New PeopleForBikes City Rating Highlights Infrastructure Gaps Across Encinitas
PeopleForBikes published its annual City Ratings, and Encinitas did not score very well, which is
PeopleForBikes published its annual City Ratings, and Encinitas did not score very well, which is
On January 21, 2026, the city council will hold a special meeting to receive a report on the FY2025-2026 City Council Annual Workplan and the 2nd Quarter objectives. This is an important meeting because it sets the City Council’s priorities for the upcoming year. It will also serve as a precursor to the Budget meetings, scheduled for late February.
The North Vulcan Avenue Pedestrian Path project will create a safer, more comfortable decomposed granite pathway for walkers and cyclists between the railroad tracks and Vulcan Avenue, stretching from Leucadia Boulevard to La Costa Avenue. Long used as an informal parking area with no protected space for people on foot or bike, this NCTD-owned corridor was partially improved when curb stops were reconfigured to allow parallel parking and a makeshift path.
In January 2026, California’s new red-light automated enforcement bill, SB 720, known as the Safer Streets Act of 2025, went into effect. This new law introduces a new civil enforcement framework through the “Safer Streets Program,” shifting red-light camera violations from criminal to civil penalties and emphasizing equity, transparency, and traffic safety.
Unfortunately, the City Council isn’t advocating for tweaking. They’re pushing to spend up to $2 million to potentially rip it out and start over. That would mean a lot of things –
More endless construction
Less money for fixing the drainage in Leucadia
Less money for paving streets
And less money to build more parks
SB 720 is now a California statute that modernizes and reforms the state’s red-light camera laws, originally established in 1995. Enacted in August 2025, it introduces a new civil enforcement framework through the “Safer Streets Program,” shifting red-light camera violations from criminal to civil penalties and emphasizing equity, transparency, and traffic safety.