No roundabout needed at Central & Pleasant -Village Lancaster

I vote no for the round abouts

I vote for No roundabouts at Central an Pleasant or Aurora and Pleasant. What is need are 'smart' traffic signals.

Find a better use for the money

Absolutely ridiculous. There is NO need for a roundabout don’t copy other towns.

Stop fixing what is not broken.

One at Pleasant and Aurora is fine, however Pleasant and Central is a bad idea. What needs to be fixed is the timing sequence of the red lights at Broadway and Central and Lake and Broadway. Rush hour has traffic from the Lake Ave light backed up to central and when the central changes you can't even turn east onto Broadway.

The roundabouts are unnecessary. Fix the sewer systems

Circle is not necessary

No round about!

Not necessary...

I would like to vote against a roundabout.

The roundabout project is one that I only half support. I don’t believe new roundabout at the current intersection of Central Ave and Pleasant Ave will achieve the intended benefits that our elected officials and engineers say. We should be in the business of fostering pedestrian activity, NOT in the business of moving cars faster and more efficiently though our central business district. We must do our best to slow vehicles down so that more people are enticed to maybe get out of their cars, walk and stroll though our village. Our village was not originally built around cars. We should do our best to foster and reinforce other modes of transportation, most importantly pedestrians. Regarding a roundabout (or double roundabout) at the corner of Pleasant Ave West, St. Mary’s Street, North Aurora/Aurora and the future extension of West Main, I don't think that a roundabout the best choice for the amount of land needed and for the decreased amount of pedestrian space that comes along with the unfriendliness that a roundabout (or two) creates. However, because the intersection and West Main are being reconstructed from scratch, if there is a place for a roundabout, and if we must have one, this intersection is probably the best candidate. While I don’t agree with the premise, I understand the potential benefits to the application. As I said earlier, this is not an endorsement of the other roundabout at Central and Pleasant. There, in my opinion, could not be a worse place for a roundabout in this village. A roundabout will continue to reinforce the idea that the CBD ends at Pleasant Ave, which in my opinion is a detriment to the rest of Central Ave. it will also reinforce the idea that Pleasant Ave West is an acceptable bypass of Central Ave and the CBD. We should not continue this terrible, outdated Urban Planning mindset. No municipality should ever willingly create a 4 lane divided highway-type street as a bypass of their historic two main thoroughfares.

It's fine "As Is",,, The traffic volume here doesn't warrant any modifications.

No need many will drive down alternate streets to avoid roundabouts causing unnecessary traffic in residential neighborhoods

Definitely not needed.....

Ridiculous idea. I do not support this at all

Why are you trying to put round a outs in Lancaster. Such a waste of money. Very sad the waste when there is so much need everywhere.

I've lived in the Village for 62 Yrs. and have never seen the volume of traffic at that intersection that would warrant having a traffic circle installed there.

Besides my feeling that the roundabouts are just not right for our tightly structured CBD road pattern and traffic flow, here are a few other concerns. Much heavier traffic N-S on Central. Unbalanced traffic flow between the approaches can lead to a disrespect for the yield upon entry rules. If 90 percent of the traffic is north-south and usually never stops for an east-west vehicle, then drivers quickly learn to never stop even if that rare east-west car appears. Bad Weather Navigation. Roundabout entries can make the approach difficult to navigate, particularly in areas prone to lots of snow and ice. Stopping a passenger or truck in rough weather conditions is tough before adding in a slight curve in the road. Space Needed. Roundabouts need more right-of-way at the intersections. The diameter of a roundabout can be up to 150 feet for a single-lane and 200 feet or more for a dual-lane. Typical right-of-way at an intersection may be as low as a 60-foot by 60-foot square for a local road up to a 120-foot by 120-foot square for an expressway. More room on the corners is likely necessary. Emergency Vehicle Priority. No priority to emergency vehicles. Roundabouts give equal treatment to every approach. For emergency vehicles, their priority rests on drivers getting out of and staying out of the way. And big fire trucks? Difficult Pedestrian Crossing. Difficult to cross for pedestrians, especially those with vision impairments. Individuals with low vision or that are blind will have difficulty determining when traffic is yielding to them to cross. Vehicle Progression Disruption. The progression of vehicles on a through corridor can be degraded. Similar to emergency vehicles, the design of roundabouts does not provide an inherent priority for a through route over a side street (e.g. Pleasant/Aurora). If placed within a coordinated signal corridor, roundabouts could disrupt the platoon of vehicles from one intersection to the next. And add another at West Main

No driving circles