Evening star., 1923-08-03
ONE-WAY STREET
| CHANGESFAv'ORED
Traffic Committee Would
Abolish Several and Ex-
d tend Others.


streets. the extension of 18th and 18th
streets for one-way traffic from * to
Massachusetts, avenue, and the re-
tanning as permanent OF number OF
one-way streets which approach
Pennsylvania avenue on an angle are
the salient FsooIr1 m en- 40 dit lions con,
traffic committees submitted today to
the board of Commissioners
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the board of commissioners
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Hart. assistant corporation counsel
1t is the result of thorough :Ervey
of traffic accidents on the streets of
Washington.
No action was taken on the report
by the Commissioners. 1t was indi-
Gated, however, that a hearing may
be held at which the recommends
tions will be discussed thoroughly.
Present existing oneway streets
which the committee feels should be
abolished are, jackson place between
II street and Pennsylvania avenue,
avenue. Mcpherson Square west,
18th street from Pennsylvania ave
nue. to + street and 10th street from
to X streets.
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TT has been noted that IA consid
cradle portion of the vehicu.ar traf-
fic to and from that portion of the
city lying along and west of Con
necticut avenue moves by way OF
Connecticut avenue and 18th street
to Pennsylvania avenue and thence
to the business section of the city,
said the report. 1t would seem ad-
visable to provide 4 direct thorouGh-
fare for this traffic, to bring it di
rectly to and from its destination
as promptly as possible, while az the
same time encouraging 1t to keep off
of streets containing street car
tracks. such as 18th and H streets.
street car intersections. such as 18th
and II streets and nth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
THE portion of nth street. on the
east side of Farragut Square, be-
tween X and L streets, Connecticut
avenue between H and I streets and
Jackson place between II street and
Pennsylvania avenue. would provide
such direct route, if opened
throughout to traffic in both direc-
tions. For these reasons Jackson
place between II street and Pennsyl
vania avenue should be a two-way
street"
New Parking Suggestions.
The committee also recommended
that that portion of 18th street lying
on the east side of Farragut Square
between X and 1 streets parking be
restricted to parallel parking on both
sides: that on Connecticut avenue
between II and | streets parking be
restricted to parallel parking on the
west side and angle parking on the
east side; that parking on Mcpherson
Square west be limited to parallel
parking on both sides.
The report pointed out that 18th
street between Z and streets is
considerably wider than the portion
of the street north of F. street and
is sufficiently wide for two-way
traffic. 1t has been noted that a
large portion of the traffic which
formerly moved south on 10th street.
the report said. is now diverted on
massachusetts, avenue or K street
TO 9Th street. where it considerably
increases the congestion at New York
bound traffic on 10th street could
continue far as street the COM
mIttec believes this condition would
mended ns deeHsd ths the Thsref0re it
between / and X streets be desig-
mated for traffic in both directions.
One-Wny Extensions Urged.
AS there is a certain amount of
congestion at 18th and X streets and
18th and X streets. due TO the fact
mat the north and south streets
change from one-way to two-way
streets at X street, and. furthermore
as Massachusetts avenue is a direct
thoroughfare for traffic between the
north portion of 14th and 18th streets
and the center of the city, the COM
mlttee recommended that 18th and
18th streets be extended as one-way
streets from X street to Massachu-
SettS avenue.
In order to prevent driving against
trafnc on Pennsylvania avenue the
committee recommended that the fol-
lowing streets approaching Pennsyl-
Nanla avenue on an angle be perma-
nently retained one-way streets:
North side of H street between 18th
and 10Th streets, westbound; south
side of H street between 18th and
18th. eastbound: north side of E
street between 18th and 14th west
bound; south side of L street be-
tween 18th and 13L streets. east
bound: D street between 1lth and
18th streets, eastbound; d street be-
tween 10th and 11th streets and
Market space between Sth and 9Th
streets, westbound.
Parking Space Wasted.
The committee observed that where
diagonal parking is permitted a por-
ton of the available space is wasted,
due TO the careless parking of some
machines, and result recon-
mended that where diagonal parking
is permitted white lines be painted on
the street designating space for each
vehicle, and, further, that d regula-
tion be passed requiring vehicles to
park within the lines.
The report was concluded with the
recommendation that highway inter
section markers be placed at the in
tersection of the streets.