Evening star., 1941-02-13
Silver Spring Citizens
Seek Way 10 Halt
Traffic Congestion
More No Parking Areas
And New Signs and
Lights Suggested

Declaring the traffic on Georgia
avenue in the business section of Sill
yer Spring, Nd. has become so con-
gested that a critical situation eX-
lists, the Silver Spring Citizens As
socaition has voted to recommend
to the Montgomery County Commis-
sioners the adoption of a number of
ordinances.
The recommendations include
changes in parking regulations,
erection of adequate traffic signs
and lights, Improvements to alleys
and streets and assignment of foot
patrolmen on Georgia avenue.
Designation of East Bonifant street
from Georgia avenue to Cedar street
as a one-way street, with parking
on the north side only between those
points, is also among the suggested
changes.
Under the recommended ordi-
nances, parking on both sides Of
Georgia avenue from Sligo avenue
to the Colesville pike would be lin
tied to 30 minutes between the hours
of 8 am. to pm. daily. and during
the same hours to IS minutes on the
west side of Georgia avenue from
Wayne to Bonifant street.
No Parking on Bonifant.
No parking would be allowed on
either side of Bonifant street, from
Georgia avenue to Cook avenue: on
the north side of Trinity place from
Georgia avenue to the Colesville pike
and on West drive from the alley to
Fenton street.
Elimination Of angle parking from
Sligo avenue to Colesville road on
both sides of Georgia avenue at all
times, is also recommended. as well
as on Thayer avenue, between Geor-
gia avenue and Fenton street, on
Wayne avenue between Georgia ave-
nue. and Fenton, on the south side
of the street, and on the EaSt-West
highway. north of the intersection
Of Colesville pike to Sixteenth street.
No u" turns on Georgia avenue
between the viaduct and Colesville
pike. excepting at intersections
deemed feasible by authorities, and
left turn lanes to be painted at inter-
sections on the avenue between
these points are recommended. 1t
is suggested all turns be made to the
| left rather than the right.
1t is further recommended that
the fire warning light on Georgia
avenue in front of the fire depart
ment be converted into a standard
traffic light synchronized in opera
ton with the present traffic light at
Bonifant street and Georgia avenue:
that the visibility of the traffic light
at Bonifant street and Georgia ave-
nue. be improved, ana that all exist
ing traffic signs in the suburban area
of the Wheaton district be replaced
with standard reflector signs as used
by the Maryland State Roads Com
mission.
Parking Space Planned.
Widening and paving of Fenton
street from Sligo avenue to West
drive. Improvement of several alleys
and the use of the ground adjoining
the Dispensary Building are recon-
mended as provisions for parking
space.
Strict enforcement of the recon-
mendeds traffic regulations by foot
patrolmen to be stationed on Geor-
gia avenue and interesting streets
from am. to pm. is urged.
Copies of the resolution contain
ing the recommendations, which
were drafted by Traffic Committee
headed by Robert Gaylor, will be
sent to the County Commissioners,
the State Roads Commission, the
Silver Spring Business Mems Asso-
citation and the Allied Civic Group
of Silver Spring.