The Carlsbad City Council is seeking community input before its July 29 meeting on whether to move forward with a project to install traffic circles at five intersections in the Barrio or explore different ways to reduce speeding.
What’s proposed
As part of an overall goal of improving traffic safety and walkability, the Village and Barrio Master Plan calls for adding traffic circles, curb extensions or enhanced crosswalks in the Barrio.
On June 24, 2025, the City Council postponed a decision to award a construction contract for the project, given parking impacts and recent community feedback about traffic circles and roundabouts in Carlsbad.
Potential parking impacts
If the traffic circles project is completed as proposed, 27 existing parking spaces would be removed.
Additionally, 11 spaces will be lost whether or not the project moves forward, due to a new state “daylighting law,” which restricts parking within 20 feet of marked or unmarked crosswalks, or 15 feet if there are curb extensions.
The map below shows how many parking spaces would be removed at each intersection, either due to the proposed traffic circles or because of the new state law.
Barrio parking analysis
The city is analyzing opportunities to increase on-street parking in the Barrio to help offset the parking impacts of the project, which includes evaluating:
Existing red curbs that may be updated based on an engineering review
Existing parallel parking spaces on wider streets that could be converted to diagonal parking
Parking near the intersection of Madison Street and Chestnut Avenue, as requested by the City Council in March 2025
How to provide input
The City Council will review options and consider community input during its meeting on July 29, 2025. There are three ways to provide input:
Complete an online feedback form
Email comments to clerk@carlsbadca.gov before the meeting
Attend the City Council meeting and provide comments in person
City Council meeting
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 5 p.m.
City Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
