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Project summaries: Staff said the grants are conceptual at this stage and require further design and council direction before construction.

- Encinitas Boulevard protected bikeway: The city reported approximately $900,000 in HSIP funding for a project between Calimac and Via Cantabria (east of I-5). Staff said the application includes protected bikeway elements that would require some form of vertical protection (bollards or comparable treatment) to meet HSIP countermeasure requirements; the citys match would be roughly 10 percent. Staff also described optional capacity enhancements such as adding a third travel lane or dedicated turn pockets at some intersections as concept possibilities to address future level-of-service concerns.

- Protected intersection at South El Camino Real and Santa Fe Drive: Staff presented conceptual protected-intersection layouts intended to reduce crossing distances and right-hook conflicts at the site of a previous fatal collision. One concept retains existing lane configurations and adds crossing protection with minimal signal timing impact; other alternatives would modify lane geometry more substantially and require trade-offs with vehicular flow.

- Pedestrian crossing and Coast Highway 101 multimodal package at the Solana Beach border: Staff said the application included a crossing treatment and options ranging from a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon to a short-span traffic signal on short poles (a pet signal) and, optionally, a localized road diet. They said Solana Beach had concerns about tall mast-arm signals as a visual impact and recommended lower-profile signal options if a signal is chosen.

- Coast Highway 101 walkway and access improvements: For the segment from the city border toward Las Olas, the HSIP package included a five-foot decomposed granite (DG) path on the lagoon side in some alternatives, or a road-diet option that would reallocate space to wider pedestrian paths, buffered bike lanes and reverse-angle parking; estimated HSIP amounts cited in the meeting included roughly $1.9 million for the broader Coast Highway 101 corridor and roughly $400,000 for the specific crossing component in the border area.

Commissioner questions focused on trade-offs between safety and traffic flow, the constraint that HSIP scoring ties to documented collision history (more collisions at a site improve grant competitiveness), and whether protected elements must be vertical. Abe Bandigan, the citys traffic engineer, said the HSIP scoring process requires a countermeasure linked to the collision types claimed in the application; staff must show how the chosen countermeasure addresses the recorded collisions. He said some grant flexibility exists to add repaving, turn pockets, or other mobility improvements alongside the required safety countermeasure.

Public speakers and commissioners raised enforcement concerns and urged an integrated approach: several commenters asked for more speed enforcement, automated cameras where allowed by state law, and better signal timing. Bandigan and Sergeant Christy Trampus of the sheriffs traffic unit confirmed there are countywide OTS (Office of Traffic Safety) grant avenues and county strike teams that provide targeted motorcycle enforcement and DUI patrols but that those resources are limited and must be shared across jurisdictions.

What happened next: Staff will return with more detailed design options, before-and-after collision data used for HSIP scoring, and responses to commissioner requests about nonvertical alternatives (audible edge lines) and the feasibility of limited road diets. Commissioners requested the packet to include collision-type breakdowns, proposed lane-widths, and clear descriptions of where the city would provide buffers versus vertical elements.

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The claim drew a data-based reply from Abe Bandigan, the citys traffic engineer, who said the official California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) database and the citys EMS dispatch logs show fewer incidents at the specific Phase 1 segment. Bandigan said CCRS records list eight collisions on the segment, two of which occurred during construction, and that many reported incidents on neighborhood social media could not be validated as formal collision reports because the sheriffs office is the record keeper and the city does not retain original police reports beyond its retention period.

Why it matters: Commissioners and residents said the issue affects recreational and commuter cyclists, schoolchildren and other users of the 101 and could influence whether the city keeps, modifies or removes physical separation elements such as wheel stops and bollards. Commissioners pressed staff for comparative, before-and-after data and asked for a broader evaluation of crash types, contributing factors and possible non-vertical alternatives.

Medock said CCRS and EMS together undercount solo bicycle crashes because single-rider falls often do not generate police reports. He presented a before-and-after comparison he said showed 18 bicycle-involved collisions on the Phase 1 segment before the cycle track and 27 afterward in CCRS+EMS data, a 50 percent increase; he also cited a supplemental crash list maintained by a community member, which his presentation said includes 21 additional incidents not in official databases.

Bandigan confirmed the citys CCRS extract shows eight recorded collisions in the south-of-Chesterfield cycle-track area. He told the commission two collisions happened while contractors were still finishing pavement markings and bollards and that several solo-bike crashes were recorded as collisions with a fixed object (wheel stops or bollards). He said Caltrans guidance and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provide standard dimensions for vertical elements and that the city has followed those standards.

Public speakers supplied competing views. Attorney Marco Gonzales, whose firm represents accident plaintiffs statewide, urged a deeper technical review and noted that crash counts alone do not prove a design defect: \"When we assess liability, we look at signage, lane continuity, sight lines, speeds and usage patterns, not just whether people fell,\" he said. Advocate Judy Burlfine and multiple other speakers argued for retaining separated space for riders and pedestrians, recommending design tweaks so both fast and slow riders can be accommodated.

Several cyclists recounted specific injuries in the record Medock presented: an experienced rider in October 2024 who broke a clavicle and ribs after striking a flex post; one rider in April 2025 who suffered a concussion after hitting a wheel stop; and the March 17, 2024 fatality at the Solana Beach border, which Medock described as the most serious outcome on the list. Medock also described an incident he personally encountered in which an e-bike rider was injured and transported by ambulance after hitting a wheel stop and striking her head.

Commissioners sought more granular breakdowns of collision types and times, including how many crashes involved motor vehicles, how many were solo bicycle incidents and whether speed or distraction were primary factors. Bandigan said staff can supply comparisons to pre-construction periods and will return with more detailed CCRS queries and collision-by-collision summaries.

On remedies, staff and commissioners discussed options beyond vertical separation, including improved signage, more reflective elements at entry points, audible edge lines (flush tactile discs) and changes to bollard color or reflectivity. Bandigan said Caltrans permits experimentation under limited conditions and agreed to research whether audible edge-line treatments could qualify as a protected countermeasure for grant purposes.

What happened next: Commissioners did not take action to remove or change the cycle track during the meeting. Several commissioners asked staff to bring back: (1) a full before-and-after CCRS/EMS comparison covering the same time windows; (2) the sheriffs finalized collision reports or summaries for the January and April fatalities; and (3) options for nonvertical treatments such as audible edge lines and better entry reflectivity.

Looking ahead: Commissioners and public speakers also called for stepped-up enforcement and clearer incident-tracking so staff and the public can see whether changes reduce injuries.

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Trampus said citations (the NTA measure) have risen recently, DUI arrests were lower last month than earlier in the year but the sheriffs office expects additional DUI-focused vehicles in the next fiscal year, and collisions were higher in the most recent month than earlier in the year. When commissioners asked for statistics broken out by severity or a multi-year trend for serious injury or fatal collisions, Trampus agreed to add those details to next months report.

Commissioners and residents repeatedly pressed for more enforcement and timely accident reporting. Commissioner David Thiele and others asked whether the sheriffs office could provide a breakdown of citation types (distracted driving, speeding, etc.); Trampus agreed to include that in future reports. Commissioner Glenn Johnson asked how many motorcycle officers are available: Trampus said one officer is on light duty, one in training, and four are actively working.

Public commenters described recent local crashes and urged a mix of enforcement and engineering changes. Josh Armstrong, a resident who opened oral communications, spoke about the fatal collision that took a childs life at the Village Square Drive/Encinitas Boulevard area and asked whether a traffic signal might help that intersection. Multiple parents and local residents urged cameras, better signal timing and crossing improvements near schools; one resident said she was reluctant to let her 12-year-old walk because of perceived danger.

Trampus said the sheriffs office does receive limited enforcement resources from countywide OTS (Office of Traffic Safety) grants and coordinates strike teams of motorcycle officers across jurisdictions on scheduled days, though those resources must be shared countywide. She said fatal and severe-injury collision reports are finalized by the sheriffs investigative units and that finalized collision reports are provided to city staff when completed; unresolved criminal investigations limit what can be released immediately.

What happened next: Trampus agreed to deliver additional breakdowns in the next statistics packet, including counts of severe and fatal collisions and trend lines, and to notify the commission about planned motorcycle strike-team dates coming to Encinitas.

","Sergeant Christy Trampus reviewed county collision and citation maps and said citations have recently increased though collisions were up last month; residents urged speed cameras, more motorcycle enforcement and better fatality-reporting.","actionData","errors"]

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