Evening star., 1936-05-20

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the principal causes of Washinston's
serious traffic situation. 1t cited. for
instance, the fact that the per capita
registration Of automobiles. its per
capita number of taxicabs and its
concentration of motor vehicles In the
congested area Is the highest of any
city in the United States.
Urge Increase in Police Force.
Acting on the plea OF Police Supt.
Ernest w. Brown, the subcommittee
recommended 10 per cent increase in
his force, and then turned to the
Commissioners with a suggestion that
they prepare and submit to Congress
at the next session plans and estimates
for: A five-year program of street
widening; q redesign Of Scott and
Thomas Circles to meet modern traffic
needs; a five-year program of bridge
construction and replacement; con-
struction of underpasses for street cars
under Dupont and Thomas Circles;
widening the underpass in Rock Greek
Valley underneath the Massachusetts,
Avenue Viaduct: fve-year program
Of trafdc light installation and trafic
light improvement and refinements;
construction Of pedestrian tunnels at
Fifteenth street and New York avenue,
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and at other appropri-
ate points; construction Of safety
islands at appropriate locations, con-
struction of overpasses at Thirteenth
street and Florida avenue and at New
York and Florida avenues northeast;
construction of q low level highway
from K street to Foxhall road on the
bed OF the old Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal with suitable ramp connections
to Key Bridge in order to establish q
bypass for Virginia traffic through
Georgetown, and consideration Of
plans for construction of a highway
on the towpath Of the canal from
Georgetown to the Maryland line to
connect with the proposed highway
to Gettysburg.
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The subcommittee also urged re-
establishment OF the so-called skip
STOP system on motor bus and rail
lines, and further extension Of the
staggered" opening and closing in
Government departments, and its
adoption by the public schools to re-
duce the accident hazard to school
children.
Among the other recommendations
were:
That the Board of Revocation and
Suspension continue its present policy
Of suspending permits In speeding
cases, and extend that policy to in
clude other serious violations.
That Judges of the Trafic Court
extend the hours Of the court to care
for increased congestion and re-
establish the might court, II that
becomes necessary.
An increase In the engineering STAN
Of the Department Of Vehicles and
TrafIic and an increase In the appro-
priation for traffic planning and traf-
nc surveys.
Re-examination Of all drivers Of
motor vehicles at the end OF the re-
newal period (every third Year,, as
well as re-examination Of all drivers
involved In serious accidents.
That stopping and standing of all
vehicles, commercial included, for the
purpose of loading or unloading be
banned on the how side of arterial
streets during rush hours.
Would Abolish Left Turns.
That left turns be prohibited at all
Intersections In the congested area and
on arterial streets where such action
will not result in serious congestion at
other points.
seni-annual inspection Of all motor
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