The New York herald., 1922-06-04
PLANS TO IMPROVE
ROCKAWAY BEACH
Borough President Connolly
to Recommend Building Of
Ocean Promenade.

Work on the great Cross Bay Boule.
ward that is to give Manhattan a
straight motor highway to the ocean on
the Rockaway coast. has started. and
Borough President Connolly. believing
that this costly air line routs to this
great playground will result In a great
upbuilding of the Rockaways, has al
ready undertaken scheme whereby the
miles of beach front will be improved
with an ocean promenade that will hold
Its own with any of the pleasure resorts
along the Atlantic coast.
President Connolly says the popularity
and consequent prosperity of an ocean
resort Is largely dependent upon its
beach front. the manner In which it II
improved and maintained. He has asked
the Typographical Bureau to make an
intensive study Of the possibilities of the
Rockaway beach, and thus far three
studies have been prepared. These are to
be submitted to the civic societies of the
Rockaways and to the public through
the newspapers. 1t Is not intended that
discussion shall be confined to the three
plans submitted. President Connolly
hopes that there will be other sugges-
tions made SO that the finest and most
efficient beach treatment possible may
be secured for this section of the city's
coast line.
The first plan provides for an ocean
promenade with buildings fronting d.
rectly upon 1t. The intersecting street
Is widened at its terminus, so as to allow
vehicles to turn about. The highways
of the Rockaways leading to the beach
are generally rather narrow with road
ways about twenty feet wide. The dis
tance to the next avenue parallel to tn.
ocean ranges from 500 to 1,100 feet This
is q greater length than is generally
allowed even between wide avenues. II
is not practicable to terminate these
ing provision so that vehicles can turn
about. unless there Is a highway along
the beach into which they can turn.
This treatment will necessftate the ac-
QUESTION by the city Of cores at the
street ends. It will diminish the pri-
vately owned frontage along the prom.
enade, but will provide a park treat
ment at the terminus and will improve
property throughout the adjacent street,
giving a better view Of the ocean and
permitting of a natural and easy ac-
cess for pedestrians and vehicles Stair
ways will be provided at intervals .ead-
ing from the promenade to the beach
The second plan provides for park
way or boulevard, as we'll as promen-
ade along the ocean front. An under
ground ramp will lead frcm the ad-
jacent street underneath the parkway
and the promenade directly to the
beach. The study provides for fence
between the Boulevard and the prom
enade. which may or may not he de-
sirabie, The parked spaces indicated
might /be treated as a parking area for
automobiles. and other notifications of
this and the other studies may be found
to be desirable.
The third plan indicates q treatment
providing for both pedestrians and We
hicles along the beach front, but al
lowing sufficient width for local use
by vehicles only. The beach front We
hicular roadway being intended mainly
as an outlet. so that vehicles from the
adjacent streets can travel along q SIN
gle block and turn away from the beach
on the next street. 1t may or may not
become necessary to regulate traffic on
a highway Of this width SO that ve-
hicles could travel In one direction only.
or so that they would be required TO
traverse the beach front for but sin
gle block