New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
WHO Is TO MAKE
TRAFFIC CHANGES?

TRAFFIC CHANHIS'
 In almost every city where traf- fc regulations are changed in the face of the constantly increasing avalanche of automobiles, moving and parked. disagreements over the modus operandi are heard. This city, it appears, is not to be an exception.
 Mindful Of how traffic rules ire ouently are changed in a manner detrimental 10 merchants, the Chamber of Commerce has taken inc automobile situation by the hood and has come forward with a bevy of changes in parking rules and regulations that are sufficient ly radical to make all citizens take notice. Chief Of Police Hart is es- necially taking notice and appears inclined to disagree considerably although the Chamber of Com merce began it's survey of traffic conditions ostensibly with the ap- nroval of the police department and the ordinance committee of the Common Council.
 By glimpsing some of the recom- mendations of the local engineers one gets a good idea of the changes involved: Elimination Of parking on the north side of West Main' from Main to Washington street Elimination Of parking at the west curb on the west side of Central park and using this space for bus station purposes; (busses at the Center are just as great a nuisance as automobies). Opening up for parking purposes the space in front of the Center Congregational church now used by busses; Cthis would yield negligible additional space but would aid visibility inio Church streeD. No parking on West Main street. south side, along the north end of Central park. No left turns from Myrtle street into Main. in order 10 divert considerable traffic into Commercial street. No left turns from Washington street into West Main street thus divert ing traffic up West Main street in stead of down that street into the Center district. A traffic tower at the National bank corner from which all traffic about inc Center would be controlled.
 In changing traffic regulations everybody cannot be pleased and there are as many opinions as there are citizens -- or automobile drivers. Al fhis momen, there is quite a racket in New Haven over traffic regulations recently put into effect by the Common Council, t6e merchants having resource 10 the tine-honorad complaint 'ha now rules gre hurting business finally forcing inc Ew's r~n"aL TM same howl va= ncrI .a Srrna'. .i recently Tn Ecw Britain '.c ner- chants themselves. 'r.our. -1n C of C.. are trying 10 |s='H .n minr- ing about moro orter. a.' a ufHi- mum of comn.aosu. #.a@. Tu merchants arc 10. .s nouar5.. for their efforts. f thy -oa thing. differently than tle e.nf "' police that pe~nars is due 10 ar .acl ina. the e -.s is not d merchant. And the fact that taa r. or ". H+ad ar experienced traffic engineer 10 sur vcv inc city and make .Eas'lon. indicates nlat tas bo+t aas tcr seeking expert a1slaa aa1 IS will ing 10 take ir-
 After tIn discuss oa is oEer w7 rules an1 regulations ro doubt wH accue and they wt0 ba .om1 fr wcr.. as they usually do raaug" sometimes look omjuous lH usual Iy turn out to tho adsan'aea O everyone in the course Q, um..
 The city manaEor Of Knoxville Tenn. who recently gained fam by relating fen per cent of taNc as the result of efficient manage ment of that city has felt # ncces sary to resign because Of inc tu sistance Of politicians that the wanted to run the city in tAe goo old way of "to the victor belong the spells" Ii is safe 10 say tha Knoxville has received ifs last ta rebate. In future tbcro will nc only be no rebates. hui taxes wi