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Addibfonal Cor~derabfon~ <br /> <br /> In areas where there is a need for parking, the <br /> supply will shrink because of parking distan- <br /> ces required by State law in advance of <br /> crosswalks and stop sign will need to be <br /> £orced and probably signed. <br /> <br />Some confusion over the correc~ way to make <br />a left hzm can occur. Both methods, in <br />vance of the circle and around the circle, are <br />acceptable. <br /> <br />The questions of whether to landscape and <br />who will care for it must be addressed. <br /> <br />Snow plowing is slowed by the fact that the <br />plows must adjust for the traffic circle in the <br />street. <br /> <br /> Case S~ucl~y <br /> <br />Traffic circles are 'widely used in Portland, <br />Oregon and Seattle, Washington. Seattle has <br />over 300 local intersections with traffic circles. <br />There is a waiting list of over 300 more inter- <br />sections. <br /> <br />The Ci~ o£ S~. Paul ~ two intersections with <br />experimental traffic circles. They were in- <br />stalled in the faII of I992. An evaluation of the <br />effects is currently underway. <br /> <br />Snow plowing worked well through one <br />winter. The largest snow-fa_Il that St. Paul had <br />was 12 inches and the experimental intersec- <br />tions appeared to be in better condition than <br />the adjacent "normal" intersections. <br /> <br />Neighborhood Traffic Control <br /> <br />January1994 <br /> <br /> <br />