Projects
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Wayfinding Signs
Cardiff 101 aquired city and county grants to fund wayfinding signs throughtout downtown Cardiff. The Cardiff 101 Design Committee created signage with local flare that also matches the community branding guidelines. Working with local artist, Roberto Mendez (who also restored several vintage signs in Cardiff), the committee created the wayfinding signs that you see aournd town. There will be four more signs installed in the downtown coastal area of Cardiff. See the wayfindings signs here!
Cardiff Covid Art Project
The Cardiff-by-the-Sea community came together to create a collaborative art piece in response to the COVID-19 experience of being separated during the pandemic, then reconnecting as a community through art.
With help from local artist, Marissa Quinn, families and individuals were invited to paint a personalized portion of the 24-square foot art panel. The completed mural consists of all of the painted sections. This piece is currently displayed in the North Courtyard of the Cardiff Town Center but will be moved in the future.
Murals in the Making
Cardiff 101 Main Street partnered with local artist Traci Sally of Traci Sally Designs, to have utility boxes painted on Birmingham Dr. and Newcastle Ave. Traci’s whimsical designs are a fun addition to the visual art in Downtown Cardiff. They benefit the Encinitas Community by adding visual interest, supporting local artists and boosting economic vitality in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
Date: 12/1/2020
Retaining Wall Project
The design of the retaining wall was brought to our attention by the City Council. Our Design Committee worked hard and closely with the Arts Commission to come up with a wall that would fit more with the community character and natural environment versus the original design if we had not discovered that this wall was going to be built. Learn more here to find out what it could have looked like and what it is now.
San Elijo Corridor Conceptual Master Plan
The vision for this master plan was to create a comprehensive study for the traffic calming strategies, parking facilities, signage, art opportunities, and quiet zones while keeping the same community atmosphere. The study was based on the Cardiff Specific Plan and Rail Trail and the “complete street” guidelines principles and promote connectivity to the San Elijo State Campground and surrounding community areas, such as the Composer District and the Cardiff Elementary School. Our Design Committee worked closely with Lastras de Gertle Landscape Architects, Inc.
Build NCC San Elijo Lagoon Double Track Project
The Facts
Adds 1.5 miles of double track
Replaces San Elijo Lagoon Rail Bridge
Improves Chesterfield Drive rail crossing
Adds new pedestrian undercrossing at the southern end of the lagoon
Constructs a retaining wall near San Elijo Avenue
Build NCC Coastal Rail Trail
Completed in May 2019, the Encinitas segment of the 44-mile Coastal Rail Trail will help improve biking and walking connections to several destinations in the Encinitas community, including local parks and businesses, beaches and schools. The first project in Encinitas will provide a 1.3-mile walking and biking path along the east side of the railroad tracks near San Elijo Avenue, from Chesterfield Drive to the Santa Fe Drive undercrossing.
The Coastal Rail Trail is a planned continuous bike route that runs approximately 44 miles between Oceanside and Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego. The Coastal Rail Trail was initially planned in the mid-1990s, and it is being constructed in segments by SANDAG and the various cities it traverses.
Build NCC Santa Fe Drive Improvements
Construction was completed in July 2020
Dedicated and separated bike and pedestrian pathways were created beneath I-5 along the east and westbound sides of the street
See mosaics along the bike and pedestrian corridor here
Birmingham Drive Streetscape Project
The Facts
The City of Encinitas has initiated a project to design and build streetscape improvements on Birmingham Drive from San Elijo Road to Carol View Drive, just west of the Caltrans right-of-way at Interstate 5. The pavement is in poor shape and portions of the sidewalk are outdated from current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. This project also presents the opportunity to make the street safer, more pedestrian friendly and more visually appealing.
Project elements include enhancing pedestrian access by installing improved, continuous sidewalks, pavement overlay, installing a roundabout at Newcastle Drive to calm traffic and improve traffic circulation, undergrounding of existing overhead utility lines, upgrading street lighting, and extending existing reclaimed water line services. The project will also include landscaping features and low impact drainage design concepts to create a sustainable streetscape project on Birmingham Drive.
The project was initiated in August 2017 and design will be completed in Fall 2018. Construction of the approved project will begin in 2019.