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On The Street, Mixed Views On Roundabouts

The City Envisions More Traffic Circles, But Not Everyone Is Cheering

May 25, 2009|By Arin Gencer , arin.gencer@baltsun.com

Cindy Cummins, walking down Light Street with her husband, Howard, and their Yorkshire terriers Sunday afternoon, agreed."I hate them," Cummins said of roundabouts. The Owings Mills resident has dealt with less-than-courteous drivers and delays trying to get through the Towson roundabout that connects Allegheny Avenue and Dulaney Valley, Joppa and York roads.

"It's confusion - it's always confusion," said Edward Wu, who lives in Frederick and was crossing Key Highway Sunday afternoon.

Wu, who is originally from Taiwan, said people there tend to avoid roundabouts because they usually slow traffic, and aren't "cut and dry" like lights. And in Montgomery County, where he works, "whenever people see those things, people get a little bit nervous," Wu said.

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But to Theresa Ignatowski, whose sixth-floor apartment looks out on the intersection, the news was welcome.

She often hears the honking behind Light Street drivers unfamiliar with the area, who fail to move when their lights turn green.

"It's a great idea," Ignatowski said. "Anything's better than [what there is] now."

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