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downtown congexted section"
The description given Of the
changes suggested for the convenience
Of the employees Of the Bureau OF En-
craving and Department Of Agricul
ture Is also fuller than in the syn
opsis. and part Of It's follows
Two plans have been proposed by
the Capital Transit Co. neither OF
which have been authorized to date
One calls for the construction Of q
loop on c street. Linwood place and
ID street and the other for the con-
stTuction Of q loop between the pres
ent terminal on Water street and the
Potomac River. II is desirable that
some track facility be provided for
the operation OF cars between this
section and the Seventh street car
| house. II the loop at c street, etc.
Is eventually constructed some con-
nection between this loop and Sew
enth street should be considered. II
the loop between Water street and
the river Is constructed a single
1 track connection between II and the
track at Seventh and Water streets
should be provided along Water
street. Either of these connections
| viii permit trip cars operating to the
vicinity Of the Bureau Of Engraving
IN the morning TO be stored at the
Seventh street car house throughout
the day and to be brought into serv-
ice from that point in the evening"
Parking Ban Plans.
On the subject OF eliminating park
ing. the report says:
| To secure greater freedom of move
ment Of all traffic. including street
cars and buses. IT Is of vital impor-
tance that street parking on all main
arteries be eliminated, at least during
rush periods. The success of the
excellent start recently made in this
direction in the business section on
F, O and Seventh streets is a notable
demonstration Of what can be ac-
complished by parking regulation and
enforcement.
| 1t would be most helpful II en-
| ployes and others using their own cars
would voluntarily make 1t a practice
TO detour and pass around the most
congested districts in going between
nome and work during the rush Pc
rfods. The Importance of this may
be appreciated when it is realized
that there are more than 200 private
automobiles operated in Washington
for every street car or bus in service
I by the Capital Transit Co.
Another source of considerable
added traflc congestion Is the large
number Of trucks. vans and delivery
wagons on many of the business thor
oughfares, especially In the downtown
section during the evening rush
hours. A study OF their individual
problems by firms operating such
vehicles should lead to a helpful de-
crease in trafnc of this nature, at least
during the evening rush period.
washington has an especially acute
rush-hour condition on account Of the
Federal employees hours being general
ly from 9 am. to 4:3o pm. The
morning peak is the shorter and
| sharper of the two"
Part of the bad straffic conditions
complained about are due to bad rout-
ing OF the street cars. and the report
singles out three particularly unsatis-
factory routings.
Most Serious Condition.
Perhaps the most serious" says
the report, "is that Of the Fourteenth
street line where all of the Fourteenth
| street cars, most of which are destined
east on Pennsylvania avenue, operate
west on New York avenue to Fifteenth
street, thence south on Fifteenth
street to Pennsylvania avenue and
east, thus travelling two blocks out Of
| the way and making three turns,
where one would suffice. all in the
most congested section of the city.
Another example is the Chevy
Chase-Potomac Park cars which oper-
ate east from Connecticut avenue to
Fourteenth street and west on Penn
sylvania avenue to Potomac Park.
"A third striking instance is the
Fourteenth street Takoma route which
brings all patrons from Takoma and
| in the vicinity of Third street, west to
Fourteenth street to reach any down.
town destination.
Indirect routing is most unsatis-
factory for the public wants to travel
between points as quickly as possible
and hence by the shortest route.
| Furthermore, it is uneconomical for
the fare is the same whether the pas
senger rides one mile or five."
All of the Beeler plans propose to
get rid of the tangle near the Treasury
Building, where there are four tracks
on New York avenue and also on Four
| teenth street, where the same is true
| between New York avenue and H
street. The section of the report re-
| leased today, however, shows a pref
| erence for doing this by means Of an
trackage north from New York avenue
| to H street.
Retarded Movement Seen.
"It is apparent TO any one using
| the cars or the streets in this section
that the street cars, and to a lesser
extent all trafic, are greatly retarded
in moving along H street, Fourteenth
street between H and F streets. New
York avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets and Fifteenth street
between New York and Pennsylvania
avenues. This condition exists even
1t Is proposed to leave but two tracks
IN the streets as four tracks in one
street constitute q traflc hazard
However, to accommodate the car
| traflc, it is essential to have eQuiva-
lent track facilities elsewhere. 1t may
be argued that all Of the cars now
operating over the four tracks could
| be operated equally well over two
tracks but the fact is that these very
locations are the points OF resistance
at the present time and If better
service is to be expected new street
car arteries must be provided in this
area.
"A consideration of the trafic now
maps shows that there is a real res-
son for this congestion along Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. The
transit demands to and from Four
teenth street. Mount Pleasant and
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