Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1930, Page 25

~ by relatively small cost in compa: no serious con % fective, must covef o R SIG { TRAFFC TANLE " REMEDES RGED Scientific Control and Sepa- | ration of Slow and Fast Vehicle Flow Advocated. Declaring that traffic congestion Is' not a necessary evil, and that it is causing an economic and financial loss of two billion dollars annually in t United States, aside from the cost of traffic accidents, the findings of the committee on measures of relief of traf- fic congestion of the National Confe: ence of Street and Highway Safety was made public yesterday. ‘This report, signed by E. J. Mehren of Chicago. chairman, will be presented to the Third National Conference on Street and Highway Safety. called by Secretary of Commerce Lamont, the chairman, to convene here next Tues-| day in three-day session. t As a remedy, the report at the outset | urges the Federal Government and| municipalities to move for the relief of | congestion by taking traffic needs into| consideration when planning public‘ buildings. | Pedestrian Co-operation Urged. Scientific methcds of control, separa- tion of the slow from fast’ moving| trafic and greater co-operation between pedestrian and motorists are among the suggestions advanced for betterment. & committee says: “Traffic congestion is not a necessary | 5 ewil. It can be alleviated and to a very hrr degree eliminated by careful study | and judicious expenditure for immediate relief measures and permanent improve- ments and by the sound control of land use. . “All cities should “look forward to their future needs and plan now for coming requirements for adequate han- dling of traffic problems. “As an important contribution to_this end, the committee considers that Fed- eral, State and municipal governments should give prompt consideration to the problems of traffic congestion that will arise through the erection of new build- ings for governmental use. Easy Access Is Advocated. “Plans for the location and construc- tion of such structures should recognize need for adequate street service adjacent to'these areas, easy access to the buildings, requirements of employes for off-street parking, congestion and the needs of the general area in rela- tion to such buildings or groups of buildings.” In defining the elements and causes of traffic congestion the committee also mentions as outstanding the growth in Ppopulation, increase in the number and use of motor vehicles and the more intensive use and employment of land. ‘These elements, says the committee. create congestion, however, only by reason of the two fundamental causes of inadequate streets and roads and the ineflicient and conflicting use of them. Outstanding among the findings and Temedies proposed by the committee are the following: In view of the improvement in traffic conditions that can often be effected rison with the benefits, there should be in- creased expenditures in most communi- ties for the relief of congestion. Such expenditures can be made most m-fluh:xve‘ly mhu:’:o‘z:‘mp:ed with a com- nsive plan developed by competent -technical study. e Each municipality with a traffic b~ lem should have a traffic commission of citizen and official members. Except on a few major thoroughfares copnecting large centers and at a few major intersections, there is normally gestion on rural high- ways outside of metropolitan areas. Adequate Contrel Is Sought. Immediate relief res, to be ef- lequate control of traffic at important intersections, stand- ard rules governing turns, marking of traffic lanes, parking regulations, restric- tions on the loading and unloading of .u!u;:;] 3 builg ‘rllh;m":‘mlcnd similar les, se| on of by alloca- tion, protection and expedition of pedes- trian movement and vigorous enforce- ment of regulations. lent relief measures must in- ¢clude creation of major thoroughfares in accordance with traffic flow needs, improvement of intersections, elimina- tion of grade crossings with high fre- q of vehicle or train movement, of roadways, street extensions and connections,. parallel routes, new arterial highways, development of by- routes, construction of parkways, ldnvelopmena of oc;-m:t p.lmn. and | oading, and provision for playgrou: for_children. e ‘The committee points out with em- phasis that the inadequacy of streets and highways, springing from the lack of far-sighted planning and zoning, has Tesulted in choking many available thoroughfares. “The formation o; traffic improve- “In smaller communities the co-opera- tion of existing local departments un- g ’, or official gna I will generally be sufficient.” & Lights May Be Nuisance. ! ‘Traffic-control lights are serving their well, the committee finds, but Wwhen indiscriminately used or too fre- quently placed may become a nuisance, Real Estate Loans (D. 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The, committee says: “Stopping for traffic lights where a im| rly time light is unnecessary or imprope: d irritates the motorist and encourages’ contempt for traffic control and regul | tion.” Parking as a factor in congestion is dealt with at length by the committee, and is pointed out as one of the serious and growing phases of the problem. The committee asserts that terminal facil- ties for vehicles, especially in centr: business districts, are essential to ! transaction of business. At the soi time it is pointed out that parking ¢ the streets is an uneconomic practice. As one means of relief, the commit.~ suggests the separation of slow-movi < traffic from the fast-moving tra® either by lanes on the streets 2u. highways or by the use of separa streets. Commercial vehicles should not be barred from any street, in the view i the committee, however, until suit- able alternate routes have been found. Enforcement Is Vital ‘The pedestrian movement requires the most careful attention as an aspect of the problem. the committee continues. | It finds also that opinion is divided on the question of whether pedestrians should be required to obey the traffic 3 laws and signals. { ‘The committee adds: “It is obvious that there is need for| much greater co-operation between pedestrian and motorist. Motor traffic| making turns has a tendency to disre- gard the right of way of pedestrianc proceeding on a green light, and when signals change drivers frequently over- look the necessity of permitting pedes- ns to reach a place of safety. Pedes- trians far too generally disregard the traffic signals, either by proceeding, heedlessly through lines of lawfully| Sz moving Vehicles or by crowding out in| manner as to retard the tral The committee finds that effectiv | ness of regulations of control depend m‘ a large measure on proper enforcement. | Proper education of the public in these matters through newspapers and | the activities of civic organizations will | mrder or suicide was th yesterday. through the back of the head and a third had entered the body just below the_heart. DEATH OF BROKER Wealthy Chicago Man Found| With Body Punctured by Three Bullets. E7 the Associated Pr KENTLAND, Ind., May 21.—Author- es were undecided todsy Whether answer to death of Willlam Simons, promi- nt Chicago grain broker and one-time rtner of former Gov. Warren T. Cray. 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An old-style single-action revolver was found near the body. There were pow- der burns on the head and hands. Rob- bery apparently was not the motive, if Simons was slain, for his valuables were untouched. Member of Grain Firm. Simbns was connected with McCray, | Morrison & Co., grain dealers in Kent- Jand, untfl 1910," when he went to Chicago and later became president of the Sawers Grain Co., which failed in 1923. Gov. McCray, a heavy stock- holder in the Sawers company, became involved in financial difficulties, which led to his losing the governorship and He was missing at 3 am. when Mrs. Simons awakened. oo o4 om Chicago police, aiding Kentland - clals, learned that Simons matntained an apartment which he occupled during the five days of each week he mained in Chicago. They said neigh- bors recalled that Simons frequently entertained a woman guest at the Chi- eago apartment. Search for her was under way today. 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