Treescapes
January 31, 2009
Two of my favourites:
Blenheim Street: newly paved, same width, no curbs.
Catalapas on West 10th. Nature’s cathedral.
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I know this entry is about trees, but note the roundabout in the Blenheim photo. In addition to the white-and-black “keep right” sign found at traffic circles, it has a yellow-and-black “chevron” directional sign and a “yield” sign. I hope they make a difference.
Even better when full of leaves or Autumn splendor. That section of West 10th has always been one of my faves, too.
I’ve never understood why the City doesn’t adopt a traffic circle-specific sign for those traffic circles. The “jog” sign never quite makes sense because the diagram doesn’t closely match the configuration of the circle. Others may view it as a “hazard” or “avoid” sign rather than a “keep to the right of the obstacle” sign.
A sign comprised of a circular shaped arrow with arrows branching off of it would be instructive and makes much more sense to me.
Do you mean like the ones in Portland?
http://www.portlandonline.com/TRANSPORTATION/index.cfm?a=62132&c=35932
Those Portland ones look almost more confusing, you need something simple like the circular arrows used almost everywhere else in the world. Just do a google search for ’roundabout sign’ and you’ll get tons of examples.