tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post2413571314114535510..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: A few videos about roundaboutsQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-72297644881536917432009-10-05T07:53:20.534-05:002009-10-05T07:53:20.534-05:00You think 46th Street should be 15-20 miles hour??...You think 46th Street should be 15-20 miles hour?? Your crazy, we are driving cars, not bikes. Lets take it to 40-45 mph and move traffic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-50568158822910257972009-10-02T11:46:10.438-05:002009-10-02T11:46:10.438-05:00Not a big fan of roundabouts. They require a lot o...Not a big fan of roundabouts. They require a lot of real estate. They only seem to work when they are designed from the conception of the project.<br />What we really need is the speed limit to be changed on 46th street. <br />What were they thinking when the changed it to 25mph? <br />It should be 15 to 20mph from Elmore to NW Blvd. After all there are many elderly drivers that live on that street. How are they to get from their driveways to the street with near highway speeds of 25mph in front of their homes? Also, where are the sidewalks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-7801479108388169492009-10-01T20:36:52.534-05:002009-10-01T20:36:52.534-05:00All of the adjacent corner lots in these two locat...All of the adjacent corner lots in these two locations would be affected by roundabouts, and property would almost certainly have to be acquired; those intersections wouldn't be big enough for a roundabout as they are now configured. And I doubt that you'll see 46th St. extended to Eastern during Malin's tenure as CA, since he seems to be a big fan of tree-filled neighborhoods and less a fan of efficient traffic flows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-49117230814823450522009-10-01T15:56:33.121-05:002009-10-01T15:56:33.121-05:00Both of the spots have quite a bit of right of way...Both of the spots have quite a bit of right of way, but I'm also curious if the corner homes would be affected. Everyone on 46th is going to be affected when they finally connect it between Brady and Eastern, but that's bound to happen someday with or without roundabouts.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-32247552019428916622009-10-01T15:43:05.275-05:002009-10-01T15:43:05.275-05:00I wouldn't have a problem with a roundabout if...I wouldn't have a problem with a roundabout if a road was conceived as one from its inception, but these idealistic city planners want to cram a square peg into a round hole. It's like a new toy for them...they see pictures of them elsewhere, and now they have to have one too. The problem is that most of the ones I've seen were designed from the outset as roundabouts, not forced to fit into a less than ideal spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-18667084736391651122009-10-01T13:36:12.054-05:002009-10-01T13:36:12.054-05:00In a round about way on 46th lets tear up a neighb...In a round about way on 46th lets tear up a neighbor, demolish some houses, spent some money, do the Davenport thing. Round and round we go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com