Definition of traffic circle
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The dispute over the name of the veterans' memorial began over a decade ago when city officials proposed to create a traffic circle and revamp the veterans' memorial.
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Six traffic circle roundabouts are planned, along with new parking areas, sidewalks, buffered bike lanes and a pathway between the highway and the railroad tracks.
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City officials have held discussions about a traffic circle there but have not yet taken formal action to put the proposal in motion.
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City Hall’s courtyard, filled with umbrellaed picnic tables, provides a sunny spot to enjoy a meal with a coworker away from the noisy traffic circling the building.
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Next year’s capital budget has already been proposed, meaning funds for the traffic circle, if officials decide to pursue the idea, could be at least a year away.
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Plans call for overhauling a 2.5-mile stretch of Coast Highway from La Costa Avenue to A Street, giving the roadway six traffic circle roundabouts, as well as bike lanes, sidewalks and many beautification measures.
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Driving home from work one day in 2006, Olivia saw a puzzling sight: Tim, her McKinley Schools special-education colleague, stood in the middle of a traffic circle, rush-hour whooshing around him.
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That was the last time Tim stood in the traffic circle, and the beginning of their friendship.
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First Known Use of traffic circle
1942
TRAFFIC CIRCLE Defined for English Language Learners
traffic circle
Definition of traffic circle for English Language Learners
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: a circular area where two or more roads meet and on which all vehicles must go in the same direction
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