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Wenatchee City holds public session on roundabouts; consultant backs mini-roundabout for Crawford and Okanagan
Summary
City of Wenatchee hosted a public education session where consultant Sean Samsel reviewed roundabout safety, design elements and an early recommendation that a mini roundabout could suit the Crawford and Okanagan intersection; council and residents pressed staff on pedestrian beacons, sight lines and speed mitigation.
A public education session on roundabouts held by the City of Wenatchee brought transportation consultant Sean Samsel of KPG Somos together with city staff and residents to explain how roundabouts work, present safety research and offer early observations about a proposed mini roundabout at Crawford and Okanagan.
Samsel, a licensed engineer who has worked on more than 20 roundabouts, told the council and public that national and international studies show substantial safety benefits from roundabouts, including cited reductions in severe crashes (up to 82% in some studies) and overall crash reductions compared with stop‑controlled and signalized intersections. He noted pedestrian crash studies are fewer but reported ranges of about 40–73% reductions from credible sources including the Crash Modification Factor (CMF) clearinghouse and NHTSA analyses.
The presentation covered how roundabout geometry reduces head‑on and high‑severity angle collisions by…
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