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A roundabout in Minneapolis' Minnehaha Falls Park.

A roundabout in Minneapolis' Minnehaha Falls Park.

Photographer: David Brewster/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Citylab
Transportation

Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?

They save lives, reduce traffic delays and cut emissions. Still,
communities often resist them. Can cities get drivers to turn the
corner on circular intersections?

By John Surico
January 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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Almost every night, after he helps put his kid to bed, Joshua Blanton
drives across his hometown of Ashland, Kentucky, to look at a
roundabout.

Five were installed along one of its main commercial stretches this
year, replacing five stoplights and reducing four traffic lanes to
two. The project is part of a larger downtown revitalization effort
to boost walkability and safety in the city of 20,000 people. But for
Blanton, it's become much more than that. "It's habit," he said of
his frequent drives. "We were so involved in it, it's just hard to
break away."

 
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