Arizona republican., 1920-05-24
TELL WHAT 4 CITY PLAN COMMISSION
 HERE WOULD MEAN

Growing interest in city planning has brought out several questions as to it's application to Phoenix, now that the city commission has before it the mat ter of drafting an ordinance to create a city plan commission. These ques- tions have been put to the chamber of commerce, sponsor of the proposal which answers in the following state ment:
 The city plan commission, acting under the advice of an expert planner would assist in every way in develop ing and building Phoenix along scien- tific lines. These lines are largely com mercial, but with the artistic prom inently displayed.
 There are some improvements out lined for the present. Others will pre- sent themselves as the work progresses. One of the first things the city plan commission probably would undertake a definite. suitable plan for manu featuring district. Another would be a landing field for air craft, which would prevent Phoenix from going behind when the air becomes an avenue of commerce. Another would be the re- organization of the street car system. An automobile camping ground, parks, and adequate finance for public en- deavors would come within the prov ince of the city plan commission.
 ''The keynote of the whole situation in any plan for city development is that there must be a strong, healthy civic spirit on the part of the people before there can be such development.
 The question of a city plan is viewed from many angles, but the basic prin- ciple is that the question must be met in an organized manner. The cities that
 
 show that their development is the re- suit of precedence, or of following q plan before it became too late.
 ITO believe in Phoenix is to endorse the city plan and then cooperate in the work of developing the city along scientific lines. The ideals the people of Phoenix entertain for themselves will pass to their children, who will carry them to completion.
 sSome think of a city as they would of a growing tree, but the planning of a city is a problem of applied science. It is a man made proposition, not a tree which Nature only can bring forth.
 A Los Angeles man recently said that his client from San Francisco on arrival in the Angel City told him that he was shocked at the sight of junk yards and ugly, misplaced buildings on the way in by rail, saying, you have only our back door open to guests. Do you feed them in the kitchen.y
 ''In the old Roman days they saw the psychology of attractive portals and made them famous. A city must de- velop a suitable entrance and it has been proved by many American cities that such cannot be done without a proper city plan.
 'eThe basis of any city is its industry, the thing which provides a 4living for it's people The developing industries of Phoenix must be taken into vital consideration. With them will come problems. One of these is to provide agreeabIy for the residential and indus trial interests. that they may advance side by side without one destroying the other.
 "City planning means better homes and home surroundings and greater and more efficient industry.
 "The big thing before Phoenix today is, not what has been done in the past, but how Phoenix will continue to grow and expand City planning is for that purpose. It. includes within it's scope the guarding of the city's best inter ests today while scientifically prepar- ing the way for the future"