Evening star., 1934-12-09
N|GHTPARK|NGbAN
DELAYED PENDING
CHANGES IN PLAN
City Commissioners Agree
to Modify and Study
Scheme Further.
WEEKS POSTPONEMENT
OF DECISION EXPECTED
Officials Want Public Sentiment
to Solidify on Proposal Affect.
ing 33 Streets.

The proposed night ban on parking
of cars on 80 highways during Winter
months will be modified before it is
taken up for action, the Commissioners
have decided. 1t was agreed yester-
day to delay judgment until more
time had been devoted to study of all
phases of the matter.
The Commissioners are feeling their
way on the proposal, advanced by
the Traffic Advisory Council, In the
hope of determining sentiment of the
public.
The subject will not come before the
Commissioners for decision at the
Tuesday board meeting, and probably
not at the regular session next Friday.
1t is more probable the full week
will be allowed to solidifcation Of
sentiment.
Yaden to Call Committee.
James C. Yaden. president of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations,
who has termed the plan as fostered
by the Traffic Advisory Council too
far-reaching," plans to call his Execu-
tive Committee together early this
week to vote on the problem.
Modification of the plan, which
would have banned parking on 5S.3
miles OF streets from am. to $50 am.
from December Is to March 1, will
take the form of elimination of some
OF the highways from the ban and
possibly change the periods over which
the ban would be effective, according
to statements yesterday by Commis-
sioners Melvin c. Hazen and Col. Dan
l. Sultan, engineer commissioner.
Hazen and Sultan agreed tenta-
lively and Informally Friday afternoon
that the proposal. modified to some
degree, would have to be adopted un-
less some better scheme was found for
preventing traffic jams during periods
of heavy snowfall.
Both Delay Decisions.
They adhered to this general prin-
ciple yesterday in debating the matter,
but emphasized they had not reached
any final decision and that all details
as to hours and streets were yet to be
taken up for serious study.
Protests against the ban from some
sources were credited with having won
the decision of the Commissioners to
delay action.
While not seeking to influence the
decision of his colleagues, Commis-
sioner George E. Allen has stated def
nitely his opposition to the advisory
council plan. He believes the incon-
vepience to more than 1000 automo-
bile owners too great for the good
accomplished for traffic movements.
He fears that several hundred car
owners will have to pay garage rents
they cannot afford.
All-District Ban Approved.
Col. Sultan and Hazen are con-
vinced that something must be done
to keep traffic from being seriously
blocked after each heavy snowfall.
They believe the greatest good for the
greatest number of persons must be
their guide. Col. Sultan emphasized
yesterday, however, that q ban on
parking at night on a list of streets
would not guarantee that traffic will
move as easily in bad weather as it
does now in fair weather.
Cant be done and shouldn't be
expected" he said tersely.
Col. Sultan and Hazen both de-
InE~
opposed to suggestions that an all
night parking ban be invoked for all
District streets.
Some day in the distant future
conditions may warrant such drastic
action" said Col. Sultan, but GER
tainly present conditions do not. So
far as the Commissioners are con-
cerned. this proposed expedient to
handle matters in times of heavy snow
will not be an entering wedge for the
complete scheme"
Business Groups Back Plan.
II don't want to be run out of town
by irate car owners" was the COM
ment of Commissioner Hazen in
voicing a similar view.
Representatives of numerous busi-
ness groups stated their approval of
the plan of the Traffic Advisory Coun-
Gil at the public hearing Wednesday.
The suggestion also brought a state
ment Of approval last night from
Richmond B. Keech, member Of the
Public Utilities Commission. He said
he approved the principle Of the pro-
D0SQl because he believed II WOULD aid
in speeding up the mass transporta-
ton service. This is needed. he said.
for the benefit of the public generally.
He did not comment on the details Of
the proposed program.