Scrapping the new roundabout in Scottsdale is a bad decision

“Is Scottsdale forfeiting a $31M federal grant to make our streets less safe?” The council appears poised to do this at the April 8 meeting.

The truth is roundabouts are safer than signalized intersections. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety report modern roundabouts result in a significant reduction of fatal, injury, pedestrian and bicycle crashes. Roundabouts avoid T-bone crashes, which produce the most injuries.

An added bonus is a 30-50% increase in traffic flow…

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