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fromSFGATE
1 week agoCaltrans finishes $33M project on crash-plagued corridor along Highway 49
A $33.2 million project on State Route 49 added a 1.3-mile concrete median barrier and roundabouts to reduce cross-median crashes.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month agoMadrid, the second region in Europe with the most roundabouts thanks to urban speculation: One for every 30 intersections
Leganes and Getafe compete through distinctive roundabout decorations and urban design, reflecting local rivalry amplified by football and development booms.
fromFast Company
1 month agoThe safest intersection on Earth (and why half the infrastructure profession hates it)
The roundabout question Roundabouts are one of the many Planner vs. Engineer debates, and it happens to be a very important issue where emotions cloud good judgment. As much as I criticize the engineering profession, they are generally correct on this one. But that wasn't always the case. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the status quo transportation engineering community believed wholeheartedly that roundabouts were not only good, but were silly, dangerous, would lead
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