Arizona republican., 1920-07-03
CITY PLANNIN EXPERT ENGAGED FUR LOCAL. WORK
Man Who Had Big Part in
 Chicago Plan to Direct a
 City Plan for Phoenix - Hailed as Important Step

Definite steps looking forward to planning the development of the Phoe- nix of the future along we'll determined and expertly drawn lines were taken yesterday when tentative agreement between the Chicago firm of Ec~!ard F. Parsons and the city of Phoenix was reached for the services of the firm in city planning here for a period of one year. The agreement is subject to the approval of the city commission, which will act on it next Wednesday.
 Edward F. Bennett of the Chicago firm, one of She leading men in the country in city planning and for years prominently engaged in the celebrated city planning work in Chicago, spent yesterday and the day before in Phoe- nix in connection with the matter, and the announcement that he would direct the work here assured Phoenix the services of an expert. MT. Bennett left last night for Chicago.
 Under the tentative agreement made while MT. Bennett was here, his firm will prepare graphic surveys of street conditions, traffic conditions, occu- pancy of grounds, local transportation conditions, railroad transportation conditions, public properties, building, parks and playgrounds, and the like, all to be used as basis for pre- liminary plan.
 What the Plan Includes
 The firm then will prepare prelimi- nary studies of the general city plan for Phoenix, subject to the city commission for discussion, revision and the like before the plan is definitely completed. Throughout the work the city engineer will cooperate, while the commission and the citizens at large will be con- suited. The city plan for Phoenix will include:
 Highway map, showing the surround ing country and the traffic arteries connecting it with the city.
 General street map, including parks and playgrounds, boulevards and the like.
 Map of the present occupancy of ground in the city (whether occupied by industrial plants, business places, residences, etc.)
 zoning map, showing proposed occu- pancy of ground.
 Civic center plan
 Just how important city plan is was briefly shown yesterday by Mr. Ben nett. With a city plan, the growth of city regulated along clearly-drawn lines so that industry, commerce and residence sections develop with great est benefit to each and without inter fering with each other. Without city plan the growth of a city is left to chance: industrial, commercial and res 1oent1al sections may encroach upon one another to the detriment of some one of them, streets provided are not able to care for traffic when districts begin to grow. and confusion is apt to accompany growth.
 City Planning of Much importance
 Planning a city for the future was compared by MT. Bennett to planning ones house. The two main things-in city planning, he said, were occupancy of ground, and traffic In city planning provision is made for manufacturing districts or zones where the hustle, the noise, the smoke and dirt, will not affect other parts of the city, and where railroad and other facilities are at hand. Provision is made for the business district, where the hustle of trade will not interfere with the in- dustrial section the residence dis tricts. Streets ample for all traffic are provided, connecting one part of the city with another.-for often a city at tainS metropolitan size only to find that it's streets as originally laid. out and later added to, are insufficient for the demands Of traffic. Park and boulevard systems are among the other provisions.
 MT. Bennett expressed himself as de- lighted with Phoenix and declared it was what he had long wished to sec a city and it's surrounding country steadily creeping out and overcoming the desert. Yesterday and the day be- fore he went over the entire city and bcame acquainted with general condi- tions and the lay of the town. Prelm- mary surveys will be begun by his assistants within 8 few weeks, while Mir Bennett himself will be here later on.
 In the starting of a city plan, Phoe- nix is taking step of great importance in her future development in the view of many local citizens. The creation of a city planning body and the formation of a city plan was urged nearly two months ago by the civics committee oi the chamber of commerce, and much interest is expected to be shown in the task of planning the future city.
 Much interest in city planning now