Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
Philadelphia Has Done Much

'In the first place said Chief Nog!eSon'
"Philadelphia has already accomplished
good deal Of work which comes unuet tno
general head Of city planning. Among these
things are notably, the Parkway. from 'he
City Hall to the entrance OF paramount
Park, and the elimination of grade crossings
in South Philadelphia, the plan of which
was in the process Of execution but which
was temporarily delayed by the conditions
arising from the war, However, negotia-
tions for the resumption of this work are
now under way with the transportation
companies interested, and it will probably
be resumed at an early date.
'"rhe widening of Delaware avenue was
n distinct achievement for the city. and
linked with this was the construction OF the
municipal piers. These things, together with
suCh opcratiOns aS the construction OF the
Roosevelt boulevard from Broad and Cayuga
streets toward the northeast limits or the
city, are excellent examples of what has
already been done and what is being carried
forward in the planning Of the city.
"City planning, in its simplest terms,
means simply the orderly development OF
city and its environs. 1t will be clear to
any one who will give the subject little
consideration that city planning, to accom-
pli>h the best results, must necessarily go
beyond the strict geographical limits of a
city and consider also the problems in their
relation to the region whlch the city serves
Many Things to Consider
"Citv planning is too often considered as
relating only to the street system but II
must 90 farther and must give careful con
sidcration to all the transportation facilities
Of n city: steam and electric railways, water
transportation, street railways: vehicles Of
nil tvpcs and descriptions and pedestrians
must not be overlooked.
'"This relates not only to the efficient and
speedy handling of passengers, but OF goods
Of al descriptions also, because the eco
freight both at the point of origin and the
point Of departure are Of the greatest eco
nomiC importance.
the city, for it Is apparent that for city
10 be we'll served it must have the best of
TRANSPORTATION facilities for receiving its
food supply and for distributing it through
out the limits of the city. The housing Of
in the city and the dGte of being sold for
ronsumption is another matter which is Of
the first importance and rghtfully comes
under the general head Of city planning. If
n City plan be correctly made in the first
nIore and we'll carried out In the second, the
matter of the city's food has an important
place,
Residence and Business Zones
'In order that n great city may be prop
erly planned for its orderly development it
should be disrictcd, or, as dstricting is
called at the present time divided into zones
"Ioning has n great many advantages,
both for the residential and for the purely
business neighborhood. The residential seq
lions are protected by coming against the
invasion of industrial operations and against
nuisances such as garages. slaughter house,
ard the like, which, while necessary to the
existence of n city in some Of its sections,
do not properly belong to the residential
sections and cannot exist there without
doing considerable damage to the value of
the properties as residences. Likewise, the
Industrial sections may develop and flourish
without the constantly threatened cncrOach-
ment of the small homes of persons who
desire to live near the scene of their labors
Zone of the greatest advantages of the
coming system is that When a city is prop