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Commission approves Park Drive exception to Phase 2 of Carlsbad residential traffic program
Summary
Staff recommended and the commission approved allowing Park Drive (West Haven Drive to Monroe Street) to enter Phase 2 of the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program after staff received petitions from 6 of 12 homes and measured 85th-percentile speeds below the program threshold; the motion passed 6–0.
Miriam Jim, senior engineer in Public Works, and Lindy Pham, associate engineer, presented an exception request to admit Park Drive (West Haven Drive to Monroe Street) into Phase 2 of the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program. Staff said Park Drive’s measured 85th-percentile speeds were 27 mph northbound and 26 mph southbound—below the CRTMP threshold of 32 mph—but that residents submitted petitions from 6 of the 12 homes (50%), meeting staff’s petition criterion to bring the street forward for commission consideration.
"The critical speeds are measured at 27 miles per hour in the northbound direction and 26 miles per hour in the southbound direction," Pham said, describing the speed study and the petition results. Staff clarified that granting the exception allows Park Drive to enter the Phase 2 process (neighborhood meeting, conceptual design and a mailed-survey to gauge support) but does not guarantee any specific traffic-calming measures.
Commissioners asked whether there had been collisions on the segment; staff said collision data showed no reported collisions in the past five years. A commissioner asked about costs; staff said the primary cost is staff time for neighborhood outreach and that no significant implementation expenditures occur unless the community later supports specific measures.
A motion to include Park Drive in Phase 2 carried by roll call, announced as six yes and zero no. Staff said the next steps are to schedule a neighborhood meeting in early 2025, conduct a survey of residents, and return recommended traffic-calming plans to the commission if there is sufficient support.
Separately, City Traffic Engineer John Kim told commissioners the City Council will consider introducing an ordinance to establish an all-way stop at Adams and Hoover at its next meeting.
Next steps: staff to schedule the neighborhood meeting, administer the mailed survey and return to the commission with recommended plans if the community supports them.
