The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-26
TRAFFIC LINES SIMPLIFIED.
WAY DRIVE ALMOST ANY WAY on
TINES OR HERALD SQUARE.

-RestrlctIOns Gun the FlatiTon
TO BE AbOllshed-M More Walking for
shOppers-No Reduction OF the Squad.
Commissioner Bingham, through Inspec-
tor Flood, head of the traffic squad, an
nounced yesterday some new traffic regula-
tons for Times Square and Herald Square.
They 60 into effect at s o'clock this morning.
Under the traffic rules as made by Com
missioner McAdoo Times Square from
Forty-hrst to Forty-seventh street has
been closed TO southbound traffic on Broad
way. The new regulations open both
Broadway and Seventh avenue to north
and south bound traffic. All streets from
Forty-hrst to Forty-seventh east and west,
eAcept F~orty-fourth and Forty-ifth streets,
are also opened. 1t will no longer be neces-
eary to 60 to Forty-first street by way of
Seventh avenue before turning into Broad
way; drivers may go straight south on
Broadway and turn east or west on Forty
second street or any other street except
Forty-fourth and Forty-ffth streets. These
two streets are kept closed because they
nun into Broadway and Seventh avenue
at the intersection of the trolley tracks,
and il orened to east or west bound traffic
would be liable to tie up the cars.
The new regulation also allows a driver
porthbound on Broadway to turn west
10 Forty-first street without going all the
gay up to F~orty-seventh street and then
south again on Seventh avenue in order
10 60 west on Forty-frst street. In other
words. Times Square is practically thrown
open to traffic in all directions on both
Broadway and Seventh avenue.
The other important change announced
takes effect at Herald Square, which is
also thrown open to all north Inc south
bound traffic. A driver bound south on
Broadway Is now under only one ~restric-
ton. When he reaches Thirty-fourth'
street, at the intersection Of Broadway
ard Sixth avenue, he cannot cross Sixth
avenue 10 continue south on Broadway,
but must turn down Sixth avenue to at
driver was required to round Greeley Square
Park by way of Thirty-second street. Again,
going north or Broadway under the new
regulations a drive is not required to con-
tinue up Sixth avenue and come back TO
Broadway through ~Thirty-fifth street. He
NAV now cross Sixth avenue going north
and continue direct up Broadway. Al
east and west bound traffic may use the
cross streets Of Herald Square. including
Thirty-fourth street, going west.
The roped pf spaces under these new
regulations win be continued for the purpose
OF forming isles of safety. The ropes will
be arranged so as to form lanes through
which the traffic can pass. The spaces en-
closed within the ropes will be used for
standing vehicles and for redestrians;
At Greeley Square, now that traffic can
cross Thirty-third street in front OF the
park instead of the rear, as in the past,
ropes will be arranged to form a small tri-
angular isle of safety for pedestrians and
might otherwise drive diagonally across
the little triangle in front of the park formed
by the elevated structure and Broadway.
Commissioner Bingham, First Deputy
Waldo and Inspector Flood have spent two
or three weeks watching traffic at these
two points. Gen. Bingham and Inspector
Flood left Police Headquarters early Satur-
day afternoon AMI watched bhe theatre
crowd dispense under the old regulations.
COMMISSIONS Waldo and Inspector Flood
terday morning. Forty men composing
the week day traffic squad on Broadway
at Times Square and Herald Square, came
on for special instruction in the new regu-
lations. These men are generally of duty
or on station hou use re serve duty on Sun
days. Commissioner Waldo and Inspector
Flood took each man TO Is assigned post
and explained the workings Of the new
order. Then ropes and stands were dragged
forth and the new arrangement Of the
had settled the new plan to their satisfaction
in Times Square, COMMISSIONS Waldo and
Inspector Flood led the Herald Square
squad downtown and drilled them in their
new duties,
Inspector Flood later at Police Head
quarters had a word TO say about the new
regulations.
These new regulations throw open more
streets, and with the other changes at Fifth
avenue and Central Park do way with some
Of the more clrcuitous routes devised d
the old system
is it the object of the new administra-
ton to cut down the traffic squad?" was
asked.
I don't want to talk much, said the in
spector; but can safely say that the Com
missioner, as he himself has said, will make
no cuts in the squad except where il is
found that men are of no use and can be OF
more service on other duties
wilt there be new regulations around the
Platiron Building?"
That is being considered. Under the
present regulations a driver who ia in front
of the Hotel Bartholdi and wishes to drive
across Broadway to the Flatiron Building
must drive up Fifth avenue to Twenty-hfth
street, cross to Broadway, come south TO
~Iwenty-third street, turn south on Fifth
avenue to Twenty-secon street and then
around "a Broadway. All of this to cross
the street. Yes, | can also say that changes
are being considered around the Flatiron.'
It is said that at least one change will be
made on Twenty-third street, At present
a driver in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
on the Twenty-third street side who desires
10 cross the street to one of the department.
stores must go west to Sixth avenue and
come back by way of Fifth avenue and
Twenty-second street. The change con-
temp!ated will do away with this. Cross
town trolley cars will not be allowed to stop
in the middle Of the block between Fifth
and Sixth avenue, but only at the corners
OF those avenues, and pedestrians will be
required 10 walk the half block to reach a
store on the middle of the block between
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