The sun., 1918-08-25
NEW LAW WILLEND
STREET CONGESTION
Enright Separates Commercial
and Light Vehicle Traffic
Going North and South.
TO BE EFFECTIVE SEPT. 16
Two Glasses Will Be Held
Rigidly to Their Own
Routes Of Travel.

In order to relieve the ever growing
congestion Of traffic, especially up and
down town movements. II will be sepa-
rated into two general classes. and each
class will follow distinct routes mapped
out by Police Commissioner Enright,
each class encroachins upon the others
routes as little as possible in tho trans
action Of It's business. The new resula-
tons are to be In effect starting IL :o1
A. M. September 1e. And the interpre-
tation to be put upon them Is principally
common sense" according to the belief
Of traffic officers old in the service.
The new rules are law, and nobody
must make any mistake about that, ac-
cording to the officers. but common
sense is to be used in executing them.
More OF less leniency will be used at
first, with gradual Tightening up as the
people become accustomed to them. "is-
norance excuses no one." will probably
he vinked at and the offender instructed,
and then woe be unto him IL he violates
a second time.
Will Mean Quicker Movement.
In mapping out the new routes it is
believed that traffic following each In
its class, and distinctly letting the other
alone, will Be greatly facilitated In
quicker movement. For instance. the
separation Of heavy TRAFFIC, as trucks,
drays and wagons. no matter what the
moving force or power. from the more
speedy vehicles, automobiles. bugsies
and passenger carrying rolling stock
will restore order to the now confused
traffic.
It Is reasoned that fast moving traffic
with no slow moving impediments
sprinkled in among it will be orderly
and smooth flowing. keeping OF course
the same average speed. There VIII Dc
no turning out from behind slow moving
trucks, which repeatedly stops or slows
down each vehicle behind for blocks
Naturally the same smooth and orderly
flow of slow moving traffic will result
when It Is confined to its class alone.
But there will be many occasions when
the classes will have to mix. Then the
invading vehicle Is to enter upon the
forbidden thoroughfare at the nearest
intersecting street to the address 1t
wished to reach and leave by the nearest
intersecting street. The only exceptions
to this rule are vehicles In the perform
ance of duty from the Fire Department,
Police Department, ambulances. fire pa
troll, United States mail. military and
public service corporations Crosstown
traffic will remain as 1t Is FOR the pres
ent.
For Commercial Vehicles.
Thoroughfares designated for CONNER
cial vehicles:
First avenue, Houston to 126th street.
Second avenue, Houston to 12Sth
street.
Third avenue. Fifth to 125th street
Sixth avenue, Third to Fifty-ninth
street.
Eighth avenue. Abingdon Square to
Fifty-ninth street.
Ninth avenue (Columbus), Fourteenth
to 10th street.
Tenth avenue tAmsterdam), -Four.
tenth to 125th street.
Park Row, Duane to Division street
Bowery, Division to Canal street.
Bowery. Grand to Fifth street.
Centre street. Pearl to Broome street
West Broadway, Vesey to Third stree;
Hudson street, Chambers to Four
teenth street.
For Passenger Tramc.
Thoroughfares designated for passen-
ger and private vehicles:
Canal street, Lafayette to the Bowery
Lafayette street, Duane to Astor place
Fourth street. Lafayette to West
Broadway,
Lexington avenue, Twenty-third to
125th street.
Vanderbilt avenue. Forty-second to
Forthwith street
Fourth avenue Park), Astor place to
125th street.
Madison avenue, Twenty-third to 125th
street.
Fifth avenue, Waverly place to 125th
street.
Seventh avenue, Greenwich avenue to
l25th street
Broadway. Chambers to l25th street.