To address multi-modal safety, mobility, and vehicular performance, the city of Edgewater retained MTJ to evaluate the feasibility of a compact, mini-style roundabout at this commercial, highly constrained intersection.

Alternative concepts addressed these key issues:

-Minimize/avoid undesirable ROW impacts to surrounding properties

-Ensure compatibility with existing and/or proposed roadway cross sections to include pedestrian and bike design features – cycle track and on-street bike facilities

-Accommodate necessary design vehicles:

-Large trucks/freight

-Transit and school buses

-Emergency response/fire trucks

Three alternatives were developed to evaluate optimal size/shape and fit with acceptable impacts. The optimal design was a non-circular 105’ x 88’ ICD compact-style roundabout. The compact style design allows the central island to retain landscape features that will promote visual conspicuity for this application.