Roundabouts Are Increasingly Popping up in Chicago's Suburbs, Seen as an Answer to Traffic Problems

Roundabouts are increasingly popping up in Chicago's suburbs, seen as an answer to traffic problems

They've long been seen as an overseas oddity, roundly mocked on TV's "The Simpsons" and in the Chevy Chase comedy "National Lampoon's European Vacation." But roundabouts are increasingly popping up in parts of the Chicago suburbs.Government planners say they're often a better way to handle traffic where streets converge and diverge.For those too square to know what one is, roundabouts are “a circular intersection where drivers travel countercloc…

Roundabouts are increasingly popping up in Chicago’s suburbs, seen as an answer to traffic problems

They’ve long been seen as an overseas oddity, roundly mocked on TV’s “The Simpsons” and in the Chevy Chase comedy “National Lampoon’s European Vacation.” But roundabouts are increasingly popping up in parts of the Chicago suburbs. Government planners say they’re often a better way to handle traffic where streets converge and diverge. For those too square to know what one is, roundabouts are “a circular intersection where drivers travel countercl…