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corridor.
The exchange came as the
Senate District Appropriations
Subcommittee held hearings on
the Districts 1868 highway
budget. The budget includes
$500, 900 which the House APP
preparations Committee ap-
proved for the bride. With Fed
eral matching funds, the Dis
trict will be able to spend 50
million for the project If the
Senate approves building the
bridge.
Charges Fly
A House District subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative
Whitener, Democrat Of North
Carolina, last week issued a
report accusing the commits
sioners of "circumventing the
expressed intent Of Congress-"
Gen. Clarke and Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner, however,
are continuing their fight for
the bridge despite the report.
The Whitener subcommittee
report accused the commits
sioners Of insisting upon and
seeking appropriations for" the
Three Sisters bridge after the
transportation agency had
asked for postponement.
c. Darwin Stolzenbach, ad-
ministrator Of the agency, told
the Senate subcommittee he
was still asking for the post
ponement. .
Senator Case said he knew
both highway and transit plan
ners were able and dedicated
men. your disagreement
doesn't bother me a bit, and I
think the conflicting views may
help us make a decision" he
said.
We haven't seen the solution
to problems Of circulation for
cars and buses in downtown
Washington, Gen. Clarke said,
II we have to have q subway to
distribute people in downtown
areas, it may be economical to
expand a rapid transit system
into other areas, he said.
Cites Recommendations
Gen. Clarke said that Con-
greSs in 1860 had accepted the
1853 Transportation Plan,
which rejected an all-highway
transportation solution, and
recommended eight express bus
routes on freeways and four
rail rapid transit routes.
Gen. Clarke said that Con-
greSs did not give the Trans
portation Agency a mandate to
do overall planning. This was
left for the National Capital
Planning Commission, which
has consistently approved the
controversial bridge.
Gen. Clarke said that the
congressional language in 1860
directing the Transportation
Agency to evaluate the trans
portation plan was boiler plate
language"
Another exchange In the
hearing came when Harold Att
ken. District highway director.
showed a chart indicating a
continuing drop in transit use.
Mr.. Stolzenbach, adminis-
traitor of the Transportation
Agency. said this is a terribly
misleading chart"
Commuters are increasing
their use Of rapid transit dur
Ing the morning and evening
rush hours to get downtown in
The cities which have rapid
transit systems, he said.
Potential Ignored
District budget requests do
not take into account the DO
,ential transit loads which viii
essen the need for freeways.
Mr.. Stolzenbach said.
District highway engineers
assume that only Is per cent
If total regional travel will be
~ mass transit. Actually the
,otal OF regional travel by mass
,ransit will be between so and
IS percent. Even If the transit
1ders total only SIS per cent,
his should curtail the need for
many freeways, he said.
Gen. Clarke took issue with
Mr.. Stolzenbach's repeated
'laims that District Commits
ioners had not approved the
$50 Transportation Plan.
ITO put 1t bluntly, this is a
ed herring" Gen Clarke told
he subcommittee.
The general insisted the Com.
were for the concept