Traffic Circle Update: Each to be Evaluated Separately
From RTD:
A proposal submitted to City Council for approval of all four projects will be withdrawn and refiled so each of the projects can be considered individually, Sharon North, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works, said today.
The council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee has been scheduled to consider this afternoon whether to allow roundabouts at Belt Boulevard and Hull Street Road; and Forest Hill Avenue and Roanoke Street in South Richmond; and 25th Street at Fairmount Avenue and Nine Mile Road, and 23rd Street and Fairfield Avenue in the East End. North said it wasn’t immediately clear when the cases will be refiled.
Also see today’s RTD editorial, which specifically speaks to the proposed roundabout at Forest Hill Park.
http://news.aol.com/article/roundabouts-straighten-out-traffic-jams/714014
A quote from the article:
“The circular junctions keep vehicles moving at an even pace, effectively increasing the capacity of roads.”
Great. I’m sure that’s what everyone living in the area REALLY wants….
That’s great! How much did it cost the taxpayers to DESTROY the traffic circle that was there in the 1960s ONLY TO SPEND SOME MORE $ BUILDING A NEW ONE! Someone needs to re-think this MAYBE. Why don’t you just flush the $ down the toilet instead & not waste all the energy.
Here is an aerial of the 1960s Southside Plaza traffic circle which was DESTROYED
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_virginia/2899347690/
The name “Circle Shopping Center” makes more sense now…
PDM, a circle won’t necessarily attract MORE traffic, just deal more effectively with what is already there. I don’t know if a roundabout is the only/best answer but the traffic through that area is so slow and heavy and something needs to improve it
It looks to me as if the original structure of the traffic circle is still intact…it might not be such a nightmare to restore.
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