I recently moved from this area, but lived there for six years. I was just off chestnut and college. It was mostly quiet and safe. A lot of the usual critters around - this could have had a lot to do with how my yard was though. Some houses are new (less than 5 years old) some are like 100 years old. Biggest fuss in the neighborhood was from one house which was later condemned, renovated and sold to quiet people. There were a few other houses that I believe were condemned and, as far as I know, remain boarded up. That greatly decreased the amount of addicts I saw walking down the street. The power went out at least once a year, it was much more frequent when we first moved in though.

Conversely, had some friends who lived further west near Chestnut and 44 in a place where all the houses are newer (maybe around 10 years old?) and it was super quiet and safe there. No condemned houses and very little outside foot traffic. And they seemed to not experience as many outages as we did. They lived there for around four years I think.

Edited to add: also had a friend live right near the elementary school on Mt. Vernon, off bypass and it was really chill over there. Sometimes I’d go on walks from my house to that area (they have more sidewalks) and see kids riding bikes and walking home. Very quiet and seemed safe as well.

oh this is neat, I had no idea!

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I see. I dislike them because most drivers seem confused by them and don’t use them properly. Both here and in Oklahoma I’ve seen people drive the wrong way around them or stop unnecessarily. Hopefully that’s something that changes over time.

Genuinely asking, what advantages are there for roundabouts in your opinion? My experience with the newer ones here have made me want less of them lol.