Traffic Calming Ahead!

Before 1997, the intersection at 25th Avenue and N.E. 127th Street in Seattle had a problem. Over the previous three years, at least a dozen collisions had occurred there, and speeding was an increasing problem. Concerned residents contacted the Seattle Department of Transportation, whose engineers suggested the installation of a mini traffic circle as a means of slowing vehicles and improving safety.

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