@article{ref1,
title="A Simple Exercise in Ingenuity: The San Antonio, TX, USA, Peanut-About",
journal="ITE journal",
year="2009",
author="Mery, Edward",
volume="79",
number="4",
pages="46-47",
abstract="This article highlights an example of how creativity was used to design a unique median in San Antonio, Texas. Three roadways plus a heavily-used driveway to a shopping center all intersected at one location. Two of the roads were heavily traveled arterials intersecting at a severe angle. Increased traffic had led to serious congestion at the intersection. A roundabout was considered for the area, but the additional right-of-way requirement for a standard circular or oval median would have been cost prohibitive. However, at a relatively low cost for right-of-way, enough land could be acquired for an odd-shaped median that could meet desired criteria. The resulting median is in the shape of a peanut. Preliminary models of the so-called &quot;peanut-about&quot; have shown a significant reduction in travel time through the intersection.<p />",
language="",
issn="0162-8178",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}