Show I PROPOSES ELEVATED DRIVEWAY FOR AUTOS I TO RELIEVE CONGESTION I America will wilt see ECO automobiles automo automo- biles In operation in 1926 Hence Heno j automo-j there Is a crying need for tor safety cooperation cooperation opera co tion to meet conditions The he government census shows nearly nearly near near- I I ly cars cUS re registered in this country on January 1 1916 The first I half halt of the year 1916 revealed a production production pro pro- pro pro-j of nearly passenger automobiles the tho speeding up of ot production production production pro pro- customary In the last half of ot the year car being urged on b by a vast In Increase increase In- In crease e in orders due duo to continued prosperity pros pros- One popular make of car is now behind on orders Statistics available available avail avail- able show that over cars willbe will willbe be added this year swelling the total tot number in use In the United States to b by January 1 1 These figures show tho the serious conditions now now confronting confronting con con- I fronting the planning committees con I of ot the various cities Illinois will have cars caN re registered registered regis regis- 16 b by January 1 I tho rho majority being centered In Chicago With tho the rapidly growing population of ot the motor vehicle ve- ve ve vehicle hicle I can st see e but one solution of ot tho the traffic problem I would urge tho the erection of oC elevated automobile drives built light and artistically ar ar- ar- ar not not like the tho unsightly naisy structures In use In Chicago New v NewYork NewYork York and Boston for tor the tho t elevated electric service A structure that Is wide wide- enough for forat forat forat at least IM two vehicles to pass or run abreast and at the same Slun time admit sunlight to the street would work ark won won- ders In cities clUes where dla diagonal onal or air airline airline line street prevail as In Chicago with Cottage Grove avenue Milwaukee avenue avenue avenue ave ave- nue Ogden avenue Clark street and Broadway such uch structures structure could be erected elected Subways s 's for the traction system must come an and progress is necessarily necessarily slow yet ot some Immediate re relief relief re- re lief may be bo had b by the positive re refusal refusal refusal re- re to allow p parking of at autos in our ouro so o called 1 10 loop p district in streets now occupied b by street cars The persons now carried dally daily on the present surface car systems must be he considered and given a to ride rille more rapidly than at present Chicago o will wilt strangle tran le Itself In the loop district In the tho near future unless some new and radical traffic rules arceS are arc eS established to relieve present conditions condi condi- Certain streets should be designated for the use uso of or motor trucks exclusively exclusively particularly In the d downtown district In order r the great eat public the public the p pedestrians pedestrians-be bC bo reached a certain fund should hould be set aside in municipalities to carry carryon on a safety education In the schools parks churches and clubs In order that the operation co-operation of oC pedestrians pedestrians be bo secure secured moro more consideration must be given them at street crossIngs crossings cross- cross Ings both b by vehicle drivers ers and by policemen In Chicago tho the officer gives the tho whistle tho the signal for traffic to change chang and at that Instant traffic starts oftentimes catching pedestrians pedestrians I who must exercise good judgment judgment Judg judg- ment and nd be very active In order to cross in safety even oven though they started while within their rights Many 1 officers now seem to consider anI only tho the auto traffic and arid to keep that moving without any consideration of ot tho the persons In the middle of ot the thoroughfare |