Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
OFFICIALS: ENDORSE
| PARALLEL PARKING
Thirteenth Street Plan Not
Likely to Be Changed De-
spite Many Protests.

Despite protests from members of
Congress. business men and motorists,
the present parallel parking rule
affecting Thirteenth street from Il to
| street In not likely to be changed.
1t was indicated yesterday at the Dis
trict Building.
The Commissioners and Traffic Di-
rector William II. Harland have mad,
ton. il was said. and have virtually
reached the conclusion that IL would
be unwise to restore angle parking
The study WAS made at various
periods and under varying conditions.
Business Group Objects.
The most vigorous objection to the
parallel parking regulation came from
the Thirteenth street BUSINESS Men
Association which claimed that the
business of the merchants along the
thoroughfare had suffered since the
abolition OF angle parking. The asso.
citation asked the Commissioners To re-
store angle parking for i'm expert
mental period and abolish all parking
during the morning and afternoon
rush hours In order To make n thor
ough comparison of the movement OF
traffic, but even this Is not likely To be
done.
MIR. Hariand has submitted to the
Commissioners n report. based on his
survey OF the Thirteenth street park.
ing situation. which shows that only
% more automobiles can be parked in
the four blocks between and
sweets with angle parking than with
parallel parking. whereas this nd.
vantage I'm u small amount OF addi
tional parking space Ia offset by the
fact that with parallel parking there
In always space for six lanes OF NOV
ing traffic--three mort Unbound ami
three southbound. With angle park
ing. MIR. Harhnd's report indi'
Gates, when machines hack out from
opposite curbs simultaneously there
In only sufficient room for one hne
Of traffic TO pass.
According TO Mr.. Hariands caictila,
tons. ~: machines can park at ar
angle on Thirteenth. street between +.
and | streets. while i29 can park
parallel In the same space. Private
shipping entrances, motor bus stop
zones and fire. plug reservations were
excluded for the purpose OF these cat
cuiations.
Present Method Eaverrd.
In arriving at these figures MIR.
Harland allowed Is feet IA the aver.
age length of a machine and SIN and
one.half tset at the average widths.
For angle parking a space cf one ana
une.half feet was allowed between ma
chimes. and for parallel parking three
feet.
commissioners Dougherty pointed
oui that Mr.. ilarland's report and his
owa personal observations convinced
him that the existing parking siius'
ton In far more satisfactory than VI
was when angle parking was the ru'c
The Comm; ssioner explained that
the princtpat argument OF the oppo'
nents OF the parallel parking resne.'
tlon In that the widening Of Thirteenth
street made II mere suitable for ansie
parking. That was not the OBJECT ~
widening the street. he said, IL Was
done To facilitate the movement al
traffic.
Moreover. STR. Dougherty declared
"A number us other streets have been
witened In recent years, among thesn
Fifteenth street and Connecticut ave-
nue. and the merchants along th''n
have NOT requested an angle parking
regulation
Commissioners nougherty regards
angle parking rs dangerous. and ln'
timatcd that eventually such l@rksns
viii he prohibited an t'ennsvlsanta
avenue. New York avenue between
Ninth and Fifteenth streets and on
other streets where II IL nov rer
United
Nlnmons Views rrohlcn,.
Chairman simmons Ut the suhcem
mitice Ut the iiouso appropriations
COMMITTEES, which IN To start hearings
tuMof row on the District budget, has
hcen In conference With u delegation
headed by Gen. Anton stephan, presi,
dent vi the Merchants and Manufae
uirers' Association, ana rcpresenting
more than SO Of the must Important
business interests In the neA;hhoth hood
ot Thirteenth street, regarding The
parking.
Accompanying Gen stephan were
Walter Rrawnley, awner VI twa stoIes
and Interested In three office hutidr
tngH In the AREA affected, and Marh
Gates. manager at the s'nhlmh's
lneNs inteevats they represent are
large taxpayers, who paid cansit
erftsle portian nj the cost Ut Whi,salnK
Thirteenth street, aud Whose husine~es
have heen seriously Injured by the
parallel parking regulation, In CENT,
partisan, they quoted the very measer
tax paid hS the hus eomis.nie which
are enjoying the advantage OF the
wtdenea street
chairman slmaaans expressed him,
self IN In sympathy with their CON,
tentlan, and said he could aee no ne
cess,ts tor parallel parkias ON thla enc
wide atreet ~ the business sectlNn.
especially since the naw af traffic ls
hN the neck'af the hattie
width IT Thirtevnth street north nj
l Atpcet,
ile was gAlitlaa nj the spiets nj
shown hN the Mesehauts
ami Manufacturers As~aeiatian In
trying ~ reduce Ia u MiNtmnN the
tMtkina IN that area,
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The nrst waMaA 10 he lesatlS put Ia
death IN CAnata IN the l.asl "a Nears