Evening star., 1933-04-23

Ut has seemed apparent that here Is
a need for more one-way streets IN
the National Capital. especially
some running north and south. AT
any rate it looks like such plan
should be given trial. Many large
trles. including New York, Phiiadeipnia,
chicago, have practically all OF the
streets in the congested area as one
way streets. This may account for the
continued lower number of motor We
hicle accidents during the last few years.
One-Way Street Advantages.
The particular advantage Of the one
way street is that in night driving one
Is not confronted with glaring head
lights from approachisg cars. The lett
hand turn can be made with lessened
hazard and in much quicker time. The
pedestrian is aided by having only one
direction in which to look when crossing
the street.
Another advantage Of the one-way
street is that trafic can generally be
kept moving, but on narrow two-way
street, with street cars and busses and
with double parking, traffic is frequently
congested and numerous accidents occur
on account of the hazards due to this
congestion 1t is believed that more
cars can be moved on two one-way
streets than can be moved on two two
way streets. Washington is noted for
its vide thoroughfares, but actually,
with few exceptions, the width is to be
found only in the avenues, and not In
the Streets.
In accordance with the above study
ts being made by William A. Van Duzer,
trafdc director. and by his assistants. to
consider the feasibility of putting into
effect such streets here In addition to
those already existing. Mr.. Van Duzer
states:
Traffic conditions both day and night
have improved to such an extent on
Columbia road and Harvard street and
on @ and r streets since those streets
were made one-way that the traffic de-
partment is giving serious consideration
to the establishment Of other one-way
streets in various parts of the city.
Four Streets Considered.
STUDIES have now been completed
looking to the establishment of Twen-
tteth and Twenty-first streets as one
way thoroughfares, from Florida avenue
10 Constitution avenue.
consideration is also being given
to the making Of Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets one way from Pennsyl-
tdIlh dtcIlut 10 NHklIlld avenue. II Is
proposed to make Nineteenth street one
way southbound and Eighteenth street
one-way northbound Consideration is
also being given to the plan of making
F street one-way eastbound from Eigh-
teenth to Seventeenth streets 1t is
extremity difficult at the present time
during the rush hours for traffic to
move north on Nineteenth or south on
Eighteenth on account of the fact that
when cars are parked on both sides and
street cars moving in the middle Of the
street in the opposite direction, it Is
difficult to pass-in fact, at times it
Is impossible to pass, with the result
that vehicular traffic and street car
traffic is sometimes at a stand-still for
several minutes"
One-way streets is not the only mat
ter being planned for the District of
Columbia Traffic light signals have
been added recently and many more are
contemplated in the near future. Many
are to be placed before the reduced ap-
preparations Of next year come to the
fore.
Signals at Twelfth and F streets and
Ninth and H streets were placed in
operation a short time ago.
Around May l it is thought that
lights will be installed at Pennsylvania
avenue and Twenty-second street,