Evening star., 1940-07-03
Sections Of 5 Streets
Are Designated for
0ne-Way Traffic
Parking Restrictions
For 19 Others Ordered
By Commissioners

lIlOVcIlcIlG Willie duUlIlOIldl OF InOOl-
fled parking restrictions were
adopted for 10 other streets, as the
city heads approved a series of
recommendations submitted by
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer.
The new one-way streets, all in
the Northwest section, are as fol-
lows:
C street, from Second street to
Indiana avenue NV. to be used for
eastbound traffic only.
Newport place NV, from
Twenty-flrst to Twenty-second
streets, for eastbound traffic only.
This street is only Is feet wide.
Newton place NV, from New
Hampshire avenue to Sixth street,
for eastbound traffic only. The rule
now applies from Georgia avenue
to Sixth street.
Otis place NV, from Georgia
avenue to New Hampshire avenue,
for westbound traffic only, this sec
ton formerly having been reserved
for eastbound traffic.
Second street NV, from Webster
to Upshur streets, for southbound
traffic only. This street is only 80
feet wide and only two blocks long
and is used for southbound traffic
by buses of the Nineteenth street
loop line. officials said it was al
most impossible for any vehicle to
move northbound when a bus or a
truck was going south.
Parking Restrictions.
Among the new parking restric-
tions are the following:
In the Northwest section:
Tenth street NV, from G street
to G place, no parking on the east
side between 8 and $50 am. and
to 6 pm, but allowing 20-minute
parking between $50 am. and 4
pm. The changed rules here were
said to have the object of affording
short time parking to care for needs
of nearby commercial and banking
| houses.
Columbia road NV. from Georgia
avenue to Fifteenth street, no park
ing on the south side at any time,
except on Sundays from 8 am. to
l pm.
/ Constitution avenue NV, from
Seventh to Tenth streets, no park
ing on the north side from to 6
pm, this change being required be-
cause of congestion during the after
noon rush period, officials said.
Constitution avenue NV, from
Second to Third streets, no parking
on the north side at any time.
Change Asked by Commission.
Georgia avenue NV, from Ken
yon street to Rock Greek Church
road, one-hour parking from 8
a m. to pm; between Quebec place
and Rock Creek Church road there
shall be no parking at any time
This change was requested by the
Public Utilities Commission be-
cause of loading platforms or
Georgia avenue just north of New
Hampshire avenue and Rock Greek
Church road.
Georgia avenue NV, from Shep-
herd street to Taylor street, nc
parking on the east side at any
time.
K street NV, from Eleventh tc
Twelfth streets, no parking on the
north side from to. 6 pm. This
was requested by the Public Utilities
Commission to permit more free bus
operations, the bus stop now tax
ing up most of the block.
Massachusetts avenue NV, from
Ninth to Thirteenth streets, nc
parking on the south side from
to $50 am.
New York avenue from Seven
teenth to Eighteenth streets NV.
on the south side, two-hour park
ing from 8 am. to s pm; and or
the north side no parking from
to 6 pm. and two-hour parking
from am. to 4 pm.
Upshur street NV. from Seven
teenth to Eighteenth streets, no
parking on the north side from 4 to
6 pm and on the south side be-
tween and $50 am.
Wisconsin Avenue Area.
Wisconsin avenue, from P to @
streets, on both sides, no parking
at any time; between @ street and
Volta place, on the west, side, there
will be no parking between 7 and
$50 a m. but 20-minute parking will
be permitted from $50 am. and 6
pm
Wisconsin avenue from M street
to the C. & o. Canal, Commute
parking is permitted on the west
side from 8 am. to 8 pm. as re-
quested by Georgetown merchants.
Ninth street NV, from Georgia
avenue to the first alley on the east
side, no parking at any time, and
Ninth street, from Taylor street to
Georgia avenue. no parking on the
west side at any time.
Nineteenth street NV, from a
point opposite the south curb of
Sunderland place to Dupont Circle,
no parking on the east side from
8 am. to 6 pm, instead of the
present ban of parking there at
any time. a,. s. ....
Twenty-ninth street NV, from
Cathedral avenue to Cortland drive
no parking on the west side at any
time.
Thirty third street NV, from M
to N streets, no parking at any time