Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
VALLEY LANDS
| URGED FOR PARK
Wisconsin Avenue Suburban
Commission Petitions Plan
ners to Buy Property.
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CHEVY CHASE, Md, January IL
Acquisition of lands in Willett Brook
Valley from the Bradley -Edgemoor
ARA and southwark along Little Falls
Branch to Conduit road and the Poto-
mac River for inclusion in the park
system of the metropolitan district OF
Montgomery County was sought today
in a petition to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Capital Park and Planning Commission
by representatives of Is local govern
mental and civic organizations in the
area affected.
In submitting the petition to the
Park and Planning Commission 1t was
pointed out that Willett Brook Valley,
which is located in the midst of rapidly
growing residential areas of Montgomery
County adjacent to the District Of Co
lun1bia, had been advocated publicly for
inclusion in the park system OF the
metropolitan area more than two years
ago. The petition stated that, by rea-
son of its location in one Of the most
rapidly growing sections of the county,
early action is necessary to economically
assure the availability of the land for
park purposes and that the Park and
Planning Commission, in announcing its
plans for acquisition of lands for park
purposes out of a proposed bond issue,
should include this area among those
for early consideration and develop
ment.
Highway Also Urged.
In connection with this improvement,
the commission was also asked to con-
side: the desirability of making a study
of the feasibility of connecting Rock
Greek Park by direct east-west high
way and parkway by diverting the pro-
posed route of Military road west of
Wisconsin avenue to follow the course
of Willard avenue until it intersects
Little Falls Branch and Willett Brook
Valley south of the River road, making
the whole improvement part of the
commissions major highway plan, and
include such plan in the park projects
for the metropolitan district OF Mont
gomery County.
The petition cited that Whereas
Willett Brook Valley, by reason Of its
adjacent location to rapidly growing
areas in the section south of Bradley
boulevard toward River road and the
Potomac River, should be improved as
a public parkway, of appropriate width,
with suitable drives, thus providing an
outlet to River road, Massachusetts,
avenue when extended and Conduit
road for the many existing and pro-
jected streets running west from Wis
Heights and Bradley boulevard and
areas north thereof, practically every
street in said area at, present having
no western outlet to a north-south
highway paralleling Wisconsin avenue
and intersecting River road; and
Whereas it was publicly advocated
more than two years ago that this val
ley be included in the plans for the park
system Of the metropolitan area; and
Early Action Necessary.
Whereas park lands located in
densely populated and rapidly growing
areas should be acquired without delay
to economically assure their available
ity; and
economically assure the availability OF
Willett Brook Valley for park purposes;
and
whereas In ANNOUNCEMENTS plans for
early development of parks in the met
ropolitan area the Park and Planning
Commission should take into considera-
ton the needs of these densely popu-
lated and rapidly growing residential
communities within the area petition
ing for the Improvement; and
whereas Willard avenue and the
Willett Brook intersects south Of River
road, constitutes logical course for
the development of O boulevard con-
Meeting Rock Creek Valley with River
road, Massachusetts, avenue when ex-
tended into Maryland and with Conduit
road: and
whereas it is advisable to connect
Rock Greek Park by direct east-west
highway with the Willard avenue and
We I InOtNal
to consider diverting the route of Mill
tary road west of Wisconsin avenue to
follow the course Of Willard avenue I'M
til It intersects Little Falls Branch;
and
whereas the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
is engaged in a study Of a major high
way plan for the metropolitan district
and is also engaged in a study OF park
WAYS along the valleys within said dis
trict.
Request Is Made.
Therefore, The Wisconsin Avenue
Suburban Commission representing the
10 local governing and civic bodies In
the Bradley lane TO District OF Column
bia line area, does hereby request
and Planning Commission to make
careful study of the feasibility
and desirability of the improve.
ments in Willett Brook Valley anc
the Valley along Willard avenue and
Little Falls Branch to Conduit road as
part of its major highway plan for tht
said Metropolitan District, and include
such plan In the park projects for the
District
The petition concluded with the state