Reading the latest News & Observer report about the confusing roundabout near N.C. State’s Bell Tower, it’s hard not to recall the concerns the John Locke Foundation raised about roundabouts five years ago.
“The construction of roundabouts on Hillsborough Street north of N.C. State University and the conversion of downtown streets from one-way to two-way near the state Capitol will aggravate the city’s traffic congestion problem and slow emergency vehicles, posing a threat to human life,” Robinson said. …
… Robinson also takes aim at Raleigh’s plan to build a series of roundabouts on Hillsborough Street. “It will cost citizens at least $17 million and do little to relieve congestion,” she said. “Building a roundabout every 900 feet for 1.2 miles will divert traffic to other roads.
“Planners predict that 30 percent of the 19,000 cars a day currently traveling on Hillsborough will instead add to traffic on Western Boulevard and Wade Avenue – streets that are already congested,” she added.
