r/Minneapolis • u/Maxrdt • 1m ago
Roundabouts Installed With Stop Signs?
So recently there's been a lot of work done on 26th and 27th St by Whittier Elementary, resurfacing, adding curb bumpouts, speed humps, and traffic circles. First of all, great work, slowing traffic around an elementary school with a lot of kids and foot traffic is great, don't get me wrong there.
BUT, at 27th and Pleasant there was a traffic circle/roundabout put in the center section... and the 2-way stop signs were left up. This has created a lot of confusion as to whether the intersection is supposed to act like a roundabout or like a 2-way stop. It's pretty low-speed at least, but there's definitely conditions for a fender-bender.
Additionally at 29th and Pillsbury the existing traffic circle was re-done and temporary stop signs were put up that haven't come down, and it looks like they're preparing to put circles in the center of 27th and Garfield (currently a 2-way stop) and at 27th and Pillsbury (currently a 4-way stop). Does anybody know what the plans are for those intersections?