{"id":5367,"date":"2015-01-12T23:06:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2015-01-12T23:06:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T06:06:53","slug":"traffic-update-denver-explores-installing-large-roundabout-at-cpb-and-mlk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5367","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Update: Denver Explores Installing Large Roundabout at CPB and MLK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"roundabout\"<\/a>The traffic on Central Park Blvd. and Martin Luther King Blvd. continues to increase, and this becomes more and more evident as accidents on the corner pile up and traffic continues to congest, especially during peak hours. \u201cIf you are near that corner around 5PM, bring a book,\u201d says resident Steve Mason. \u201cIt is ridiculous how long you have to wait. Plus, there are people who don\u2019t understand the rules of turning onto a one way, so that makes the wait even more painful.\u201d\n\nOf course, other times during the day, drivers try to speed through yellow or even red lights at the corner in fear of being trapped there another six minutes. Which, of course, has been the cause of several accidents. \u201cI see people texting and missing the second light all the time,\u201d says resident Luke Johnson. \u201cI\u2019m actually surprised there aren\u2019t more accidents.\u201d One of the reasons there aren\u2019t more accidents at MLK and CPB, is that those drivers will sometimes get into accidents at MLK and Quebec before getting to Central Park Blvd.\nDue to the increased traffic danger and frustrations of drivers, Denver traffic engineers are exploring the possibility of constructing a large roundabout to control traffic flow, and mitigate long waits. \u201cThis is in the very early stages,\u201d says Denver traffic engineer Ryan Nielson. \u201cWe are studying the traffic patterns and looking at the success and failures of other large roundabouts around the country.\u201d Nielson says that a roundabout may help with flow but also help people pay attention more at the busy corner. \u201cWhen people see a roundabout, they don\u2019t want to mess it up,\u201d says Nielson. So, they are more likely to pay attention, put their phones down, and focus. This may make it safer than the lights where people aren\u2019t looking around or as focused.\u201d\nNielson goes on to say that if a roundabout is installed, it won\u2019t be a typical roundabout. \u201cWe are looking at plans of putting a playground and a pool in the middle of it,\u201d says Nielson. \u201cWe want to keep a Stapleton feel to the intersection.\u201d The exploratory team will have their recommendations on the subject by late summer of 2015. \u201cIf we see a major benefit to constructing the roundabout, we will do it. But again, we are very early in the process.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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