Getting 'round to roundabouts

Halifax regional council has agreed to look at turning four busy intersections into roundabouts.

All councillors voted in favour of the projects at their council meeting on Tuesday, May 11.

Municipal traffic officials say these traffic circles are safer and more efficient, though also more expensive than upgrading the existing traffic lights. There are four potential sites for roundabouts in the city:

• The Willow Tree: Robie Street at Cogswell Street at Bell Road at Quinpool Road.
• Cunard Street at North Park at Agricola Street
• North Park at Cogswell Street at Trollope Street at Ahern Avenue and Rainnie Drive
• Devonshire Avenue at Duffus Street and Novalea Drive

In related news, The Nova Scotia government plans to build six roundabouts in the Halifax Regional Municipality this year: three along Larry Uteck Boulevard and Highway 102 and three along Margeson Drive and Highway 101.

Now it's time we get roundabout to our roundabout question. What do you think about roundabouts? Do they help with traffic flow or do you find them harder to negotiate? As a pedestrian, how do you like roundabouts?