Evening star., 1952-03-10

one-way northbound.
Mount Pleasant-Lincoln Park
'tNo. 40). Could continue. but
would have to be rerouted at Fifth
street NV.
Wisconsin avenue Barney Circle
(No. 800. Would be cut by pro-
posed improvement of Independ-
|e1ce avenue from First street S.W.
to Second street Sc. ~
Capital Transit has not agreed
to any of these changes, although
it is studying them. The COM
Ipany proposes to wait for an area
transit study by highway planners.
But it would expect to be compen-
sated for expense of track removal
or relocation. A transit officials
guess in this connection: SIS mil
lion.
A costly streetcar track reloca-
ttion on Florida avenue Is wanted
by the city, Capital Transit
wouldn't want to pay for this,
either.
The transit company has a big
investment In streetcars and
tracks. It doesn't want to aban-
don this at an economic sacrifice
The Mount Pleasant line. Incl
dentally, is the city's busiest. But
lit also creates some of the biggest
traffic problems. Planners would
like to get rid of it first. The
transit company probably would
like to lose it last.
i 3.~PARKING.
\ Big purpose of the highway pro.
gram is to speed traffic fastel
/ within, and In and out Of, down.
town. But once there, motorist:
are hard put to it to find parking
space.
The highway planners dom
have responsibility for parking
This is the baby of the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency
The agency now is trying to pro-
: mote privately built and operatee
underground garages at the Ellips'
, and Franklin Park. And the Dis
|trict is preparing legislation fol
). | a revolving fund to finance privat'
Ioff street parking structures. Con
igress will be asked to lend thu
Imoney-probably $40 million.
# Planners hope to develop a bel
of garages circling downtown
! Commuters would park and taxi
shuttle buses. No immediate i'm
lprovement is in sight, however
! There probably won't be for twt
years.
1. PARKS.
i Park authorities oppose two. o
the biggest highway projects tn,
e street bridge and extension o.
Rock Greek parkway to Maryland
They are agreeable to two Others
: bi-secting parks-the Arizona ave
nue. freeway and Fort drive.
On the bridge, the plan is Il
cross Theodore Roosevelt Island
7 given to the park system by th'
. Roosevelt Memorial Association q
. years ago for a wilderness park
The association opposes the cross
, ing, and unless Congress inter
, venes can. by law, stop It cold
!. Gen. Robinson has invited asso
!. citation President Frank r. McCo,
D to conference. He hopes to per
t suade the association to allow til
e bridge at least to cross a tip o
K the island.
Rock Greek parkway extension
has the support Of Maryland plan
ners. The National Capital Par
: and Planning Commission has op
posed it. however. District an!
Maryland authorities probably vii
: seek congressional help in over
riding opposition.
District officials are worries
about the planning commission
e attitude. Gen. Robinson urgentl
\ asked the commission to Withhold
e any public criticism for the pres
lent, until detailed explanation
;, can be made. So far, the commits
sion has kept mum.
K Six-Lane Highway.
q Arizona avenue has been an Of
e elficial street through the 190-acl
u Glover-Archbold Park since l8s
but only on the map. Most {