And the Streets Are Paved With...

[billroper]

No, not gold, at least in Rolling Meadows. But we saw this on the way home the last two nights, so it came to mind.

There's a big new Meijer's store in Rolling Meadows and they've reconfigured the intersection of Golf and Algonquin to have two left turns lanes in each direction on Algonquin. When the left-turn signal is active for Algonquin, a curve of light springs to life in the roadbed, showing where each lane should be turning, then vanishes when the turn signal goes to red.

This is very impressive, but I worry about what's going to happen when the snowplows show up this winter, even though the lights appear to be recessed. We'll see.

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[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

Maybe the Illinoians will have learned how to use the lanes by then....nah, I don't think so either....

Okay, they're not as bad as Bostonians ("Why did they paint those pretty patterns on the pavement? What are those lights for?") but Chicagoans have a lot to learn about merging and lane usage. ("I pay taxes. This is *MY* road!") Yeah, that's sarcasm, but only mostly.

[poltr1]

Neat Stuff!

Here in Dayton, there are a few intersections that have "No Turn on Red" signs that light up or fold up. I guess they only light up o open up at certain times of the day (rush hour, school times, etc.).

So Meijer's finally expanded into the Chicagoland area. They're growing, although not as fast and as reckless as Wal-Mart.

[jennlk]

I saw one of those traffic signs just west of Kalamazoo today. It only lights up when oncoming traffic has a green left turn arrow.