George: If you want to see a roundabout in action then see one just installed at Southtown Drive and Industrial Drive where the new WalMart super store will open shortly.
I work two blocks from there and some of my co-workers are against it because it's new. I suspect it would help trucks going in and out of WalMart. As a cyclist, I would keep my head on a swivel at all times like I would at any other intersection. There are pedestrian crosswalks as well. DJ --- George Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Riding through that intersection last night, I > realized there are eight (8) spokes that come > together to form the intersection. Spokes and a > wheel seem appropriate... > > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Madison,+WI&ie=UTF8&ll=43.067794,-89.413862&spn=0.002959,0.005665&z=18&om=1 > > I wonder if the biking community has strong feelings > about traffic circles? I know roundabouts > seem to generate extreme polarization in the > automobile world, but they are (in my biking world) > a > bit of an unknown. I like them when I've visited > Europe and Washington DC. They seem to be very > effective traffic calmers and traffic movers. I > just don't know how well a bicyclist fares in > them. > > Traffic (ped, bike, motor) aside, I think a traffic > circle (roundabout) would be a wonderful asset > to the > Regent-Monroe-Breese-SWBikePath-Little-Oakland-CrazyLegs! > intersection if done with enough > emphasis on art/architecture/landscape. The great > cities of the world feature big traffic circles > that become landmarks. This particular intersection > is one of the gateways to the UW and downtown > Madison. The UW might need to give up a bit of its > parking lot and Monroe and Regent Streets > would need to bend a bit to make a circle fit. But > imagine the possibilities... > > I envision removal of the ridiculous phallic > sculpture now gracing the stadium with something of > a > more classical design - a tall fountain with fish, > cherubs and Greek gods and goddesses, perhaps. > If the fountain (including seating, flower boxes, > etc.) could be placed at the center of a > wonderful traffic circle, this could be a lasting > monument for generations to come. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
