Webinar Summary

Modern roundabouts are increasingly being used across the United States to improve safety, reduce delay, and enhance intersection performance. However, confusion often remains regarding the differences between roundabouts, traffic circles, and rotaries, as well as when and why roundabouts are the preferred design solution.

This introductory webinar provides a foundational overview of modern roundabout design and operations. Participants will learn how roundabouts differ from older circular intersection forms, explore key geometric and operational characteristics, and review documented safety and mobility benefits. The session will also address common public misconceptions and discuss practical considerations for implementation.

Registration Includes

• Live webinar access
• 30-day on-demand recording PDH/CM credit available for an additional fee.

Instructions provided on the corresponding pages for this webinar on the ITE Learning Hub.

This webinar is jointly led by the ITE Younger Member Committee and ITE Roundabout Committee.

Webinar Overview

Modern roundabouts are increasingly being used across the United States to improve safety, reduce delay, and enhance intersection performance. However, confusion often remains regarding the differences between roundabouts, traffic circles, and rotaries, as well as when and why roundabouts are the preferred design solution.

This introductory webinar provides a foundational overview of modern roundabout design and operations. Participants will learn how roundabouts differ from older circular intersection forms, explore key geometric and operational characteristics, and review documented safety and mobility benefits. The session will also address common public misconceptions and discuss practical considerations for implementation.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between modern roundabouts, traffic circles, and rotaries by identifying key geometric, operational, and control characteristics.

• Explain how modern roundabout design elements (e.g., yield control, deflection, splitter islands) contribute to improved safety and operational performance.

• Evaluate situations in which a roundabout may be an appropriate alternative to a signalized or stop-controlled intersection based on basic safety and operational considerations.

Moderator

Myles Overall, PE, Graduate Research Assistant | Purdue  University | West Lafayette, IN, USA

Myles is a graduate research assistant at Purdue University and graduated from Michigan State University with both his bachelors and masters in Civil Engineering. His research focuses on using connected vehicle data for traffic safety & operations, traffic incident management, work zones, and roundabouts. Myles is involved with several professional organizations, including ITE and ASCE, where he leads several committees involving younger members and is involved in other various technical committees. Myles is also a member of the TRB committee on Traffic Incident and Emergency Operations Management and currently serves as the chair of the West Lafayette Traffic Commission.

Presenters

Wyatt Brown, Traffic EIT | HDR | Bend, OR, USA

Wyatt Brown is a Traffic EIT in HDR’s Bend, Oregon office since December 2025. In his first three months, his work has been primarily in microsimulation modeling and CAD concept layouts for projects in Florida and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is also plugged into his office’s projects and pursuits with local Oregon projects. His graduate research focused on vehicle-bicycle conflicts at roundabouts, providing design recommendations to improve bicycle safety. Wyatt has co-authored two papers accepted for the TRB 2026 Annual Meeting on work zone intrusions and the visual implications of increasing hood heights on pedestrian visibility. He serves as a committee member of TRB AKL12 on Roundabouts and Alternative Intersections and is part of ITE’s Standing Committee on Roundabouts, contributing to a technical brief on multimodal roundabouts.

Jordan Pike, PE, PTOE, Lead, Transportation Services | HEB Engineers | North Conway, NH, USA

Jordan Pike has over 17-years of transportation experience, diversified in the areas of Traffic Engineering and Highway Design. He began his career with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, where he specialized in highway safety projects and served on the Roundabout Committee. Jordan currently leads the Transportation services at HEB Engineers in North Conway, NH and serves as Co-Secretary on the ITE Roundabout Committee.

Registration Fees

ITE Members: Free

Non-Members: $79

Registration includes access to the live webinar and the on-demand recording for 30 days.

Non-members must create an ITE account to register.

Log-On Instructions

On the day of the webinar, login to your ITE Learning Hub account, navigate to your Learning Center, then find the webinar and click 'Attend.'

PDH / CM Credit Certificate

Participants may earn 1.5 PDH/CM credit for this webinar for a $20 processing fee, regardless of membership status.

Instructions and the purchase link will be provided at the conclusion of the live event

For the on-demand recording, instructions will be provided at the end of the recording

PDH Credit Certificates may be purchased and downloaded while access to the recording is active

Once on-demand webinar access expires, the certificate opportunity is forfeited

Recording Access

All registrants will receive access to the recording for 30 days after it is posted

Additional attendees viewing a recording at one location are not eligible to earn PDH credit

Additional Attendees (Live Viewing Only)

Additional attendees watching the live webinar at one location may earn credit.
The primary registrant must share the PDH evaluation purchase link with additional attendees so they can purchase their own certificate in their own ITE account.

Presentation Materials

Presenters typically provide PDF copies of their slides. If available, materials will be uploaded to the Resources tab within 24 hours after the live event.

Policies

The on-demand webinar is available for registration for 60 days for anyone who wishes to register. After 60 days, this on-demand webinar will be removed and archived.

PDH credit certificates must be purchased and retrieved before individual webinar access expires

No refunds

Last Day to Register On-Demand: We will post that date here after the live webinar concludes.

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