Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
DELEGATES NAMED
TO ROAD CONGRESS
Travel Needs Are Pointed
Out by M. o.
EIdridge.

Delegates to the twenty-ninth annual
convention and road show of the Amer
lean Road Builders Association in De-
troit, January Ills, 1882, have been
appointed by the governors of practical
ly all the States in the country.
The State of Michigan alone has 500
special representatives of the governor
appointed to attend this annual road
building event. Tennessee has selected
200 to represent the Governor. 1t Is ex-
pected that several thousand personal
representatives Of State executives will
be present.
$4,000 to Attend.
The annual road show and conven-
ton OF the American Road Builders
Association assemblies $4,000 State,
county and city officials, contractors,
engineers, manufacturers, distributors
and motor freight operators. Reports
dealing with highway and street sub
tects will be presented by leaders in
road-building, numbering nearly thou
sand. At the road machinery and ma
terials exhibition-the largest exhibit Of
heavy heavy machinery held in the United
compare equipment and materials. The
EXHIBIT OF motor freight equipment this
year Is expected to attract much atten-
ion because of its completeness.
No more important problem faces the
average American city than how to
provide best for the travel needs of
its citizens, according to M. o. Ed
ridge, assistant director of traffic, Dis
trict of Columbia, who Is chairman of
the committee of the city officials' di-
vision OF the A. r. B. A., that is study
ing the subject.
Urban Sections Predominant.
The United States has been trans
formed from country predoninantly
rural to one predominantly urban.
Cities are increasing in number, area
and population as people are drawn
by economic necessity to congregate in
the vast industrial and commercial
centerS. In this transition the neceS-
sity for efficient and convenient trans
portation within and adjacent to cities
has been acute.
Directors of traflc are forced to Sc
cure maximum results from the limited
facilities available, and certain sections
OF the traffic report will deal with this
phase Of the problem.
The Interpretation Of the general
concept of right-of-way, the laning Of
traffic, safety zones, traffic control at
circles and multiple intersections and
the application Of a measuring stick to
the needs of parking are subjects which
will be reported.
Reducing accidents and congestion
by proper design and the radii of curbs
at intersections will be included with
the idea of eliminating in the design
OF future improvements the undesir-
able conditions which are proving a
serious handicap to a smooth, unin-
terrupted flow Of traffic.
Committee Members.
Other members of the committee are:
j. W. A. Bollong, traffic engineer, Seat
tie, WASH; w. s. Canning, engineer
ing director Keystone Automobile Club,
Bureau Of Standards, United States
Department Of Commerce of this city;
G. G. Confer, traffic engineer st. Louis.
Mo: Maxwell Halsey, traffic engineer
National Bureau of Casualty & Sc
curtty Underwriters, New York City;
e. B. Leferts, engineer public service
department., Automobile Club of South
EN- California, Los Angeles: Burton
Marsh, traffic engineer, Philadelphia,
Pa; Gus A. Schuldt, presiding magis-
trate, Police Court Of this city; Hawley
Simpson, American Electric Railway
association, New York City: Russell
Wise, chairman New Jersey Trafic
Commission, Trenton, N. j.
Uniform street maintenance records
are the subject Of q cooperative study
between the International City Man
ayers Association and the American
Road Builders Association.
1t Is expected that approximately
two years will be required before a
complete report can be made. In only
comparatively few cities are main
tenance records kept in such q manner
as to permit intelligent analysis of
costs. This effort will develop q flex-
ible system for such records as can
be readily installed in any city, regard
less Of the size Of form Of government.