Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Agency
BudgetAsksBig
LOT Downtown
Also Requests Funds
To Add 2 More
Fringe Projects

funds not only to expand it
moderately successful firing
parking lot program but t.
establish a big downtown lot 70
lease to private interests.
Combined, the three new un
dertakings would cost $411,20C
This amount has been requested
for inclusion in the fiscal 1856
budget to build the lots in tn
year beginning next July /.
The total parking agenc,
budget estimate, approved by tn
District Department of Genera
Administration and now befor
the Commissioners, comes to ;
shade less than 100000.
The two proposed fringe park
ing areas would join three al
ready in existence. One woult
be located on Hardwood roat
just north of Michigan avenut
NE. The other is slated TO
the area just east of Sous;
Bridge on the Barney Circle sid,
of the Anacostia River.
On Southwest Freeway
The downtown lot operation
approved by the parking agency
board last month, would be 10.
Gated in line of the Southwest
freeway between South Capito
street and Second street S.W.
in an area where the freeway i,
to be elevated.
This parking lot, to accommo.
date more than 500 vehicles
would be paved by the District
and leased to a private operator
The city also would equip it will
lights and a pedestrian overpas
of the ground-leve arms of thu
freeway. The overpass woult
link the lot with the Federal of
flee buildings Immediately to tn
north.
The first such undertaking b
the city, the Southwest 10
would cost an estimated 1854,
900. to be amortized through
leasing fees over a 12-yea
period.
Two D. c. Operated
The Hardwood road fringe 10
would have a capacity of 80
cars and would cost $4,000. tn
Barney Circle lot for $50 car
would cost $4,000. Both woul,
be operated by the District, a
are the existing three firing
areas.
Parking agency director Levi
r. Watson. jr., said effort
would be made to get specia
ruSh-hour bus service such a
that now provided by D. c
Transit System for the Soutl
Capitol street and Carter Barron
Amphitheater lots. A. B. & w
Transit Co. makes special rush
hour runs between the Columbi;
Island lot and downtown Wash
ington.
Mr.. Watson said the expan
sion program is desirable ever
though the three existing lot
are operating well below capac
Iity. South Capitol street, will
a 460-car capacity, averages onl,
1870 cars daily: Carter Barron
240 cars of a 1926 capacity, ant
Columbia Island, ITO of a 25I
capacity.
To reach its greatest effective
ness, the director said, a firing
parking program should ring tn
downtown area with lots. In an,
case. he added. the Motor Vehicl
Parking Act was approved for tn
express purpose of providing off
street parking facilities for mo
florists.
STA Million Surplus
Agency revenues from on
street parking meters over tn
years have resulted in a ST..
million surplus. So far. tn
agency has been strictly pay-as
you-go.
Among other municipal serv
ices whose 1858 budget estimate
were released was the Depart
ment Of Vehicles and Traffic re-
quest for $1,313.000-a net in
crease of less than $4,000 owe
the current 1857 appropriation
Among other things. the none!
would be spent for six additions
employees and equipment.
Director George E. KeneipI
put the need this way: "Addi,
ton of new and expansion O
existing departmental activitiei
have substantially increased
administrative requirements anC
work-load and emphasized Ger,
tain areas where particular at.
tentions and improvement Il
needed to correct deficiencie,
and achieve and maintain mini.
mum standards Of efficient. eco.
nomical and expeditions man.
agement.
In terse language, the budget
Office informed the Commission.
ers the city needs $572, 900 foi
partial payments on the city,
outstanding SO million indebted
ness. The 1858 budget figure i,
Sl77,500 higher than the current
appropriation. The four repay
ment items are s154,555 on park
acquisition loans, Si98,8I6 or
the Federal courthouse construc.
ton, $4,000 on water system
expansion loans and $685.
toward the cost OF childrent