Evening star., 1939-10-22
Motorists Interests Furthered
BY Keystone Club Activities
Scores Of Projects
Realized During
The Last Year
BY GEORGE E. KENEIPP,

Automobile show time provides an
excellent vantage point from which
to review happenings Of Importance
to motorists in the Greater WASH
ington area during the past II
months, and such a survey this year
reveals that this period has been
replete with developments Of ex-
traordinary interest to all who own
and drive motor cars IN and about
the National Capital.
In these developments the Key
stone Automobile Club has been
enabled to play an impressively con-
structive role, lighting the motor
lists battle on many fronts and
leaving no stone unturned in the
effort to make driving smoother.
easier, less troublesome and con-
stantly safer.
This effort on the part of Key
stone included initiation of numer-
GUS important projects, participa-
ton In a host Of worthwhile civic
enterprises, and. as well, the render
Ing of literally thousands of individ-
ual services to the motoring public.
On the latter score the club as
sumed an increasingly vital role
as travel counselor in city which
continues to grow as the Nations
leading single center of tourist in
terest.
Club Makes Good Gains
Furthermore the wear which has
elapsed since last auto show time
has witnessed the continued prog
ress Of Keystone in its field. and this
may be regarded as a significant
augury Of the economic strength
which distinguishes the National
Capital area
Space limitations make impossi-
BILE complete survey of all of the
important developments of the past
year from the standpoint of the
automobile owner. but the high
lights which can be touched upon
are illustrative.
For example, the clubs long-con-
tinued activity in behalf of relief
of the intolerable congestion at
OdCC S1oSS III was Cll@
NAKED just a few weeks ago when
officials of the Maryland State
Roads Commission met with men,
bers of the Keystone Advisory Board
and reached general agreement on
the need for three bypass routes.
It may be stated with confidence
that definite remedial action now
looms on situation which long
has plagued motorists in this entire
region.
Extensive engineering studies by
the club with respect to utilization
Of street space, with particular ref
erence to the length of bus stops and
the regulation which prohibits au-
tomobiles from passing to the left
OF streetcar loading platforms, re-
suited in the submission to the Dis
trict Commissioners of explicit pro-
posals for the sound modification of
the present drastic rulings.
Added Parking Space at Zoo.
OF very wide interest not only to
al Washingtonians, but to tens of
thousands of visitors as we'll, was the
success which crowned the clubs
endeavors to secure additional park
ing space in the National Geological
Park. This matter was called to the
attention of DR.. William M. Mann,
Zoo director. and it was as result
Of his wholehearted cooperation
that many hundreds of additional
parking spaces have been set aside
within the Zoo confines.
The clubs safety activities were
exceedingly numerous and varied.
For example. Keystone's safety de-
partment began the preparation of
Q new series of adult safety posters
for use by organizations, fleet own
ers and others.
As a direct result of the clubs
Initiation of the demand for the
opening Of school Fairgrounds dur
ing the summer months, public at
tention was focused upon this
essential factor in the prevention of
child injuries and fatalities. and
progress was made In this regard
which, it was reasonable to assume,