Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Circling Back to Roundabouts in Scottsdale

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September 30, 2017 Do you remember the commotion that resulted when the City of Scottsdale announced that it was planning to construct a roundabout at Northsight and Hayden? As you probably know, it’s been in use for quite awhile and the uproar has subsided. The Peak has even heard muffled applause for a job well done. Now the city is constructing a new roundabout near Mustang Library and HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical...

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Scottsdale Green Building Lectures Return Oct. 5

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Sept. 19, 2017 Courtesy City of Scottsdale Contact: Anthony Floyd, green building manager, 480- 312-4202, afloyd@ScottsdaleAZ.gov Scottsdale’s Green Building Lecture season kicks off with a panel of industry leaders on the economic value of green. This free program will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road. RSVPs are not needed. Local industry experts will...

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Debunking Stubborn Roundabout Myths

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By Jennifer Banks, Department of Transportation, City of Scottsdale Despite impressive safety numbers, shorter travel time and other benefits, roundabouts have been relatively slow to catch on. Scottsdale transportation officials believe this may be due to several myths surrounding roundabouts: Myth: “Roundabouts,” “traffic circles” and “rotaries” are all essentially the same thing....

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Roundabout Driving Tips

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By Jennifer Banks, Transportation Department, City of Scottsdale As you approach a roundabout, prepare to reduce your speed to 15 to 25 miles per hour. Road design and signage will encourage you and those around you to drive at a slow, uniform speed. As you approach a roundabout, slow down, look left and expect to stop. If there is no traffic in the roundabout or there is a wide enough gap between cars, however, a stop is not...

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2017 Summer Fun Photo Contest Winners – “One Love” Gets Grand Prize

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August 30, 2017 Thank you to everyone who entered the 2017 Summer Fun Photography Contest. In this issue, we are publishing all the entries that were selected by judges as the top photographs. In the next issue, the September Update issue, The Peak will publish the winner of the Diners’ Choice Award selected by guests at GPPA’s Summit of Summer Fun on September 9th. We will be publishing selected non-winning photographs in the...