Evening star., 1950-11-20
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site development plans when de-
centralized Government centers
happen.
Improvement Projects.
. 5. Start of redevelopment prof.
ects to improve central, in-town
residential areas, building addi-
tional public housing for low-in-
come, displaced families, and even
tual removal of the Slum stigma
from the Capital.
6. Revision of the District zon-
ing regulations to include density
control and other improvements
7. Provision of permanent park
ing areas at key locations, related
to the thoroughfare plan.
8. Completion of the Baltimore
Washington Parkway as the pas
senger-car approach to the Ma
tional Capital from the northeast.
9. Construction of new Poto-
mac River bridge at Alexandria
with connections to provide a by
pass to the north and east.
10. Completion of land acquisi-
tions for the George WASHINGTON
Memorial Parkway and immediate
road-building.
IL. Progressive construction of
the various parts of Fort drive, as
a high-Speed ring road to distrib-
ute traffic on radial route and to
handle circumferential traffic.
IL. Action to preserve places of
historic interest in danger of loss
or damage.
Prepared when William w.
.~ Wurster and Maj. Gen. U: S.
Grant III, were respective chair
men of NCPPC, the report bears
the date of April, 1850, when it
was sent to the Government Print
ing Office. 1t was delayed by
priority defense publications.
Earlier delay was encountered in
getting Congress to provide funds
to defray the services of Harland
Bartholomew and Associates, st.
Louis, city planning consultants,
to help prepare the plan.
4S-Page Book.
The initial monograph is a 48-
page book containing "a maps, 10
OF which are ir full color. In
cluded are charts and tables set
ting forth statistical data for the
metropolitan area.
Some of the recommendations
are in process of being realized
and others are the basis of addi-
tional studies.
One of these was carried out in
the recent formation of the Wash
1ngton Regional Planning Council.
its personnel representing all
planning agencies in the region.
Under its guidance, mutual plan
ming interests are resolved.
This proposal of NCPPC was quite
apart from the bill now before
Congress to. broaden the scope of
the Commission and give Mary
land and Virginia direct repre-
sentation on it.
Just as the suburban areas
could not live without the jobs of
central Washington" the report
said, 80. too. the District of Co.
lumbia could not long survive
without the areas in Maryland
and Virginia now essential parts
OF the metropolitan region"
Once this field of mutual inter-
ests is recognized, it declared, the
need for machinery for cooperative
action towards goals of the plan
is evident. Since the Federal Gov
ernment itself is the major en-
ployer in the National Capital
area, the Commission stressed that
1t "holds the key to the kind of
plan that will be realized"
Room for 100000 More.
The expected growth of the re-
gion as a whole will require vast
new city building. There must
be homes for 100000 people-and
about one new dwelling for every
two that exist today, the report
pointed out. Far more than in
any other city, it warned, future
growth will be affected by un-
practicable events-international
developments, national economic
shifts. changes in Government
policy.
The Commissions conclusions
with respect to the location of
Federal employees, are based on
the assumption that such policies
will be followed as:
The number of employees west
OF the Capitol should not ex-
ceed present levels of about
100000.
Replacement by permanent
structures for functions justify
Ing central locations should be
on approved sites essential to COM
plete plan commitments-such as
selected sites along East Capitol
street.
Whenever consistent with the
efficient functioning of an agency
or activity, it should be located
or relocated outside in one of
three general zones: Outlying
parts Of the District, such as the
vicinity of the planned interme-
diate ring road: the edge of pres
ent urban development, 10 to IS
miles from the White House; at
distances of so miles, more or
less, for industrial, experimental
or confidential activities.
Each Federal authority, when
a new move is expected, should
decide its proper placement in
collaboration with and with the
approval of the Planning Com
mission.
Balance Needed.
The soundness of the rest of
the plan, the report reiterated.
depends on this new and more
desirable balance of work places,
Special Importance was at
tached by the Commission to more