Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
ROCKVILLE PLACED
AT HEAD OF. PARK
Planning Commission 0utlin-
ing Scheme With This
Object in View.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.
stan Correspondent OF The Star.

SILVER SPRING, Nd, Aug. b.
Rockville will occupy a commanding
position at the head of one Of Mont
gomery Countys park projects, IL the
ideas of the city planners now being
worked out can be carried into effect
1t was disclosed by Irving c. Root, chief
engineer of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
Mr.. Root is now working on the city
plan for the town, under instructions
given by the county building committee
at the time 1t was decided to proceed
and county building to replace the
present structure.
City Plan Developed.
While the city plan for Rockville is
only being drawn up In the rough at
this time, 1t has been so far developed
as to show that the proposed new
Cabin John Parkway will come up to
the town limits. While there has been
much discussion as to the necessity OF
preserving this area for park purposes,
nothing definite has as yet been done.
as the planning commission ofhcials
have been putting their work on the
Rock Greek and Sligo parks. These
projects are well on the way to reality
now, and It was said by Mr.. Root that
the work of designing the Cabin John
Parkway would be undertaken at an
early date. It's importance has been
increased as a result of the action Tor
the development OF the town OF
Rockville.
While the plans so far developed
provide for four streets leading out OF
the town and converging on the road
ways for the proposer parkway, It Is
pointed out that they will run for mile
and a half through an area which Is
neither in the metropolitan district nor
within the corporate limits OF the town:
Even so, the planners are going aneao
with the design to show how system
of streets can be worked out through
this area to direct traffic into the PARK
which will carry 1t to the old George
town road, Bradley boulevard, Conduit
road and the Potomac River.
Would Develop South.
This propose roadway Inauguration
on the south OF the town also Will re-
suit in directing development in that
direction, giving an opportunity Tor
expansion which the town has not ex-
perienceds OF course. although the area
is not within the planning district. the
roadWays can be provided by appropri-
ate action of the Board OF County Com
missioners. II 1t should be desirable
to exterd the metropolitan district up
to the town limits. 1t cannot be done
until the Legislature meets again In the
first part Of 1881.
The streets which it is proposed to
extend to the parkway are South
Adams South Washington, Monroe and
Van Buren,. They were among the
FIRST to be put down on the plan which
is being developed for the town, which.
like many county seats throughout the
country, has largely developed around
one street. In the Improvements being
sought as an adjunct to the provision
of a formidable county building to
house the local government. it was
deemed necessary by the building COM
mittee to provide for large expansion.
Authority for the planning was con-
tanned in an act passed by the last
Legislature.
While details of the proposed city
plan for the county seat are not ready
for publication. 1t is known that gen.
orally they will provide for more
through trafic lines in the town,
whereas now there is only one. Mont
gomery avenue. on which there is now
much congestion, particularly where the