September 2026 A PETITION BY ENCINITAS RESIDENTS
To the Encinitas City Council:
Enough.
For years, Santa Fe Drive has been the subject of community meetings, engineering studies, construction, controversy, elections, and political disagreement. People on all sides have had the opportunity to make their voices heard.
The State of California has now weighed in as well. The recently enacted State budget protects the State’s $3.09 million investment in the west Santa Fe Drive improvements and creates conditions that could make removing recently completed improvements very costly for Encinitas taxpayers.
We ask the Encinitas City Council not to spend additional taxpayer money challenging the State in court or pursuing the removal of recently constructed improvements on west Santa Fe Drive.
Instead, the City should focus its time and resources on making the entire corridor safer and more functional for everyone who uses it: pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers and especially students, nearby residents and businesses.
That means paying particular attention to the yet unimproved east section of Santa Fe Drive between Lake Drive and El Camino Real. Unlike the recently improved western portion of the corridor, the east stretch still lacks safe and comfortable space for pedestrians and cyclists and remains an important missing link in the corridor. Rather than spending public money undoing improvements that are already in place, the City should work toward completing a safer, connected, multimodal Santa Fe Drive from one end to the other.
There are valid concerns about the recently completed west portion of Santa Fe Drive, and those concerns deserve to be addressed. But addressing them does not require tearing out the majority of the recently improved western stretch of Santa Fe or extending a community fight that has already consumed too much time, energy, and money.
Santa Fe Drive is safer than before. Improve, don’t remove.
{ Note: Constructive comments from real (not anonymous) Encinitas residents are welcome. Reach out to us more privately at [email protected] }
19 Comments
I live a stones throw north of Santa Fe Dr and am walking and cycling much more because I feel much safer with this current design. The City's Senior Engineer presented a table of the most dangerous streets in our city. Santa Fe didnt make the top 30 list. We need our tax dollars to be invested in making the following most dangerous locations safer: Encinitas Blvd, El Camino Real and Hwy 101
As a nearby resident, I have been greatly relieved by the redesign of Santa Fe beginning to tame reckless traffic and improve safety conditions for walkers, bikers, pets, and 2000 young students. I am eager to see the project retained and expanded with measures to halt 40mph+ driving especially on the downhill. A midblock traffic signal in front of the school would save lives and prevent bottlenecks approaching the I-5 entrances. Slowing drivers down helps prevent stress illness too.
Growing up and still living within a block of Santa Fe Drive makes it easy to express how much better it is now. #improvedontremove
Tweak the minor things that need to be tweaked on the Santa Fe project, keep the bikeway, and dedicate the money to the bigger safety concerns in our community first.
Deeply disappointed in the current Council's pettiness and flippant attitude regarding millions of taxpayer $. Sante Fe is safer than before and needs only minor changes. Let's vote these guys out in November.
I drive Santa Fe every day and feel it is now much safer than it was pre construction.
This part of Santa Fe needs some parts redone, but the separated bike
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September 2026 A PETITION BY ENCINITAS RESIDENTS
To the Encinitas City Council:
Enough.
For years, Santa Fe Drive has been the subject of community meetings, engineering studies, construction, controversy, elections, and political disagreement. People on all sides have had the opportunity to make their voices heard.
The State of California has now weighed in as well. The recently enacted State budget protects the State’s $3.09 million investment in the west Santa Fe Drive improvements and creates conditions that could make removing recently completed improvements very costly for Encinitas taxpayers.
We ask the Encinitas City Council not to spend additional taxpayer money challenging the State in court or pursuing the removal of recently constructed improvements on west Santa Fe Drive.
Instead, the City should focus its time and resources on making the entire corridor safer and more functional for everyone who uses it: pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers and especially students, nearby residents and businesses.
That means paying particular attention to the yet unimproved east section of Santa Fe Drive between Lake Drive and El Camino Real. Unlike the recently improved western portion of the corridor, the east stretch still lacks safe and comfortable space for pedestrians and cyclists and remains an important missing link in the corridor. Rather than spending public money undoing improvements that are already in place, the City should work toward completing a safer, connected, multimodal Santa Fe Drive from one end to the other.
There are valid concerns about the recently completed west portion of Santa Fe Drive, and those concerns deserve to be addressed. But addressing them does not require tearing out the majority of the recently improved western stretch of Santa Fe or extending a community fight that has already consumed too much time, energy, and money.
Santa Fe Drive is safer than before. Improve, don’t remove.
{ Note: Constructive comments from real (not anonymous) Encinitas residents are welcome. Reach out to us more privately at [email protected] }
19 Comments
I ride my bicycle around Encinitas, and now feel safer on Santa Fe Drive. There are unfunded priorities to enhance safety and quality of life - focus on these, not on a project that is working.
I live a stones throw north of Santa Fe Dr and am walking and cycling much more because I feel much safer with this current design. The City's Senior Engineer presented a table of the most dangerous streets in our city. Santa Fe didnt make the top 30 list. We need our tax dollars to be invested in making the following most dangerous locations safer: Encinitas Blvd, El Camino Real and Hwy 101
As a nearby resident, I have been greatly relieved by the redesign of Santa Fe beginning to tame reckless traffic and improve safety conditions for walkers, bikers, pets, and 2000 young students. I am eager to see the project retained and expanded with measures to halt 40mph+ driving especially on the downhill. A midblock traffic signal in front of the school would save lives and prevent bottlenecks approaching the I-5 entrances. Slowing drivers down helps prevent stress illness too.
Growing up and still living within a block of Santa Fe Drive makes it easy to express how much better it is now. #improvedontremove
Tweak the minor things that need to be tweaked on the Santa Fe project, keep the bikeway, and dedicate the money to the bigger safety concerns in our community first.
Deeply disappointed in the current Council's pettiness and flippant attitude regarding millions of taxpayer $. Sante Fe is safer than before and needs only minor changes. Let's vote these guys out in November.
I drive Santa Fe every day and feel it is now much safer than it was pre construction.
This part of Santa Fe needs some parts redone, but the separated bike
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I ride my bicycle around Encinitas, and now feel safer on Santa Fe Drive. There are unfunded priorities to enhance safety and quality of life - focus on these, not on a project that is working.