Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-26
MERGER EXPERTS
TO CANVASS PUBLIC
Views on Existing Street Car
Service and Ways of Bet
terment Sought.

When the proposed survey of trans
portation conditions in Washington
gets under way virtually every person
in the city who is employed will be
asked to furnish information as to
how he or she gets to and from work.
Mai. w. f. r. Covell, assistant to
the Public Utilities Commission. who
will work with the private engineering
firm supervising the survey, last night
made public a complete outline of
the Information to be collected.
This program indicates that nothing
is to be overlooked that would throw
light on the question of how trans
portation facilities could be improved
or of the possibilities Of merger Of
existing lines.
Four Forms to Be Used.
In seeking information from the
riding public. four different forms will
be distributed. The first will go to
|all Government employees. workers in
private offices, stores, banks and all
others who use transportation facili-
ties during rush hours. The second
blank will go to teachers and pupils of
schools and colleges. The third blapk
will be designed to gather data as to
non-rush hour travel and Will be dis
tributed to passengers On CATS and
busses at those hours, The fourth
form will be used to gather data from
persons who congregske In special
places. such as thsaters and ball
games.
Maj. CoveTl expressed the hope that
the public wiIk>co-operate in making
the transportation survey a success
by givine-&he desired information.
The ~fnquiry is expected to get
under way this week, with the ar
riX61 from New York of agents of the
firm of Mcclellan & Junkersfeld, Inc,
engaged to make the survey.
Seek Data on Traffic.
The program to be followed in con-
ducting the survey is given, in brief,
as follows:
One study will provide data as to
place of residence, place of business.
time of departure and arrival and
method Of travel for the bulk of rush
hour traffic. Similar data will be
gathered of the non-rush OF casual
traffic,
This data will form the basis for
the districting of the city by traffic
characteristics for study of present
traffic flow and transportation IA
cilities; the study of existing traffic
habits; the study of the possibilities
of varying the hours of opening AMI
closing places of business and amuse-
ment to relieve congestion.
The second study will be of the pres
ent traffic flow on cars and busses.
This data will be the basis for study
of average distance travelled and pos
| sibilities of changes in transfer points,
routing. car stops, ETC.; the study of
prescribed service standards and the
cause of deviations therefrom; the
study of best routes and best methods
| of transportation to lessen cost, time
| congestion, danger and inconven.
| ience.~
Survey of Equipment.
The third study will be of present
| traffic facilities, consisting of regis
| ter of equipment, showing principal
physical characteristics. This data
will form the basis for a study of the
| present limitations Of and appropri
ate expension of street car and motor
| bus facilities and study of the econo
mics possible through the merger OF
| existing transportation systems.
The fourth will be study of trends
This will include record of popula