Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 39 | Pedestrian Protected in N. Y. Traffic Plan

Pedestrian Protected in In N. N Y Traffic Plan t NEW NEIS' YORK Pedestrian AP-Pedestrian AP Pedestrian tights rights long neglected In ins traffic planning will bu bi honored honor d in newly pr proposed city city- highways Specialized highways highway's some patterned patt patterned pat pat- t for Cor the tile motorist t to to insure Adequate sp si speed oed ed lanes and some some planned especially for or the pedestrians pedestrian's tr trian's Iana ns pro protection a arc ad advocated b by tho regional plan q of New NewYork York ana and environs Following a D. survey of ot the best m means of ot developing and nd protecting r residential neighborhoods the thc or- or or organization serving the thc states of New ew York YoI-t New Jersey and Conn Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- n proposes Increased ased specialisation nation of r high highways ways s and a 1 reformulation reformulation reformulation lation of or of traffic Ide Ideals ls and stand iuds arils It proposes c express highways rs wide ide fitted for high speed traffic which would cut residential areas into small islands In these pot pots pots' would be a a. maze of ot streets for fop 01 speed low traffic lanes Janes so fashioned fashioned fash fash- fon d that spend speed d would be bo Impossible sible and safety of ot the pedestrian the primary ry f factor By some sociologists the automobile auto luto- mobile has been regarded as a de destroy detroyer de- de stroy troyer er o of neighborhood life UCc tho the organization reported Now curi- curi ual v eno enough gh it is setti setting setting- g- g up a a- process In city planning which seems likely to produce exactly the opposite effect