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My Airport Reading

Thanks to all who came last night to the great event at the beautiful K.C. library. I passed the time this morning at the airport (nary a moving walkway in sight!) reading Roundabouts of Kansas City, which celebrates circular yield-entry intersection control in the Show-Me state and neighboring Kansas and now takes pride of place on my roundabout shelf, right next to Roundabouts of Great Britain.

Thanks to Brian for the book and Kyle for the BBQ.

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4 Responses to “My Airport Reading”

  1. Dave Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 9:00 am

    Great chat! Thanks for making KC a stop on your tour.

    P.S. I’m sure Meyer Circle is in your book.

  2. Guerrilla Giving Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am

    Vancouver is steadily increasing its number of roundabouts. These are great calming devices and many of them have become community gardens/parks which add a touch of beauty to the streetscape. Having said that, it never ceases to amaze me how few motorists/cyclists know the basic rule of the traffic circle - first one in the circle has the right of way.

  3. Christian Sinclair, MD Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Sorry I missed your talk. I have emailed you some tips in the past and was very sorry to not be able to go. Heard about it too late to convince the wife to watch the kids or get a babysitter.

    Thanks for stopping by KC. Did you appreciate the numerous traffic circles at the airport? Take a look at a pdf of the airport traffic layout some time and you will count several traffic circles.

  4. Brian Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    To Dave … luckily he will not find Meyer Circle in the book. That intersection is a travesty compared to the way a modern roundabout operates.

    To Tom … sorry I could not stay … city council meeting was on my agenda that evening. I did read your book and found it well written and on point. Good luck with your next project.

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