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Mobility commission asks council to consider four low‑stress bike routes; staff to design details
Summary
After debate about signage and design, the commission voted unanimously to ask City Council to consider four low‑stress ‘bike routes’ and direct staff to carry designs forward; commissioners emphasized this is a conceptual recommendation and that detailed 30%/60% designs will return for review.
The Encinitas Mobility & Traffic Safety Commission voted unanimously to ask City Council to consider four proposed low‑stress bike routes through town and to direct staff to develop design plans if Council concurs.
Commissioner Ron Medok presented maps showing proposed conceptual alignments intended for novice and family riders; he described the routes as 'low‑stress' alternatives that stitch together existing bike facilities and quieter streets. Commissioners debated language — whether to nominate the alignments as 'class 3' bike routes (signed routes with motorists advised to share the road) or to keep the recommendation higher level as 'low‑stress bike routes' to avoid prematurely prescribing specific treatments such as sharrows or protected lanes.
Staff clarified the normal process: the Commission's role is to recommend concepts; if Council supports the concept staff will perform detailed design (30% and 60% stages) and return to the Commission for review of signage, sharrow placement, and any class‑specific pavement markings. Public commenter Judy Bine urged the Commission to coordinate routing with SANDAG/ATP maps and to perform on‑the‑ground checks before finalizing signage.
Commissioners also discussed wayfinding and public outreach: the concept the Commission approved anticipates green wayfinding signs for route begins/ends and directional arrows, with the final design to determine whether added sharrows or bike lane stripes are appropriate in certain segments. The Commission and staff agreed any funded implementation would require a subsequent design process and possible Council action on funding.
The motion — to ask Council to consider these four routes as low‑stress bike routes — passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote. The chair and vice chair will present the FY26 work‑plan summary to Council, including this recommendation, and staff will return to the Commission with preliminary designs per Council direction.
