Evening star., 1940-11-17
Auto PARKING
Quiz 70 Start
Tomorrow
D. 6. Officials Ask
Motorists to Return
Cards Placed on Cars

Beginning tomorrow, District mo-
torists will be given an opportunity
to express of1cially their personal
problems on automobile parking
which may affect ohicial action IN
the future on public and private
parking facilities for the District.
Highway Director H. c. White
hurst revealed yesterday that ON
cial QUESTIONABLE cards on the
parking situation would be placed,
beginning tomorrow. on cars parked
along the curbs. on public or pri-
vate parking lots. or in garages,
in the general downtown cOngested
area, to seek desired information.
This is being done as new
project in the comprehensive traf-
flc survey being made by the Dis
trict in cooperation with the
Public Roads Administration. Some
$4,000 cards are to be distributed
in this project, which may be con-
Quoted over period of two months.
District officials hope that the re-
plies and information may lead to
proper determination as to the al
ready-presented question of whether
the District government should pro-
vide municipality operated parking
lots, whether the field should be left
to private operators and the extent
to which curb parking fails to meet
the needs.
Ask Motorists Cooperation.
The area to be covered by the
posting of QUESTIONABLE cards
runs from. Potomac River to NJ
street, Second street NE. and Sc.
to Rock Creek. Oficials ask that
the cards be filled out and returned
Immediately and it is noted that il
one card is returned and the car
operator later finds another on his
vehicle that this also be filled out
and returned.
The QUESTIONABLE project is be.
ing handled by Capt. Whitehurst
and F. w. Lovejoy of the Public
Roads Administration, who is ad.
ministrative manager of the Dis
trict highway planning survey. and
Samuel Harrison of the District
Highway Department.
Not a Police Checkup.
To prevent suspicion that the
QUESTIONABLE cards constitute an ef-
fort to clock overtime or illegal
parkers. the card states that it does
not represent police checkup. An
explanatory statement on the ques-
tionnaire card adds:
Most of us agree that the park
ing situation in Washington has
become serious problem. The
United States Public Roads Admin
istration. in cooperation with the
District Highway Department, has
been instructed by the Congress to
endeavor to find satisfactory So
luton, but to do this We must get
information from the parkers them.
selves.
Therefore, please answer the
questions on the attached card as
accurately as possible. We need
the information A sincere effort
will be made to improve parking
conditions. Just mail us the facts
TO work with"
Sample of Questions.
Among questions asked of motor
lists are the following:
How long do YOU park here?
How long did you want to park
here? For what reasons did you
park here and to what locations
did you go while parked? How
often do you usually park in this
area for the reasons you gave above?
How often would you park in this
area for the reasons you gave If
there were better and more con-
venient places to park? What is
your home address,"
1t will cost the motorist nothing
to return the QUESTIONABLE. No
stamps are needed on the ques-
tionnaire cards.