Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-17
Bus Terminal
Relocation
.Hit al Hearing
Affected Businesses
Criticize Move on
Eleventh Street


Of Eleventh street NV. to the
900 block Of D street NV, was
opposed In a hearing yesterday
by businessmen Of both streets.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said be will make rec
concentration on the proposal
tomorrow to Brig. Gen. Louis w,
Prentiss, Engineer Commissioner
Mfr. Keneipp's Office suggested
the change as q means Of elimi-
mating congestion on Eleventh
street between PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and E street NV. He
said the change also would facil-
itate the traffic flow at the inter-
section Of Pennsylvania avenue,
D and Eleventh streets.
d street merchants opposed
the change, saying it would add
to a traffic problem in front Of
their stores. Eleventh street
merchants said they feared the
move would seriously curtail the
transient business brought to
them because of the bus terminal,
Company Protests Change.
Bus company President L. L.
Altman opposed the change as a
backward move" He said the
D street area sis not q desirable
location after dark" from the
standpoint Of bus patrons.
Alternate proposals Of the bus
company, which would provide
for new terminals at Fifteenth
and K streets NV. and Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. were revealed, but
Mr.. Keneipp declined to allow
detailed discussion Of the plans
as being unrelated to the D street
question. Mr.. Altman said his
alternate proposals will not be
presented officially until Mr..
Keneipp's recommendation is
known.
Samuel H. Kaufman, presi-
dent Of The Evening Star News
paper Co., located opposite the
present bus terminal, said the
newspapers daily operations "are
admittedly primarily RESPONSE
BILE" for conditions in the 400
block of Eleventh street NV.
He said the traffic problem
has grown with the newspaper.
pointing out that the company
was moved to its present loca-
ton in the 1905 when there
were no buses or other motor
vehicles to cause a traffic
problem. i ,Assax
Relocation Plan.
Mr.. Kaufman revealed for the
first time that The Star is
actively engaged in a relocation
plan Of its own. A site for q
proposed new Star Building has
not yet been selected however.
he said.
1--WE are going to move Just as
fast as we can find a site, make
our plans and construct the
building" he declared. Fulfill
ment of the plan will take at
least three years. he estimated.
Mr.. Kaufman said he favored
moving the bus terminal from
Eleventh street but opposed the
proposal to locate it on D street.
Keneipp's Plan.
Mr.. Keneipp's plan calls for
the buses to make a right turn
on Ninth street off Pennsylvania
avenue. a left turn onto D street
from Ninth and elimination Of
the bottleneck at the intersec-
ton of Pennsylvania avenue. D
and Eleventh streets by these
steps:
1. Cutting a new traffic lane
through the island formed by
Pennsylvania avenue, Tenth and
D streets. to enable D street
traffic to enter Pennsylvania
avenue. This traffic now must
move to the corner of Eleventh
and D where it becomes tangled
with traffic turning right of
Pennsylvania avenue.
2. Channeling traffic around
the corner of D and Eleventh so
it will not have to merge with
traffic turning right of Pennsyl-
vania avenue at this point.
The plan would make D street
between Ninth and Tenth one
way westbound. A left-turn
light would be provided at Ninth
and D street to prevent q traffic
problem there when the buses
make their turn into the D street
terminal.
Among opponents Of the
change were:
Oliver Atlas, president Of Atlas
Sport Store, 927 D street NV:
ID street Is very narrow and a
left turn at Ninth and D will
create bad situation there. /
think the 900 block of D street is
not the proper place for q bus
terminal"
Philip GoIdstein, representing
the Surplus Sales Store which
has a delivery entrance in the
900 block of D street: There are
narrow sidewalks on both sides
of D street and it will create a
problem for the bus patrons. We
oppose the change for a bus stop
there and we also oppose the
change that would make D street
one-way."
Jack Tender, operator Of q
general merchandise business at
913 D street: II agree with Mr..
Atlas. Remember also that there
are two alleys and parking lot
entrance on D street that will
cut down the amount Of space
for buses to park"
Gilbert Hahn, r.. representing
Merchants Transfer g Storage
Co.. of the 900 block E street:
Company trucks enter an alley
of D street to get to the storage
building at the rear Of e street.
He presented pictures showing