Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
Treasury Board to Present
Problem of Facilities "at
Proper Time"
REPORT RECOMMENDS
SMALL GARAGE UNITS
Multi-Story and Basement Places
to Store Cars Are Advocated
to Avoid Congestion.

The entire question of providing au-
tomobile parking facilities for Govern
ment employees in connection with the
new triangle building project was left
up to Congress today by the Treasury
Department.
The problem was left for congress
Sfonal consideration in a Treasury an
nouncement disclosing receipt of a re-
port compiled by National Garages,
Inc, of Detroit, recommending that, If
any garages are to be built, they should
consist of number of relatively small
Ter units instead of few large units"
This plan was urged because of I'M
usually heavy peak loads in the morn
ing and evening. street congestion and
the comparatively short time employees
have for getting in and out of the
buildings.
The report has been carefully studied,
not only by officials of the Treasury.
but by members of the Board of Archi-
tectural Consultants of the Treasury
Department as well.
Will Be Put Up to Congress.
1.-THE report included survey of
present conditions an estimate of
future conditions and demands, the
question of the extent to which park
ing should be provided and the most
advantageous location for such park
ing as the Government may decide to
furnish" said the Treasury statement.
In its final analysis" the statement
concluded, 1.-The question of the ex-
tent to which parking can be furnished
to employees of the Government rests
with Congress, as the authorization
for the construction of garages was
not included in the present authorize
lions under which the buildings are
being erected in the Triangle area, and
the matter will be presented at the
proper time to Congress for its con-
sideration.
The general parking treated in the
report is in any case supplementary to
the restricted official parking which is
being furnished for official cars in each
of the buildings now constructed in
the Triangle as we'll as those under
construction and to be constructed in
the future"
Need Seen Years Ahead.
The report said it was realized that
it may be some years before parking
to the ultimate necessity is reached"
and therefore divided the problem into
date demands and, in successive stages,
the expansion necessary as each sue
ceeding year adds to the population of
the triangle
THE problem differs somewhat from
ordinary commercial conditions for sew
eral reasons the Treasury statement
said, among which are that the park
ing facilities must be so disposed that
the peak leads which occur within a
relatively short space Of time morning
and evening can be adequately handled.
The report expresses the opinion that
this feature, taking into account the
necessity for avoiding overcongestion in
the streets. leads to the conclusion that
the parking units should be kept with
in very reasonable limits as to the num-
Der of cars, thus providing a number of
relatively smaller units instead of
very few large units.
The report also makes an analysis
of the question of the residential loca-
ton of the homes of employees in rela-
ton to the location of the Government
buildings where they perform their daily
work, this question having bearing on
the ratio of automobile parking actually
required, to the number of employees
who live within reasonable distance
of their place of work and could there
fore use traction lines and buses If nee
essary, as against those whose homes
are farther distant and to whom the use
of automobiles is a great convenience
In going to and from their work.
Below and Above Ground.
I'm general terms the report divides
the facilities for parking into two
classes, namely parking spaces below
ground. and those erected above
ground Investigation by the engineers
has indicated to their satisfaction that
one-Story subsurface garages could,
under some conditions be economically
constructed in certain areas where this
is possible, while the garages construct
ed above ground may be multi-story
buildings, though kept however within
restricted limits as to number OF cars
| to avoid INSTRUMENTATION in any one
unit.
I'm its final analysis the question OF
| the extent to which parking can be
! furnished to employees of the Govern
ment rests with Congress, as the au-
| thorization for the construction Of
garages was not included in the pres
! ent authorizations under which the
| buildings are being erected in the tri-
angle area, and the matter will be pre-
/ sented at the proper time to Congress
| for its consideration. The general park
! ing treated in the report is in any
| case supplementary to the restricted
| official parking which is being furn-
| ished for Official cars in each of the
buildings now constructed in the tri-
angle. as well as those under construc
| ton and to be constructed in the
| f,,t