We are busy maintaining infrastructure, improving traffic flow and enhancing neighborhood quality of life through a variety of projects happening around town. Here are some highlights of projects that have been planned or are currently in the design process. 

Neighborhood Quality of Life and Safety

Carlsbad Village lighting improvements

Streets, Traffic and Mobility

Barrio traffic calming
Kelly and Park
Safe Routes to School
South Carlsbad coastline
Tamarack area coastal improvements
Terramar area coastal improvements
Tyler Street
Valley and Magnolia 

Parks

Robertson Ranch Park
Veterans Memorial Park

Wastewater

Poinsettia Lane sewer improvements

City Buildings

City Hall and Civic Center
Monroe Street Pool
Orion Center

    5-year Project Plan

    The city's Capital Improvements Program maps out major projects and how they will be funded. Each year, the City Council approves this plan along with the city budget. See project map.

    CIP dashboard

     

    Project updates

    Barrio traffic calming options

    Post Date:08/25/2025

    The Carlsbad City Council will consider two options for reducing speeds in the Barrio at its next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

    In July, the Carlsbad City Council voted to move forward with a project that includes one new traffic circle at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Harding Street, instead of five traffic circles as previously proposed. Additionally, the City Council asked staff to explore different options to help reduce speeds and improve safety at other intersections in the Barrio.

    The options City Council will consider on Sept. 9 include:

    Option 1: A plan that includes new all-way stop signs, high-visibility crosswalks, raised crosswalks and rectangular rapid flashing beacons, which are signs that light up to alert drivers when people are crossing the street.

    A map showing locations of proposed improvements under Barrio traffic calming option 1

    Option 2: A plan that includes new all-way stop signs and high-visibility crosswalks.

    A map showing locations of proposed improvements under Barrio traffic calming option 2

    City Council meeting
    Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, 5 p.m.
    City Council Chamber
    1200 Carlsbad Village Drive 

    There are two ways to provide input:

    • Email comments to clerk@carlsbadca.gov before the meeting
    • Attend the City Council meeting and provide comments in person

    If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can watch it live on the city’s website.

    Project background  

    The concept for the Barrio Traffic Circles project was originally proposed in 2014 as part of the Village and Barrio Master Plan, with the overall goal of improving traffic safety and walkability.  

    At its meeting on June 24, 2025, the City Council postponed a decision to award a construction contract which included five traffic circles for the Barrio Traffic Circles project, given concerns about parking impacts and recent community feedback about traffic circles and roundabouts in Carlsbad. Instead, the City Council asked staff to bring the proposal back on July 29, 2025, and include traffic calming options ranging from no traffic circles, a hybrid option with at least one traffic circle and an option to keep all five as originally proposed. Additional community input was also gathered on the topic and provided for the City Council’s consideration. 

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