Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-03

More than 272,9OC people who live in
west Philadelphia arc directly interested
I'm and will be personally benefited by the
plan for rapid transit development.
:, On. an average 3G5 900 passengers travel
out of, into and within West Philadelphia
every day on the street cars
IT is interesting to note where these
people travel tc and from daily as asccr-
tained by the traffic survey.
Two hundred and four thousand travel
daily between West Philadelphia and the
central business district. Many of these
however. take 4 north or south surface
line in the business district to destina-
ton. paying an additional scent fare, and
their movement beyond the business dis
triep could not, therefore, be traced by
tickets.
Leaving them out of consideration:
Thirty-three thousand travel daily
between West Philadelphia and South
! Philadriphia ~
Forty thousand travel daily between
West Philadelphia and North Phila-
delphia
7sDFhrce thousand travel daily between
: 2 West Philadelphia and Northeast Phil
adNphia
rEighty-Hve thousand travel daily
= locally in West Philadelphia.
WOODLAND AVENUE ELEVATED
- LINE.
The Woodland avenue elevated line Is
designed to extend from a point of con-
Rection with the Market street elevated
line at s0th and Market streets, via
South s0th street and private right-of-
way skirting the easterly boundary line
Of the University of Pennsylvania and
of the Woodland Cemetery to Paschall
avenue. via Paschall avenue to Grays
Ferry avenue. via Grays Ferry avenue
to--Woodland avenue, and via Woodland
avenue and private right-uf-way for a
short distance to Darby.
This line will open up a wide area in
West Philadelphia for development and
will tie into Philadelphia that great out
lying district which extends from Darby
tonand includes Chester.
Director Taylor has pointed out in the
Transit Report:
"Philadelphia to remain a great COM
Tnefcial centre and TO become a greater
one must enable people of neighboring
communities to, reach here and do busl-
ness here more easily and to better ad-
yantage than by building up their own
independent business centres which they
Will. be forced TO do unless Philadelphia
takes the matter in hand and gives them
easy access TO and from her commercial
districts"
'5-cENT FARES. FREE TRANSFERS.
Under the terms Of the transit program
the people who live in the district which
win be penetrated by the Woodland ave-
nue. elevated line will be enabled 10 take
any surface line leading to and from
the stations on the Woodland avenue ele-
tated line and transfer free between
these surface lines and the Woodland
avenue elevated line for one scent fare.
. The payment OF this one fare will en-
tide passengers originating on those sur
face lines 20 travel by way Of the Wood
land avenue elevated line and the other
lines comprising the hgh-speed system
Ia a forward direction I'm Philadelphia by
free transfer for one scent fare, and
Rlil also entltle them upon leaving the
aiBh-speed system to take an additional
Eids on the surface line leading from
the thigh-speed station IN a forward di-
FectiOn 10 point of destination on free
transfer without extra charge.
isIH brief this means that persons living
81 the southwestern section OF West
Philadelphia who desire to use the high
speed system will be collected and dis
fributed by surface car lines in the south
hfesteFn section OF West Philadelphia con-
veyed 10 and from the Woodland avenue
elevated line, OF the present Market street
elevated line, over which they will ba
HauVeyed 10 every other station on the
4.iel-apeed system leading into South
fh1adelphla. North Philadelphia. North
east Phlladelphia, including kensington
md frapkford. ana the Northwestern
t1ctlon. ana at the other end OF the high
speed Journey they Hill likewise be col-
fected and distributed by the surface car
system leading 70 and from the point OF
tslinatlon all for one lve-esnt fare.
THIPs FROM DARBY FOR CENTS.
fhs trains ON the Woodland avenue
elevated line viii be run through from
zlalby 10 Erankford or Camden without
4h4nge
trom 65th sireet ana Woodland avenue
= FrankIofd ~ high-speed for ave cents
rcm tslh street and Woodland avenue
Il oneg 81 high speed for cents.
Prom s5th street and woodland avenue
- south Philadelphia for 5 cents
sfth the privilege % West fhiladel-
rnIals 81 using the surface ear lines
at each end 81 ths journey in a for
a aileciion wltholt eztra cause
ea1 rider shQald understand llst
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feaesslIah - fae esstiHs surface INES
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