Evening star., 1953-06-12

But these problems beaable without striking at the
heart of longtime planning without destroying Rock
Creek Park
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these come all the trunk routes from all directions TO these
the city, This system permits Of ,Ohaever artery is most
o nn omd to & p @ G Of o6nG ass9G Tito c AL M
and become problem to traffic within the city,
Our Metropolitan Washington Road Planners have talked
about and done nothing about outer belt route for years
and All the of planners show outer belt planning,
but has of ground been set aside for it. Our
Maryland and District Squaers they for the outer belt
too Indeed the Maryland Road Commission engineers have
planned the ouerbe task to twelve years from
(When it will be extremely difficult and costly to
get rght-of-way for it than would be true now.
Let's have realistic approach to this Washington traffic
problem now not twelve years from after we've blown
hundreds of millions of dollars into road building causes that
will be wasted.
Here is what us to be program inviting the
operation of all planners and all of those of you who the
custodians of Rock Creek Park:
t. the Maryland Roads Commission to take the Oe
on s @s e 5 @ c rg d Gna aeon % e @ o
Tng from Rous 24o on Wisconsin 1se to point north Of
and beyond Sver SPRING This possible herea el0e
rngS G and aona 1g wa WGsgtoE g 1 raj t%eTe6y ~
Let the Matyana Roaa smtaoriss 9o troMg ncagss @ @
10s SiTtssstI street, coEssstst Ti
Improvements reach to the approximation OF the outer belt
ROAD Tss M GSs 5s a3s qS1s s not 5 azg S 's
and Connecticut for the accommodation OF 0usses during the
Let there be rsa1 life in causes looking to the
siDe from Suburban areas into WasSington.
Let there be Improvement Of the drues IN Rock xsI. Greek a
in easier access to city, then, parkuay.
e1 t ess GEEK P o ana
This program accompshes the alleged purposes of the
highway authorities in both Maryland and the District 1t
differs only insofar it avoids the of Rock Creek Park
for the accommodation of disturbing express highway
Using Rock Creek Park for highways not inevitable
the road authorities would have believe except to the extent
that they themselves would make inevitable These road
authorities be secretve doineerng and law unto them
selves when they deal with just citizens and taxpayers
men, with you Governor McKedin you the District Commits
sones you of the Planning Commission who have authority
over our Community Inheritance Rock Creek Park Cause
them to listen to reason!
You to whom we address this communication the
todians of this public possession Rock Creek Park Preserve
it. please it. Show the kind of spunk and determine
ton and that being by Mrs Anne Arch
bold these days in her effort to Glover Park and
Parkway the purposes which she and Mr. Glover
serving when they generously this area to city, It's
your Job do and each of ought to take pride in doing
and closing the door of Rock Creek Park for all time to the
would-be Squatters
This Committee has sponsored petitions protesting the
of Rock Creek Park for Highway 240 More than $500 resi-
dents of Chevy Chase have signed these petitions copies of
which have been you We beg to hear their
prayer.
would preserve Rock Greek Park.
rMly Yours,
2 for Fair Road Planning
ommunty Associations of Chevy Chase)
rs Richard Danforth Simson Secy