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Commission hears FY22–23 circulation monitoring results; multimodal evaluation to follow
Summary
Staff presented the FY22–23 Growth Management Plan circulation monitoring section, reporting 79 monitored locations, 8 arterial segments identified as deficient but previously exempted by council, and a newly developed multimodal level-of-service methodology that staff plans to present later this year.
Transportation planners presented the circulation section of the Fiscal Year 2022–23 Growth Management Plan annual monitoring report and asked the commission to recommend the council receive and file the report.
Nathan Schmidt, the city’s transportation planning and mobility manager, said vehicular monitoring covers 79 locations and that this year’s analysis identified eight deficient arterial segments — all of which had been previously exempted by City Council.
Schmidt summarized the methodology for vehicular level-of-service (LOS) using the Highway Capacity Manual and said counts are collected over three consecutive school‑in‑session days to capture peak AM and PM conditions. He also reviewed the new multimodal LOS approach, which evaluates bicycle, pedestrian and transit performance and was developed specifically for Carlsbad.
Commissioners asked about whether tourism affects some locations and whether the city will revisit exemptions. Schmidt said counts are taken in the fall while school is in session and that staff cannot comment further on pending litigation; he said the multimodal findings will be presented to the commission and council later this year.
The commission voted to support staff’s recommendation to forward the circulation section to city council to receive and file as part of the annual monitoring process.
