The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-29
Norwalk Picked For
Model Traffic Plan
State Dept of Motor Vehicles Engaged in Developing
Comprehensive Schedule Good for Ten Years

Hartford, Feb 29-Tbe depart
fient of motor vehicles Is engaged
In developing q comprehensive
traffic plan for the City of Nor.
walk which Ia destined to serve as
a progressive program sufficient
for all needs to 1912. It 10 the
most extensive task of its kind un-
dertaken by hte departments traf-
nc section since its organization In
1929. The section during 1881,
however, completed q total of 50
surveys In 81 different localities,
eight towns having made request
for additional studies Of particular
intersections and locations not em-
Traced In the first surveys.
The production of these traffic
surveys in the states communities
is one feature OF the service per-
formed by the motor vehicle de-
rartment, an integral part Of the
general effort to improve traffic
conditions for greater public safety
on the highways. This service and
cooperative assistance liz available
to towns and cities on request Of
the local authorities and the scope
of the service and demands upon
It are increasing.
In the first six months after the
section was established there were
II surveys, completed. The year
1880 saw So more finished and In
the past year 60 were produced.
Several of these trafiic patterns
have embraced novelties In the
way Of traffc control, specific
Instance of the progressive me-
thods recommended being the ro-
tary and safety isle layout In Hart
ford, near the capitol. Here an
existing rotary circle was relocated
and an entirely new type Of safety
islands, particularly for pedestrian
protection, installed. The success
Of this special work has attracted
wide attention and the opinion of
experts is that its use will be ex-
tended materially in other situa-
tons Of similar traffic completely.
In connection with the above
work of the trafiic section it's CO.
operation was sought in Hartford
during the latter part of 1891 and
early part OF 1882 to supervise a
force Of unemployed men in MAX
ing a survey of traffic conditions
on the main arteries leading into
the city proper. This localized eff
fort followed a study made in the
late summer Of the past year COW
ering statewide traffic conditions
which gathered exhaustive data
concerning the use Of all state
highways, information that will
be OF especial value in future de-
velopment. =
The trafYic section also during
1881 made recommendations to
cover proper use of the new post
road cutoff in Milford. highway
project as yet unfinished but in
final stages Of development now.
Uncompleted work begun in
1881 includes surveys for Hazard
vile, Higganum, Meriden and that
in Norwalk. Places in which par
tiar surveys or complete traffic
layouts were made in the past
year are as follows:
Andover, Ashford, Berlin, Bran
ford, Canton, Cheshire, Columbia.
Deep River, Durham, Eastford,
East Haddam East Lyme (Nian-
tic).
Enfield, Essex, Falls Village,
Pennington End, Goshen, CRANKY,
Guilford, Hartford, Hampton,
Kent, Lakeville End.
Madison, End, Meriden End, Mid
dlebury, Milford End and 3rd,
Naugatuck. New London. New Mil