Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16

The matter is regarded largely as
one of policy aside from the design
kng Of the projected structures to pro-
vide automobile parking, because sur
veys by experts have shown that
available space in public streets in
the congested area for the all-day
parking of cars is far too limited to
meet the demand. Extension of the
areas where parking is entirely banned
, and zones where parking is restricted
TO brief periods further has leSSened
available space reasonably close TO the
buildings concerned.
Alternative Is Offered.
Parking facilities within buildings.
either public or private, thus is offered
as the alternative, unless the mass of
workers are to depend upon mass
transportation systems to take them to
and from work.
The report of the Planning Commits
sion recommends that parking facili-
ties be incorporated in the new Gov
eminent buildings to be erected in the
section west of Eighteenth street,
known as the Northwest Building Area.
which includes the sites OF the War
and Navy Buildings and other pro-
posed public and quasi-public struc-
lures.
The new commission report, in part,
states:
The several units in the group of
buildings should be self-contained as
TO parking, and it is important that
plans should be made to incorporate
within the buildings facilities for the
storage of automobiles"
The recommendation was drafted in
accordance with q vote of the COM
mission on March 20. it was stated in
the publication issued this week.
During the past week also local
trade and civic leaders took note of
the parking situation and at a con-
ference Wednesday expressed concern
over the matter. declaring that lack
Of parking facilities in the new Gov
ernment buildings would materially
Rggravate the problem.
Close study will be given to the
question with respect to the area south
Of Pennsylvania avenue by the BUSH
ness group, which will meet again to
discuss the problem. In the delibera-
lions wednesday, the group referred
extensively to the report on the park
ang and garage problem of Washington
prepared by Prof. Miller McClintock
OF the Erskine Bureau of Harvard
University.
The McClintock report pointed out
that the transportation requirements Of
Government employees form one of the
the local street trafhc problem. The
report predicted. also, that the problem
would be greatly intensified in the near
Future through the construction of the
triangle group under which thousands
Of Government workers will be con-
eentrated In the central business dis
k1ict.
% Per Cent Own Autos.
The McClintock survey showed that
more than % per cent Of the Federal
employees travel to work in their own
automobiles. On the estimate that
approximately $4,000 persons will be
housed In the triangle area, the report
pointed out that a daily requirement
of 5,428 all-day parking spaces would
result. It was revealed also that in
the entire area bounded by Sixth,
Nineteenth, B and L streets, total of
and many Of these must be used by the
almost so per cent OF automobile users
Aamong the total persons recorded in
Ethe central business district.
i Asserting that these parking de-
1nands could not be met along the
b curbs of the central area or at any
kPlace in the immediate vicinity of the
central district, the McClintock report
AStated: The automobile terminal
problem Of the triangle group can be
q met directly and permanently solved
within the area itself"
With the exception Of limited provi-
Gon for parking of officials cars in
zone Of the courtyards of the new In
iternsl Revenue Building and similar