Quote Originally Posted by Funaho View Post
I just can't imagine a roundabout anywhere along Vernor without tearing out buildings. It's already pretty tight as it is. This is also why I mentioned the street parking...some days it's downright dangerous to try to park and get to/from your car along there. Too much traffic for only two travel lanes, especially on weekends or if there's an event going on.
He actually measured the curb-to-curb distance on that intersection to make sure it would fit. Keep in mind that not all roundabouts are the same size.

As for the parking, the bike lanes would actually improve it by creating more of a safety buffer. The car lanes would be visually narrowed [[slowing them) and kept more to the center. As you know, the vehicle lanes are poorly defined right now.

The key is not to reduce traffic flow, but to slow it and keep it moving at a more consistent pace by replacing stop lights with roundabouts.