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Commission backs Class 1 multi‑use trail instead of buffered bike lane for Hope Elementary, asks for countdown walk signals
Summary
The Traffic Safety Mobility Commission voted May 6 to recommend that the City Council replace a proposed Class 2 buffered bike lane on Tamarack Avenue with a Class 1 multi‑use path to improve safety and preserve parking; commissioners asked staff to add countdown pedestrian signals and to consider an exclusive pedestrian phase at the school crossing.
Nathan Schmidt, the city’s transportation planning and mobility manager, presented the Hope Elementary Safe Routes to School plan and said the project aims to improve walking and biking access while addressing localized congestion at pick‑up and drop‑off times. He said outreach included two listening sessions, walk audits and door‑to‑door notifications, and that parents and staff reported a gap in the existing Class 2 bike lane at the school frontage and concerns about parking and queuing.
Nick Gorman, the city’s associate engineer, described proposed infrastructure: leading pedestrian intervals and countdown pedestrian heads at Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive, high‑visibility crosswalks, curb…
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