Product No.: 07044
Date Published: 01/2008
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This report documents the first phase of an analysis on examining the applicability of constructing roundabouts at appropriate locations in the region. In general, the concept of roundabouts is relatively new to the region, however given the proven safety benefits and successful applications from across the country, roundabouts are a worthy mechanism for improving the efficiency and safety at intersections. By using such factors as functional classification, number of travel lanes, CMP, land use, and crash history, DVRPC worked with officials from PennDOT, NJDOT, counties and other stakeholders in developing screening criteria for determining where citing single lane roundabouts would be appropriate. Once generated, this information was tabulated, mapped and distributed to the counties for their review to narrow, and prioritize the listing of locations that met the identified criteria. The top three intersections prioritized by the counties would be considered for further evaluation of roundabout consideration during the second phase of this analysis.Geographic Area Covered: Delaware Valley Region: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer Counties.
Key Words: Roundabout, safety, traffic circle, splitter island, central island, yield, counterclockwise traffic flow, traffic calming, deflection, flare, slower speeds, crashes, signal score, traffic signal, conflict points, community enhancement, complex geometry, truck apron
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- Kevin S. Murphy (kmurphy@dvrpc.org)
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