Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03
HARLAND LAUNCHES
TRAFFIC. LIGHTS
INSTALLATION PLAN
New Program Based Upon
Departments Budget for
Year of 1880.
FIRST STEP TO Benefit
| DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
Appropriation for Signals Is
$15,0oo-0nly $4,000 Available
for Equipment.

Tentative plans for the second COM
prehensive trafic light installation pro-
gram we're started today by Traffic Dr.
rector William H. Harland.
The new program is to be embodied
in the trafiic departments budget es-
Inmates for the 1880 fiscal year, which
Mr.. Harland expects to submit to the
District Commissioners before June /.
1t viii provide for a network Of syn
chronized signals on the principal cross
town thoroughfares not now controlled
by lights as well as independent in
stallations at all of the uncontrolled
intersections In the so-called congested
area.
Assistant TRAFFIC Director M. o.
Eldridge and Police Inspector z. W.
Brown, in charge of the Traffic Bureau.
are assisting Mr.. Harland in planning
the new installations. The number Of
lights needed, the estimated cost and
their location will be determined after
an extensive study Of trafic conditions.
Plan Of Harland.
The first step in the new program,
according to Mr.. Harland, viii be to
complete the light control Of the down.
during the current fiscal year. Attention
viii then be conferred on the main
crosstown thoroughfares which carry
the greatest volume Of traffic. One Of
these he pointed out Is @ street, between
Wisconsin avenue and Rhode Island
avenue.
Before submitting the program to the
Commissioners, Mr.. Harland explained,
he would discuss 1t with the Traffic
Council, the Trafic Advisory Board
and other organizations and agencies
interested.
Extension Of traffic light control, Mr..
Harland firmly believes. will meet with
the approval Of the authorities as well
as the public In view of the efficacy of
the present system Of signals In reduc-
ing accidents.
Mr.. ,Harland's initial extensive pro-
nearing completion, and the appropria-
ton available for new signals in the
coming fiscal year will Ifovide only a
few additional lights. For this reason
he is looking forward to the 1880 fiscal
year for funds to carry out his plan of
signal control.
Streets Affected. :.
TIE only projects remaining In the
first comprehensive program are the
synchronized installations on Eighteenth
street from H street to Massachusetts,
avenue, K street from Eighteenth street
northwest to Twelfth street northeast,
Maryland avenue northeast from Sec
ond to Fourteenth street, Fifteenth
from street to Florida avenue, Massa-
chusetts avenue from Fifth street to
New Jersey avenue and Fifteenth street
from Euclid to Irving street. The
lights on Fifteenth street between I
street and Florida avenue have been
installed and probably win be placed in
operation the latter part Of this week
The other installations are expected to
be completed before Summer.
The traffic departments appropria-
ton for signals In the coming fiscal
year, beginning July /, Is $4,000, but
only 5000 Of this sum is to be used
for equipment Installation and main-
tenance will use up the remainder.
With this $4,000 Mr.. Harland is plan
ming to purchase lights for independent
installations around the White House
and the Capitol, and also around
Thomas and Iowa Circles. The circle
installations will be similar to that at
Dupont Circle.