Baltimore plans roundabout for Key Highway, Light Street crossing

[B' Spokes: I'll note that I am not in favor of this, two lane roundabouts are not that bike/ped friendly and all this does is make traffic on Key Highway and Light Street near continuous creating a car sewer barrier between Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor. Two major bicycle and pedestrian areas. If we can't dial up road designs to be pedestrian friendly here, where can we? Baltimore needs to get that it is the pedestrian traffic that makes this area great and it is not the 8,000 vehicles wishing to bypass this area. I know it sounds like they are accommodating bike/peds in the linked article but NOT at the desired crossing points and not by best practices, this concerns me a great deal.

Also note all the bike/ped friendliness of roundabouts studies that I know about reference ONE lane roundabouts and it is my assertion that those features do NOT carry to a two lane roundabout, though this has not been studied yet as far as I am aware.]

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-26/news/bs-md-key-highway-roundabout-20111222_1_traffic-lights-pedestrians-slow-traffic