The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26

City or Town Planning" to quote
Mr.. Thomas Adams, Past President OF
the Town Planning Institute of Great
foresight, common sense AID business
Judgment in regard 10 all questions
relating TO civic growth and csvlc
welfare. The first question TO be con-
sidered in the planning of q city or a
town, is the question of its industry
using the term in a broad sense as rep
resenting all OF its productive, Indus
trial, commercial Undertakings. Indus
try is the condition of the city's being.
Health, convenience, and beauty are
the conditions oil LIS we'll beng. The
being OF a city depends uoon the units
OF its industrial organization which
provide the necessities of life-food,
clothing and shelter TO the community
TO society in all It's grades and form.
A city can exist only 50 long as 1t has
the means OF securing these necessi-
ties, even IL 1t has not health, conven-
fence and beauty"
The first few lines of this defini-
ton contain the whole idea OF City
foresight, common sense and business
judgment in regard to all questions
relative to civic growth and Civic
welfare" Or in other words, the ap-
plicaIion, by the community, Of the
same principles in the direction of the
growth and development OF the com
mutity that are ordinarily employed
in the direction of the growth and
development Of private business enter
prise.
A City Plan provides for the coming
Of the city into districts of industry,
commerce and homes, with due regard
for health, convenience and beauty in
the same manner that the locations of
the various departments OF a modern
department store are studied for con-
yenence of the shopper. and the ulti-
mate increased profit to the mer-
chant.
This is not a new idea. 1t has been
employed, more or less crudely, in
every city and town in the country.
But there is not city or town in the
country without City Plan, that does
not have some Industries where they
should never have been located, or
where commerce is not slowly tnyad-
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Planning therefore has to do with slow
moderate correction Of the present ex-
listing evils resulting from unrestrict-
ed civic growth, and also, with abso-
lutte prohibition in the future for sism-
liar evils.
The obvious advantage of City Plan.
ming may be briefly classified as fol-
lows:
Industrial, by the provision for the
growth and development of industry
in certain districts, least Objectionable
from an aesthetic point OF view, and
where such growth and development
may progress unhampered by arbdtra-
~ restrictions imposed by the holders
of properties unused, or unsufted to
industrial purposes. To this zone
would converge all the transportation
lines Of the community. and where
water transportation Is available, d.
rect communication, would be had with.
municipal or privately owned piers. 2
Similarly, zones for the transaction
of commercial and general business
activities would be established and pro
tected, with the assurance OF the exs
cluston of interests tending to render
these zones undesirable for these activ
tttes, or the reduction OF the property
values therein.
The residential zones would be sub
divided into district for the finer
homes, with It's streets not available
for trolley or general commercial traf-
ffc; other districts swould be appor-
toned for single family homes Of less.
Portenticus character; and others
where apartments or multi-fanily
homes, may be erected along with sim
gle family homes. And so, on down
to the cheaper homes for industrial
labor. Each district receiving the
same study regarding the number of
families per acre, proportion Of each
lot available for building purposes
street widths etc.
No city plan. worthy OF the name,
could be conceived without provision
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