The evening world., 1914-06-11
us the One Solution of Con.
gestion Problem" Declares
William Phelps Emo.
IS EASY TO ENFORCE.
Indorses Evening Worlds
Campaign for More Play
Space for Children.
By Sophie Irene Loeb.

ny SOPHIE irene Loco.
The one. way traffic street 10
the one solution TO the problem
Of congestion In the city Of Now
York.
Do declared william Phelps Emo.
tfafic expert and author OF the "Sys-
tenn Emo" used to regulate the traffic
q Paris, yesterday.
Mr.. Emo stopped In the city on the
way TO his country home at Sauga-
tuck. Conn. TO Join his sister. Mrs.
Pinchot. mother Of clifford and Amos
Pinchot, and during the summer ex-
peets TO finish another book on traffic.
He has given fifteen years study to
this problem. and Ia the author Of tho
Paris regulations as well a. those In
many other European cities and In
th1e country.
At his suggestion one-way traffic
vas Instituted In Paris In 1909 and In
Buenos Ayres about the same time.
He also CO. operated In arranging the
present plan Of one-way trafic in
Boston.
One ,-ay trafYic II as old a. the
hills" said Mr.. Emo when asked him
to give his views relative to the move
ment in that direction hero. TT was
introduced in Pompeii. and tho first
sign was by pictures OF chariots go
Ing In one direction on buildings fac
Ing the street where there was one
way traffic.
Y think The Evening Wesld's
s~erts in securing moro play
spaes for children sheuld b
heartily ee.opsrstsd In BY eli city
eNseials. ! know no way In which
greater measure % present dk.
6sultiss would BE- eliminated than
BY . one.way trsf5e systsm.
NEW YORK ESPECIALLY FITTED
FOR SUCH SYSTEM.
~ IL not an experiment, and there
y no reason why II cannot work sue
esssfully In New York. In fact, there
10 no city in the world that lends T..
self 20 admirably 70 such . plan -
New York. since the streets are %
well planned.
1T was . much moro difacult task
70 inaugurate the system In the old
cities Of Europe whore the streets
Wseo not 20 uniformly parallel q
tAsy are here Those cities Just grsw
~ = different matter.
: - would cay that not only 10
s::nI.e o" ws-. ss.'s Z: :sI. ~ T.:
ooWoosfod arss On the sast eide
- Sxeellsnt one, but ! believe oil
0eFeste running east and west
oAeuld b made one.Way trafse
0ePooto and there are several run
W)a0 north end south on which
~ plan would provo beneficial.
n feet, ens-Way trsfRo would
Vsws . been In TIE mstropolls."
I suggested TO Mr.. Emo that, 90.
e0Pd1nG 70 the Police Department, II
v0a1A require extra police TO regu,
laAo 0uch . system. but 4 would b
aaoA cheaper in the end" b
thoasands Of dollars In policing Alta
ne only necessary equipment h
- construction Of slgns, oostinl
s1oue 11.Do apieoe. I An giaA 70 heai
oonOfaoner Woods has ALREADY In
Oo11sod oos-way tralno streets u
80 o. IL oongested plaoea, - q
~ VDu1n1ty OF Nassau street.. and b
vUu0A b doing great public ssrvi0
~ - 20 spread he system 70 othN
poR1D q Tie city.
WoWD NEED EXTRA NELL
~ ONLY At FIRST.
~ would have to b enforos<
U61oe1y q nrst II would not b. Toni
boioro the whole thing would NOW
~ smoothly ~ any other police regu
lat1on. ] would say also that durini
coagestsd hours. whore streets an
not wide enough for four vehicles
ons-way trafho would prove yer,
e6cacious.
n aiso would recommend thee
. large congregation Of children
necessary on the street, signs be
M eesetsd, designating them 80
school streets or play streets
end allowing vehicles TO proceed
- Tiers only ut the speed Of . walk.
~ do not think there Is anythin
In the city charter that would b
against such a measure. The polio
are given full authority to regulat
the streets for the safety OF pedei
TRANS. Such regulation would Gel
toIuly pIcNSut VI hNNihohe
Strange to say, the reason there al
not moro accidents In the most col
gosted districts Is because the veh
cles must move slowly, since the
are unable to pass each other.
"As for closing some streets durir
certain periods OF the day. thir
this might be advisable where the
10 considerable public property on Il
6Dreof. such as schools, but othe
Olso I think II would be an infring
!, ment on property rights. But on
way traffic Is a different matter tn
u . regulation made for all stree
KY Of . section alike, and there IL !
unjust discrimination.
NJ AT any rate, the fact remains
NJ that wherever ons-Way traffic
M has been introduced Il hes proved
2s1- ~ worth and has never been re-
IN seiNdsd. In Paris, for example,
thsy ere constantly adding more
end moro ons-way traSSo streets,
& QDd cry sppesitien that hss ever
ttiff AomcA1 kn1A nAnnn aSsoennann - :