New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Co77.77a]t - C;tv and Suburban Real Estate Market
HelpNew York
By Helping
Broadwav
Holds Solution Of T,,s
Problem, Accordin,
George l.. Slawson; p.
erty Values in JeoD,,II'

George L. Slawson; Pr,s
erty Values in Jeou,,lI'
~, Is unfor'Irat. ,sat ,s..
evoked ~ M. rspr.ssrts'is-,,.
made % ne Transit Comni,,,. ~
the transit situation ,r Bfs,l,,
csniered almost Wholly ss,, "
feature proposing a ssbi,,r,.
motoi bus for street csr" sv,.
r. siawSor. chairman n U.
portstion committee ~ tss s,.,.
Associatlon.
What we hsv, sifsi ~ 'k.f
Commission is relief ron 49,.
b. which Broadway q, osnr,,.. i,
denied i's fsll prsfgirsss sse...
longest ard most inp,r'ar, -.
thoroughfars. sgrh relief "A, y
come g. the s1b7fiflfior q
noble. . more eF-.srt az
obs'rucf.vr means - sgrfs,, -.
porta'ion than fts' or,vs,t :, /.
surface cars rCp crflatss ~,
line - re Ner Yofx Ps,.r,v, y.
psry. ard ~ proper fsgg.ats. ~.
movement ard p8rf ~ ~ ffssn -
heavy motor vehicles .n t.. T..
sections ~ Tho street
Regret Injection n Pollta
"We have Advocated 'ts rgs,,,...
- motor buses af fre mcf. f...,'
means ~ surface frlr1por's's. n.
could be employed M Rr,ssasv =
must not he construed ua -.
mendatior for tte rsplsa,s- n !.
franchiss oh'izstIorr - re en- j.
as an argument f0r or szs.,,. =
n.cipal oVnsrsh.D and opsfai.5s q !.
Tor buses
~ is unfortunate 'ts, -s.,, =
such grea' importance % ,fs -.
developmer, ~ Aev Y,rk ,s--. !,
ffsed n its political corp.srta I.
IN ths situation a. it exists gsnf.
ths Transi, Comnissio-. Or tos-y,.,
authority having or c's'n.nz a,,,.
over the 'ransl, situation, "a, s,i.
way, as tne msir rigr7sy ssa 5sf.,u
street - ire ci'g. rcol.d ro. - az
capped b. continuance u ,ss ,,,,,-
highly unsuitable and lrfstIs'i..,-
streetcar service. that .'s gis -.
no. he denied 90 those Who ,r,T,'
motor vehicles. and IA, ne lsvia.
rot only of those r. 5gEnss o. ~,
ing property on BFolsusy b.. z =,
people ~ Nsw York A. a gass y
bes, be served o. opening rs rss
20 The fl..e'- possible lss u 7l..,..r
trsfie.
Tremendous Motor Trase
The use ~ motor vst.clss tu 4.
creased in Nsw iosk c,y ever s. -
cert IN tnrse gears III 1871. ,s,r, ",
1918 passerger motor yt..t.H ,
censed i1 t1e fFe c'snss' rsfsf
the area of greater NsT Fors
Reports JUS. issgss By re "
York City Bureau ssoE .s2t f,iiis
piications for the licensing q rev .
,or ears were made Gsf.ss csc week
.ast month.
"It impressivel- illustrate, ,ss ~
ume % trsftc by rafft-gsr -s,cr ttrI
when we consider rat tFprori-sis.T
i6s.700 motor SCR les f,'tf ar: .sirs
Manhattan daily. IRE ,,sgs irl1,, -
are told. ,otais 10 9.) .oiof gsat.s,
and the ferry traH- 1874
-Four hundred ard eg,i,,- is's'
sand persons us.-g no,cr i,f s,''''
.ng and leaving tre -.'Y csal ,ssil
ore-thiri ~ fre subway iftr' e..
one and ore.half tines ,ie usTt. rTi'
the Long i..sr4 Rsrose
The motor vehicle frlf. ever n
Manhattan a~f Qgee-s'olesg- sr;f''
reaches 40 t.mes A. klga as l@H az
aT ro4r,
"Tfe above fglres io ro, .,,it
're motor passe1ger fraf.r of'g;r
ne and operating within re l-f
10 Manhattan. That fie f1..ri
fhls additional motor 'rlfc H -
lcri0ls w..i readily he arnfe-i'r
As great as is thls volume cf ~
today however. D. Hi.I multiply r
many t.res over within 'lc rfr =
years. Fgon fggres given 81; ,
clifford = HOLLAND. ers.rrer lsi p
Sew Yors S'a'r Bridge and I1;F
C0mmlss on. 40 estimate tfai tnil
t1e frst year ~. t'e oQefaflc1 = =
vehicl'ar tonne. under 10 h-;r'
River f6f0000 motor fcieltt I.
enter Nev YORK. ard tfai ta.i ~,
viii increase within fr1 Jtas e y
proximatel} double ihat anogn,
ION tho New iors SIDE q - i,,r'
'rssic vii como into Csral street
Narick Street Dr04es,ionis.Y 3 az
volume 81 ,he passenger ysai,l pa
trsfic will End i,s way .rio bf',sst
n the street ~ open 20 .. tof r /.
present character'ftics bfosiNty "
sents more likely Destinations i9i 7
coming ;raifc, ir the fed oi esits,l !,
and pleasure. than any other q =
main city thorougnfages
Solution Of Probler 7. In BFoae'r
broadway is ere lonses, ner'a'l,. ner'..l
south avenue in the ciri, 4ni p, -
sects nearly an o. the pr.re.pA ~
tudinsl avenues ard crosses resip
OF the iatitudinsi streets ID ne 9.
II is the natural ard normal ~
travel from the business a's'f'en
lower Manhattan 90 thc eniiie l''-
western section Of Manhattan.
"U pom the basis that ., ii rnnse,'A
20 cut new connecting ,Iee's Or ~
other existing avenues uniii ths =.
able facilities for geficl.ar trslssN.' !.
fully utilized. We uige that 'as ~, ~,
cap which now rests upon nfo....
should be removed and that n, ~ i,
should not be further oosiflcisa y
more intensive use OF surface s''H
has been proposed. ,.,l.,
TO an practical purposes, ni.,.s,
Is now closed 10 light yehiellaf -, -.
"Over long section o' ins ~, -,
now definitely restricted 90 p.,,
uses, there - denied me oens1l
trade enjoyed on Fifih ard A,-
avenues. and upon other sifess 7
avenues into which trsfe taai ~
normally follow BroadNay Is no.
verted. This disaGsantage iehs.s
SELF. Of course. in property 49,, ng..s,,
"For this handicap when bIe,.., b.,,
now suffers We have ~ 80 -.
compensftion such ouesiionaois -. !,
tages as are Afforded hy tne es,' X,
........I .- thfa afraff over ~ =