The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-21
lAFFIC TIPS
BE GIVEN in
ARSONS SURVEY
u. r. Will Be shown by Ex-
perts How Service Can be
Improved
IMPORT WILL NOT BE
READY TILL JANUARY
Eouncil Probe Requested by, the
Mayor Can Accomplish Moth
ing in Meantime
IMPORT WILL NOT BE
READY TILL JANUARY

The report on the traffic survey
being made for the municipal railway
zrommission by Barclay Parsons 4
Knapp, OF New York, win contain a
Number OF pertinent suggestions TO
he ID. U. r. for the betterment OF
&oervice conditions on the various city
lines. II Is not epected that the sur
<ey will be made public before Janu-
nry, although the actual work 10 prac-
ideally finished now According TO
LAY G. Hayden, secretary Of the street
/. galway commission. 1t VIII take more
than month 10 compile the data.
Numerous maps and sketches, show
s 1ng and explaining trafic conditions
"a they now exist win accompany
The report which viii be complete In
|overy detail. .s..
Meanwhile, the council investiga-
- into traflc conditions ordered by
zlE1DOr Marx will not be able to &C
complish anything OF particular value.
olfh0ugh Aid. Lodge. chairman OF the
GGmmittee on public utilities, de-
.cIares he will take up the inyestiga-
Hon 40 soon as the mayor returns
nm his eastern trip. The mayor,
cfore he left, said he would gather
Eofnc and service data In other cities
NJ use by the committee. Many of
~ alderman agree that they can
My mark time until the trafiic sur,
~ II finished. Then much Will de-
md upon the attitude Of the ID. u. r.
The railway company will be able
make some material improvements
service II they viii act upon the
Iggestions OF the trafic experts.-
nd Secretary Hayden. 'Of course,
lore Is no telling how the ID. II. r.
~ receive these suggestions. can
alixe how the company will howl
a h suggested that service In
f(ntn direction can be improved by
~ operation OF carr Of 1ve-cent lines
ver three-cent lines for portion of
- route. However. there are sew
~ ways In which the company can
Hprove conditions by following the
vice Of the experts, without inter
ring with any of their fare conten-
Ne and without the city getting into
" complications with the company.
- survey will be very complete and
nprehensive. II will cover trafic
EDITIONS in every part Of the city.
% p. u. r. has assisted the experts
making the survey. SO as to have
eurvey correct. all the information
Aimed by the experts from the
npany Is carefully checked up.
uch attention has been paid to de-
For instance, force of men
mt several days In the ID. u. r.
lee counting q room filled with
nched transfers. The experts did
= take the ID. u. r. transfer figures;
~ went to the once and actually
unted the transfers.
Decretary Hayden said that COM
Visions with the register readings On
W0odward-ave. cars show that the
cckers employed by the commits
~ 70 get an indication OF the volume
- direction Of trafic on the Wood
1fd line. are securing return checks
om 81 per cent Of the passengers.
- commissioners want to know II
A4c conditions on Woodwardave.
Dcoositate the consideration OF a /
1tway service and II so, how far
cgth the tunnel would have to reach
accommodate the most people, or
oegirable results could be obtained
IA "dipping" the surface cars into a |
1Dway, or by building parallel lines. |