<p>In response to Bdykema:</p> <p> </p><br><p>Raised pedestrian crossings are considered to be a form of traffic calming, which in general is installed as per the HRM Neighbourhood Shortcutting Policy.  This Policy deals with excessive shortcutting traffic on local residential roads.  As per the Policy, traffic calming would not be considered at these locations as most of these streets feeding into the North Park Street intersections are collector and arterial streets, not local residential. Traffic calming measures should also not be installed on transit routes or on emergency response routes as determined by emergency services.</p> <p>Each roundabout pedestrian crossing will be marked with zebra crosswalk markings and side mounted crosswalk signs. The NS Motor Vehicle Act indicates that all vehicles must yield to pedestrians in a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Roundabouts require drivers to first yield to pedestrians in the marked crosswalks before proceeding to the entry point of the roundabout. Drivers will then be required to yield to any vehicles within the circle. At every exit point vehicles will yield for the third time to any pedestrian at the marked crosswalks. Also, the roundabout geometry itself is designed to direct traffic at a slower speed.  </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>