I prefer traffic circles, but this is a step in the right direction and can be retrofit to the car-centric US infrastructure to make it just a little less pedestrian hostile.
Yes, I guess technically these are called roundabouts. I’ve seen a few of the bigger ones that are decently pedestrian friendly with good visibility and well marked crossings. But yeah most of the big ones are gauntlets.
I prefer traffic circles, but this is a step in the right direction and can be retrofit to the car-centric US infrastructure to make it just a little less pedestrian hostile.
Traffic circles… Presumably you mean the super compact euro ones? “Normal” ones are hell as a pedestrian.
In Europe, we call the super compact ones “normal”.
Yes, I guess technically these are called roundabouts. I’ve seen a few of the bigger ones that are decently pedestrian friendly with good visibility and well marked crossings. But yeah most of the big ones are gauntlets.