Evening star., 1953-06-12


lana Sqatter the ball at this moment while the District
Satter sit smug by waiting the Rock Creek Park
III ] e aver tne purpose mas been accomplished with
Maryland O~o'
But the Maryland Squaers have struck suddenly catch
ing all asleep cstodans of the parks quite without
advice of their plans They stretched survey line
reaching from point in Rock Creek Park near Georgetown
point within Rock Creek Park.
Along this line of survey the Squatters would construct
on 2OO foot wide rghtofway great sxane divided
2O In order to avoid showing their hand too clearly the
Maryland Roads Commission changed its original plan
Rock Creek Park through its entire length here Instead they
would leave the Park the Naval Medical Center and
private lands until they reach point just north of EastWes
Highway where they would enter the Park again These two
three miles through private lands in Residential Chevy
Chase would be the location for part of this sxane speed
way And what location few modern homes must get
OF the of this diagonal route through Chevy Chase The
highway will be within few feet of and the roofops of
many brand homes In single mile of this route there
be two clover leaf constructions each requiring thirty
acres the Park East West Highway the other
at Connecticut Ave. undepasses at Jones Bridge Road and
Connecticut overpasses at Jones Mill Road Manor Road and
T ree aUh n be Of
look upon the route of this highway close to be
required to of their grounds for highway use Homes
and apartments have the pleasure of this expressway at
their front yards as it rhessy approaches its reentry
into Rock Creek Park
The plans for this new Highway 24O as conceived by the
Squatter must be creating very disturbed graves the
graves of wondering what present day custodians of
Rock Creek Park going do to that which their fore
gave
However little however much of Rock Creek Park in
Maryland to be used by the Squates Engineering Scheme
is aside from the question The fact remains that from East
West Highway south into and through the District the site for
this sxlane monstroy going to be all within the Park
Smugy the District division of Squaers sits back waiting for
their Maryland colleagues to accomplish their purpose then
the push Rock Creek Park the District will be easy
pusover for it isn't conceivable that the authorities would
env such of Rock Creek Park Maryland had poured
out millions deadend great highway at the District Line
What is this schemng to accomplish? Obviously to give
areria highway into Washington from the
But being realistic must knowts to further congest rattc
in downtown Washington to give trucks an easier route
through Washington and into Washngons point OF destna
ton for trucking around there in the neghborhood OF the
freight yards.
The Squatters of have differing statement OF
purpose be served by Express Highway through ROCK
Creek Park They want suburban washington down
town faster They want to break the traffic congestion exist
ing suburban Washington They want to give Silver Spring
to Route 24O miles to the west OF that community
on EastWest Highway That's the story OF the Squatter
though they like add tales of what beautiful highway this
one going be- And of course they've just been given
several hundred million dollars spend in the next four years.
How To Meet The Traffic Problem
None deny the existence of real and serious problems in
moving traffic into and out Of and thru Washington The
problem grows difficult from year to year.
Dlumbia make themselves felt if they
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