The Detroit times., 1913-01-07
CROUL'S TRAFFIC PLANS
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gested district for more than 10 min
utes at time.
He would prohibit the standing OF
vehicle on a street close to cross
ing. to impede the passage of other
vehicles at this point.
He would widen John R-st. for the
greater portion of its length to re-
iieye' the congestion on Woodward
ave.
He would have the council commit
tee and whoever co-operates with 1t
make a careful study of conditions at
every street corner In the downtown
district TO learn how traffic could be
facilitated by the cutting down. of cor
ners.
He would have the soldiers and
sailors monument on the Campus
Martius in such a position to empha-
size the lines of Woodward-ave, at
this point. incidentally, the commits
sioner says, the monument AS now
situated Is an impeachment to traffic
and badly placed. He would have the
monument elevated six or eight feet
TO improve its appearance in so con-
spicuous place, and suggests that
the G.. A. r. might use the room be-
meath for It's relics.
He has scores OF suggestions OF les
ser importance TO be embodied In the
traffic ordinance.
The sidewalks are too wide and
| the roadWays too narrow in these
streets running east and west" said
the commissioner. The roadways
should be widened at the expense OF
the sidewalks as the roadways now
are badly congested. while there Is
more than enough sidewalk room. IL
wouldn't cost so much to cut down
the sidewalks, grade and pave the
roadways Grand River-ave. east be-
tween the curbs is only 25 feet wide.
while it's width on the west side is 10
feet. We need such a width on the
east side. We must widen State-st,
between Cass and Griswold-st. The
roadway there Is now only 80 feet.
Washington should also be wild
ene1 The sidewalk in some places is
25 feet wide, nearly as wide as the
roadway.
"Ole of our chief incentives to lott
ering is the unnecessary width OF
sore OF our sidewalks. They AFFORD a
place for men to hang out. New
York's sidewalks are narrower than
those OF Detroit, generally speaking,
and they have proportionately less
trouble with loiterers.
"One of our difficulties Is with auto
mobiles standing for long time
along the curbs in the daytime in the
congested district. The Wolverine
automobile club recommends that the
standing time be limited to 10 min
utes between 3 a. m. and 6 p. m. in
the eeHgested district and Il don't
know but this suggestion is a good
one. The club also recommends that
all vehicles be made to carry tail
lights.
I am also trying TO have some
regulation enacted pertaining TO the
headlights on automobiles. We have
heard OF a number OF accidents occur
ring through too strong headlights on
some machines. Too strong glare
confuses pedestrians and drivers Of
other vehicles. We want the machines
ito carry lights but not lights that
are too strong"
! The ID. u. r. has begun to relay the
curved track just east OF Woodward
ave-, I'm Monroe-ave. The old track
was curved so sharply that two large
cars could not pass each other on
the curve, which resulted In holding
back cars on the crossings Croul
kept after the ID. U. r. for months
before he induced the company 10 re-
lplace the track with one that wosld
permit OF the passage of the larger
sized cars