Evening star., 1942-08-01
New Arnold Bus
Plan Offered
As Solution
Involves Reroutina
By War Building
Daring Peck Hours
~ DON &. WARREN.

4 new plan for handing trans-
prtatton OF war workers and others
between Washington and Virginia,
offered as . solution OF the issue
over the proposal Of Trafnc Director
william A. Van Duzer to turn back
the Arnold buses at Rosslyn Circle,
Was filed today with several ofYlcial
agencies Of the Warrington Rekion-
n Committee Of Defense Trans-
portation Administrators.
Mr. van Duser, . rsombef of the
Committee. agreed 70 the new
pchseao - . substitute for ths one
he had 1ostered.
The four point program provides
SR continuing the runsent inter.
etAse operation Of the Arnold ba1ses
during the morning iand evening
rush hours on . fin4tng that It
would be ''impracticxiae" TO SHIFT
the Arnold bus passengers at Ross
lyn Circle to street ears OF the
Capital Transit Co, operating
through congested Georgetown. .
Would Serve War Building.
A second recommendation Is to
route % per cent Of the Arnold
buses. outbound in the morning and
inbound In the evening rtsh hours.
~ way Of Memorial Brtdge. to pass
W the Pentagon War Department
aalding IN Arlington County. The
pRposs 0f this would be to use
N,oseH empty Arnold buses on their
dea0head" trips to carry loads Of
NoEne1s eotng to or from the new
War Building while releasing Capt.
nj ffansit Co. shuttle buses for
Other service. The CTC buses on
that trip now are loaded only one
way IN rush hours. The fare for
this trip Is s cents.
The third Recommendation Is that
during the o6-peak or base day
service an Of the Arnold buses be
turned back ct Rosslyn Circle, the
pasoengers to b transferred to the
tranat company streetcars. The
eoammittee urged that this transfer
b without extra cost to the passen-
1en travelling Ia either direction,
and It suggested that m equitable
adjustment could be effected be-
twoeen the two companies them
selves for this exchange .servics.
Sees Mileage Saving.
=. ". Lovejoy, q representative
- the Public Roads Administration,
who serves as executive secretary
of the committee, said:
when these changes at Rosslyn
Az put into effect It Is estimated
tt,ere viii be an annual saving Of
$4,000 bus miles. When the same
transport conservation measures are
extended to include Maryland and
District bus operators, too, there
shQuld be . well worthwhile saving
of A,500 900 bus miles . year in the
metroroiitan ARIA, which can be
added to our wartime transporta-
ton 'resources.s ~
He emphasised that mors and
more the employed population Of
this metropolitan area is ensasins
directly. and indirectly, Ia thS 'war
e6ort, and that neither the morale
nor the energies Of these workers
shculd b sappsA BY Unnecessarily
1tMesit transport conditions"
NemheGS of the committee. IN
addition 70 Mr.. Van Duser, are
AlAton =. ndehl, Aa1peedAl assistant
10 Joseph b. Eastman. the defense
transportation administrator, who
= acting chairman q the Arlington
Public Utilities Oonamission,s and
Hen q. Wilkinson, States attorney
for Montgomery County,.
Copies: Of the groups recon-
mendetions were filed today with
the District Public Utilities Cone
mission. with the Eastman once
ana other agencies concerned with
the problem.