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The Rise and Fall of Carmel, Indiana

Carmel, Indiana has more roundabouts than any other city in the United States or North America and perhaps the world. Jim Brainard: "We have 133 with a handful under construction as we speak" The best estimate puts the US total at maybe 9,000; UK has more than 25,000Roundabout experts say Carmel is an outlier because it's so small.

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