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AdcliZionaI Cor~sidera~ior~s In areas where there is a need for Farking~ the supply will shrink because of parking distan- ces required by State law in advance of crosswalks and stop sign will need to be en- forced and probably signed. Some confusion over the correct way to make a left turn can occur. Both methods, in ad- vance of the circle and around the circle, are acceptable. The questions of whether to landscape and who wilt care for it must be addressed. Snow plowing is slowed by the fact that the plows must adjust for the traffic circle in the street. Case Study I Traffic circles are 'widely used in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Waskington. Searle over 300 local intersections with traffic circk.. There is a waiting list of over 300 more inte~ sections. The City of St. Paul has two intersections wi~ experimental traffic circles. They were stalled in the fall of 1992. An evaluation of tt~ ! effects is currently underway. winter. The largest snowfall that St. Paul was 12 inches and the experimental intersec- tions appeared to be in better condition tha~ the adjacent "normal" intersections. I I I I I _reighborhood Traffic Control January 1994