Not all parking requirements are changing. The parking requirements will be applied on a poject by project basis. This means that the public may weigh in with concerns during the approval process.

This is exactly the kind of idea that can be examined moving forward. There are very many potential methods of increasing traffic and they will be brought forward both in public review and also through the efforts of the businesses involved. The impact on the existing Farmers Market would have to be evaluated at the same time.

Marketing ideas like this represent very good input to the Carlsbad Village Business Mainstreet Association, a group of downtown merchants who work together to promote retail growth downtown. The City’s recent study on downtown market offers a wealth of information on how merchants might proceed to build their businesses through cooperative efforts.

The City has conducted extensive surveys of business and property owners in the downtown area since work began on the project in 2005. In January 2007, the City had the first public comment sessions and there will be others. You may also watch this Web site for updates.