After reviewing community input, the Carlsbad Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission on Monday recommended moving forward with resurfacing and restriping streets in the Terramar area, but holding off on adding sidewalks at this time. The commission noted the importance of preserving the area’s beach community character, minimizing potential parking loss and accounting for unknown factors that might arise from an adjacent land deal involving San Diego Gas & Electric and the owner of the former power plant site. With extensive review needed by several state agencies on the land, the process could take up to another seven years.  
 
The City Council will consider the commission’s recommendation, along with community feedback at an upcoming meeting in May. Sign up to receive project updates. 

• Originally, the proposed project included a roundabout at Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road, lane reductions on Cannon Road west of the railroad tracks and a traffic signal at Cerezo Drive.  

• The City Council re-evaluated the project scope following community feedback on roundabouts. In fall 2025, the City Council asked staff to explore a smaller-scale project that could include new sidewalks and street resurfacing.  

Since then, the city developed conceptual designs for sidewalk options, quantified potential parking impacts and conducted community outreach to gather input. 

Parking impacts and community input 

If new sidewalks are installed, some of the parking currently available off the shoulder of Carlsbad Boulevard would need to be removed. 

Community members submitted nearly 350 online forms with input on potential sidewalks in the area and the related parking impacts.  

• The city received input received from Terramar residents and people who live in other areas and visit the area frequently.  

• Feedback was split fairly evenly, with about 52% of responses opposed to sidewalks, with parking impacts cited as a common concern. The remaining 48% of responses supported sidewalks on one or both sides of the street. 

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