The Washington times., 1930-07-25
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Recommendations Say Keep
Broad Sidewalks; Urge Ban
on Double Parking Practice

on DOuble-ParkIng FraCtlCe
All-night parking would be
eliminated in Washington, II the
authorities accept the recon-
mendations of the automobile
traffic committee, which were
made today after meeting OF
the committee yesterday after
noon.
The committee also advocated
the retention of the one-hour
parking rule in the business Sec
tion and advised against narrow
ing the sidewalks to make more
room for auto traffic.
Angle Parking Hit
The committee decided that
parking regulations should be
based on business needs with as
great hberality as is consistent
with necessary freedom Of move
ment and equitable division OF
available facilities. Other recon-
mendations were:
Angle parking should be elimi-
mated as the Is per cent reduc-
ton in capacity on the few streets
where it is now permitted will
be more than compensated for by
greater regularity of parking and
traffic.
No Double Parking
The provision permitting double
parking should be repealed and
a strict prohibition substituted. -,
Loading zones should be freely
established with the special pro-
vision that they may be occupied
by waiting private cars in charge
of a driver, when the zone is not
required for loading or unloading.
One.HOur Line Extension
One-hour parking limits should,
be continued in the congested
district and this district should
be extended southwark to B
Street and west to Fifteenth
Street. One-hour limits should
also be applied to any business
district in the city. A two-hour
parking limit should be applied
in the district Immediately sur
rounding the, present congested
district. The committee advo-
Gated that. in the near future
parking should be prohibited in
the Ellipse and the Mall.
Within a period of two years.
the. committee directs, all-night
parking at any place in the city
should be prohibited and, to
eliminate a large volume of all
day parkers who begin their prac-
tice between and $50 a. m.
The committee recommended that
parking be prohibited between
those hours in the mor,s on
gested part of the business areas,
as described.
Want u. s. Garages.
Twelve and preferably Is police
officers should be assigned to full
time parking duty in the central
district. .a
It was also recommended by
the committee that all new build.
ings of the Gvernment wherever
they may be erected should have
garage facilities for it's employees.
It is the opinion of the COM
mittee that the recommended
changes in parking rules and en-
forcement methods should result
In immediate improvement in
parking capacity and convent
erlce. .~
Keep Sidewalks
In business districts, the COM
mittee states. great caution should
be exercised in robbing sidewalks
of space for roadway advantage.
The wide sidewalks possessed in
downtown Washington are one of
its important business assets and
the growth that is contemplated.
in the opinion of the committee,
will undoubtedly bring increases
in pedestrian volume which will
require the present width for
convenient movement.
Not only are the sidewalks of
washington important to business
but the shade trees along Wash
ington streets are also important
business assets. The value of the
trees for shade and appearance in
this climate is too great to war
rant their sacrifice without great
cause.
The committee concluded that
the eventual solution of the park
ing problem is not to be found
along the streets.
And, indeed, present cOndi.
tiOns are such as to warrant inn.
mediate attention to alternative
and more efficient terminal ia,
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