Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-09
Give Good and Bad Features
of Situati0n-ln Report to
Board of Aldermen
DISCUSS Different SITES
Traffic Congestion Most Seri-
GUS 0bstaCIe-Fayette st.
Location Not Encouraged

q The City Plan Commission has re-
Y reived from the Technical Advisory
y Corporation, consulting engineers of
New York, a report on the question
of which of two Tottenville bridge
sites would be most beneficial to the
city, and these experts have chosen
IN favor of the site in the northern
section of the city. The other site
considered was at Market street. The
experts report has been referred to
the aldermen.
The comprehensive report cover
Ing the good and bad features of the
two proposed bridge sites is short
but goes into sufficient detail to COM
pare conditions which would exist If
the bridge was built to this city at
either of the two proposed locations.
The report follows:
Pursuant to Instructions, we have
carefully studied the drawings of the
Port Authority covering the pro-
posed Perth Amboy-Tottenvil
bridge for the purpose of arriving
at a conclusion as to the best OF the
two locations shown by these draw
ings. In making our studies and ar
irving at our conclusions we have
confined ourselves to consideration
of the respective advantages and dis
advantages of these locations to the
city of Perth Amboy. as directed.
N-he facts in the case are simple.
The Wards Heights route for the
bridge locates the Perth Ampoy
plaza within a block or two of the
business center of the city, while the
Aother routes locats 1t about a. mile to
: Tho north in little-developed Sec
ton of the city. The shortest route
\between the southern plaza and the
New Jersey State Highway Commis-
sion's Route :, at the corner of Fay
cite street and Convery Place, is
about 440o feet while the shortest
route from the northern plaza 10
Route at Cleveland and kocnmally
avenues is about S40O feet. Feak
traffic over the bridge Is expected 10
exceed 1900 vehicles per hour after
1.-The. opening of the bridge and may
1argely exceed that fi6ur subsequent
'ly. Two rapid transit lines. traVers-
ing the bridge are proposed, for car
rying cars similar to those in service
on New York City subways, when
NAV eventually be extended to the
west or south.
Using the southern location, 1t
would be logical to route eastbound
vehicles through Smith street or
Market street or perhaps. both or
tkem. and westbound vehicles
through Fayette street. Every veh-
icle, however, must pass into the
very heart of the city. The $50 or
more vehicles going each way at
peak traffic would mean a steady
stream of vehicles less than 100 feet
apart If they Travelled at 20 miles an
hour or only about 80 feet apart at
l eight miles an hour. Using the
northern location, bridge traffic need
be no nearer than 4400 feet to the
business center of the city. In short,
} the southern location puts traffic in
to the business center of the city
while the northern location bypass
es 1t around the center.
"Hsavy through traffic in the busi-
ness Section of a city Is undesira BILE
for the primary reason that it spends
very little money locally and tends to
crowd out the vehicles which would
stop and trade If there was oppor-
tunity. The occupants of a vehicle
which is by-passed around the busi-
ness part of city in an agreeable
manner will be better disposed to-
ward the city than If they have to
travel through the business part at
a snaiTs pace. They will be more
likely to turn aside for trading pur-
poses in the city If they are reason
ably sure of being able to stop near
where they wish to make their pur-
chases.
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