Approaches to Roundabout Education and Outreach

Roundabouts have been positively received in many locales throughout the United States. However, agencies have experienced initial public rejection of proposed roundabouts and have had to modify their approaches and strategies in presenting them to shift that opinion over time. Public apprehension of roundabouts is not unique. While facts and figures have been presented to the public on their effectiveness to generate support for projects, the public has remained skeptical about their benefits. In light of this, it is necessary to identify other effective and efficient strategies to use in public meetings and other venues. The research presented here examined how agencies have handled roundabout education and outreach. It was found that that the types of information provided to the public on roundabouts has generally been centered on how to use them, highlighting the safety and other general benefits they provide. Approaches available to conduct roundabout education and outreach include public meetings, television and radio commercials , brochures and pamphlets, newspaper, videos, simulations, conceptual images, booths, public displays, posters, models, websites, social media, demonstrations, direct mailing, telephone hotlines and general materials. Depending on the type of media employed, the amount of information conveyed can be brief/concise or quite detailed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB75 Roundabouts.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Veneziano, David
  • Ewan, Levi
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
• Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18p
• Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education; Outreach; Public opinion; Roundabouts; Traffic safety education
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01551771
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-1642
• Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 27 2015 11:24AM