Arizona republican., 1921-03-30
PROPOSEDC|TY
 PLANS ADOPTED
 BY COMMISSION
City Government Approves Proposals Submitted By City Planners = Wider Streets a Factor

City commissioners met in special session yesterday and formally adopt ed city plans submitted by Ed H. Bennett of Bennett & Parsons. pro- fessional city planners, with head quarters in Chicago.
 In addition to the city commission CTS several residence and business property owners were present at the meeting. N< Bennett, with his as sistsf1t, H. T. Frost, used many maps and charts to show how Phoenix should be developed The city plan ners displayed an intimate knowledge of conditions in Phoenix and sur rounding territory and offered solu- : tions for problems which have been confronting the city for years.
 Mir. Frost submitted tentative plans for the Consideration of the comnis- siOners about six weeks ago and then returned to Chicago to work out minor changes in conformity with Recommendations made at that time
 In presenting the completed plans Mir. Bennett stressed the point that in adopting them the commission did not bind itself to follow out every idea to the letter.
 Future conditions may demand a z change in these plans,'' he said. No one can foresee in detail the Phoenix of 20 years from now. But it is very Unnecessary for any growing city to work along general fixed plan in order to avoid enormous outlays for future reconstruction. Chicago is now spending hundreds of thousands Of dollars to widen streets in the busi- ness district. St. Paul is confronted with the same situation. Many other cities arc faced with similar prob lems."
 Wider Streets Proposed
 Recommendations were made for widening down town streets to q minimum of 100 feet, and carrying this width out on all section line foads.
 This does not necessarily entail any expense upon the city, Mir. Ben nett explained. Tn this day of en- frightened self interest property own ! CTS consider damages from moving back their frontage to make room for ' wider street capitalized by the bene- fits derived from the Improvement :
 Asked by a local garage man con- cerning the development of a busi- ness district, Mfr. Bennett said:
 Tn most cases businessS branches out rapidly in the direction of new residence sections. This is especially true where down town streets are - not SIILlclently Wide to maintain heavy traffic. If people have difficult ty in getting in and out of the down @fowR business district they will turn No the neighborhood store This is ss as3tiy Hiustrated in Detroit, where business houses stretch out for miles into .afa residence district This is largely due to the arrangement anC harrDwness of ma ny of the streets il the eongested district. By making the down town district attractive anc conveniefit Phoenix can keep ii. business houses where they belong This is not a. matter of spendins money but question of looking ahead. !"
 Shows Rapid Growth
 Taking the census fol the past | sTsars. Mr. Bennett showed tha Phocnix has grown at the rate o 1000 a year and has Possibilities O becoming a city of 100000 or more dependent upon the development o it's surrounding agricultural re sources. The present population 0 90, 900 occupies a subdivided area O $500 acres At the same ratio 100, % people here would occupy a sub divided area of 17,357 acres. To mak the streets of the later additions con form with the general city system i paEt of~the plan submitted.
 Another change recommended fo the futurs@ when Phoenix will hay