New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Broadway Doc,
Not Want r..
Below 42d 3
Claim Is Made Th., s.|
face Transit H..' = ~
N, Millions in P,.,..'' .
Values; Prefer R''1 Rps


Surface transit ia NOT b,,.;
way, according to the Brs.sssss s,,s sl'aI
ciatioa. The removal Of Nv NY ass-
sat..s and the use Of basses would s ,'i'a 7
better for business inscrest, ',s = -
way, it says The tanning 3 # Il ~, VIZ
some cars automobiles, t,s,s' ss'''
other vehicles mas driven t,,s.' t,,s. ~
Broadway during the lass ss. 'ae fraa
resulting in a loss in prnn.s. as.s.a yesrs
RAINING INTO millions of doiyts8 vse
way has been sacrificed 's,.aIs. toa 5 s,s.s
asSoelat'on as Jaa says, and somssb;yae ;ivae I.
be done to restore its r1.ag r.nu..g lot
s"eh.y years ago, when It va Js.os .s
ing street In the city. 'Ss me sl
Inc plans OF the Tram.
sion announced last week ~. 'ofire
to those which the asgoc;ateas az e'uss'
urging on the Commission va ssl l.s - be-;
authorities. Since It ;s ~. aae a. the eity
commission p,a a. to plan more fss rn.,. :. =.
broadway's surface, the s....... ..s.. q
asKs what y to become o. p..Nda
Sps sklng through "Broadr,-s''f
publication Of the orrsniz,.;.. Y
Broadway Association ssrs. ''a' "A
The most casual con,.a.r,s
the changes which hare nnsn... s,a..aa q
Broadway during the last ten ~ a. g.. =
years cannot but establish II. .... .'ass ~,
millions Of dollars in propsr.r ,a.. ~ ias
have been lost By the sbif,;r. ,sae "s
mas occurred IN the retail shenr,,ss s1sa a'.
tricts. Spp'Ss dli'
Those who hav. si7sn s,ud~
subject advance mary r.ason, q, .ae
changes, and among tilcn sr,t nj nI,e. 49, !
usually given 10 the s.atsu.,. 80 :. :
broadway sufferea serious aans;sss s
because OF being oos.rus.ed dur;ns I.
long period OF subway eonsirue.io.s ~ -
since then because Of the urut,... -
tory means OF transportation.
There is 10 question that IL. 80.
ter Of transportation has is,
strong factor in determining tr -.
falness OF the street. But in eor,s.,
ing Broadway's handicap. ther. (.
been none greater than the disipers,
tion of those whose intere,ts var,
largest along the street 70 get tos..s.,
and consider the fundamentals i.
voived; 70 think collectively and en-
sIuctively about Broadway problem,
th@t were their common concern ,sd
TO then act together and IN a spirit .,
broad foresi ghtedness.
THE value of a streetas busir.s
location is largely determined by 4;
availability for use. Do the psca,
want TO Use it? Can they use L, ,,
they use it? And if not, why not.
Those who have been thinking 4!
Broadway for several years have co...
Guided that our inadequate and disss.
vantageous transportation facili.is
have been contributing cause to ta
loss OF prestige as a retail o1siu.s
street wbicn Broadway has sufe.1
south OF Herald Square.
Broadway rUns the length 0. MAJ
haitian Island from Bowling Green Il
Kings bridge. Yet you cannot travel in
length un:nterruptedly by eithe: sai-
face cars or subway. Two farss and !
change OF cars are called for, xksh.!
you travel north or south.
The normal Broadway traEe vi
first diverted when the Fourth Avena,
subway line was built. Then for year
Broadway traffic was obssructed y
subway construction. His being 1.
time when motor GERS we're coming mt
increased use diverted a large par
of the vehiruIar traffic 10 more oosl
lanes Of travel.
Then followed the installation q
the so-called "hobbie skirt cars Nee.
essary regulation Of vehieular trahs
imposed the restriction south Of Es'-
ald Square that all motor vehicles srf
stop when the green cars do. THIS a.
fectively stopped the use Of tsssEss'
Tor motor traffic.
"A year or more ago as Esias ios
the means Of tIaEfporatloR
on the street the Broadway Asosiitlea
put forward the plan Of remoFlns 'ae
surface cars and tracks south OF feFss-
second Street and substituting a nloe-
ern and ehicien: motor bus system
The larger cities throughout s'
United States and Europe are d'ss0s,
tinuing and not allowing the use
street cars on their finest streets.
The modern motor bus as used y
the larger European cities and as rap
Idly coming into wide use IN Amefi.a. \.
cities provides a vastly more sas!Ase
tory means Of surface transpoTaliaa
Other advantages in their use ~
that they would permit otner veaieul.. y.
traffic to move uninterruptediy ~ 'a'
four center lanes now provided 1or J.
and. in case Of a breakdown, Oa,
could be removed to a s,ae sH.., :.
without blocking the entire line as a'
street cars necessarily do"