Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
Harvard Professor Presents
Preliminary Findings to
Special Group.
OVERTIME VI0LAT0RS
FOUND NOT NUMEROUS
Investigator Favors Space Inside or
Adjoining Government Build
ings for Federal Employees.

Wsshington's automobile parking
special committee, which includes rep
resentatives of the various trade bodies
of the Distric', the Traffic Bureau, the
American Automobile Association, the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the ONCE of public
buildings and grounds. The committee
was attempting to reach some decision
on many knotty questions that have
arisen in connection with the parking
of automobiles here.
McCIintock Report Submitted.
DR.. Miller McClintock of Harvard
University, who has been studying the
trafic situation In Washington for about
two months, submitted a preliminary
report. Copies of this report were re-
Gently submitted to each member of the
automobile parking committee, made up
of representatives of the various
agencies heretofore mentioned Each
member was asked to study the report
and be ready at the meeting today to
submit any criticism or suggestions that
he might desire.
The meeting was called by Capt. e.
N. Chisolm, acting director and execu-
tive officer of National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, in the abb
sence of Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, Sd,
chairman of the committee.
The traffic report will not be made
public until after all the objections
have been heard and there has been a
chance to amend 1t and whip it into
a final form that will meet the APP
proval of all or a majority of the mem
bers Of the committee.
Federal Employees Considered.
Among the numerous questions that
are before the committee and that are
dealt with in the report is the prob
lem OF providing space for Government
employees to parq their automobiles. It
was indicated today that DR.. McClintock
favored either providing space within
the new Government buildings that are
being erected or directly adjoining
them for this purpose. His report is
understood to contain detailed infor-
nation showing the number of employees
in the various departments and the
number of automobiles that must be
provided for.
The overtime parking problem is also
considered In the report. 1t was stated
that the report indicated that the
number of automobflists who violate
this rule was much smaller than gen.
orally supposed.
The report also dwelt With such SUBJ
jects as the number of buses entering
and leaving the city daily in the con-
gested section and the number of trucks
and private cars. 1t Is understood that
the report pointed out that there are
more automobiles of all types entering
the business section of Washington
every day than there are in the city
Of Boston.
Au-Day Parker Real Problem.
The all-day parker provides another
serious problem for DR.. McClintoc& and
the committee. One suggestion that
has been made is that the New York
plan be adopted Of imposing fines on
all-day parkers ranging as high as $40
and running down to So for parking
more than 20 minutes In the congested
district.
1t was explained, however, by Capt.
Chisolm today that 1t Is too early to
say definitely what the committee will
finally recommend in these and other
matters.