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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

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The city of Encinitas completed a Z-style pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real between Encinitas Village shopping center to the east and Encinitas Marketplace to the west in March. (Encinitas city photo)

Encinitas completes pedestrian crossing along stretch of El Camino Real

North Coast Current March 28, 2024
The city of Encinitas recently completed a pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real between two shopping centers just north of Encinitas Boulevard.
A trail bridge at San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is shown in 2021, not long after its completion. A lagoon restoration project is entering its final phase in spring 2022. (Photo by Marcel Fuentes, iStock Getty Images)

San Elijo Lagoon thrives as restoration project enters final phase

OsideNews April 2, 2022

By Samantha Cox: Encinitas CA— The San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project is set to complete its fourth and final phase, which involves removal of accumulated sand from the lagoon channel under the new...

A trail bridge at San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is shown in 2021, not long after its completion. A lagoon restoration project is entering its final phase in spring 2022. (Photo by Marcel Fuentes, iStock Getty Images)

San Elijo Lagoon thrives as restoration project enters final phase

Samantha Cox April 2, 2022
The San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project is set to complete its final phase, which involves removal of accumulated sand from the lagoon channel under the new Interstate 5 bridge.
Encinitas City Hall. (NCC file photo)

Encinitas City Council rejects Cardiff Starbucks proposal

Roman S. Koenig February 11, 2022
Is the issue corporate coffee, the grandfathered use of a building, or traffic? That could have been argued either way ahead of the Encinitas City Council’s unanimous vote Feb. 9 to block the potential addition of a drive-thru Starbucks in Cardiff.
SANDAG Unveils New Highway Traffic Monitoring Tool

SANDAG Unveils New Highway Traffic Monitoring Tool

OsideNews November 25, 2020

Eight Months of Data Now Available on One-Stop Interactive Highway Hot Spots & Volumes Tracker San Diego CA— SANDAG has officially unveiled a new interactive data map that tracks travel patterns...

California Office of Traffic Safety Awards Carlsbad Police Department Traffic Safety Grant

California Office of Traffic Safety Awards Carlsbad Police Department Traffic Safety Grant

OsideNews October 6, 2020

Carlsbad CA— The California Office of Traffic Safety announced it has awarded the City of Carlsbad Police Department a $108,000 grant. The focus of the grant is roadway safety and it will assist the...

Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Cardiff

North Coast Current September 14, 2020
A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle along South Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas on Sept. 12, authorities reported.
A woman rides a bicycle Wednesday, June 10, south along new protected bike lines on Coast Highway 101 through Cardiff in Encinitas. (Photo by Jen Acosta)

Cyclists question safety of new Encinitas bike lane design through Cardiff

Bella Ross June 12, 2020
Encinitas officials have defended a new protected bikeway along Coast Highway 101 between Cardiff and Solana Beach that may seem inviting for less-experienced cyclists but has actually been the site of multiple accidents, even striking some of the area’s most veteran riders.
The original Interstate 5 bridge across San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is pictured Oct. 20, 2016, before work began on the freeway’s expansion. (North Coast Current file photo)

Caltrans to raze old Interstate 5 bridge over Encinitas lagoon

North Coast Current February 27, 2020
Demolition is set to begin on the original Interstate 5 bridge over San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas, Caltrans announced.

EDITORIAL: San Diego County: ‘No’ on Measure B; ‘yes’ on Measure A

North Coast Current February 25, 2020
Measure B supporters note that 60% of Newland Sierra housing would be affordably priced for the working class. But assuming it’s built, what would that “affordable” price be at completion given the continuing rise in prices, up 8% over the past year alone? Moreover, what’s their definition of “working class?”
An architect’s rendering shows what the completed Interstate 5 bridge should look like, looking northwest toward Manchester Avenue in Encinitas. (SANDAG illustration)

Encinitas Interstate 5 bridge lanes will shift to new span

North Coast Current January 30, 2020
A major step in the replacement of the Interstate 5 bridge over San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas will take place the weeks of Feb. 2 and 9, the San Diego Association of Governments announced.
This Caltrans rendering shows a possible configuration for a pedestrian bridge across San Elijo Lagoon under Interstate 5 in Encinitas. (Caltrans photo)

Interstate 5 express lane work gets OK for Carlsbad, Oceanside

North Coast Current January 3, 2020
Construction of new express lanes along Interstate 5 will continue north in 2020 after a green light from the Coastal Commission, the San Diego Association of Governments announced.
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