Show CITY OFFICERS I PLAN TRAFFIC RULE CHANGES Meeting Considers Ways of Eliminating Congestion on Streets Sweeping changes to facilitate the movement of automobile traffic were being bein considered by John M. M Knight ht public safety commissioner Chief of Police William L. L Payne and the city legal department in a meeting Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day afternoon in the commission commission- commissioners commissioner's ers er's office oHice Among the changes discussed and expected to be put into force after thorough investigation are 1 Inauguration I-Inauguration of oC traffic lanes on East South Temple and South Main Iain streets to segregate slow-moving slow traffic e from the faster 2 Elimination 2 of parking for some distance from the thc new safety isles isle In fri the business district to relieve congestion congestion congestion con con- now present 3 Reducing 3 the time cycle of the thc yellow light of intersection signals which is considered too long 4 Holding 4 pedestrians back to the curb until the thc signal has fully changed thus eliminating present dashes to the safety isles while automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au traffic is still moving A campaign to bring about a better better better bet bet- ter public understanding of traffic regulations and problems also was discussed At present single stripes painted In Inthe inthe the thc center of East South Temple and South Main streets separate traffic bound in opposite directions but under under under un un- un- un der the thc proposed plan these lines will be augmented by more designed to keep fast and slow moving traffic separate to lessen congestion It was pointed out that at intersections intersections intersections where the new isles have been installed the old system of parallel parking for a certain distance alongside alongside alongside along along- side the zones has proved a cause of congestion as the thc isles take up more space than the thc old zones making making mak mak- ing lag it difficult for automobiles to form into two lines as they approach the thc intersections As soon as possible it is planned to repaint safet safety zones across the middle of the blocks in the business district The markings have become obscure it was pointed ouLA out outA outA A color scheme of yellow ellow and black blackfor blackfor blackfor for the thc new safety Isles was expected expect expect- ed to be approved at the meeting The concrete abutments and iron poles would be painted in alternate stripes with the colors |