Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

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additional traffic light sig
mails is proposed by Traffic
- Director William H. Har-
land, who will ask the approval of
the Commissioners and an appro-
priation of $150,000 to be paid out
of the money derived from the re-
neWal of driving licenses.
Mr.. Harland is occupied now
with drawing up list of the in
tersections where the lights are to
go. If this list is favored by the
city heads, actual installation will
be under way by July of next year.
For Congested Area.
The proposed new lights will fill
the congested area, as we'll as
some of the outlying sections. MI.
Harland'S plan calls for the cree
ton of lights on Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and
Sixth streets, Fourteenth street
between Pennsylvania avenue and
Thomas Circle, H street northeast
between Second and Fifteenth
streets and @ street between Wis
conSin avenue and Rhode Island
avenue.
1t is believed that having a
croSStown street controlled by the
signals will be helpful to those
who have heretofore complained
of not being able to go east and
west without being halted by so
many boulevard stop signs.
A traffic light is proposed for the
intersection of Massachusetts and
Wisconsin avenues. A great
amount of traffic passes by this
place daily and such a control has
been needed for a long time.
The purchase and installation
Of four lights at an intersection
costs $1,000. The electric cost per
intersection is about $40 annually.
Inasmuch as the minimum salary
for policeman is $1,000 a year,
Mr.. Harland points out the econ
ony of the lights.
Renewal of Permits.
Application blanks for permit
renewals are now being printed
and will be ready for distribution
at the various precincts within
the next few weeks. These blanks
properly inscribed and with an
accompanying check or money Or
der may be mailed in. The Traffic
Bureau, if the applicant be found
worthy, will mail him or her the
permit, which will be good for
three years.
Mr.. Harland warns the motor
lists to be careful to obtain their
new permits before going away
for the Summer, if the perforation
on the old ones show that the
time limit is up. Failure to do so
may cause many vacationist
trouble, for on the date of expira-
ton the old permits become Just q
scrap of paper.
Building Superhighways.
Ground was broken in New
York City last week for the con-
Struction Of an aerial roadway
that will connect downtown and
uptown Manhattan by a stream
of fast-moving vehicular traffic.
The idea of grade roadways over
surface streets is being planned
In other cities. The plan, although
very expensive, is worth its cost
and Is the modern way of reliev-
ing traffic congestion.
Traffic moves slowly over most
city streets-so slowly as to take
away much of the usefulness Of
motor vehicles. One of the chief
obstacles to reasonable speed on
city streets is cross traffic at in
tersectionS. The same conditions
exist at highway intersections in
the suburban areas surrounding
the cities, but the remedy is more
easily applied. The two highways
may be separated at the intersec-
ton by having one pass over the
other. Suitable provision can be
highway into the other.
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