Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-15
WEIGH
TRAFFIC PROBLEM
AND coming LAW
Extension Of Park System
Into Prince Georges
County Endorsed.
MARYLAND REQUESTS
100000 FOR PROGRAM
Study Of Capitals Auto Parking
Presented-New Building Re.
strictions Approved.

members OF the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission today
gave their attention to Washineton's
traffic situation, modernization Of the
coming law and the projected extension
OF the park system into the nearby
valleys in Prince Georges County. Md.
The commissions Legislative Com
mittee-Frederic A. Delano, chairman
Of the organization, and Arno B. Cam
merer, director of the National Park
Service, the executive officer-was in
structed to contact the Bureau OF the
Budget to seek to have appropriation
Of 100000 for creation of the Prince
Georges County parks made imme-
diately available
Under the Capper-Cramton Park
Purchase Act, the Federal Government
will contribute 100000 and loan
100000 to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion for eight years. without interest.
for the park extensions. The Maryland
commission yesterday formally asked
the body here to request the Budget
Bureau to authorize the 100000.
after number of civic and official
groups had urged that the program be
initiated This is calculated to aid
the flood control situation at Bladens-
burg on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard. If the Budget Bureau APP
proves, the request will be transmitted
to Congress for further action.
Parking Data Submitted.
William A. Delano. New York archi-
tect and member of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission.
as chairman of special traffic COM
mittee. submitted preliminary report
on the situation here. especially deal
ing with parking in the downtown area.
particularly in the vicinity of Federal
buildings. This report, which was
not made public, was made available
to the other members of the COM
mission for their study and comment.
Serving with William Delano on the
committee we're Prof. Henry v. Hub
bard of Harvard University. landscape
architect member. and J. C. Nichols
Of Kansas City, Mo. real estate de-
veloper. also member of the COM
mission. The matter will be brought
up for discussion at the February
meeting of the commission, after the
study by all the members. Capt. H.
c. Whitehurst, District director of
highways, participated in yesterdays
discussion.
OF the commission, presented q de-
tailed study of traffic accidents in
Washington as we'll as on other phases
of the problem. and this will be con-
sidered in the general problem. Thomas
S. Settle. the commissions secretary.
said. TIE commission ended its one
day meeting last evening
The planners approved the newly
drafted zoning measure. now being
considered by the Budget Bureau. The
commission and the District Commits
sioners are now in agreement on the
text of the measure, Mr.. Settle said
yesterday. He recalled that the COM
mission has been working for such a
measure since the summer of 1896 and
has had two outstanding experts, Har-
land Bartholomew of ST. Louis and
Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati. engaged
in studying the problem here. Chair
man King of the Senate District Com
mittee, who is an ex officio member Of
the commission. made the motion that
started the study nearly two years ago
and he announced he will sponsor the
measure
Modern Code Provided.
cf,-ipf ,cti
dates from 1920 and the planners say
the new legislation. if adopted by Con-
gresS. will give the National Capital
the most modern thought on the sub
ject
The commission approved the pend
ing legislation to enable the District
to participate in the Federal road aid
funds on the same basis as do the
States; approved plan to extend the
time for the construction OF q high
way around the southern end Of Ar
lington National Cemetery and Fort
Myer. Va. as an approach to the Ar
lngton Memorial Bridge and sane
toned the transfer of the southern
strip of Turkey Thicket Playground
from the National Capital Parks to
the District Commissioners 50 that
Perry street may be cut through to
connect with Tenth street NE. A
number OF gasoline station construc-
ton permits were considered.
The planners approved a report on
the development of hardwood forest
on Theodore Roosevelt Island, sub
mltted by the eminent landscape ar
chitect, Frederick Law Olmsted of
Brookline, Mass
The commission announced through
Norman c. Brown, associate land pur-
chasing officer that condemnation wa.
authorized at this meeting to complete
the Banneker Recreation Center. Mr..
Brown also reported that contracts in
various other park projects were acted
upon by the commission. These were
not made public.