The Washington times., 1925-11-14
Our Streets as Terminals for
Bus Lines
By Bull PRICE

The Public Utilities Commission and traffic authorities
right in calling halt on the further use OF streets IN con
geged portions of the city terminals Tor bus lines especially
As to strictly local bus lines accommodating the people
of Washington the regulations be drawn should be
stringent to cut down seriously restrict the Of BUSES
but there is good for buses TO expect parking
space for extended wait at the end Of their trips Their
schedules arranged that they take let off
passengers without tarryng in street that should be
While the Commissioners ARE engaged in making the
regulations they might take into consideration other than
congeed sections of Washington where busses permitted
occupy parking spaces the trips where traffic
signs posted preventing other vehicles parking at all in
these spaces This equivalent to setting aside street space
for private and protecting that space against the
public By Of policemen Citizen who happens to drop
arrested for violating the mo parking sign isn't likely to
feel that he hes been fairly treated.
There many applications from bus companies for the
right to certain parking places in the downtown
on and it is stated that the streets used bus line
ticket offices as well as passenger terminals The buses are
Long before traffic problems here became acuts this question
Of making the streets terminals Of transportation lines was
passed by the Public Utilities Commission. The Washing
ton Baltimore and Annapolis Railway sought the right to-
terminate the Of its in this city at Thirteenth and
Temple into street and thence to Twelfth and back into New
York The Public Utilities Commission had virtually
granted the application when this Newspaper made fight
against the streets becoming property Of any concern
The outcome was that W. B. q A. compelled to buy
property for its terminal Eleventh and Twelfth streets
and New York avenue
These interstate bus lines will have to do the same thing
They cannot nonopolize the streets Of Washington as terminals
for busses now almost as large as street cars with the streets
ticket offices the right into Washington
worth anything to these bus companies they will have get
together and build suitable bus terminal It surprising
how many advantages they have already secured They
clearly entitled to the right to make stops for taking or
discharging passengers.
Some these bus lines valuable Washington feed
Of business This Is notably true to those running be-
tween Washington and neighbOrng counties in Maryland
They buyers who do not have machines who prefer
them But for the increasing traffic problems
operating between here and other points These problems
make i necessary that streets IN adowntown Washington
special privileges.
There should be spots in congested parts Of the city
belonging By any Of concession any bus line or
other transportation company. The streets of this city as
have said before belong TO the people Of the District
bus terminal the the Union station terminal for
railroads and the W. B. A. terminal for its cars isl
the solution Interstate transportation interests
making money out Of Washington business well afford to
invest in terminal and 1t should be located at point where
buses entering and leaving viii not clog streets interfere
with regular traffic -