive speed has OIZ- been accidents oniis streer -- --- -- - +@---- Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address / Signature city Zip - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS 0 We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that : the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a .factor in numerous accidents on this street. Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Signature city Zip - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Par,king/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a .factor in numerous accidents on this street. Signature __ City Zip Name (print) Address S i g n a t u r.e city Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS W P P e, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the roposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the arking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the 'Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a .factor in numerous accidents on this street. 9 S? i r - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, t ProPo Parki he Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the sal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the ng/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Canino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. Name (print) Address Signature city zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS 'We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parklng/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. . & /g!L/;)[ /& A 172~ eA LAW6 cr Address City Zin c ARJ- 92008 a R-c . Signature City Name (print) Address Signature city Zip Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (ptint) Address Signature city Zip - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that : the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. !?fix/ ho.+.-’Q wqc \QJ, ‘3 uu\ L c L’ 5 -r ;‘I i/ !; . \ ’ \ 1, “\ ?\\\7ljdnh qzcc;q Name (firint) Add ess Signature ), City Zip -. .POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Aveiue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. $y&/ 02- Z'ZflLe, 3+LL &>L&y- *+$i;fH&& N -7 Q&:dz&g' &/& 'i City Zip I 3/11 C4. ( L. rlc' 2 -Aii< , . Address /( /7 I' .j,/L fit C^J?c/.;. r/ City 21 P A-ii &v &LF- J 3 .-%Z Kc72 3/// L /4- C'CS 7, q .rh L-- nt> Address Nar6z7/&Ll -. / - /iLLL Cj/)zZLS344 c7 2Pd7 signature __ C1ty Zi:, ' L c25//c Green- s33q &7,d-/,C za/o Name (print) Address S i g na t I& e city Zip l-fa_L, bf . k-foor~-<-~~ CW\cd-aJc- CA ?zoo4 POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. - Address r72007- City Zip d 3 215- A7 Pc f 7’ c4 (nr Address City Zip @fix /A$ . D w D F L.- 3303 c,? C6J.k L 7700 ? Address City Zip &iQLx2L - s ig n-a-t u-rx __ - __ __ - V{’ - ;‘-I s EccAJ.xg 33(.) 7> c4 &;fh p-ri E c]2@F Address City Zip Na2 &fyipS)U hcnte_ Signature * C i! 0 - POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the opposed to the ~ ~~ Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa AvenGe from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a fastor in numerous accidents on this street. , City Zip //d Signature Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature city Zip ’ POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the ParkinglBuffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic: on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. Q POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS , -, , 8' We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or- ove onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. Elim !i nation of this strip would create a very serious safety . City Zip , We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the ' proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. GWeMaVe.TC5 s- c-hesd or, AXYL a TMt'r a Address 5k.Q-4 - i->iC,n, tg 5 L Signature City Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Carnino Real to Calle Eiadera and create a ?-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor' site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. *\ .- h\h%\,cti Q\L,q u' bL.L., I 1 /'; , pJ\.<\i;cik; i\ \:.' L \,'. , '-I&) ?,I* ,,,. tt.,';(:c:L [,i.T '1 r. IJ ri ~-~,i,.~,'~ City Zip ' r- I r3t-, '1 , .!I .' Sign Xane City Zip ,\;'an S_ignatur.,e - - City Zip VdW &#dress it> +edd , C/l F'kc c i' Signature City Zip \ J c,Q, 5; 5; / & .#Zp?/ 7.. ///2 .- 7(. 5;' &,-[;[-. >-'/- 2 / &' 27 c/ Address .d < :/yx/- 5-/.+y7 c ' i? - -. Cit:; Zip IT /(/d?J' ,&( c/cc,'J, [' '( .f <. i Sane (print) d '1 Address ,., , ~7 7B i. i' +I)-) j*/-a L ~h~/-i-L L .i7' p'". c * 1. 2 ,c SiSna ture City Zip Yane (print) Address Sizna ture City Zip Sane (print) Address Signature city Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. (/,?&, i.;.) I/ ,5/; *? -7 3 1.' / 7 I, ,-' (:'( / Address (:/-: ,I.< p 1 Jf7<[,?( ( / ,/ t> f\ f C i_'_ 17 f) Ylb i.j l/,L ($?,:,(-y i ( ;p I[ Signb t ur e 0 City I Zip Address J < i: ,:iL*',( 9 , '1 (: , !;. /4, 1 h,.( (;I- Signature L' City Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a ,?-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. a. 3 fl L _)7c17,3 (1 /&a 2CVL (;PLmJ l!,?h 7 971 '7 j , .-c.L. Sy&7, ,tyt+" ' -1 3 $;!F 3,k-l //'>A p?' e ( Tin )/ Sfg'n a t u r e City Zip \ I- ..A i//<L C"?-2;- ;O 1; lL..(( ,. , O&A- Addrles t.&! I:\ 1 3 .--. ,l i:(!c- Signature City Zip I - 'POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Carnino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a .factor in numerous accidents on this street. PL 4 City Zip / POSITION: CARLSBAD RESI-DENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that - the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. n Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature city Zip E-!? L/ POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. S i &Fa t u r 4 ’ Citv ZiD Signature J City Zip Name (print) Address Signature City Zip Name (print) Address Signature city Zip -. .POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a '-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. ,-- ,/ 9 j7 \,POC/ ( /%!! //,3p<-- 4 1 Address City Zip (I /.q "/+., 5 "am6 ' ("pk'nt) '-- \--? ( fl.;- fl- {7[7 p/ 1 J; ,y (/ POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. - Signature city Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD R,ESIDENTS We, the Citizens 4 or A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. / Signature city Zip POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS - We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely poor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that . the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a factor in numerous accidents on this street. A2 r-ir 3 1. " ... -POSITION: CARLSBAD RESIDENTS " We, the Citizens For A Safe La Costa Avenue, are opposed to the proposal made by the City Traffic Engineer to eliminate the Parking/Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue from El Camino Real to Calle Madera and create a 2-way continuous left-turn lane. The curved and hilly nature of the street resulting in extremely p,oor site distance necessitates the Parking/Buffer Lane to back or move onto initially in order to merge with west bound traffic. Elimination of this strip would create a very serious safety hazard and great potential for rear end collisions given the speed of traffic on La Costa Avenue. We strongly recommend that the speed on La Costa Avenue be reduced as excessive speed has been a .factor in numerous accidents on this street. Name (p;int) Address Signature city Zip June 72, 7988 CiXy Council 7200 Elm Avenue Cd bad, Caei,$ahnia 9 2 0 8 8 The treb;ttLip,ing 06 LaCos;ta Avenue wLU be adchenhed at qouh mee;ting on Tuuday, June 74, 79880 ffaving been a rrebniden;t and ownm dt La Cos& de Matrb&a doh ;the pat eleven gem, we have wa,tched om qu.ieA couYLttLq-lXhe mea ,tun into an ex&temeLq bunq speedway, T;t dangemun Xu eithe,t enta o.rt Leave dm compxex. 7;t would be mosX advantageoun Boa om ;tenam%, u well u ;those oQ a;then neighbotLing condoh and homu, niQ ;the,te wxe a ,tuhning Lane, We age &a.t a Xukn lane on La Coa;ta Avenue bemeen EL Cdna Red euXdq Xo CUe Madeho be iMn;taeeed. Thank you 6vtr qom conddmatLon and ,i.mpLmerz;ta;tion, ~mtj' M'& skps on la CosAa de Mmbella 24334 La Coa;ta Avenue Cdbad, CA 92009 John J. Brown 13362 Fairmont Way Santa Ana, CA 92705 June 9,1988 Dear Council Members, I support the proposal to add a left turn lane to provide a safe access from La Costa Avenue to the condominium complex known as La Costa de Marbella. It is downright scary to stop in the fast lane waiting to turn left while watching traffic approaching from behind you (in the rear view mirror) and wondering if they will see you in time to stop. The hazard is especially great near sunset as motorists are approachmg, looking into the sun at 50-60 MPH. The situation is a fatal accident waiting to happen. I certainly appreciate the concerns of others who want on-street parking. Their problem, however, is one of inconvenience. Ours is one of the possibility of tragic accidents. I am the owner of the property at 2433 B La Costa. Sincerely yours, @hn J. Brown SHELDON H.PRL’N LhWYER \ April 9, 1988 MEMBERS OF THE CITY C0UNCI.L City of Carlsbad California City Hall 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008 I aENOTE: COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO Bob Johnson - Traffic Re: CHANGES ON LA COSTA BLVD. Dear Gentlepersons; We are property owners of the City of Carlsbad, California. Our property has been owned for a number of years and is located at 2426 La Costa Blvd, ( Lot 9, La Costa, South Unit 1.). . It has come to my attention that a meeting was held by the Traffic and Safety Committe of the City, where no notice was provided to me and other owners on La Costa Blvd, east of El Camino Real Blvd. Without the opportunity to be present and to be heard, in addition to no notice, violates the due process of the provisions of the Federal and State Constitution. Any action would throughly be void. In addition the decision of the Traffic and Safety Committe -amounts to a taking without due process of the law. In that the basis fundemental fairness and notice to all property owners was not complied with. There is no doubt that an action in the Court by way of a Writ of Mandamus ( a request for the Court to set aside the illegal and improper action) could be maintained. A matter not considered in this taking was the failure of the Traffic Committe, to by there illegal action to provide for financial compensation to the property owners by reason of this contemplated taking by inverse condennation. It is requested that notice be given again to all property owners, not just the addressee, to the reevaluation of the alleged problem. ALL Engr lw 1 / . .. . . . - That the action of the Traffic Committee be set aside. By doing so the City of Carlsbad will deminish the viable propability of the owners exercising their right according to the law. SHELDGN H. PENN SHP/kav C: MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD Mary Carler 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA cc: Eric Larson, Councilman 1200 Elm Avenue rlsbad, CA Mark V. Pehine, Counilman 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA cc: Ann J. Kulchin, Councilwomen 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA cc: John Mamaux', Councilman 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA cc: Mr. John Mosele CC: CHAIRMAN TRAFFIC & SAFETY COMMITTE 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 2616 La Costa Ave Carlsbad, CA 92009 9 May 1988 Mayor Bud Lewis City of Carlsbad Re: Proposal to Elirainate the Parking\ Buffer Lane on La Costa Avenue Dear Mr Lewis: I am writing to you to register my objection to the subject proposal. I am a resident on La Costa Avenue, one of over two hundred current residents on this street. When fully developed the street will provide access to over 300 residential units. La Costa Avenue east of El Camino Real therefore is a residential street. It should not be viewed as a speedway to accomodate neighboring traffic from east of Rancho Santa Fe Road seeking access to 1-5, a use for which it was not designed. The curved and hilly nature of La Costa Avenue creates a sight-distance problem that is already a hazard for residents exiting to the street, for even as currently configured, traffic speed is greatly exceeding the posted 45 mph speed limit. Implementation of the subject proposal would only exacerbate the problem and, without a parking lane to provide a buffer zone for residents to back into when exiting their driveways,creat e intolerable hazards for residents. La Costa Avenue must remain a residential street. Traffic’ from neighboring communities seeking access to 1-5 should be redirected away from La Costa Avenue to non-residential roads designed for higher traffic volume and speeds. Your opposition to the subject proposal will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, _.- we 27 APR '88 Dr. and Mrs. Waldemar Brehm 2424 La Costa Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92009 Mr. Mark Pettine City Council Chambers City Hall 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Pettine: As a property owner, we have been following the recent developments regarding the proposed plan for changing the lanes on La Costa Avenue. We strongly oppose this plan for two reasons. First, the safety factor. Backing out into a fast moving traffic lane is too dangerous! Secondly, it will entirely eliminate our curbside parking space for family and friends. We have only two parking spaces in our driveway. Also, we own a large motorhome and we must use curbside parking for loading and unloading our Recreational Vehicle. Any restrictions on curbside parking would adversely affect our property value. To eliminate curbside parking would create an extreme hardship for us. We have lived on La Costa Avenue for 10 years and have found no real problems in making a left turn into our property if the left turn signal is used as intended. If the speed limit in both directions was enforced, much of this problem would be eliminated. We have lost our mail box (curbside) which is mounted on a 4x4 brick block, three times to drivers spseding down La Costa Avenue and losing control of their vehicles. Also, "No Trucks" on La Costa Avenue should equally be enforced. They create a back-up of traffic in both directions, especially during the busy hours which only magnifies any problem which may exist. We hope you will give serious thought to alternative solutions before making any decisions in regards to this matter and hope that you will not take away our curbsibe parking from us, now or ever! Sincerely, A Waldemar Brehm C:\BEF\CSBDCITY.LCA c Denis E. & Rose J. Mathews 2450 La Costa Avenue Carlsbad, California 92009 Telephone 753-7602 22 April 1988 Ma. Mark Pettine, Council Member City of Carlsbad, California 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Subject: Restriping of La Costa Avenue Dear Mr. Pettine; I do not believe tnat removal of parking and bicycle lanes is the solution to the safety problem that exists on La Costa Avenue. I do beleive that the main problem is excessive speed. In fact, a review of the recent accident reports on this road supports this contention. My guess of the average speed past my house is between 55 and 60 mph. The road has curves and hills and in many places the visibility is about ten seconds at these speeds which is totally inadequate if one must back out of his driveway. parking lane is an absolute necessity for safety. The recommendation of the traffic department is to put in a left turn lane and eliminate parking lanes and/or bicycle lanes. The basis of this recommendation is that it may reduce rear-end type collisions. percentage of the accidents. This approach may well increase the broadside accidents because the traffic speed will increase if the parking and bicycle lanes are removed. type of accident is clearly the most dangerous from an injury and fatality viewpoint. The City of Carlsbad cannot stand any more lawsuits because it took action that resulted in more dangerous street conditions. My recommendation is to slow the traffic down to 35 mph by any means possible from installation of traffic control signals to speed bumps if necessary. This speed is dangerous! A These represent a very small The broadside Thank you for your attention and consideration in this matter. < " c April 15, Mr. Mark Mettine City Council Member City of Carlsbad Carlsbad City Hall 1200 Elm Street Carlsbad, California 92008 . Re: La Costa Avenue f if- ' I Dear Mr. Mettine, : We are writing to ask you to vote "NO" on a proposal to . re-stripe La Costa Avenue to create a continuous left turn lane up the center of the street and eliminate the parking/buffer This change would create a very dangerous situation and se ' - lane on the north side of the street in front of our home. drive and must back our cars out into the traffic on La Costa raffic is going by. buffer, we are going to be injured. Furthermore, our driveway not only is difficult to back out of because of sight distance West on La Costa Avenue. I A shorter special 1 urn lane, down further West on La Costa Avenue, can be marked to accommodate the condominium residents who live on the south side of the street. Everyone else on the north side of the street West of Viejo Castilla . Way have available the.left turn lane to make a "U" turn if they feel traffic is a hindrance in safely making a left turn $e-stripe La Costa Avenue, if implement would cause cars all-the way up and down the street to be ba into the street or stopping in the traffic lane next to the curb causing more congestion and extremely dangerous conditions for serious.accidents. It will be a life or death situation. The bike lanes are not wide enough to be a buffer.- The speeding -I cars could not avo L. a- Our es are to us. We need the parking/buffer MARYLYNN BROWN-BELLMAN *.-. P. '*.a ~'!.:I:nonatrai:.~~~.:l t:iei.i:JL*J is sketch of a plan that could resolve this in63 .j c: r c i r- (:: I>. i. t i an c on c er n t u ever yon e ' s sat i s+ ac t i on . i: ' ; Kt <;, 5, I..' -L i"i C! 1' . .1~*1:. I-. '. YGU present .t.his type mi: design to the Traffic Ccxntnissicx-i and/or the City Council? as is appropriate, as an alternake and tilore agreeable solution to the problem. r-:c: F'1.anning Dept. Tr af .f i c Commi ssi on City Counci 1 April 26, 1988 Mark Pettine City of Carlsbad Carlsbad City Hall 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Pettine: I'm writing this letter as a safety conscious citizen of Carlsbad. As a resident in Carlsbad, living on La Costa Avenue, it has become apparent there is a need for reduction of speed on this residential street to 35 miles per hour. It is becoming very dangerous in entering or leaving our driveway at 3215 La Costa Avenue. We also need a crosswalk to allow pedestrians to cross this street. Please present this concern to the City Traffic Engineering Department. Thank you for you consideration. Sincerely, 3215 La Costa Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92009 (619) 436-7440 Mr. Bud Lewis, Mayor April 22, 1988 City Council Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Re: Rembval of parking lane on La Costa Avenue Dear Mayor and Council Members: I urge you to please vote no on removing the parking lane on La Costa Avenue. I have lived on La Costa Avenue for ten years. When we moved into our house the speed limit on La Costa Avenue was 35 M.P.H. If the speed limit were reduced, there would be a reduction in the number of accidents on this street. By removing the parking lane and adding a turn lane, you remove one problem area, by adding another problem area. This is a RESIDENTAL STREET not a FREEWAY. It's a shame my three children aren't even allowed to walk down the sidewalk for fear of cars jumping the curb, and you want to remove the parking buffer zone. Please think of the safety of the people living on this street. Thank you for your consideration. Most sincerely SUSAN CONNERLEY 3101 La Costa Avenue d Carlsbad, CA 92009 1, ,. . . .. ... ~ -.- . .. . . 4 .. . ._ . .. . ._ . . ., . . . .. . .* - -. ., . . . . . .. . .. ., - . . ._. . .. I .I I 1, i ..