HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-30; City Council; ; Ratification of a Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Local EmergencyMeeting Date: Aug. 30, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
geoff.patnoe@carlsbadca.gov 442-339-2820
Subject: Ratification of a Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized
Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution:
•Ratifying the Aug. 23, 2022, Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility
Device Safety Local Emergency in the City of Carlsbad, California
•Authorizing the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to appropriate $2 million
from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund budget to support the
city’s coordinated efforts to increase attention and resources on a range of solutions
including infrastructure, safety, enforcement, and safe driving and riding education
Executive Summary
Carlsbad’s City Manager/Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a state of local emergency1
on Aug. 23, 2022, in response to a more than 200% increase in collisions involving bikes and e-
bikes since 2019, including two fatalities since Aug. 7, 2022. The proclamation is intended to
immediately increase attention and resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure,
safety, enforcement and safe driving and riding education.
Upon proclaiming the local emergency, the City Manager authorized the redeployment of
resources from the city’s police, fire, transportation and communication departments to
develop a comprehensive plan to address the emergency and actions that can be implemented
immediately. This report requests funding to support immediate actions.
Staff are requesting authorization and funding to overstaff sworn positions by the equivalent of
four fulltime positions for the remaining months of the fiscal year to expand enforcement. In
addition, staff are requesting funding for overtime for additional enforcement efforts and to
1 California Government Code Section 8630, and the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Services Ordinance, including
Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(1), empower the City Manager, as the City of Carlsbad’s Director of
Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency, subject to ratification by the City Council
when there exists, or there is threatened to exist, conditions of extreme peril to safety of persons and property
within the City of Carlsbad.
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provide officer training to those who will in turn facilitate education and outreach to the
community.
Staff will present a proposed comprehensive plan to City Council for consideration on Sept. 27,
2022.
Discussion
Overview
The exponential increase in e-bikes and cycling in general, around Carlsbad has led to a
corresponding increase in collisions, including two tragic deaths in the last month. E-bikes have
been a main focus of community concerns, but not the only focus. The emergency proclamation
includes bikes, e-bikes and other motorized mobility devices.
From circulation to mobility
Much of Carlsbad’s transportation system has developed within the last 40 years, concurrent
with the city’s physical expansion. Transportation planning from the 1980s to 2015 was focused
on improving car travel, with an emphasis on mitigating traffic congestion and delays. The city’s
Growth Management Program established standards for roadway level of service, requiring
developers to fund roadways expansions as needed to accommodate new residents.
The 1994 General Plan and the Growth Management Plan helped assure that infrastructure was
provided in a systematic fashion as the city grew and developed. The transportation system
envisioned in the 1994 General Plan has largely been realized, with the majority of the street
infrastructure constructed to its ultimate configuration.
In 2015, the City Council approved an updated General Plan. The Mobility Element of the
updated plan sets out a new policy vision for moving people around Carlsbad rather than just
cars. This new vision reflects the city’s current stage of life as well as environmental and cultural
trends.
For example, as the city looks increasingly to infill development rather than outward expansion,
the primary transportation issues relate to protecting and enhancing the community’s quality
of life, as reflected in the core values of the Carlsbad Community Vision. The community’s
vision includes better pedestrian and bicycle connections between neighborhoods,
destinations, and different parts of the community, and a balanced transportation system
rather than a singular focus on automobile travel.
About e-bikes
E-bikes and other newer modes of travel can be a very positive addition to transportation
choices available to the community. E-bikes make bike riding much more accessible, especially
on Carlsbad’s hilly streets and for longer distances that may be otherwise too challenging for
riders. They are environmentally friendly and support the city’s Climate Action Plan goals to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Because a driver’s license is not required to operate an e-bike in the state of California, and e-
bikes can travel up to 28 mph, many riders lack the knowledge and maturity needed to ride
safely. The city has received many complaints related to reckless riding, and the city has worked
with local schools to host educational workshops for students and parents, as well as other
strategies to address this concern.
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City actions to date
The City of Carlsbad has initiated several programs and actions in recent years to address traffic
safety concerns and overall mobility in our community.
Infrastructure improvements
In January 2021, the City Council approved the Sustainable Mobility Plan, an overarching
strategy that includes expanding sidewalks and bike lanes while slowing down cars on streets
throughout Carlsbad. The city’s traffic engineers have completed several of these projects and
have more in the planning stages. In June 2022, the City Council directed staff to further
expedite streets projects in the current fiscal year’s budget. However, with hundreds of miles of
city roads, it will still take many years to complete the projects in the plan.
The city has also recently completed 10 residential traffic safety projects, which include working
with specific neighborhoods to determine the best options to slow down traffic. Solutions often
include installing speed “cushions,” new signs, traffic circles and curb extensions. City staff are
planning 11 more neighborhood safety projects in the year ahead.
Public awareness and education
Beginning in 2021, the city launched an e-bike safety public awareness campaign with public
service announcement videos, fliers and social media. Other efforts have included:
• Partnering with local schools to put on e-bike educational workshops for students and
parents
• Partnering with mobility organizations to promote bike and e-bike safety workshops
• Deploying electronic speed sign and electronic message boards from December 2021 to
August 2022
o Speed signs installed at 23 locations throughout the city in response to traffic related
complaints
o Message board used at five locations throughout the city in response to traffic-
related complaints
Stricter laws
In April 2022, Carlsbad became the only city in the region to pass specific rules for e-bike riders
and users of other motorized mobility devices (Exhibit 2). This provides Carlsbad police officers
with more enforcement options, including a diversion program in which minors have the option
to complete an e-bike safety course after their first offense.
Enforcement
The City of Carlsbad Police Department has increased enforcement to improve traffic safety,
including e-bike safety. This includes:
• Conducting interagency enforcement surge on June 22, 2022, resulting in 240 citations
including violations of e-bike rules
• Dedicating a school resource officer to e-bike safety in the Village for the summer 2022
school break
• Through a California Office of Traffic Safety grant:
o 2022 - Conducted five distracted driving details and seven bicycle safety details
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o 2021 - Conducted two bicycle enforcement details and two pedestrian enforcement
details
o 2020 - Conducted three bicycle safety operations, three distracted driver operations,
as well as three operations that focused on both pedestrian and bicycle safety
operations
About the emergency proclamation
The California Emergency Services Act allows cities to proclaim a local state of emergency when
needed to protect public safety in extreme circumstances. Carlsbad’s emergency proclamation went
into effect immediately and was placed on the Aug. 30, 2022, meeting agenda so the City Council
could consider whether or not to ratify the proclamation. If ratified, the emergency proclamation
will then need to be reviewed by the City Council no less frequently than every 60 days until the City
Council ends it.
Since the Aug. 23, 2022, emergency proclamation, the City Manager directed several immediate
actions:
Procurement and resourcing
•Redeployed resources from the city’s police, fire, transportation and communication
departments to develop a comprehensive plan to address the emergency and actions
that can be implemented immediately
•Identified initial funding needed to support the actions necessary to address the
emergency
Public awareness, education and enforcement
•Identified high collision and high traffic areas and deployed speed feedback signs and
electronic messaging boards to remind motorists of the importance of roadway safety
•Deployed electronic messaging boards to remind motorists of the importance of
roadway safety
•Sent information about emergency proclamation and traffic safety behaviors to 80,026
email addresses, with a 61% open rate
•Shared urgency of traffic safety issue and city’s emergency proclamation with local
media, resulting in coverage from all local TV, radio and print outlets
•Coordinated with school districts and private schools in Carlsbad to share traffic safety
messages in coordination with back to school
•Shared traffic safety messages through the city’s social media channels
•Began development of an enhanced public education campaign
Infrastructure
•Expedited execution of contracts and agreements to secure additional speed feedback
signs and electronic messaging boards
•Accelerated current capital improvement projects that include green bicycle lane
treatments and initiated another project for additional green bicycle lane treatments in
high-collision areas in the city
Fiscal Analysis
Staff are requesting City Council approval to appropriate up to $2 million from the city’s
unspent fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund budget to be used to support the city’s coordinated
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efforts to increase attention and resources on a short-term range of solutions including
infrastructure, safety, enforcement and a focus on safe driving behavior education. The
following are estimated costs that have been identified by staff:
Action Amount
Overstaff Police Dept. sworn positions by four additional full-time officers $535,000
Police Dept. overtime for training and enforcement $100,000
Procure additional speed feedback signs and electronic messaging boards $250,000
Activities such as infrastructure, enforcement and safe driving behavior education $1,115,000
Total $2,000,000
Next Steps
Staff will continue to expedite measures to address roadway safety. A report with additional
activities for City Council’s consideration will be presented on Sept. 27, 2022.
Environmental Evaluation
The allocation of funding for anticipated actions intended to mitigate the emergency, which
includes infrastructure and safety improvements, and education and enforcement efforts
focusing on safe driving behavior are a Class 1 categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Specifically, Section 15301(c) exempts existing highways and
streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road
grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle
facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes,
transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees and other similar
alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes.
The anticipated improvements to the city’s existing mobility network under this action will
improve public safety and address the critical issues raised in the emergency declaration.
Actions are anticipated to involve negligible expansion of the current facilities and
infrastructure beyond existing and will not result in additional automobile lanes. The actions
are not expected to increase vehicular use of the roadway, will occur within the existing public
right-of-way, and will not change the overall facility use of the mobility network. No exception
to the exemption as sets forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.
For the reasons stated above, the action is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15304(e), which applies to the minor temporary use of land having negligible
or no permanent effects on the environment, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(h), which
covers the creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way.
Public Notification
This item was noticed in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public
viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1.City Council resolution
2.Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 10.56 – Operation of Regulated Mobility Devices
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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-214
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE
AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA DATED AUG. 23, 2022, BY THE DIRECTOR
OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND, AUTHORIZING THE DEPUTY CITY
MANAGER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO APPROPRIATE $2 MILLION
FROM UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S COORDINATED EFFORTS TO
INCREASE ATTENTION AND RESOURCES ON A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS
INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, ENFORCEMENT AND SAFE
DRIVING AND RIDING EDUCATION
WHEREAS, on Aug. 23, 2022, the Carlsbad City Manager/Director of Emergency Services
proclaimed a state of local emergency in response to an alarming increase (233%) in collisions involving
bikes and e-bikes since 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services found:
1.Conditions or threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property
have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the increased prevalence of e-bicycles (e
bikes), other similar electric or motorized mobility devices, and traditional bicycles on city
streets, which has led to increased collisions resulting in injury or death.
2.In 2019 there were 30 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.
3.In 2020 there were 62 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.
4.In 2021 there were 100 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad.
5.To date in 2022, 57 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes were reported in Carlsbad.
6.U.S. traffic fatalities began climbing in 2020 and the deadly trend is continuing.
7.According to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. roadway
deaths rose 10.5% in 2021 and an additional 7% during the first three months in 2022, the
highest number for the first quarter in two decades.
8.The increase in deaths is due to speeding, impaired or distracted driving and other reckless
behavior.
9.E-bikes are faster and heavier than traditional bicycles and e-bike injuries are more likely to
be more severe and require hospitalization than traditional bicycle injuries.
10.E-bikes and similar electric or motorized mobility devices are increasingly used by school
age children to go to and from school and for other activities on local streets.
11.Schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District opened on August 24, 2022, joining the other
schools in Carlsbad and additional education facilities in the region that have already
Exhibit 1
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opened or will be opening in the coming days, causing increased traffic on local streets and
the potential for additional bicycle, e-bike or other vehicular collisions.
12.To counter the increasing number of bicycle or e-bike collisions, the Carlsbad Police
Department increased enforcement and education efforts and, in April 2022, the city
adopted an ordinance regulating mobility devices, including e-bikes.
13.On June 22, 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department hosted an interagency traffic
enforcement day in Carlsbad where 240 traffic citations were issued.
14.Despite these efforts, the city continues to experience e-bike or bicycle collisions with
vehicles, including two fatal collisions occurring within the past 17 days.
15.The city needs to continue these efforts and proactively seek out and implement additional
measures to reduce the number of collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes while also
educating the residents of Carlsbad about the dangers of impaired or distracted driving on
our local streets and roads.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.The Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services is
ratified (Attachment A) and the City Council adopts the findings and determinations made
by the Director of Emergency Services in Support of the Proclamation.
3.The Proclamation of Local Emergency is extended and shall expire on Oct. 22, 2022, at 5
p.m., unless otherwise lawfully extended, or terminated earlier by the City Council.
4.That the Director of Emergency Services, or a designee, is directed and authorized to
address any and all impacts and conditions caused by the emergency and to obtain any and
all aid and assistance from local, county, state, or federal agencies, including but not limited
to aid and assistance pursuant to the California Disaster Assistance Act, California
Government Code Section 8690 et. Seq.
5.That the City Manager and Purchasing Officer, as a result of this Resolution ratifying the
Proclamation of Local Emergency, are authorized to make purchases of supplies,
equipment, or contractual services in the open market at the lowest obtainable price as set
forth in and in compliance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Sections 3.28.110 (A) and, where
appropriate, 3.28.120.
6.That the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services is authorized to encumber $2
million from the Fiscal Year 2021-22 General Fund balance to support the City's coordinated
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efforts to increase attention and resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure,
safety, enforcement and a focus on safe driving behavior education.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 30th day of August, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.
None.
Hall.
MATT HALL, Mayor
for
FAVIOLA � Clerk Serv"l�:;Manager
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PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND
MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY
IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, including California
Government Code Section 8630, and the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Services
Ordinance, including Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(1), empower the City
Manager, as the City of Carlsbad’s Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the
existence of a local emergency, subject to ratification by the City Council, when there
exists, or there is threatened to exist, conditions of extreme peril to safety of persons
and property within the City of Carlsbad.
WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services finds:
1. Conditions or threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons
and property have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the increased
prevalence of e-bicycles (e-bikes), other similar electric or motorized mobility
devices, and traditional bicycles on city streets, which has led to increased
collisions resulting in injury or death.
2. In 2019 there were 30 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in
Carlsbad.
3. In 2020 there were 62 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in
Carlsbad.
4. In 2021 there were 100 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in
Carlsbad.
5. To date in 2022, 57 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes were reported in
Carlsbad.
6. U.S. traffic fatalities began climbing in 2020 and the deadly trend is
continuing.
7. According to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. roadway deaths rose 10.5% in 2021 and an additional
7% during the first three months in 2022, the highest number for the first
quarter in two decades.
8. The increase in deaths is due to speeding, impaired or distracted driving and
other reckless behavior.
9. E-bikes are faster and heavier than traditional bicycles and e-bike injuries are
more likely to be more severe and require hospitalization than traditional
bicycle injuries.
10. E-bikes and similar electric or motorized mobility devices are increasingly
used by school age children to go to and from school and for other activities
on local streets.
11. Schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District will be opening on August 24,
2022, joining the other schools in Carlsbad and additional education facilities
Attachment A
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Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility
Device Safety Local Emergency
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in the region that have already opened or will be opening in the coming days,
causing increased traffic on local streets and the potential for additional
bicycle, e-bike or other vehicular collisions.
12. To counter the increasing number of bicycle ore-bike collisions, the Carlsbad
Police Department increased enforcement and education efforts and, in
April 2022, th.e city adopted an ordinance regulating mobility devices,
including e-bikes.
13. On June 22, 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department hosted an interagency
traffic enforcement day in Carlsbad where 240 traffic citations were issued.
14. Despite these efforts, the city continues to experience e-bike or bicycle
collisions with vehicles, including two fatal collisions occurring within the
past 17 days.
15. The city needs to continue these efforts and proactively seek out and
implement additional measures to reduce the number of collisions involving
bicycles or e-bikes while also educating the residents of Carlsbad about the
dangers of impaired or distracted driving on our local streets and roads.
16. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad is not in session and will not hold its
next meeting until August 30, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS PROCLAIMED that a bicycle, e-bike, and motorized
mobility device safety local emergency now exists throughout the City of Carlsbad,
California.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of the local
emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of the City
of Carlsbad are those prescribed by state law, by ordinances and resolutions of the City
of Carlsbad and by the City of Carlsbad Emergency Plan.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that all City of Carlsbad officials and
employees cooperate and coordinate efforts with officials and employees of other
political subdivisions and officials and employees of the state and federal government in
bringing the conditions underlying the local emergency under control.
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERE emergency shall
continue to exist for the next 7 days, and thereafter y r tification of the City Council of
the City of Carlsbad, until its termination is proclaime b the City Council.
Dated: ___ ?_...~~f\J-=-:,,6)""'-=2=2=-
adwick, City Manager &
Director of Emergency Services
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Carlsbad, California Municipal Code
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.56 OPERATION OF REGULATED MOBILITY DEVICES
10.56.010 Definitions.
10.56.020 Operation of regulated mobility devices.
10.56.030 Enforcement.
10.56.040 Exemptions.
10.56.050 Severability.
10.56.010 Definitions.
“Bicycle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 231, as it may be amended from
time to time.
“Electric bicycle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5, as it may be
amended from time to time.
“Electric personal assistive mobility device” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section
313, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Electrically motorized boards” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 313.5, as it
may be amended from time to time.
“Low speed vehicle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 385.5, as it may be
amended from time to time.
“Motorized scooter” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5, as it may be
amended from time to time.
“Operator” means a person who owns, operates, and/or controls a regulated mobility device.
“Public area” means any outdoor area that is open to the members of the public for public use, whether
owned or operated by the city or a private party.
“Regulated mobility device” means a bicycle, electric bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,
electrically motorized board, low-speed vehicle, motorized scooter, shared mobility device, and any other
similar vehicle.
Exhibit 2
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“Rider” means a traveler riding in or on a regulated mobility device who is not operating it.
“Shared mobility device” has the same meaning as in California Civil Code Section 2505, as it may be
amended from time to time.
“Vehicle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 670, as it may be amended from
time to time. (Ord. CS-419 § 2, 2022)
10.56.020 Operation of regulated mobility devices.
A. Prohibition of Regulated Mobility Devices Where Posted. It is prohibited to operate or ride on a
regulated mobility device in public areas where such prohibition is posted by signs or as otherwise set
forth in this chapter. A list of public locations where regulated mobility devices are prohibited shall be on
file in the city clerk’s office. The list may be amended from time to time by resolution of the city council.
B. No Operating or Riding on Sidewalks and Public Facilities. No person shall operate or ride a
regulated mobility device upon any sidewalk, in any public drainage facility, culvert, ditch, channel, or any
other public athletic/sports court, or gymnasium in the city.
C. Duty to Operate with Due Care, Reduce Speed.
1. The operator of a regulated mobility device shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the
speed of the device, obey all traffic control devices, and take all other action relating to operation of
the device as necessary to safeguard the operator, passengers, and any persons or other vehicles
or devices in the immediate area. It shall also be unlawful to transport any other person upon the
bar, handle bars, floorboard or other area of regulated mobility device not designed for passenger
riding or designed for a single person, or cling to or attach oneself or one’s regulated mobility device
with an operator or rider on board to any moving vehicle or motorized or non-motorized wheeled
device.
2. Persons operating or riding a regulated mobility device on a city trail must dismount the
regulated mobility device where the trail width is less than five feet and a pedestrian or equine is
within a distance of 50 feet from the regulated mobility device. (Ord. CS-419 § 2, 2022; Ord. CS-139
§ 1, 2011; Ord. NS-151 § 1; 1991; Ord. 3062 § 8)
10.56.030 Enforcement.
In lieu of a fine or administrative citation as authorized by this code, and in lieu of filing charges in any
court having jurisdiction over a violation, the police chief or designee may allow a violator of this chapter
to complete a police department provided safety course for regulated mobility devices. (Ord. CS-419 § 2,
2022; Ord. 3064 § 3; Ord. 3062 § 11)
10.56.040 Exemptions.
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A. Public Agency Personnel. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or any other section
of this code, city and public agency personnel may operate regulated mobility devices or other vehicles
at any place in the city in the performance of their official duties.
B. Disability. This chapter is not intended to apply to or otherwise restrict regulated mobility devices
used in a safe manner by physically disabled persons as defined under the Americans with Disabilities
Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.). (Ord. CS-419 § 2, 2022)
10.56.050 Severability.
If any portion of this chapter, or its application to particular persons or circumstances, is held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision will not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter or the application of the chapter to persons or
circumstances not similarly situated. (Ord. CS-419 § 2, 2022)
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Subject: Agenda #12 RATIFICATION OF A PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE
SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:47:48 AM
Dear Mayor + City Council Members,
As a long time cyclist, walker, runner, hiker I appreciate the proclamation of the
bicycle emergency.
One reason we moved to Carlsbad is because of the wonderful bike lanes and ability to ride
on streets other than the coast. ·
It's great to see many kids in our neighborhood access additional independence through
riding e-bikes & also having less cars on the road.
I do believe that our city should partner with SD Bicycle Coalition to offer cycling safety
courses for both bikes and e-bikes and should be required by all students. The SD Bicycle
Coalition has efforts to partner with schools for bike rodeos including safety tips.
This is more than just an e-bike/bike issue ... it's also a motor vehicle issue. There are many
pockets of roads that have high speeds and bike lanes that are not a good mix. Example:
Faraday Ave (between El Camino Real & Melrose). There is a bike lane but cars drive 50
mph and barely maintain the required 3 feet distance. The speed in this section should be
reduced along with addition of signs to share the road. I hope there is consideration to
address this section of this road.
It would be great to have more police monitoring around schools of both parents and
students obeying traffic laws. Oftentimes, we witness parents riding e-bikes that avoid
stopping at stop signs (with their children on the bike). It would be great to have police
monitoring of both cars and bikes near the Pacific Rim elementary school.
In addition, as more apartments are built there are side streets where traffic presence is
increasing and there is a lack of bike lanes/safety signs & walking safety signs near
schools. Example: Camino de las Ondas that feed,s into Pacific Rim Elementary School.
There are no bike lanes & there is constant (speeding) traffic flow from Paseo del Norte as
cars take a "shorter" route via Camino De Las Ondas. It would help to add bike lanes for the
children and parents riding to school and lower the speed limit (maybe add a speed bump)
and add signs to slow down. Once the apartments are completed near Aviara/Palomar
airport -I guarantee there will be more speeding traffic. It would be wonderful to
consider a study in this section { camino de las ondas between paseo del
norte/hidden valley rd) to figure out better access to the school route and to
reduce the speeding that comes from cars taking a turn from paseo del norte
{headed north), east onto camino de la ondas).
The other awful section that I avoid as a cyclist is Paseo Del Norte/Palomar road -this is
awful for both cyclists and walkers. ·
The focus has been on bicycle and e-bikes however I often run and am an avid walker.
There are sections (especially the off ramps such as Poinsettia heading to the 1-5) where
there are near misses because vehicles do not pay attention to the cross walk signs when
they are turning right (this happens at Poinsettia and the coast highway as well).
Also the coast highway is an opportunity to reduce traffic and include some traffic calming.
Encinitas serves as an excellent example.
I understand that changes will not take place overnight. But I do hope there is consideration
given to district 3 specifically on the camino de las ondas near the school.
I support getting more people on bikes , having safe routes and safety education as well as
having access to public transportation.
Thanks for your consideration,
Jason
D3 Resident
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Council Meeting Comment, Agenda Item 12, August 30, 2022, Bicycle State of Emergency
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 1:21:17 PM
My name is Isaac Brieske, and my comment today pertains to Carlsbad's current state of
emergency regarding the safety of bicyclists in our city. I'm a resident of Carlsbad, my mother,
sister, and Grandfather are residents of Carlsbad. I am a former investment advisor and
banking professional serving the La Costa area, and I believe it is fully appropriate to qualify
the current moment as an emergency. As a graduate of Aviara Oaks Middle School and
Carlsbad High School, I myself lost classmates to Carlsbad's automobile centric infrastructure
that forces pedestrians and bicyclists to use the same roads as vehicles traveling up to and
beyond speeds of 50 miles per hour. Travelling our roads should not be a potentially fatal
experience, and there are critical changes the city of Carlsbad must make to its automobile
centric infrastructure not only to save the invaluable lives of our residents, but to allow
Carlsbad to thrive for future generations.
Many of the solutions I propose are heralded by the organization Strong Towns. Based out of
Brainard, Minnesota, their stated purpose is to participate in advocacy and consultation to
make cities of all sizes safe, livable, and financially resilient places. I would highly
recommend engaging with the organization to further advise on how to revolutionize how we
get around our beautiful city.
First and foremost, we must all agree that Carlsbad has developed dramatically over the past
20 years. Much of that development, in Carlsbad's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts, has been of the
suburban pattern of development. This is characterized by separated, nebular neighborhoods
with only one or two roads giving access to high speed, multi-lane arterial streets connecting
residential areas to commercial areas, areas which contain the businesses essential to life, such
as grocery stores and pharmacies. In this pattern of development, all traffic -be it pedestrian,
cyclist, or car traffic -is forced to use the same high speed, multi-lane roads. Mixing drivers
and non-drivers is a fatal recipe, especially when cyclists have nothing but a thin white line to
separate themselves physically from vehicles travelling 50 miles per hour or more. It should
be noted that in all of Carlsbad, there are less than 5 miles of bicycle and pedestrian only
roads, all of them immediately parallel to the rail lines in the Carlsbad Village. Outside of that,
there are only dirt trails and often unofficial footpaths carved out by pedestrians desperate to
avoid sharing the roads with very loud, exhaust producing cars to get to their destination. All
other travelers must compete with motor vehicles along their route to arrive safely at home or
to gather food for their families.
With the current state of Carlsbad's roads in mind, I propose some immediate, mid-term, and
long-term solutions to Carlsbad's transportation emergency.
As an immediate corrective action, bicycle infrastructure and automobile lanes must be
physically separated to ensure safety of all travelers. In the same way that physical barriers are
put in place to protect the construction workers and landscapers that maintain our community,
physical barriers must be put in place along high bike traffic routes, to ensure that a lapse of
concentration in a single driver moving over a white line won't prove fatal to cyclists. The city
should identify immediately as many places as possible where temporary physical barriers can
be placed until permanent structures can be built to create a true separation between cars and
bicycles. This will contribute to the next immediate solution, which is to reduce speeds on all
of Carlsbad's streets. There is no justifiable reason why arterial streets with traffic lights
should have 50 mile per hour speed limits. Poinsettia Lane, for example, has a speed limit of
50 miles per hour, but is only 5.3 miles long. At 50 miles per hour, end to end, a driver met
with only green lights would make the trip in 6 and a half minutes. At 40 miles per hour, the
same route would take 8 minutes. Are those 1.5 minutes saved in a very rare scenario worth
the lives of more of our citizens? While changing stated speeds would have a marginal effect
on actual speeds, as drivers will move the speed that "feels" most comfortable for a street's
design, physical barriers cause a natural decrease in velocity as drivers adjust their speeds to
avoid striking barriers, as can be observed in any construction zone. This physical separation
should occur in tandem with a massive expansion of pedestrian and bike crossings on streets.
There are innumerable street crossings in Carlsbad where the sidewalk implies that pedestrians
should cross, with no physical indication other than a sign that people are crossing the street.
Carlsbad has already corrected this problem in some parts of the city, as evident by the four
comer crossing at the end of Carlsbad village drive, and the brightly lit pedestrian crossings
along Carlsbad Boulevard at Carlsbad State Beach. Raised pedestrian crossings not only
reduce speeds using a physical impediment to high-speed movement, but also make
pedestrians feel seen and safe while making a crossing. In the next few weeks or month,
Carlsbad could deploy physical barriers, on-street markings, and raise certain crossings, at a
rate commensurate with a state of emergency.
In the mid-term, over the next 1 to 5 years, Carlsbad must make significant investment in non-
automobile routes throughout the city. Separated and dedicated bike and pedestrian routes cost
a fraction of automobile roads to build and maintain, and can move more travellers per hour
along busy routes. Every person who chooses to enjoy Carlsbad's unique all-year sunshine by
walking or biking to their destination is a person who is not taking a car to their destination,
eliminating the need for wasteful parking facilities, decreasing car traffic, and ensuring fewer
opportunities for fatal accidents. The nebulous, separated neighborhoods of Carlsbad must be
connected via a bicycle path network, moving bicycle traffic off of the main arterial roads, and
further separating automobiles from bicycles and pedestrians. Additionally, the commercial
centers surrounded by Carlsbad's residential neighborhoods must be made accessible by
bicycle and foot paths, so that acquiring food, medicine, and clothing for one's family is not
dependent on having a vehicle to drive to these areas. Footpaths and bike paths move high
volumes of people with little space requirement, and would serve as a dramatic boon to
Carlsbad's local businesses. The most dramatic example of this would be the heart of
Carlsbad: the Carlsbad Village. Currently, the area is infested with cars during peak hours, and
while having improved over my lifetime, visiting can still be an uncomfortable and stressful
experience, whether in or out of a vehicle. Imagine the difference that only a few east-west
bicycle paths would have in alleviating car traffic. Imagine again the effect a handful of open
air, mid-capacity trolley busses would make in moving people east-west along Carlsbad
Village Drive, Chestnut A venue, or Tamarack A venue. Imagine the reputational effect such an
investment in culturally unique modes of transportation would have on our city. The routes
would not only create jobs for Carlsbad residents, they would be a capital investment in the
infrastructure of the city, adding to Carlsbad's unique and rich cultural history.
Over the long term, non-automobile routes of travel must be constructed between as many
businesses and neighborhoods as possible, especially bridging the gap that is the Interstate 5.
Carlsbad has enough miles of roads designed for vehicle traffic. New, inexpensive pedestrian
and bicycle routes would provide alternatives to mixing with vehicle traffic, dramatically
improve the revenue of all businesses along the routes, passively benefit the health of all
citizens, and reduce the financial drain of insurance costs due to the capital destruction motor
vehicles are capable of. Of the utmost importance is giving citizens safe access to Carlsbad's
most valuable natural resource: its miles of coastline. There are currently no other routes to the
beach over the Interstate other than the interstate exits themselves, intersections that are
extremely hazardous to pedestrians and bicyclists. Why have we locked the ocean away from
so many of our citizens by forcing anyone who wants to walk to the beach to compete with
vehicles decellerating from 70, 80, or even 90 miles per hour off the interstate. Between
Batiquitos Lagoon and Agua Hedionda Lagoon there are only two pedestrian crossings,
including two bicycle gutters that share the road with vehicles, at the Poinsettia exit and Canon
exit. That is a five mile stretch of coastline with almost no safe access for those outside of a
motor vehicle. Palomar Airport Road lacks even a sidewalk, only equipped with a bicycle
"share-ow" that further mixes automobile and bicycle traffic, and a dirt path carved out from
decades of citizens desperate to access our shared public spaces. This is a particularly
appalling example of how car-centric Carlsbad's development has been. Visitors to such iconic
and valuable properties along Palomar Airport Road including the Carlsbad Premium Outlets,
the newly revamped Windmill Food Hall, the Carlsbad Flower Fields, and the internationally
famous Legoland have absolutely no way to access the beach outside of a vehicle. How much
more business would the properties in these parts of Carlsbad see if visitors could access not
only the properties themselves by walking or biking from their homes, but could also access
the most valuable natural resource Carlsbad has? How much car traffic could be relieved if
every single visitor did not need to use a car to arrive at these properties? How many acres of
parking lots could be converted from a financial drain on our community to some of the most
valuable real estate in the country? One need only look as far as San Diego to see incredible
examples of overcoming the barrier of the Interstate. 1st through 5th avenues in San Diego
continue their routes over the interstate in a series of five bridges that continue the city blocks
the interstate interrupts. This spreads out traffic, and the bridges themselves serve as on-street
parking, thereby alleviating the need-for more parking lots in the valuable downtown area.
Additionally, Terralta Park in the East San Diego neighborhood presents a fascinating and
bold example of interstate bridging. An entire section of the Interstate 15 was covered and the
newly reclaimed space was designated as a park. A wall of car traffic was transformed into a
green, public gathering space for the citizens of East San Diego. How much land could
Carlsbad reclaim from our parking lots and interstates?
I hope I have been able to express clearly how important it is to the future of our city to use
the moment at hand to transform how residents of our beautiful city get around. The current
state of emergency is absolutely justified, and demands the immediate deployment of
resources toward slowing vehicle speeds, physically separating bicycle and pedestrian traffic
from vehicle traffic, and clearly indicating where pedestrians and bicyclists have the right of
way on our current roads. Furthermore, as many resources as possible should be directed
toward immediately building or making official non-automobile routes throughout the city,
with especial attention to connecting commercial centers to residential neighborhoods. In the
long term, bridging the Interstate 5 at multiple points for bicycle and pedestrian traffic would
finally give safe access to the coast to so many of Carlsbad's residents. Thank you for your
time and consideration, and I look forward to seeing how the City Council rises to the
occasion at hand.
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Subject: Agenda Item #12
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
I am glad that the city is tackling thee-bike and bike issue. I have seen many near misses with cyclists -either
due to cyclists not obeying the rules of the road or motorists not paying attention to their surroundings.
However, this is also a motor vehicle issue, particularly in my neighborhood near Poinsettia Park and Pacific
Rim Elementary. There are areas around the park and the school where cars drive very recklessly,
endangering pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers.
My home backs up to Camino de las Ondas at the intersection of Paseo del Norte. On Camino de las Ondas
there have been several accidents, including a driver who hit a parked car, cars speeding on the turn from
Paseo del Norte and hitting other cars or crashing into curbs on the opposite side of the road, and a cyclist
who was hit by a pickup (luckily he survived).
It would be helpful to have the police more often and more closely monitor this area around the park and
school to make sure all motorists and cyclists are following the rules. There are side streets where traffic is
increasing and there is a lack of bike lanes/safety signs and walking safety signs near the school and park. On
Camino de las Ondas, which is the street that Pacific Rim Elementary School is on, there are no bike lanes and
there is often heavy and speeding traffic coming from Paseo del Norte as cars take a "shorter" route via
Camino De Las Ondas.
It would help to add bike lanes for the children and parents riding to school, to lower the speed limit (maybe
add a speed bump?), and add signs showing speeds and alerting drivers to slow down. Once the apartments
are completed near Aviara/Palomar Airport Road, the situation will definitely get worse.
Thanks for looking into and considering changes on Camino de las Ondas.
Kathy Hanten, D3 Resident
Kathy Hanten I Cell: 619-857-9778 I khanten18@gmail.com
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Briana Corso < brianacorso@yahoo.com >
Monday, August 29, 2022 11 :49 AM
City Clerk
Benjamin Churchill; Elisa Williamson
Item 12 -E-bike safety
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I'm writing to you on the topic of bike and e-bike safety. The recent fatalities in this community are tragic, but not
surprising. My father, like many members of our community, is an avid and experienced cyclist. He has been struck not
once, but twice, by motorists in Carlsbad.
The situation for all cyclists has become even more dangerous with so many children riding one-bikes, many of whom
lack the knowledge and maturity to safely operate an e-bike. I live in the Foothills, very close to Sage Creek High School,
and my children attend Hope Elementary and Calavera Hills Middle School. During our family's daily comings and
goings, we witness so many near misses with kids one-bikes. They'll ride three kids on one e-bike, without helmets or
with helmets unstrapped, at high speeds, and have no sense of how to follow traffic rules or avoid dangerous
behavior. I've seen kids run red lights, ride in crosswalks and on sidewalks, ride on the wrong side of the street into
oncoming traffic, and on and on .
Our community would be much safer if we had reliable, safe, environmentally responsible bus or shuttle transportation
for our children to get to school. Student transportation has the potential to clear cars and e-bikes off ~he street, making
it safer for those cyclists who remain. Busing is such a simple solution to keep our kids and community safe -one that is
considered baseline in so many communities across our country-and yet we don't fund it, subsidize it, or even offer the
service for a cost. Instead, we let our community fill up with traffic every school day, significantly increasing the
possibility of a traffic-related accident and diminishing the quality of life and property values in those impacted areas.
Please consider spending some of $2 million from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-2022 to study the feasibility
of adding bus services for our city's students. If you need volunteers to join a committee to look into the transportation
options, I'm here.
Regards,
Briana Corso
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From: SB <sofiebundy@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2022 12:24 PM
To: Manager Internet Email <Manager@CarlsbadCA.gov>
Subject: Bike safety
Emailing my concerns and suggestions in case I can't attend the meeting tonight.
We have called a lot since
2014 to share our worry about cars speeding and cutting into the bike lane to be able to increase speed on Tamarack
avenue between skyline and alder road.
I suggested lowering the speed limit to 25, speed bumps and also a partition to separate the road from the bike lane. A
separation to prevent cars from crossing it at high speeds but still allow residents to get to our houses.
I am against traffic lights as it interrupts the flow of traffic but am for measures to reduce speed and keep the bike lane
safe.
I have witnessed many close calls where cars are going 50 miles per hour down the hill and almost hitting kids riding to
school in the bike lane. I have asked for police presence in this area especially before and after school but have only seen
it once since 2014.
Until this problem is fixed I also want to ask for police to be understanding when they see children and parents biking to
school on the sidewalk. Parents know this is not allowed but as the bike lane is not safe right now we can't use
it out of fear for our lives.
Kind Regards,
Sofie Bundy
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Lance Schulte < meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>
Friday, August 26, 2022 10:18 AM
Council Internet Email; City Clerk; Brandon Miles; Nathan Schmidt; Tom Frank
Craig Carter; Chas Wick; Becca Warrillow; nrichardson@waltersmanagement.com; Lisa
Fowler; Boyle, Carrie@Coastal; 'Prahler, Erin@Coastal'; Ross, Toni@Coastal; Dale Ordas;
Chris G; 'Ellen Fawls'
City of Carlsbad declares state of emergency for bike, e-bike; traffic Safety -FW: Public
input for City Council on 6-6-22 & 4-1-22 Traffic Committee meeting on Ave Encinas
redesign as Rail Trail
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad DLCP-LUPA planned lost of OS at Ponto (3).pdf
Dear Carlsbad City Council & Traffic Commission; and CA Coastal Commission:
Please include this email and the emails below in the Carlsbad City Councils' and Traffic Commission's; and CA Coastal
Commission's file of Public Input on the Ave Encinas Coastal Rail Trail Redesign (Redesign).
Unfortunately I saw after the fact that the Carlsbad Traffic Commission just voted on the Redesign with
recommendations going to the City Council. Chas and I were not notified of that meeting, so were not able to provide
citizen input regarding the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety impacts from City Staff proposed redesign of Avenida Encinas.
The City Council recently 'Declared at state of emergency for bike, e-bike, traffic safety'; and citizens would hope you
consider San Pacifico citizen input as we experience the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety situation on Avenida Encinas every
day. Years ago San Pacifico Citizens had to ask the City Council to overrule City Staff and the Traffic Commission
regarding Avenida Encinas Traffic Safety and the need for traffic control (stop sign the only City option at that time,
although a traffic circle would likely be a better option). Again we are trying to inform you on Traffic Safety issues and
hope you acknowledge and fully discuss and consider that input.
I have lived in San Pacifico for over 20-years, and have a 30-year professional Urban Planning background and wa s
invited by the Institute of Traffic Engineers to present my work on Pedestrian-Vehicular interface at an international
conference so have professional expertise to also back-up my comments.
I ask the City Counci l to please consider the 4-points of public input, as I can anticipate vehicle/vehicle and
vehicle/pedestrian accidents occurring due to the proposed Redesign if the following 4-points of modification are not
incorporated. The Council's emergency declaration it seems like should provide that consideration.
Thank you,
Lance Schulte
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From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2022 8:27 AM
To: 'Brandon Miles'
Cc: 'Craig Carter'; 'Chas Wick'; 'Becca Warrillow'; 'Nathan Schmidt'; 'Lisa Fowler'; council@carlsbadca.gov; 'City Clerk';
Carrie Boyle (carrie.boyle@coastal.ca.gov); 'Prahler, Erin@Coastal'; Ross, Toni@Coastal (Toni.Ross@coastal.ca.gov)
Subject: Public input for 6-6-22 Traffic Committee -Ave Encinas Rail Trail @ Mobility Commission 4-4-22 -RE: 4-1-22
Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Brandon:
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Please provide this to the Traffic Committee for tomorrow's (6/6/22 4pm ) meeting to reconsider the Ave Encinas Bike
Trail Design.
As noted in the 4 points in the 4/4/22 email below and from the 4/4/22 San Pacifico Community Association Board
Member Chase Wick the same community issues and desires still apply.
Point #4 in the 4/4/22 email below seem all the more relevant given the Kelly and Park Drive Design Options that show
exactly what I, as a San Pacifico Community Representative was asking for. We are asking that the extra or excess Ave
Encinas pavement be landscaped like what Staff is proposing for Kelly and Park Drive as shown below (instead of being
left as striped excess pavement).
• Of concern is that it appears a bias to provide nicer landscaped bike and pedestrian improvements in North
Carlsbad, while South Carlsbad gets striped pavement. See Park/Kelly proposed bike lane design below & at
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/9770/637854620049930000
• Ave Encinas is a major Regional Bike Trail and should be landscaped as much as possible. As a Regional Bike Path
and should be nice and should reflect Carlsbad's best quality/experience, like has been done in North Carlsbad ..
• Ave Encinas is also a major bike and pedestrian pat h to the ocean as 1 of the3 only bike/pedestrian paths for
South Carlsbad's 3-miles of Carlsbad Coastline (Palomar Airport Road, Poinsettia Lane, Ave Encinas, and La Costa
Ave) and these bike/pedestrian paths should be well protected and landscaped. 62% of Carlsbad lives in South
Carlsbad, and they only have 4 bike paths to the beach. One of these paths (La Costa Ave) is not fully in the City
of Carlsbad. Ave Encinas Bike Path should include landscaping of excess pavement and not be just striped
pavement.
• Also the City's map of Growth Management Required Open Space shows the San Pacifico Community as part of
the larger Local Facilities Management Plan for Zone 9 is missing 30-acres of required Useable Open
Space. Landscaping the Ave Encinas excess pavement would I think count towards helping fix the GMP Useable
Open Space Standard non-compliance in LFMP-Zone 9. See the attached file that shows the City's Map of
Useable GMP Open Space in LFMP Zone 9.
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and separated ·path options on openings,
Kelly and Park Kelly and
• Lower construction costs. Hig;herco
shorter construction time longeirn
Thank you Traffic and Mobility Commission. I hope your consider this information and in your required reconsideration
of Ave Encinas Rail Trail design you incorporate the design modification requested by citizens.
Sincerely,
Lance Schulte
San Pacifico Community Association representative for Ave Encinas Bike Path
From: Lance Schulte [maiito:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 2:12 PM
To: 'Brandon Miles'
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Cc: 'Craig Carter'; 'Chas Wick'; 'Becca Warrillow'; 'Nathan Schmidt'; 'Lisa Fowler'
Subject: RE: Ave Encinas Rail Trail @ Mobility Commission 4-4-22 -RE: 4-1-22 Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection
@ San Pacifico Community Association
Thanks Brandon.
I hope the comments are helpful. Sorry the Dory Lane arrow is green, not orange. I was rushing to get to you ASAP this
morning.
If you have any questions of me please call 760.805.3525.
Lance
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From: Brandon Miles [mailto:Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 1:27 PM
To: Lance Schulte
Cc: 'Craig Carter'; 'Chas Wick'; Becca Warrillow; Nathan Schmidt; Lisa Fowler
Subject: RE: Ave Encinas Rail Trail @ Mobility Commission 4-4-22 -RE: 4-1-22 Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection
@ San Pacifico Community Association
Mr. Schulte,
Thank you for your comments. They have been forwarded to our commissioners already.
Take care,
Brandon Miles, P.E., T.E.
Associate Engineer
Public Works Branch
Transportation Engineering
www.carlsbadca.gov
P: 442-339-2745 I F: 760-602-8562 IM: 760.579.3321 ·
From: Lance Schulte <meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2022 9:58 AM
To: Brandon Miles <Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov>; Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>; Traffic
<traffic@CarlsbadCA.gov>
Cc: 'Craig Carter' <craigcarter911@gmail.com>; 'Chas Wick' <chaswick@reagan.com>; Becca Warrillow
<bwarrillow@waltersmanagement.com>; Lisa Fowler <lfowler@waltersmanagment.com>
Subject: Ave Encinas Rail Trail@ Mobility Commission 4-4-22 -RE: 4-1-22 Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection@ San
Pacifico Community Association
Brandon:
I noticed the proposed Ave Encinas Rail Trail design is going to the Mobility Commission today. I was hoping we could
have met beforehand to go over proposed design issues.
Unfortunately I have a Board Meeting today at 5pm and will not be able to attend the Commission meeting. So here are
my comments:
1. Ave Encinas has horizontal and vertical curves that limit vehicular sight visibility. Also because of these curves
some drivers enjoy going faster than normal. The proposed bike lane improvements and vehicle lane
modifications will help moderate vehicle speeds, and is greatly appreciated.
2. However one area that I use frequently and maybe an area of increased vehicle accident potential from the
proposed redesign is east-bound left-turn into Dory Lane. The proposed redesign removed the left turn
pocket. With no left turn pocket vehicles speeding east-bound with limited sight visibility due to Horizontal and
vertical curves between Dory Lane and Ponto Drive may not see cars waiting in the travel lane to turn left onto
Dory Lane and could cause rear-end accidents. It should be confirmed that travel lane blockage due to left turns
onto Dory Lane will not be accident inducing. I marked this area in orange in the map below.
3. A critical issue is that Ave Encinas cuts our San Pacifico Community in half. So there is a lot of Community
pedestrian traffic across Ave Encinas as people walk around the Community and to the Community pool. So
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there should be enhanced pedestrian crossings across Ave Encinas at Dory Lane and west of Dory Lane where
the Batiquitos Lagoon Bluff-top Trail and San Pacifico Trails cross at Ave Encinas. I marked these locations in red
arrows in the map below. These pedestrian crossings across Ave Encinas should be safe. The proposed redesign
removes the striped median that was a safe pedestrian refuge when crossing Ave Encinas when walking along
the trail (crossing Ave Encinas) and to/from Dory Lane .
4. There are large areas of striped pavement areas in the redesign. It would be preferable if these pavement areas
could be landscaped. The Ponto area is missing 30-acers on unconstrained Growth Management Open Space
per City maps so landscaping these pavement areas would help address the Open Space shortfall.
Thank you for the work you have done to make biking safer on Ave Encinas. I regularly ride my bike to the Ralphs'
Center and have been hit by a vehicle while on my bike so know the situation. The proposed improvements will be
helpful, and I hope you make the above suggested changes to complete a more safer and livable street.
Sincerely,
Lance Schulte
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From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:53 PM
To: 'Nathan Schmidt'; 'Brandon Miles'; 'Chas Wick'
Cc: 'Craig Carter'
Subject: 4-1-22 Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
Tom mentioned you will be going to public hearing on April 1st • Could we at San Pacifico Community Association maybe
have a brief meeting before then with you review status/design since our input last year? This would I think be a great
benefit to all.
Lance
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From: Nathan Schmidt [mailto:Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 3:25 PM
To: Lance Schulte; Brandon Miles; 'Chas Wick'
Cc: 'Craig Carter'
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Hi All,
The attached staff report and concept exhibits provided the latest details on the Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail
segment. The project is getting ready to move into the engineering and design phase and if all goes to schedule we will
have engineering plans available sometime early next year.
Please let me know when would be a good time to meet with your group to discuss the project. Now would be a good
time to meet as the project is still conceptual and we do have limited ability to make changes as long as they can fit
within the project goals and budget. I will likely bring along our Traffic Engineer, John Kim, and possibly the
Transportation Director, Tom Frank, if he's available. Just let us know.
Thanks!
-Nathan
Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov
Cell: 760-637-7183
From: Lance Schulte (mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 8:47 AM
To: Brandon Miles <Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov>; 'Chas Wick' <chaswick@reagan.com>; Nathan Schmidt
<Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: 'Craig Carter' <craigcarter911@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Chas & Craig:
Nathan is working on the Coastal Rail Trail that runs along Avenida Encinas thorough San Pacifico. Nathan is who we
need to connect with regarding Ave Encinas.
After you have reviewed the plans we can meet and discuss. These is some new information I heard that we should be
aware of.
Lance
PS: Brandon is working on the El Camino Real(ECR) widening with a Batiquitos Lagoon Trail. I was contacting Brandon as
a Board Member of the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation.
From: Brandon Miles [mailto:Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 8:10 AM
To: Chas Wick; Nathan Schmidt
Cc: Lance Schulte; Craig Carter
Subject: Re: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Chas,
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I work in the Transportation Engineering division here at the city. I believe you are asking about the Coastal Rail Trail
project, but I can also help with the ECR widening from Arena I to La Costa as well. I have shared some information with
Lance. Both projects do not have plans yet. However, here are some exhibits that were presented to the Traffic and
Mobility Committee that may help. Please let me know if you have any other questions? Thank you,
Brandon Miles, P.E., T.E.
Associate Engineer
Public Works Branch
Transportation Engineering
www.carlsbadca.gov
P: 442-339-2745 I F: 760-602-8562 IM: 760.579.3321
From: Chas Wick <chaswick@reagan.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2021 3:16 PM
To: Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: Lance Schulte <meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>; Brandon Miles <Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov>; Craig Carter
<craigcarter911@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan , My name is Chas Wick . Lance , Craig and I are on a special ad Hoc committee for our SanPacifico
HOA to advise our homeowners on the ECR project on Avenida Encinas. It cuts right through our Community.
Could you please attach the latest link to the plans for us to use for our Committee?
Thanks,
Chas Wick
SanPacifico HOA Boardmember
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 4, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov> wrote:
Hi Lance,
.
Yes I'll reach out to you the week of June 21 to schedule a meeting time.
I've cc'd Brandon Miles on this email (Brandon.Miles@carlsbadca.gov) so please feel free to coordinate
with him directly regarding the ECR widening project.
Thank you!
(City of
Carlsbad
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Nathan Schmidt, AICP
City of Carlsbad
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov
Cell: 760-637-7183
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 7:05 AM
To: Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: Chas Wick <chaswick@reagan.com>
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
Thanks for the call back and vm.
Regarding the 1st item, Chas and I talked yesterday and it may be a while before we can meet. So given
could you put on your calendar to contact us after June 21st after your holiday to have our on-site
meeting?
Thanks for letting us know about Brandon Miles the Carlsbad City Staff lead on the 2nd item. Could you
send me his full contact information and I can forward my fellow BLF Board Members on the ECR trail
Committee to arrange a meeting.
Thanks again. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Lance
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From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 202112:20 PM
To: 'Nathan Schmidt'
Cc: 'John Kim'; 'Jim Gale'; 'Chas Wick'; 'Brandon Miles'; 'Tom Frank'; Chas Wick (chaswick@reagan.com)
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
Hope all is well.
I just left a longish vm on your cell on 2 items.
• One being the rail-trail concept through SPCA, and
• the other in my role as Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Board member-the west (seaside) El
Camino Real pedestrian (complete streets) improvements between Alga and La Costa Ave.
No rush, but when you have time could we talk?
Thanks,
Lance
M 760.805.3525
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 3:49 PM
To: 'Nathan Schmidt'
Cc: 'John Kim'; 'Jim Gale'; 'Chas Wick'; 'Brandon Miles'; 'Tom Frank'
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
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Nathan:
When I was at NCTD, I think I recall the rational for using Avenida Encinas for the Rail Trail Corridor was
due to insufficient bridge width over rail tracks. The narrow bridge spans (both Poinsettia and Avenida
Encinas) would not allow a bike trail to be a sufficiently safe/appropriate distance from the trains an
prevent track maintenance. This is not a constraint in much of Old Carlsbad. This should be confirmed
with NCTD.
Anyway, I took the attached image of the Avenida Encinas Bridge and this appears to be the case
here. When this section of rail corridor is double tracked there looks to be no room for a bike trail and
safety buffer, nor a rail service access road/space. Overcoming these constraints the Bike trail would
need a long ramp-up to Avenida Encinas on the bridge and then a long ramp-down again on the other
side of the bridge. The road and bike trail crossing would be on the bridge, so not a great/safe
place. Alternatively one could cut into the concrete bridge embankment to notch in a trail, but that
could be expensive and create an sheltered hang-out under the bridge.
I hope the image and data helps.
Lance
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From: Nathan Schmidt [mailto:Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Friday, May 7, 202111:26 AM
To: Lance Schulte
Cc: John Kim; Jim Gale; 'Chas Wick'; Brandon Miles; Tom Frank
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Hi Lance,
Thanks for reaching out. I did relay your comments to the Traffic and Mobility Commission at their
meeting. During their meeting the Commission expressed concerns with the proposed alignment being
along Avenida Encinas vs. a bike trail along the actual railroad track alignment. They requested that staff
look into the history of the project further to understand why the current alignment is on Avenida
Encinas versus the rail corridor.
I appreciate your comments and yes the intersections at both Dory Ln and Wind rose Circle are proposed
for redesign with traffic calming improvements and improved pedestrian crossings as part of this
project. The designs for both of these will be developed through the engineering process and will be
presented to the TMC and community for comments. I also included your map of the potential
connection to the Lagoon trail to further emphasize the value of the connection along Avenida Encinas
vs. the railroad corridor.
Please let me know if you should need any help or materials in your communications with the SPCA.
would be happy to meet with your group personally to present the project if that would be a
benefit. Just let me know.
Thank you,
(Cityof
Carlsbad
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Nathan Schmidt, AICP
City of Carlsbad
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov
Cell : 760-637-7183
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, May 7, 202110:01 AM
To: Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: John Kim <John.Kim@carlsbadca.gov>; Jim Gale <Jim.Gale@carlsbadca.gov>; 'Chas Wick'
<chaswick@reagan.com>
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
We wanted to follow-up with you on this Monday's T-M Commission meeting on the Ave Encinas
Redesign Project (AERP). The Chas and I will be meeting soon to work with some other SPCA members
with traffic expertise and to gather community input. The SPCA appointed Chas and I to gather data on
AERO for Board and Community consideration. So any information or status update is appreciated.
My initial-quick-review comments (and data on the 1-5 trail connections) below are my own personal
comments I wanted to get to you for consideration. If you had time to review my comments, it would
be nice to discuss.
Thanks again, for communicating with the SPCA. Ave Encinas runs through the middle of SPCA and is of
significant concern to the SPCA Board and Community.
I hope you have a great weekend planned.
Sincerely,
Lance
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From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 4:41 PM
To: 'Nathan Schmidt'
Cc: 'John Kim'; 'Jim Gale'; 'Chas Wick'
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
Thanks! Your reaching out is very much appreciated.
Following are my comments which I think are fairly consistent with community concerns about vehicle
speeding and running stop signs, danger is pedestrian crossing, and narrow bike lanes and sidewalks for
a major pathway to the beach.
Chas and I will discuss other possible community comments and try to get to you ASAP. Unfortunately I
am out at sea Fri-Sun. There is not enough time to circulate to SPCA and get feedback to you, but Chas
and I will see how we can try to get that later.
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Here are my comments after a quick look over:
1. The Caltrans 1-5 bike/pedestrian trail should be included in the plan. See the attached file. This
is a longer term plan likely not to be built until after 2035 when the remaining components of
the NCC Build 1-5 project is completed.
2. It appears the location of the intersection redesigns are not fully/accurately marked. Ave
Encinas/Dory lane is further west near the rail corridor. Also Ave Encinas/Wind rose Circle
should be identified as a redesign.
3. Conceptual intersection designs should be provided for all proposed intersection redesigns.
4. An specific intersection redesign should be provided for Ave Encinas/Wind rose Circle. This is
significant intersection needing redesign.
5. The area south of Poinsettia Lane is in Local Facilities Management Plan Zone 9 (LFMP-9). There
is a current lawsuit against the City regarding LFMP-9 missing 30-acres of Unconstrained
Growth Management Standard Open Space that LFMP-9 developer were inaccurately, and
possibly inappropriately, exempted from providing. Landscaping the 12' buffers as shown in
figure D-D could be used by the City to help address the missing 30-acres of Unconstrained
Open Space in LRMP-9. I would highly encourage the City to explore landscaping these 12'
buffer areas as it will help address missing Open Space and other issues in a positive
way. Attached is a 'planned loss of open space' file that summarizes City data on multiple
Open Space shortfalls in LFMP-9. Pages 1 & 2 talk about the Unconstrained GMP Open Space
Standard shortfall in LFMP-9.
Thanks you again. I think you are hitting a lot of the issues very well, and with the above suggestions
would make for a suitably complete/livable street.
Please call me Friday morning before noon if you would like to talk over any items.
Sincerely,
Lance
From: Nathan Schmidt [mailto:Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 202112:14 PM
To: Lance Schulte
Cc: John Kim; Jim Gale; Chas Wick
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Hi Lance,
I just wanted to let you know that the Traffic and Mobility will be reviewing the Avenida Encinas Coastal
Rail Trail segment project at their meeting this Monday May 3rd at 3pm. This will be the first opportunity
to provide feedback on the proposed concept plans. We anticipate holding additional public meetings
once we have more refined engineering plans available so the intention of this meeting is to obtain high
level feedback on the general project features.
You can view the staff report and concept map for the upcoming Traffic and Mobility Commission
meeting here: https://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?Blob1D=47312
Please share with your neighbors and let me know if you should have any questions. You can also
provide any comments directly to me which I can forward to the Traffic and Mobility Commissioners and
read into the record at the meeting.
Thanks!
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7 .Ci'ty of
Carlsbad
Nathan Schmidt, AICP
City of Carlsbad
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov
Cell: 760-637-7183
From: Lance Schulte fmailto:meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 5:16 PM
To: Nathan Schmidt <Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: John Kim <John.Kim@carlsbadca.gov>; Jim Gale <Jim.Gale@carlsbadca.gov>; Chas Wick
<chaswick@reagan.com>
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Nathan:
Thanks! Sounds good so far to me. I bike this regularly in shopping at Ralphs, and got hit (and bike
totaled) at Navigator Circle, so that 'kluged intersection' is a key area for fixing with a proper redesign.
We will see how SPCA members feel about it. May need some education for people that have not seen
these types of solutions work in other areas of the world.
From my perspective sounds like you have a very good understanding of the issues and logical initial
concept solutions. Will be good to see current/buildout ADT volumes data and if truck restrictions.
Good also to see your AICP. I was AICP Commissioner for CA & NV years ago. Great to see AICP in
mobility.
Have a great weekend!
Lance
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From: Nathan Schmidt [mailto:Nathan.Schmidt@carlsbadca.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 3:25 PM
To: Lance Schulte
Cc: John Kim; Jim Gale
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Hi Lance,
It's good to hear from you again. Jim forwarded me your email as I am currently working on the Coastal
Rail trail improvement project which includes the portion of Avenida Encinas from Carlsbad Blvd. to
Palomar Airport Road. From reading your email it sounds like our vision for Avenida Encinas is very
much in line with your suggestions in terms of reducing lane widths, vehicle speeds, and enhancing the
entire corridor for people walking and biking. The project is still in the conceptual planning stages but
will include improvements such as enhanced pedestrian and bicycle crossings, road diets, wider bike
lanes, and traffic calming.
Specifically in your area south of Poinsettia we are planning to implement a road which would reduce
the roadway to a single travel lane in each direction, narrow lanes to 11 ft. and provide wider bike lanes
and increased buffer width between the bike lanes and travel lanes. We are also evaluating
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improvements to the intersections of Portage Way and Dory Lane such as removing the left turn pockets
and adding bulb-outs to each corner of the intersection.
We will be holding public outreach events to review these plans in detail prior to moving forward on the
engineering designs so I'll be sure to let you know once these are scheduled. In the meantime please let
me know if you should have any questions or additional thoughts. I look forward to working with you on
this very interesting and exciting project.
Thank you!
(_ City of
Carlsbad
Nathan Schmidt, AICP
City of Carlsbad
Transportation Planning and Mobility Manager
Nathan .Sch m idt@ca rlsbadca .gov
Cell: 760-637-7183
From: Lance Schulte <meyers-schulte@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 8:04 AM
To: Jim Gale <Jim.Gale@carlsbadca.gov>
Cc: 'Nika Richardson' <nrichardson@waltersmanagement.com>; Becca Warrillow
<bwarrillow@waltersmanagement.com>; Chas Wick <chaswick@reagan.com>
Subject: RE: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Jim:
It has been a while, so thought we would check-in as to the status of the intersection.
FYI, the San Pacifico Community Association has Chas Wick (Board Member) and me as the SPCA points
of contact with the City on the intersection.
Lance
From: Lance Schulte [mailto:meyers-schulte@sbcqlobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2020 8:03 AM
To: 'jim.gale@carlsbadca.gov'
Cc: Dale Ordas (daleordas@gmail.com); 'Nika Richardson'; Becca Warrillow
(bwarrillow@waltersmanaqement.com); Chas Wick (chaswick@reaqan.com); Adriaan Van Zyl
(vanzyl.aakc@live.com) (vanzyl.aakc@live.com); Adriaan van Zyl (adriaanHOA@outlook.com)
Subject: Avenida Encinas & Portage intersection @ San Pacifico Community Association
Jim:
Nice meeting you and the City Traffic signage crew the other day. As you suggested here are the ideas
we talked about.
Having lived at SPCA since 2000 and being a former City planner who has presented my transportation
work done for Carlsbad at International ITE conferences, I hope the suggestions are helpful.
Avenida Encinas is used as a short-cut between regional 1-5 and PCH corridor movements for a
significant amount of traffic. As such driver motivation creates travel speeds are higher that
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designed/posted, that is made worst by the stop sign that encourages stop-n-go drag racing
behavior. This behavior is enhanced by the unneeded wide painted center turn-lane median that overly
separates opposing traffic that encourages faster speeds. If opposing vehicle lanes are closer together
there will be slow travel speeds due to driver concern over head-on crashes. A narrow median will also
promote more driver focus on driving. The wide median additional makes this faster driving more
unsafe, as it pushes driver line of sight to the edges of the roadway thus reducing sight-lines while also
creating a more attractive slalom course. The vertical and horizontal curves in the roadway provide this
slalom course and the travel lanes on edges of the roadway make sight distance worse and encourage
faster drive speeds. I see this behavior daily, and experience the influence the current roadway design
has on my driving behavior. The Current design encourages faster speeds and the stop sign trying to
stop that behavior makes a worst as it forces stop-start acceleration that induces some drag racing
behavior.
This higher speed behavior is encouraged by the current roadway design, and not only impact
pedestrians crossing the street on our trails, but also impacts bike riders on the Regional Rail Trail Bike
Trail. The unnecessary wide painted turn lane median pushes the vehicle lanes to the outside edges to
the roadway that then compresses the Regional Rail Trail Bike Trail right next to vehicular traffic (only
separated by a 6' strip of paint) and also forces the Regional Rail Trail Bike Trail to a bare minimum 3'
wide. A Regional Rail Trail Bike Trail it seems should be wider that then bare minimum 3' wide for any
bike lane, and there should be a wider painted separation between the bike and vehicular lanes. A
narrower painted center median would allow this.
As you know roadway design physiologically influences driver behavior. That is the point of roadway
design to create a design speed to bracket drive behavior to be commensurate with the roadways
capacity to handle speeds. Most past city roadway design, like at Avenida Encinas, focused on making
roads faster to drive on and broke up higher speeds with traffic stops v. the more traditional euro
model of continuous slower speed flow in more narrow roadways.
I think the City could explore some very cost effective redesign to make Avenida Encinas safer and
slower speed. This could be by repainting to narrow the painted center median to say 2-3' wide with cat
eyes, and then using the space to widen the Bike lanes and create a 1' or so painted buffer separation
between vehicular and bike lines. These changes would promote slower speeds and more driver focus,
and create a safer Regional Bike Trail.
If the City wanted to make this a truly complete and integrated solution replacing the Stop signs at
Avenida Encinas and Portage Way with a minor round-a-bough to slow traffic and allow cross flow
movements could be considered. The City is proposing to do exactly that further west on Avenida
Encinas so this should be done at Portage Way also to create a more uniform roadway design and more
uniform drive behavior.
I hope my observations and ideas are helpful. If anyone at eh City Traffic Safety wants to talk over any
issues, I am happy to help.
These observations and ideas are my own. However the SPCA of around 500 homes that Avenida
Encinas runs thru the middle has expressed concern about Avenida Encinas roadway design, speeds and
safety, so I copied some key people at SPCA so they are aware of my comments and communication to
you.
Lance Schulte
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Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto
Introduction:
Carlsbad first documented Sea Level Rise (SLR) and associated increases in coastal erosion in a
December 2017 Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (2017 SLR Assessment). Prior planning activities
(2010 Ponto Vision Plan -rejected by CA Coastal Commission, and 2015 General Plan Update) did not
consider SLR and how SLR would impact Coastal Open Space Land Use & CA Coastal Act 'High-Priority'
Coastal Open Space Land Uses at Ponto. The 2017 SLR Assessment shows Open Space land and Open
Space Land Uses are almost exclusively impacted by SLR at Ponto & South Coastal Carlsbad. The 2017
SLF Assessment also shows significant LOSS of Open Space land acreage and Land Uses. Most all
impacted Open Space Land Uses are CA Coastal Act "High-Priority Coastal Land Uses" -Coastal
Recreation (i.e. Public Park) and Low-Cost Visitor Accommodations. Existing Ponto Open Space Land
Uses are already very congested (non-existent/narrow beach) and very high, almost exclusionary,
occupancy rates (Campground) due to existing population/visitor demands. Future population/visitor
increases will make this demand situation worst. The significant permanent LOSS of existing Coastal
Open Space land and Coastal Open Space Land Use (and land) due to SLR reduces existing supply and
compounds Open Space congestion elsewhere. Prior Ponto planning did not consider, nor plan, for
significant SLR and current/future "High-Priority" Coastal Open Space Land Use demands.
Open Space and City Park demand at Ponto:
Open Space at Ponto is primarily 'Constrained' as defined by the City's Growth Management Program
(GMP), and cannot be counted in meeting the City's minimal 15% 'Unconstrained' GMP Open Space
Standard. Per the GMP Open Space Standard, the developers of Ponto should have provided in their
developments at least 30-acres of additional 'Unconstrained' GMP Open Space at Ponto. City GIS
mapping data confirm 30-acres of GMP Standard Open Space is missing at Ponto (Local Facilities
Management Plan Zone 9).
The City of Carlsbad GIS Map on page 2 shows locations of Open Spaces at Ponto. This map and its
corresponding tax parcel-based data file document Ponto's non-compliance with the GMP Open Space
Standard. A summary of that City GIS data file is also on page 2. The City said Ponto's non-compliance
with the GMP Open Space Standard was 'justified' by the City 'exempting' compliance with the
Standard. The City 'justified' this 'exemption' for reasons that do not appear correct based on the City's
GIS map and data on page 2, and by a review of 1986 aerial photography that shows most of Ponto as
vacant land. The City in the Citywide Facilities Improvement Plan (CFIP) said 1) Ponto was already
developed in 1986, or 2) Ponto in 1986 already provided 15% ofthe 'Unconstrained' land as GMP
Standard Open Space. Both these 'justifications' for Ponto 'exemption' in the CFIP were not correct.
The legality of the City 'exempting' Ponto developers from the GMP Open Space Standard is subject to
current litigation.
The City proposes to continue to exempt future Ponto developers from providing the missing 30-acres of
minimally required GMP Open Space, even though a change in Ponto Planning Area Fland use from the
current 'Non-Residential Reserve" Land Use requires comprehensive Amendment of the Local Facilitates
Management Plan Zone 9 to account for a land use change. City exemption is subject of litigation.
Ponto (west of 1-5 and South of Poinsettia Lane) currently has 1,025 homes that per Carlsbad's minimal
Park Standard demand an 8-acre City Park. There is no City Park at Ponto. Coastal Southwest Carlsbad
has an over 6.5 acre Park deficit that is being met 6-miles away in NW Carlsbad. Ponto is in the middle
of 6-miles of Coastline without a City Coastal Park west of the rail corridor.
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto Page 1 of7
City GIS map of Ponto's (LFMP Zone 9)
Open Space:
• Light green areas meet the City's 15%
unconstrained Growth Management
Program Open Space Standard
• Most Ponto Open Space (pink hatch &
blue [water] on map) is "Constrained"
and does not meet the Standard
• Aviara -Zone 19, Ponto -Zone 9 and
Hanover/Poinsettia Shores -Zone 22
all developed around the same time
and had similar vacant lands.
• City required Aviara -Zone 19 east of
Ponto to provide the 15% Standard
Open Space. Why not Ponto? Aviara
had the same lagoon waters.
• City required Hanover & Poinsettia
Shores area Zone 22 just north of
Ponto to provide the 15% Standard
Open Space. Why not Ponto?
• Why Ponto developers were never
required to comply with the 15%
Standard Open Space is subject to
current litigation
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1:1,400 • Below is City GIS data from this map
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City GIS map data summary of the 15% Growth Management Standard Open Space at Ponto
472 Acres
(197 Acres)
275 Acres
X 15%
41 Acres
(11 Acres)
30 Acres
Total land in LFMP Zone 9 [Ponto]
Constrained land excluded from GMP Open Space
Unconstrained land in LFMP Zone 9 [Ponto]
GMP Minimum Unconstrained Open Space requirement
GMP Minimum Unconstrained Open Space required
GMP Open Space provided & mapped per City GIS data
Missing Unconstrained Open Space needed in LFMP Zone 9 [Ponto] to meet the City's
minimum GMP Open Space Standard per City's GIS map & data
73% of the City's minimum 15% required Open Space Standard is missing due to over
development of LFMP Zone 9 [Ponto]
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto Page 2 of7
Sea Level Rise impacts on Open Space and Open Space Land Use Planning at Ponto:
The City's 2015 General Plan Update did not factor in the impacts of Sea Level Rise (SLR) on Ponto's
Open Space land. In December 2017 the City conducted the first Sea Level Rise Vulnerability
Assessment https://www.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?Blob1D=33958. The 2017 SLR
Assessment is an initial baseline analysis, but it shows significant SLR impacts on Ponto Open Space.
More follow-up analysis is being conducted to incorporate newer knowledge on SLR projections and
coastal land erosion accelerated by SLR. Follow-up analysis may likely show SLR impacts occurring
sooner and more extreme.
Troublingly the 2017 SLR Assessment shows SLR actually significantly reducing or eliminating Open
Space land at Ponto. SLR is projected to only impact and eliminate Open Space lands and Open Space
Land Use at Ponto. The loss of Ponto Open Space land and Land Use being at the State Campground,
Beaches, and Batiquitos Lagoon shoreline. The losses of these Open Space lands and land uses would
progress over time, and be a permanent loss. The 2017 SLR Assessment provides two time frames near-
term 2050 that match with the Carlsbad General Plan, and the longer-term 'the next General Plan
Update' time frame of 2100. One can think of these timeframes as the lifetimes of our children and
their children (2050), and the lifetimes of our Grandchildren and their children (2100). SLR impact on
Coastal Land Use and Coastal Land Use planning is a perpetual (permanent) impact that carries over
from one Local Coastal Program (LCP) and City General Plan (GP) to the next Updated LCP and GP.
Following are excerpts from the 2017 Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment:
{Italicized text within brackets] is added data based on review of aerial photo maps in the Assessment.
Planning Zone 3 consists of the Southern Shoreline Planning Area and the Batiquitos Lagoon. Assets
within this zone are vulnerable to inundation, coastal flooding and bluff erosion in both planning
horizons (2050 and 2100). A summary of the vulnerability assessment rating is provided in Table 5. A
discussion of the vulnerability and risk assessment is also provided for each asset category.
5.3.1. Beaches
Approximately 14 acres of beach area is projected to be impacted by inundation/erosion in 2050 ....
Beaches in this planning area are backed by unarmored coastal bluffs. Sand derived from the natural
erosion of the bluff as sea levels rise may be adequate to sustain beach widths, thus, beaches in this
reach were assumed to have a moderate adaptive capacity. The overall vulnerability rating for beaches
is moderate for 2050.
Vulnerability is rated moderate for the 2100 horizon due to the significant amount of erosion expected
as the beaches are squeezed between rising sea levels and bluffs. Assuming the bluffs are unarmored in
the future, sand derived from bluff erosion may sustain some level of beaches in this planning
area. A complete loss of beaches poses a high risk to the city as the natural barrier from storm waves is
lost as well as a reduction in beach access, recreation and the economic benefits the beaches provide.
5.3.3. State Parks
A majority of the South Carlsbad State Beach day-use facilities and campgrounds (separated into
four parcels) were determined to be exposed to bluff erosion by the 2050 sea level rise scenario
(moderate exposure). This resource is considered to have a high sensitivity since bluff erosion
could significantly impair usage ofthe facilities. Though economic impacts to the physical structures
within South Carlsbad State Beach would be relatively low, the loss of this park would be significant
since adequate space for the park to move inland is not available (low adaptive capacity). State
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parks was assigned a high vulnerability in the 2050 planning horizon. State park facilities are recognized
as important assets to the city in terms of economic and recreation value as well as providing low-cost
visitor serving amenities. This vulnerability poses a high risk to coastal access, recreation, and
tourism opportunities in this planning area.
In 2100, bluff erosion of South Carlsbad State Beach day-use facilities and campgrounds become
more severe and the South Ponto State Beach day-use area becomes exposed to coastal flooding
during extreme events. The sensitivity of the South Ponto day-use area is low because impacts to usage
will be temporary and no major damage to facilities would be anticipated. Vulnerability and risk to State
Parks remains high by 2100 due to the impacts to South Carlsbad State Beach in combination
with flooding impacts to South Ponto.
Table 5: Planning Zone 3 Vulnerability Assessment Summary [condensed & notated]:
Asset Horizon Vulnerability
Category [time] Hazard Type Impacted Assets Rating
Beaches 2050 Inundation/Erosion, Flooding 14 acres (erosion} Moderate
2100 Inundation/Erosion, Flooding 54 acres (erosion} Moderate
Public Access 2050 Inundation, Flooding 6 access points Moderate
4,791 feet of trails
2100 Inundation, Flooding 10 access points Moderate
14,049 feet of trails
State Parks 2050 Flooding, Bluff Erosion 4 parcels [<18 Acres] High
[Campground -2100 Flooding, Bluff Erosion 4 parcels [>18 Acres] High
Low-cost Visitor [loss of over 50% of
Accommodations] the campground &
its Low-cost Visitor
Accommodations,
See Figure 5.]
Transportation 2050 Bluff Erosion 1,383 linear feet Moderate
(Road, Bike, 2100 Flooding, Bluff Erosion 11,280 linear feet High
Pedestrian}
Environmentally 2050 Inundation, Flooding 572 acres Moderate
Sensitive 2100 Inundation, Flooding 606 acres High
Lands
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto Page 4 of 7
figure 7: south--:m shors.ine Plirai'ingAre-a -Ye r 2050
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto Page 5 of 7
(city of
Carlsbad
Cit I I f or n lit Sea Level Ri.se Vulnerability Assessment
Figure 5: CoSMoS Bluff Erosion Projections by 2100
(CoSMoS-COAST 2015)
[Figure 5 show the loss of over 50% of the campground and campground sites with a minimal .2 meter
Sea Level Rise (SLR), and potentially the entire campground (due to loss of access road) in 2 meter SLF.]
Directions to analyze and correct current and future LOSS of Coastal Open Space Land Use at Ponto
On July 3, 2017 the CA Coastal Commission provided direction to Carlsbad stating:
"The existing LUP includes policies that require certain visitor-serving developments and/or
studies relevant to the Ponto ... area. For example, Planning Area F requires the city and
developer to "consider and document the need for the provision of lower cost visitor
accommodations or recreational facilities (i.e., public park) on the west side of the railroad ....
this study should be undertaken as a part of the visitor serving use inventory analysis described
above. If this analysis determines that there is a deficit of low cost visitor accommodations or
recreation facilities in this area, then Planning Area F should be considered as a site where these
types of uses could be developed."
Official Carlsbad Public Records Requests (PRR 2017-260, et. al.) confirmed the Existing LCP and its
Ponto specific existing LUP polices and Zoning regulations were never followed in the City's prior Ponto
planning activities (i.e. 2010 Ponto Vision Plan & 2015 General Plan Update). The projected SLR loss of
recreation (beach) and low-cost visitor accommodations (campground) at Ponto should factor in this
Existing LCP required analysis, and a LCP-LUP for Ponto and Ponto Planning Area F.
In a February 11, 2020 City Council Staff Report City Staff stated:
"On March 14, 2017, the City Council approved the General Plan Lawsuit Settlement Agreement
(Agreement) between City of Carlsbad and North County Advocates (NCA). Section 4.3.15 of the
Agreement requires the city to continue to consider and evaluate properties for potential
acquisition of open space and use good faith efforts to acquire those properties."
Sea Level Rise and Carlsbad's DLCP-LUPA's projected/planned Loss of Open Space at Ponto Page 6 of7
In 2020 NCA recommended the City acquire Ponto Planning Area Fas Open Space. The status of City
processing that recommendation is unclear. However the Lawsuit Settlement Agreement and NCA's
recommendation to the City should also be considered in the required Existing LCP analysis.
Summary:
Tragically Carlsbad's' Draft Local Coastal Program -Land Use Plan Amendment (DLCP-LUPA) is actually
planning to both SIGNIFICATLY REDUCE Coastal Open Space acreage, and to eliminate 'High-Priority
Coastal Open Space Land Uses at Ponto due to SLR.
The Existing LCP requirements for Ponto Planning Area F to analyze the deficit of Coastal Open Space
Land Use should factor in the currently planned LOSS of both Coastal Open Space acreage and Coastal
Open Space Land Uses at Ponto due to SLR. As a long-range Coastal Land Use Plan this required LCP
analysis needs to also consider the concurrent future increases in both population and visitor demand
for those LOST Coastal Open Space acres and Coastal Open Space Land Uses.
It is very troubling that demand for these CA Coastal Act 'High-Priority' Coastal Open Space Land Uses is
increasing at the same time the current (near/at capacity) supply of these CA Coastal Act 'High-Priority'
Coastal Open Space Land Uses is significantly decreasing due to SLR. Instead of planning for long-term
sustainability of these CA Coastal Act 'High-Priority' Coastal Open Space Land Uses for future
generations there appears to be a plan to use SLR and inappropriate (lower-priority residential) Coastal
Land Use planning to forever remove those CA Coastal Act 'High-Priority' Coastal Open Space Land Uses
from Ponto. CA Coastal Act Policies to address these issues should be thoroughly considered.
2021-2 proposed Draft Local Coastal Program -Land Use Plan Amendment (DLCP-LUPA) will likely result
in City and CA Coastal Commission making updates to the 2015 General Plan, based on the existing
Ponto Planning Area F LCP -LUP Policy requirements, Ponto Open Space issues, high-priority Coastal
Land Use needs, and SLR issues not addressed in the 2015 General Plan.
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Ana Alarcon
From:
Subject:
City Clerk
FW: E -BiKes
----------Forwarded message---------
From: Donna Cheema <donnajcheema@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2022, 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: E -BiKes
To: <help@carlsbadca.gov>, <clerk@carisbadca.gov>
On Tue, Aug 23, 2022, 2:59 PM Donna Cheema <donnajcheema@gmail.com> wrote:
All Receive -Age nd;i Item # \ 2-,
For the lnformiition of the:
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Please make sure that this is received for any upcoming town hall meeting about e -bikes :
Hello, I have been a La Costa/Carlsbad resident literally for 30 yrs and own, a home in this town. It's the experience of
friends, acquaintances and myself that there needs to be a perspective shift regarding e_bikes and the drivers of them.
It is my understanding that E-bikes can go up to 35 miles an hour. All other drivers of motorized vehicles require a
license, insurance, license plates and are subject to traffic ticket violations. I have a friend whose car was hit by an e-
bike and sustained considerable damage. And, another who was it by an e-bike driver who was about 13 yrs old. In
both cases, the guilty e-bike drivers just took off. There was no way to identify or track them and the victims of thee-
bike drivers were left to deal with damage to a vehicle and, in The latter case, personal bodily injury.
I, myself, often encounter irresponsible e-bike drivers. It's extremely stressful and puts me at risk. ' Building.more bike
lanes and roundabouts: l)Slows down dense traffic (and building "more" is always a priority, historically for Carlsbad).
2) It also "enables" more unlicensed, uninsured and dangerous e-bike riders who are often unsafe drivers. While my
heart goes to those 2 e-bike drivers, I am even more concerned about licensed, insured car and truck drivers who are
put at risk by this "tilted" sympathy fore-bike drivers. The time has come for Carlsbad to take off the "rose -colored"
glasses and care about all of us who have to get a license, insurance and deal with the density of traffic. Roundabouts
and expanded bike lanes belong in the 1950's when there was a much lower population rate to consider these now
unrealistic ideas. Unlike those who are minors and unlicensed/uninsured/ license -plate free and reckless (as well as.
not subject to traffic violations, my husband and I pay a lot of taxes to live in Calsbad and, too,for motor vehicle plates
and insurance. Kindly stop making motor vehicle drivers a lower priority than the reckless, untrained, unlicensed,
unregistered e-bike drivers, many of whom are minors-Priorities need to change, quickly. I would appreciate this letter
being forwarded as input at a City Council or Town Hall Meeting asap regarding E-Bikes.
Sincerely,
Gurprit and Donna Cheema
(760)431-7658 /H
Donna Cheema-cell: (760) 402-6358
Gurprit Cheema-cell: (760)402-7658
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Donna Cheema
Donna Cheema
City Clerk
Re: Do you need a license plate to ride your eBike in US?
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 8:08:19 PM
This article explains what some states in the U.S. REQUIRE of e-bikers. Riding an e-bike
should have certain requirements such as license, license plate, insurance and registration.
Carlsbad has historically insisted on emphasizing building more and more housing, thus vastly
increasing density while desiring to TAKE AW A Y existing road space ( roundabouts, wider
bike lanes) for the increasing population of drivers to give it to bikers and e-bikers (many of
whom are minors and do not need to commute to make a living). This is a dangerous scenario
for automobile drivers.
BTW, I apologize for typos, punctuation problems and missing words in my prior
communication. It was witten while I was talking to my hair stylist whose sister's car was hit
and damaged by an e-bike rider who took off. You have my permission and it's my desire that
you put this e-mail and attached article on e -bikes with my previous one since neither my
husband nor myself cannot attend because we work for a living. If names are not necessary,
we would prefer that you re-dact our names.
The whole picture needs to be looked at-not just the e-bikers who bear little to no
responsibility for their actions at this point in time. There are two sides to this scenario. Check
NextDoor neighbor for more reports of injuries to pedestrians and drivers. One recent story
regarded on elderly woman cut off by an anonymous e -bike driver. She fell, broke her hip and
died from her injunes in a nursing home. She left behind a grieving husband. Where is the
compassion for this side of the coin? There are many more scenarios like this but all I see the
city of Carlsbad pay attention to and have compassion for are injuries or deaths to e-bike
riders ... who hold no training, license, license plate, registration or insurance. I invite you to
google the internet about e-bikes. I sent you the first article that I found and I stopped there.
But it is a problem across the U.S. and I'm sure that there are many more articles and much
more information to be found if someone takes the time to do a research review. The city of
Carlsbad needs to research this topic from an un-biased, neutral point of view. I would think
that everyone who lives here deserves that much! I would also like to see the issue of whether
e-bike riders need training, a license, license plates, registration and insurance be put on a
ballot so that it can be voted on.
Kind Regards
On Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 7 :27 PM Donna Cheema <donnajcheema@gmail.com> wrote: I https://delfastbikes.com/blog/do-you-need-a-license-plate-to-ride-your-ebike
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Ana Alarcon
From: City Clerk
Subject: FW: Electric Scooter and Bicycle Registration Fee Proposal
From: joel jsmfg.com <joel@jsmfg.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2022 3:22 PM
To: Help <Help@CarlsbadCA.gov>
Subject: Electric Scooter and Bicycle Registration Fee Proposal
Hello,
As a resident of Carlsbad, I would like to propose that a yearly registration fee be placed on both Electric Scooters and
Bicycles that are used on city streets.
How do I go about proposing this to the City Council?
Thanks,
Joel J. Schuman
President
JS Manufacturing
1621 Ord Way
Oceanside, CA 92056
Ph: 760.940.1322 ext.301
Fax: 760.940.0974
www.jsmfg.com
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Ana Alarcon
From: City Clerk
Subject: FW: Please forward my e-bike comments for consideration .... THEY ARE MOTORIZED VEHICLES!
Importance: High
From: Bill Carlsbad <carlsbadbill@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2022, 1:13 PM
To: Matthew Hall <Matt.Hall@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Please forward my e-bike comments for consideration .... THEY ARE MOTORIZED VEHICLES!
An Electric Bike is much more like a MOTORCYCLE
than it is a bicycle! Should we allow children to ride
MOTORCYCLES? Heck no, they are incredibly
dangerous!! Perhaps we should classify them "mini
e-motorcycles"?!
The cat is already out of the bag!
These items below are not meant to be all-inclusive, JUST MY THOUGHTS FROM MY OWN OBSERVATIONS
-YOUTH AGE LIMIT IS MANDATORY (no younger than 11 for example)THE OPERATOR NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND AND
FOLLOW THE "RULES OF THE ROAD"
-DRIVERS EDUCATION IS MANDATORY (these are motorized vehicles driven on public roads, OFTEN in traffic lanes)
-A LICENSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE CARRIED BY THE OPERATOR
-A PROPER HELMET IS MANDATORY AND IT MUST FIT AND MUST BE FASTENED PROPERLY (TIGHTLY)
-NO SECOND PERSON (PASSENGER) ALLOWED WHEN THE OPERATOR IS YOUNGER THAN "14 yo"
-MUST FOLLOW STANDARD LAWS (no driving on sidewalk, no operating in OPPOSITE flow of traffic)
-MUST APPLY TO ALL ROADWAYS (including private homeowners associations, or THE CITY SHOULD REQUIRE EVERY
HOA TO INCLUDE YOUR STANDARDS)
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-INCLUDE PARENTAL FINES AND/OR CITATIONS, otherwise it will have little enforcement by permissive parents
-REQUIRE THE OPERATOR TO REMAIN SEATED PROPERLY (one clown in my HOA "trick-rides" with all his weight on one
pedal while standing on the opposite side of the bike)
-MUST CONFORM TO ALL TRAFFIC LAWS, INCLUDING STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, AND SPEED LIMITS
-REGISTRATION AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND FEES MUST EXIST TO PAY FOR POLICING AND SAFETY!
-PUT RESPONSIBILITY (and the Cost) FOR SAFETY ON THE SELLERS! We have a seller stocking his inventory of e-bikes in
his home garage, and he has no storefront! (How about a $100 fee (per person, not per e-bike) to be used for Education
& Safety)
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Aug. 30, 2022
PROCLAMATION OF
LOCAL SAFETY EMERGENCY
{ City of
Carlsbad
The road is shared with bicyclists, drivers, and pedestrians. Some
walk, some bike, and many of us drive. Letʼs be the best versions
of ourselves on the road, especially if we are in the car. Bicyclists
and pedestrians need drivers to be safe to keep them safe. And
drivers need those around them to exercise care. Share the road.
Share the responsibility. Letʼs look out for one another.
California Office of Traffic Safety
RECOMMENDED ACTION
•Ratifying the Aug. 23, 2022, Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized
Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency in the City of Carlsbad, California
•Authorizing the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to appropriate
$2 million from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund
budget to support the city’s coordinated efforts to increase attention and
resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure, safety, enforcement,
and safe driving and riding education
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
Government Code Section 8630
Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 6.04
{ City of
Carlsbad
“actual or threatened existence of
conditions of extreme peril to the public
safety within our city.”
Activate the Emergency Operations Center
Immediately redeploy resources
Streamline procurement and other processes
Increase focus and collaboration among our residents,
businesses, other agencies and our business community
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
-rh • • •
►►I
•Must be ratified by the City
Council within 7 days
•Must be reviewed every 60 days
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
Declaration of Local
Emergency
CityHIH
1200GI~ Village Dl'tW
Cllrlib.ld, CA 92008
OF BICYQI, E-BICYCL.E AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL
EMERGENCY IN THE OTY OF CARLSBAD, CAUFORNIA
Wl-tEREAS, the C;iiliforni;J Efn81"prn;y ~ Ai;t, °'l1,1dine: Yifi;iomiil ~nment Code-
Se-(dori 8630, a.Ml 1.he-Cl1y of Carhbad'~ Emerserq-Services Ordlnant4!-, lndudlftg Catt~
Mu1iit:ip:al Code 5«ti0n 6.04.IOO(AHI), empowe, 1he C-ity Ma!'lafl,l!f, :u t~ City t1f C.:ui~'t.
Director of Emergency Setvke-s, to JlfOClalm the eldstence of a loc.iil emergency, s.ubjec1 to
~tif!C,illion by th@ City Coul'll;il, when there exiJtJ, 01' there is thre;,,tened to exist, i;on6\i0f1$ of
e~reme P@ril to ~fety of penons .and property within the City of C.a~d
WI-IEREAS, the Dlre<.tor of Emergenc:)' Sefvkes finds::
L Coodiliom Of threateoed cooditions ol eKtreme l)efil to the safety of persons. and
p,ope,1y t,~ ariMen within thl!i Oty of Cir1~ ~~d by thti, intrr,~ p,~1ente:
of e-bii;Y(:lvt, le-bil:1J:1.], o11N?r ~mili,r elei;:tril;: QI' IT\QtoriV!d mobility dlJ'llil;<n, .ind
tradldonal bl,cydes oo i:=lty sueeu, whk:h h,u led 10 IMreiised coU~ re-suiting in
il'ljul)'Orde-a1h.
2. In 2(JJ'9 tht!re were :30 ffili~otis involvir'lg bicyde.s 0< i!-b.kM reporud in C.arhbad.
3. lr'I 2()20 there were 62 ffili~otis inYo..,ir'lg bicycles or i!-b.kM repor1ed in C.arhbad.
4. In Ml2I there were 100 ffillsloos lnvM-lng bkycles or l!-ba:es fepon.ed in Catt.shad.
S. To d.ai1e i... 2022. S7 c()!llslon$ invoMngbkydes ()I" e-blkes were reported inCaflsb~.
6. U.S.. tr.,ffl(; f.ilalities. bej~n dimlJina in ZOZO a,,d the de~1y trend iscontiNJing.
7. Al;;i;;or-ding to es.tim.iton by the N~t~I Hia'-"JV Tr.,ffii;;. ~fety Admini~t'-'tion, U.S..
r-o&dway ~ath.s fai:ie I05'i. Iii 2021 and ar'I additiCN'lal 7"' du1ir'l8 the flfSf 1hree
momhs in 2022. lhe highes1 oomber for the first quane,r in two decade-s..
&. The inueai;ir in de1ith$ i$ due 10 ~in&-impiired or dn.lr:at:1ed driving .11nd ochet
red:Jess. be-hiwlor.
9. E-bilces. .are faue, .and heavier than traditional blcydes and e--blke lnftJrles are more
likely to be mo,e sevete .atld require hosj)ltallzatlon than traditional blcycle ll'ljurles.
10. E-bil:es. and slmilar elecuk Of mo1orlzed mobl5ty de-vices are ln«easlngly used by
sdlOOI aee chldren 10 ao to and from sthool and for other a<:tMties on lou1 suee-u..
11. Schools in the Ulrlsbad Unified School !Mtric.t will be openintl on August 24, 2022,
joining the od)er sthook in C.arkNd .and additional education facilities in the 1egion
1nl11 hlive-alreitdyopened or wi&I be openina in 1he coming d.1'($, <:-1usins increa~
traffic oo local meets .and the poteml.al for addltlonal bicycle, !!-W:e cw other
...ehicuUrccllislons.
12. To coun1er the inu~uing ncunber of bicycle cw e-bace colli~ions, the Ca,l~bad Polioe
Department Increased enforcement .nd educ.ltion effoe·ts and, in April 2022. the
dty .ldopted an ordlnance rt'lukulne mobl!;ty devkes, indudlng e-bll:es..
Emergency findings
•E-bike education program
•Increased enforcement, targeting areas of concern
•The City Council also made Carlsbad the first city in the region to pass laws
specific to e-bikes
–Includes diversion program for young riders
CITY ACTIONS TO DATE
•City Council approved General Plan in 2015
•Added and improved hundreds of miles of bike lanes and implemented
other programs that look at streets and sidewalks as ways to move people,
not just cars
•City Council approved comprehensive plan Jan. 2021
•City Council prioritized spending in budget approved June 2022
CITY ACTIONS TO DATE
Bike & E-bike Collisions in Carlsbad
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Carlsbad declares local emergency
after increase in bicycle collisions,
fatalities
BY PHIL DIEHL
AUG. 23, 2022 3:56 PM PT
CARLSBAD -Carlsbad declared a st,
fatalities this month and a huge jumJ
Carlsbad Declares Emergency Due
To Rise In Bike, E-Bike Crashes
Crashes involving bikes and e-bikes have gone up 233 percent since 2019,
according to the city.
Kristina Houck. Patch Staff 0
Postod Tuo, Aug 23, 2022 at 12 47 pm PT
The city first started to see an increase 1n bikes and e-b1kes dunng the COVI0-19 pandemic
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2/2 Wearing a helmet properly, stopping at stop signs and red lights,
removing distractions while driving, using crosswalks when walking and all
other rules of road help to maintain safety and ensure safe travel. Let's
keep the conversation going, #teamCarlsbad.#sharetheroad
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Learn the next step in the State of Emergency process for the City of
Carlsbad and what we can all do now to help with traffic safety. It takes a
team -transportation, law enforcement, education and community
participation. #rulesoftheroad #sharetheroad #teamwork
nextdoor
Local emergency declared. We've passed stricter rules, increased enforcement,
promoted safety awareness and added bike lanes, yet collisions involving bikes
and e-bikes are up over 200% since 2019. Today we are declaring a local
emergency to free up additional resources and expedite roadway projects. We
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enforcement, p,omoted s.afety eiwsireness and added bike
llne.s, vet collslons Involving bikes and e-blkes 11e up over
200% since 2019, Today we a,c declarlng a IOeal emergency
to frH up additional rHoutces and eXJ)edite roadway i,tojects,
wa urge all community members to help in this eftort by
slowing down, elminating dislfactions and talking to kids
about traffic safety. Together, we will reverse this trend .
Immediate actions will be presented at nelrt week's City
CCM,.1ndl meetjng, followed by i;i comprehen$1Ye plijin Sept. 27.
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4 days ago
E-Bike Safety
Great job Carlsbad PD! I took my
daughter to CHS this morning and saw
a significant change in E-Bike safety
enforcement. On my way to the high
school I saw an E-Biker blow through a
4 way stop and the officer lit him up
and hopefully wrote a citation. On my
way back another bike was pulled over
for no helmet and was receiving a
citation. If this was my kid I would want
you to write them up to keep them
safe!!!
Great job keeping our kids safe! I hope
this enforcement continues.
This was my child receiving the citation for no helmet. Told him a million times to always wear his helmet but of
course a 16 year old knows better then his mother. Thank you officer "Zach" for sticking it to him. He's already
• ·~ • > ~ •• thinking of chores to do to come up with the fees
ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
•Departmental adjustments
–Reassigned three personnel to traffic
–Detectives conducting traffic enforcement
–Hiring officers on overtime
•Enforcement totals
–213 total documented enforcement efforts
•32% written warnings
•68% citations
ENFORCEMENT AND COLLISIONS
•Enforcement focus
–57% cars
–35% e-bikes
–8% pedal bikes
•5 DUI arrests
•Collisions
–23 total; 18 non-injury
–5 injury (minor); 1 e-bike, 1 pedal bike
–1 DUI crash; minor injury
BUDGET REQUEST
•Overstaffing the Police Department
•Overtime and training for Police officers
•Procure additional speed feedback signs and electronic messaging boards
•Short term actions to accelerate infrastructure projects like traffic calming, more restriping of city streets in connection with our street resurfacing project that is starting next week.
•A public education campaign that can start immediately focused on safe driving and riding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
•Ratifying the Aug. 23, 2022, Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized
Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency in the City of Carlsbad, California
•Authorizing the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to appropriate
$2 million from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund
budget to support the city’s coordinated efforts to increase attention and
resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure, safety, enforcement,
and safe driving and riding education