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_urbanite said:
On the topic of roundabouts, I think the city should go all-in on installing these along 111 avenue. Add roundabouts at 124th Street, Groat Road, 142 st, 149 st and 156 st! Add another at Mayfield road & 107 Ave for good measure!

Would mayhem ensue?
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If we ensure everyone's commute has at least one roundabout, then everyone will get daily practice on how to round a bout and we'll all be better off for it.
 
When we drove around Iceland and quite a few places in Europe, that was the standard. Granted, the Icelandic ones were often a single lane and super easy to navigate while some of the European ones were 6+ lanes and it's a miracle we ever made it out, but in general, those things aren't difficult at all! My driver's ed teacher took me back and forth between the two on 107/142 and 87/142, I felt I could do them in my sleep, so maybe that's why.
 
_urbanite said:
On the topic of roundabouts, I think the city should go all-in on installing these along 111 avenue. Add roundabouts at 124th Street, Groat Road, 142 st, 149 st and 156 st! Add another at Mayfield road & 107 Ave for good measure!

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Mayfield - 107 is probably 10k in asphalt away from being a roundabout already. The only issue that I see is that it's a major supply chain corridor, and it might be bad for truckers.
 
ADMD said:
When we drove around Iceland and quite a few places in Europe, that was the standard. Granted, the Icelandic ones were often a single lane and super easy to navigate while some of the European ones were 6+ lanes and it's a miracle we ever made it out, but in general, those things aren't difficult at all! My driver's ed teacher took me back and forth between the two on 107/142 and 87/142, I felt I could do them in my sleep, so maybe that's why.
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Once you're used to them its not so hard and it doesn't take too long to figure it out. I use the 107/142 one regularly, although mostly not at busy times, and most people seem to be able to handle it.

Of course there are not a lot of them in many parts of the city, so if you are not used to them, there can be some initial confusion.
 
thommyjo said:
One downside of traffic circles is how much more dangerous they are for pedestrians and bikers. Basically a full circle of “slip lanes” with more distracted drivers than at a basic intersection.
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Pedestrian/bike crosswalks with amber flashing signals (see: Whyte Ave and 102 St) should help.
 
I don't know if Groat Rd/87 Ave could be officially considered a traffic circle, but it is actually fairly easy to cross on the bike, as we do very frequently. The only caveat is the same one that holds all over the city - car in lane closest to you stops, but you still have to creep out slowly because 9 times out of 10 the ijit in the further lane doesn't even slow.
 

A good idea from an asshat of a person.......

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Northeast Edmonton needs a councillor who's more focused on economic growth. The future of the northeast is industrial, but it needs to be unlocked. Paquette, as much as I like him as a person, isn't the right person for this
 
trevorhayden said:
Last time I checked, businesses don't vote. People vote. Not everything is about growths.
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Sure, but industry growth is much more important to the longevity of Edmonton than pedestrian foot bridges. The ZBR helped keep housing affordable through last year's population boom, but there's still a finite amount of jobs and stagnant industry hurts wages. Business issues are voter issues.
 
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