On 30/09/05, Michael Turley michael.turley@gmail.com wrote:
If I had better access to historical records, I might be able to do that for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnelle_Circle . It's a very busy intersection, located on the Route 1 Extension, considered by many to be the first "super highway" in the United States.
Honestly, my memory sucks right now. I'm not trying to be flippant: Isn't there a famous traffic circle or two worthy of featured article status in London, England? Perhaps one in Paris, France or Rome, Italy as well?
[[Magic Roundabout (Swindon)]], which I drove through a week or so back (and got very confused seeing the signs for), perhaps? Or [[Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead)]] looks pretty interesting. Either of these two could have quite a detailed article written about it, though it would potentially go into too much weirdly technical stuff to be FA-able.
[[Spaghetti Junction]] is a bit beyond "traffic circle", but has an undeniable place in UKian pop culture. Or perhaps the (infamous) [[Hanger Lane Gyratory System]], currently a stub...
I wouldn't want to write these - though it'd serve as an opportunity to actually read those traffic engineering books I found in a library sale, they look interesting - but I don't see that it can't be done.
-- - Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk