Evening star., 1926-12-12

1t was pointed out that the Treasury
has decided to follow the recommenda-
tions of the Park and Planning Com
mission at It's last meeting that pro
vision be made In the Easements of
the new buildings for day storage OF
the automobiles Of employees.
This particular. ma ttersof transpor-
tation, however, is to be made the
subject of a special conference to-
morrow afternoon at the public build
ings and parks Office between ofi
cials of the Planning Commission. the
Public Buildings Commission and rep
resentatives of the street railway COM
panies. The matter of having a great
railroad loop is. to be discussed, as
well as the determination of what
streets the tracks should follow on.
1t was said that there Is a belief the
tracks should be kept off p street, the
southern boundary of the area, be-
cause of the plans to make this
grand boulevard from the Memorial
Bridge to the Capitol. c street is be-
ing considered as the logical location
of the loop.
The regional highway plan is to be
made the subject of n further study by
both the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and tn Regional
Commissions of Maryland and Vir.
ginia. The latter have been informed
Of the tentative program for the Dis
trict Of Columbia worked out by the
experts of the local planning body,
and this has been taken up by the
Maryland and Virginia planners. who
will attempt to work out a sustem in
their respective territories to connect
up with the District OF Columbia
arteries.
Beginning early in January the
three bodies will start a series of con-
ferences, taking up each proposed
route in turn and making an effort IT,
work out the details and to complete
the whole scheme for adoption by
June l for submission at the June
meeting of the parent body. The
! completed plan will lay down the
| regional highways, together with spec
| ifica tons for their routes and widths
| believed to he necessary to carry the
| traffic in the territories they are to
| cover.
For the most part, the District
| highways, it is proposed, shall follow
the present arteries. such as Massa
| chusetts avenue, Rhode Island ave.
nue., Connecticut avenue, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Kansas avenue. In
the northeast section 1t Is planned to
|
| link with Rladensburg road for bring
| ing Baltimore and eastern traffic into
the city, instead of having 1t come
by way of Fifteenth and II streets
and Maryland avenue as at present.
Big Problems Presented.
This route. relieved of this ira ffic,
| then would be available for bringing
MARYLAND traffic, by way of the Mari
horo road, into the District by Ben
ming road, Fifteenth and II streets
and Maryland avenue. This gives an
idea of some. Of the problems which
the committee of experts is trying to
work out.
The commission approved certain
minor changes in the highway plan.
including a provision for the elimina.
ton of portions of FIFTEENTH and S
streets northeast, in Ivy City and to
| Law out a new street In this area to
parallel New York avenue between
| Fairview and West Vugiu6 avenue.
This change was made MoCessary be.
cause of the manner in which sub.
division there had been allowed to
| grow UP.
Portions of Farragut and First
streets northwest, in the vicinity OF
Rock Creek Church Cemetery. were
ordered abandoned, because the loca
ton of the cemetery prevents their
being cut through to any advantage
1t was said. To take care OF this mat
ter the commission provided for |:
new street to parallel New Hamp
shire avenue in thai section