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the Center Leg of the Inner
Loop highway system proposed
to run north and south, be-
tween Second and Third streets;
a new 400, 000-square-foot Cen
tral Library in a downtown To-
cation; a Convention Hall and
Exhibition Area, such as the
proposed Federal City Center
supported by the Washington
Board of Trade, that would oc-
cupy a site bounded by Tenth,
Sixth, and E streets and by
Pennsylvania and Indiana ave-
nues NV; and new institu-
tional buildings, such as the
proposed new Georgetown Uni
versity Law Center near Fifth
and E streets NV.
5. Encouragement of public
and private projects to supply
the equivalent of 81 office
buildings, each having 10000
square feet of floor space; As
apartment houses having 200
units each; 16 new hotels and
motor hotels with an average
of 400 rooms each; 20 other
buildings to provide retail and
institutional space, and a vast
program of remodeling and
renovation of existing build
ingS.
Urge Bus Terminal
The report also recommends
construction of a new inter-
state bus terminal between the
proposed Center Leg express
way and North Capitol street.
It would be accessible to the
freeway system and be linked
to downtown by jitney and
taxi service.
Also proposed is a three
level, underground parking ga
rage, to be located beneath the
Great Plaza in the Federal Tri-
angle. This plaza fronts on
Fourteenth street, south of
Pennsylvania avenue. The top
level could serve as a terminal
for suburban buses, the report
remarks, with possible eventual
use for parking only.
Recommended for an early
start was a demonstration
block" project, along F street
to "try out, under actual con-
ditions, test sections of arcades
pavement, landscaping and spe-
cial street furniture"
Designation of such an area
within several months from
now is hoped for. so that con-
struction could begin next year
Full accomplishment of the
program would be impossible
without designation of the 632'
acre downtown as an urban re.
newal area, sponsors frankly
concede. Piecemeal application
of urban renewal to parts oi
the area would not be so sue.
ceSSful as an overall approach
they believe.
But they emphasize they
don't have another Southwes
Washington in mind. There tht
total area was almost entirel!
demolished before rebuilding
was started.
Different Concept
"This concept is wholly diff
ferent from that used il
Southwest" Knox Banner
Downtown Progress executive
director, said, in explaining tn
plan today.
Not more than a third O
the total area would be razed
and this work would be sched
uled-under the program out
lined-to take place gradual,
over a period Of years, he said
Before a building is tori
down." he explained, "It is con
templated that a Replacement
would be acceptable and a re
developer would be alread
chosen. Thus, the process woul
be similar in nature to tina
applying to entirely private re
construction projects"
While no estimate was mad
of overall development expend
itures, the plan says $500 mil
lion in construction outlay
could be expected for new build
ings alone.
Would Yield Taxes
Such a volume of construc
ton would yield a net annue
increase in realty tax revenue
of $4.3 million, plus 50 millio
additionally each year in sale
taxes on the trade that coul