Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-16
Parking Space
.GetsAttentionof
Planners Today
Air Strip Neor
Proposed Site Of
Stadium Disopproved

Aiic NdtlOf1al CaplCal PARK ana
Planning Commission today was to
sink its teeth into the Districts
perennial parking problem.
Before adjournment Of its monthly
meeting 1t was expected the COM
mission would, among other things,
approve an amendment to the zon-
ing regulations which would require
provision Of auto parking facilities
with every stable new commercial
development. Legislation Is now be-
fore Congress to require such facil-
tiles where public buildings are con-
cerned. a
Among possible solutions to the
parking problem which were to be
considered today is a proposal to
use Washington parks for surface
and underground facilities. A. E.
Demaray, associate director of the
National Park Service, was to spear
head discussion on this point and
1t was likely such q plan would be
opposed by the commission.
Landing Strip Disapproved.
The commissioEa yesterday dis
approved scheme to create an air
strip for private planes on land be-
tween Kingman Lake and the
AnacoStia River near the site for
the proposed stadium, the planners
taking the view that it would be
too costly and be a menace to public
safety. The proposal was submitted
by the Aero Club Of Washington.
John Nolen, director of planning,
and Thomas S. Settle, commission
secretary, said it was estimated the
al necessary to create such a strip
would cost 100000 alone. They
said that with Gallinger Hospital on
the southern approach and the
Potomac Electric Co.'S power plant
on the northern approach, pilots I'M.
acquainted with Washington would
almost certainly cause a traffic jam
trying to land on single strip and
would mill around" over the heads
of the thousands Of spectators trying
to reach the stadium, many Of them
riding in gasoline-filled cars and
buses.
Water Front Plans Ordered.
The commission instructed its
planning staff to cooperate with the
District Army Engineers ONCE in
planning for dredging the Anacostia
River so that small pleasure boats
could operate as far upstream as
Bladensburg. In addition. the stan
was told to bring food control and
waterfront development plans for
the entire Washington area up to
date and include them man over
all study to be considered by the
commission.
Philip M Julien, architect, and E.
A. Burrows, consulting engineer, ap-
peared before the commission to dis
cuss their plan for locating a 300
000-capacity stadium at Lincoln
Park. The commission reiterated its
stand that the stadium should have
a capacity of 100000 and be located
at the end of East Capitol street.
Street Plan Studied.
The commission also studied q
plan to realign the connection be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets NV.
through Mcmillan Park to eliminate
poor grades and dangerous curves.
Mr.. Settle revealed after yesterdays
session that Howard University.
whose land fronts the highway con-
nection, does not favor all details Of
the proposal.
Yesterday the planners toured the
city to observe at first hand radio
towers for Stations WRC and VOL
to decide what effect increasing
their height for television transmits
sion would have.
En- route the group inspected the
site for a proposed white junior
high school for Anacostia, the Hill
crest Playground, which was de.
veloped during the war with Lam
ham Act funds, and the reservoir at
Fort Stanton Park, which it is pro-
posed to roof over and use the
resulting space for recreational de-
velopment.
Mr.. Settle said the commission
was concerned over the fact the
junior high school site is threat
ened by rapidly growing private de.
velopment.