As the city starts work on its 48th roundabout, officials say they reduce crashes, but the public is still warming up to circular intersections.
One of the city's largest roundabouts, at Todd Lane and Pleasant Valley Road, opened in 2016. Austin is fast-approaching having 50 city-built traffic circles .
"The reduction in crashes is significant," said Ruth Steiner, a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Florida."Often, the reduction in severity is even more important, because ... you have slower traffic." Roundabouts don't come cheap. The city dedicated $1,316,655 to design and build the roundabout at West Mary and Evergreen Avenue, according to a city bond document. The money is coming from a $720 million mobility bond approved by voters in 2016.in Austin. But they don't provide the same safety benefits or allow drivers to keep moving. Unlike traffic signals, roundabouts work without electricity.
"We knew that properly planned and implemented roundabouts were safer, more efficient, better served all roadway users and made great community gateways or focal points," he said.
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