In today’s Carlsbad Scoop:
Live music, sporting events, and farmers markets nearby
Carlsbad weather and wave forecast for the weekend
Weekend events lineup at New Village Arts
Carlsbad Village traffic safety plan approved
Let’s get to it.
🗓️ Upcoming Events in (and around) Carlsbad
Friday 9/12 - Sunday 9/15 Events:
🖼️ Cannon Art Gallery Exhibition | Carlsbad City Library | all weekend, link
🚗 Carlsbad Cars Show | Poinsettia Village, Carlsbad | Saturday 7:00 AM, link
🎵 Carl Verheyen Band | Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad | Saturday 7:00 PM, link
⚽ Four Nations Cup Soccer Tournament (USA vs. Colombia, Mexico vs. Brazil, Championship Final) | Frontwave Arena | all weekend, link
🎭 Broadway Musical | New Village Arts, Carlsbad | Multiple showtimes all weekend, link
🍊🥑Farmers Markets:🍓🧺
Wednesday
Carlsbad: 2:30PM-7PM | State Steet | details
Thursday
Oceanside: 9AM-1PM | Pier View Way | details
Friday
San Marcos: 4PM-8PM | N City Drive | details
Saturday
Sunday
🌤️🌊 Carlsbad Weather and Wave Forecast
Weather 🌤️
Thursday 9/11
77 🌡️ 59 | 🌥️ | 4% | 💨 WNW 9 mph
Friday 9/12
77 🌡️ 59 | 🌥️ | 4% | 💨 WNW 9 mph
Saturday 9/13
75 🌡️ 61 | ⛅ | 2% | 💨 NNE 7 mph
Sunday 9/14
76 🌡️ 61 | 🌤️ | 2% | 💨 ENE 7 mph
🚦 Carlsbad Village Traffic Safety Plan Approved
Speeding and pedestrian safety have been ongoing concerns in Carlsbad's historic Barrio neighborhood, particularly around Jefferson Elementary School. After months of community input and several design revisions, City Council took decisive action last night. More details here.
Context: The original plan called for five traffic circles, but resident feedback pushed for simpler solutions that would still effectively calm traffic while maintaining emergency response times.
What Happened? Council unanimously approved "Option 1" with key additions, featuring a central traffic circle, 42 crosswalks, flashing pedestrian signals, and - after passionate resident testimony - a crucial new stop sign at Roosevelt and Chestnut. "We bike to school every day... my son feels unsafe crossing," shared one Madison Street resident.
What's Next? Final engineering design begins immediately, with construction plans and costs returning to Council in November. The project will be coordinated with needed water and sewer infrastructure improvements to minimize disruption. Chief Calderwood reminds drivers that vehicles must wait for pedestrians to completely cross before entering any crosswalk - even if the pedestrian is halfway across.
Until next time,
Carlsbad Scoop