Evening star., 1938-05-25
PLANNERST0MAP
EAST WASHINGTON
WORK TOMORROW
Commission to Consider
Items for Co.ordinated
Growth of City.
TUNNEL AND BRIDGE
PROJECT TO BE STUDIED
Land Purchases to Be Taken Up
Along With ?. W. A., slum and
Parkway Extensions.

Plans for co-ordinated development
of East Washington to relieve conges-
ton west of the Capitol, resulting from
an unbalanced growth of the city to
the northwest, will be one of a NUMBER
Of important items to be considered by
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission during a two-day
conference beginning at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Among the items scheduled for con-
sideration are the proposed railroad
tunnel and highway bridge from the
District to Virginia; the new District
public works bill and Alley Dwelling
Act; extension Of the Anacostia Park
way into Prince Georges County, Md,
and development of the grade separa-
ton project at K street and the Rock
Creek-Potomac Parkway.
The morning session will be given
over to consideration of number OF
land purchase projects, details Of
which have not been announced. In
the afternoon, commission members
will be taken on field trip to exam
inc a number Of the proposed sites.
Report on Legislation.
At Fridays session Thomas S. Settle,
secretary of the commission, will re-
port on the status of legislation now
pending in Congress affecting the
growth and development of the Dis
trict, including zoning legislation and
the Smith bill providing for the COM
bined railroad and highway tunnel
and bridge project across the Poto-
mac The commission will give further
consideration to the District public
works bill and an amendment to the
Alley Dwelling Act, on both Of which
it has submitted favorable reports re-
Gently.
The commission also will study a
pending appropriation item to insti-
tute q park purchase program in
Prince Georges County in connection
with extension of the Anacostia park
way. Such a program, balancing that
in the Rock Creek area in Mont
gomery County. has been indorsed
by the Prince Georges County Com
mission and the Maryland Park and
Planning Commission.
John Nolen, jr, director of plan
ming of the commission, will submit
a report on the Presidents public
buildings proposal and the current
building program in the central area
of Washington. He also will report
on District projects approved by the
Public Works Administration, includ-
ing the construction of court buildings
Stadium on Agenda.
The commission will consider all
phases of the plan for development
of East Washington and the East
Capitol street area. including con-
struction Of proposed State buildings
a national stadium and development
of the Anacostia parkway.
Cooperation with Maryland author
tiles in development work by the
Civilian Conservation Corps in Mont
gomery County will be considered
Among the important items will be
the proposed Bethesda Chevy Chase
recreation area.
Friday afternoon the commission will
consider approving building lines in
the municipal building area between
Pennsylvania avenue and the Court
house, including the new library site.
The District will present for COM
mission consideration plans for the
K street grade separation project at
Rock Creek.
In cooperation with Virginia Off
cials, the commission will consider
several projects now under consid-
Grafton by the Arlington County Plan
ming Commission, among them the
construction of a Lee boulevard con-
nection around the south side OF
Arlington National Cemetery This
project will involve the location OF
the proposed substitute road replacing
Military road across Washington Air
port. Washington Airport has paid
the county $25,000 to finance construc-
ton of the substitute.