The Coast News, Jan. 25, 2013

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A bicyclist travels on Coast Highway 101. With new technology, researchers are counting the number of cyclists on streets in order to inform future infrastructure planning for bikes. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Researchers count cyclists for city plans By Jared Whitlock

HOUSE FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY Firefighters from Encinitas, Carlsbad and Rancho Santa Fe respond to a first alarm fire, later upgraded to a working fire that engulfed a home on Tennis Match Way in Encinitas. The residents, a family of five, along with at least one dog, were able to make it out of the house safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Photo by Patrick Canler

Teachers urge delay of school’s opening By Rachel Stine

CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified Teachers Association (CUTA) has been pushing the Car lsbad Unified School District (CUSD) to delay the opening of Sage Creek High School this fall, arguing that the district will not ha ve the finances to operate a new school and will be f orced to make further cutbac ks to instruction and teacher pay. “When Sage Cr eek opens, we think it is going to be a wonderful school,” said CUTA President Sally Estep. “But right now, (opening the school) is mor e detrimental to the 10,000-plus students in our district.” Given the economic

ENCINITAS — In the past, Howard LaGrange and other members of the Oceanside Bicycle Committee stood at the edge of a roadway for hours on end and counted the number of cyclists that whizzed by. Such was their commitment to finding out which roadways bicyclists frequented the most. The results, however, were “frustratingly incomplete” by LaGrange’s estimate. “We only had data from a few points in time that don’t tell us m uch,” LaGrange said, adding that a big picture of bicycle travel has eluded groups for quite some time.

Two Sections, 40 pages CUTA President Sally Estep (far right) makes a presentation on why the board should delay the opening of Carlsbad’s new high school at the Jan. 16 CUSD school board meeting. Photo by Rachel Stine

downturn and the state’ s budgetary constrains, CUSD has cut classroom time and school programs to balance its own budget within the last year.

Some tutoring, GATE Carlsbad High School. Teachers have made and English learner pr ograms have been do wnsized compromises, including takor cut, and classrooms have ing pay cuts and gi ving up swelled to an average 38.5:1 TURN TO SCHOOL ON A17 student to teac her ratio at

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That’s why LaGrange is especially excited about the new research from SDSU’s Active Transportation Research Center. The center recently launched what it’s calling the most comprehensive bicycle study in the nation, known as Bik e Count. Researchers installed electronic sensors underneath the asphalt of 28 streets, including in Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carlsbad and Oceanside. Each time a bicyclist travels over an underground sensor, it adds to a running tally. “It’s similar to signals that trigger traffic lights, but TURN TO CYCLISTS ON A20

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