Evening star., 1953-08-28
PARKING
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NOSAASAAAANO l. S11I l. IL Oi dSCsJ
ates a tremendous traffic and
parking problem.
The shoppers parking guide
IS one of number of moves now
i~Oot seeking to solve the city's
downtown traffic and parking
headaches.
Among others are:
l. Five new parking facilities
are now under construction and
are expected to be ready next
year.
2. A Washington Board of
Trade Parking Clinic" will be
held at noon September Is at the
Shoreham Hotel. This will be
under the auspices of the Traffic
and Highway Committee of the
board and will seek to bring to-
gether all shades of opinion. A
poll will be taken to get the best
Judgment on the problem.
3. A study is now under way
examining the possibility of
eliminating parking downtown
On F and G and Seventh streets
NV. This is being conducted
by the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic, at the request of the
Capital Transit Co. The COM
pany complains its vehicles can
not readily get through the con-
geSted area. due to double park
ing. 1t says more rapid mass
transit is needed.
4. Some consideration is being
given the possibility of banning
daytime trucking operations at
the downtown stores. This would
follow the New York practice.
which requires that the stores
stock be replenished from trucks
at night. Some observers say
this is bound to come here, but
vigorous opposition is antici-
pated from the merchants.
5, The possibility of a special
shoppers fare at reduced rates,
good from 10 am. to 3 pm, to
encourage mass transportation
is being discussed.
New parking facilities antici-
pated in 1854 include: The park
ing garage in the basement of
the new Office building now
under construction at Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. This contemplates
about $50 parking spaces.
Parking facilities at Ninth
and D streets NV. site of the
old Strand Theater, estimated
295 parking spaces.
A garage in the new Office
building under construction on
H street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets NV.
The estimate is for $50 parking
spaces.
The parking garage. under
construction on F street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets NV, site of the old
Kellogg Building. The estimate
is for 400 parking spaces.
A garage in the rear of the
Burlington Hotel near Vermont
avenue and l. streets NV. The
estimate is for 800 spaces.
Cites Other Cities.
Arthur G.. Dezendorf, Wash
ington parking operator and a
member of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Park
ing Association, explained Hous-
ton, Tex, solved its down.
town congestion by banning
parking and ordering no
turns on main streets for
IL blocks. He said Philadelphia
merchants gained 8 to IL
per cent in business this summer,
because no parking is now al
lowed downtown on the streets.
Mr.. Dezendorf contends some
Washington garages are now only
so per cent filed. He declares
there is now a sufficient number
of downtown parking spaces. He
says there are many other cities
where parking is more expensive
than Washington. He opposes
Government furnishing parking
spaces. He says the Government
might just as we'll give the peo-
pie automobiles and gasoline or
furnish hotels, if it is going to
provide parking. Keeping stores
open at night would be a tre-
mendous business getter. citing
the success of the Thursday night
plan, he said.
There are now 4,500 parking
meters on Washington streets.
They took in $419,916 in the last
hscal year. But out of this
comes $4,000 for the purchase