The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-29
Traffic Committee Will
Restore Ban On
Some Streets
POLICE SUGGEST
OTHER CHANGES
Would Permit AutOists
To Left of Safety
Zones

The trafic regulation situation
was returned to its former status
by the ordinance committee Mon
dsy morning. The committee nov
fayors $3.50" plan that also
il favored by the police depart
ment. II does away with hour
parking on the more congested
streets in the business district
bringing into effect the "nopark
ing" plan OF Commissioner OF Police
James Couzens on some thorofares
and establishing one.way traftc on
Others. with parking on one side o.
the street
In addition to the members Of the
committee. Secretary George VA
tiers and Inspector William Ru,-
ledge. OF the police department.
Mayor Marx and several citizens
representing various civic organizs-
lions were present AZ the confer
ence, which was called at the in
stance OF the police department
head TO thresh out various clauses
in the proposed enactment that
were not favored.
The committee decided 80 elimi-
nate bodily that section OF the ordi-
nance which would prohibit auto
mobiles driving 10 the left OF safety
sones. The striking out OF this
provision was urged particularly By
Inspector Ruuedge.
1T has been my observation, =
said the inspector. that II is TAR
safer for the general public TO have
automobiles drive TO the left OF
safety zones than 10 the right.
When people are waiting for a
street car q few usually stand In
the zone, while the more timid ones
remain on the curb. As the street
car nears. these people move sud
denly toward the zone. exposing
themselves 10 the danger OF being
hit by approaching machines"
With much discussion concerning
the width OF streets. the volume OF
trafRc and other matters that enter
into trafnc problems. the commit
tee. with the assistance OF Inspector
Rutledgc and Secretary Walters. de.
cided 10 eliminate all parking from
the following streets:
Safest. from Woodward "a
Cass; Cratiot-ave. from Woodward
to Brush: Grand River-ave west
from Woodward 10 Cass; Congress
St. from Woodward TO Griswold
Woodbridge from Griswofd to
Bates: IArned.st,. from Woodward
to Wayne; Cliford-st. from Wood
ward to Adams: Macomb-si.. from
Randolph TO Brush. and Farmer-st-
from Bates 10 Cratiot
On the following streets il was
decided 10 allow parking on one
side: Grand River-ave. east. from
Woodward 10 Randolph Bates-st
from Atwater 10 Randolph
The committee win leave il VI
TO the police commissioner 10 de
eide II one-way traffic Is to be estah
lished on other thorofares
The commissioner does Who'll,
lot OF things he hasn't the power e
do" commented Aid sherman LAT
teield. and ] expect he will con
Time TO do so think the commit
tee rad better leave II up 10 him &"
Il believe that the plan we have
mapped 90 = emincntly fair q
all raid AID james : Holden
"proyidins The auto owners live VI
10 II strictly II they do not. cat
zee only one result. return q
the 'no-parking plan that Commits
sicner Couzens tried OUT. !. for one
believe that the commissioners plal
was ideal. al,ho was put 20 cor
siderable Inconvenience az times %
Aid Charles A. Kocher told IN
committee that Detroit has 20
many traffic ordinances. as well a
other kinds and thought the bes
plan would be to re a good heav
rock 20 the ordinance book and sin