"Roundabout" is a song by the English #progressiveRock band #Yes from their fourth studio album #Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer #JonAnderson and guitarist #SteveHowe and produced by the band and #EddyOfford. The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from #Aberdeen to #Glasgow, and went through many #roundabouts on the way. The song was released as an edited single in the US in January 1972 with "#LongDistanceRunaround".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmZoQFYYx8U
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Speeding vehicles demolish roundabouts. They are just razed to the ground.
#cars #roads #speeding #drivers #NSW #infrastructure #roundabouts #destruction
Unpopular opinion for #America : every intersection with a stop light should be #roundabouts or #rotaries.
With the power out here in #Monterey #California from yesterday's storms, many of the lights had their backup batteries fail and are completely dark. It would be so much safer if everything was a roundabout instead. No need for power!
Passive infrastructure is so much better and more resilient.
#stroads and #roundabouts, what a pair. Dig that BMUFL sign cowering behind the "bus stop".
Ottawa’s love-hate relationship with roundabouts.
CBC Listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1420-this-is-ottawa/episode/16102620-whats-with-ottawas-love-hate-relationship-with-roundabouts
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+ABGZDl13jzE
CBC ListenWhat’s with Ottawa’s love-hate relationship with roundabouts? | This is Ottawa | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Depending on who you ask, roundabouts are either Ottawa’s answer to keep traffic flowing -- or 'pedestrian death traps'. Robyn Bresnahan heads to Ottawa’s newest roundabout in Orleans to hear why the City is in favour of building more roundabouts and how an engineer navigates criticism from those who feel they’re a dangerous waste of space.
"Roundabout" is a song by the English #progressiveRock band #Yes from their fourth studio album #Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer #JonAnderson and guitarist #SteveHowe and produced by the band and #EddyOfford. The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from #Aberdeen to #Glasgow, and went through many #roundabouts on the way. The song was released as an edited single in the US in January 1972 with "#LongDistanceRunaround".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuGAWR2eRyQ
Coalition proposes alternatives to controversial #GorhamConnector project
Maine Public | By Nicole Ogrysko
Published September 6, 2024
"A coalition of #environmental, planning and #transportation groups is advocating for alternatives to the controversial Gorham Connector project.
"The #MaineTurnpikeAuthority has proposed a toll road that would run from Exit 45 in South Portland through Westbrook and and Scarborough to the #GorhamBypass at Route 114. Turnpike authorities have said the 4.8-mile, four-lane highway would significantly reduce traffic congestion [by a whole 10 minutes, according to MTA's own study!!!].
"But the coalition, known as #MainersForSmarterTransportation (#M4ST), is out with a report this week that details a long list of recommendations for reducing congestion in the region.
"'Simply replacing some of the existing traffic lights with #roundabouts would reduce congestion and reduce #GreenhouseGas emissions,' said #PaulDrinan, active transportation director for the #BicycleCoalitionOfMaine, which is part of Mainers for Smarter Transportation. 'We could also convert some of the old traffic lights with what they call smart lights.'
"Other recommendations include improving the shoulders along nearby roads and adding #BikeLanes. Drinan said the group is also urging the Turnpike Authority to delay the Connector project for at least two years, so that a #RapidBusTransit plan developed by the Greater Portland Council of Governments can take shape.
"The group also believes outdated and flawed traffic data are being used make the case for the project."
[Plus contracts and kickbacks from #PikeIndustries and other vendors]
#SaveRedBrook #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #GorhamBypass
#Maine #RapidTransit #LightRail #SaveTheFarms #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #LightRail
WMEH · Coalition proposes alternatives to controversial Gorham Connector project
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@AlisonW The people here can't use those, either. At Kingston's two #roundabouts, there are serious crashes almost daily. Just over the state line in Massachusetts, they have been commonplace for decades.
"Roundabout" is a song by the English #progressiveRock band #Yes from their fourth studio album #Fragile, released in November 1971. It was written by singer #JonAnderson and guitarist #SteveHowe and produced by the band and #EddyOfford. The song originated when the band were on tour and travelled from #Aberdeen to #Glasgow, and went through many #roundabouts on the way. The song was released as an edited single in the US in January 1972 with "#LongDistanceRunaround".
https://youtu.be/on5t06ExbBc
Have to agree that replacing the space hogging cloverleaf with a simpler design makes a lot of sense. Same logic could likely be applied to many similarly stupid original designs.
