Show traffic key problem for grand junction police grand junction a boom town tree free from anc ic and crime Is facing a huge one that Is not new to the ilie cities of Anic lea ilca but one that I 1 Is unique to former centar that problem Is condol of traffic in the donton area so solution I 1 u tion 0 of I 1 the tile oll Is I 1 in n the hands brind q of III the e city 1101 11 I 1 the h e city in manager a I 1 iager and tile lie of f grand junction s polke debirt Ir pirt anent 4 year old karl ills biggest headache lins has insult ed biorn the tile ura eilum Ini lutry uhla has his brought countless thousands to 0 o the slope city not only to live but to 40 transact business lo 10 lour to be entertained then n fuming to their homes granted chief johnson linson Jo has oth er r problems his ills radio equipment quip ment over ever 14 years old has in his own words outlived its life expect ancy physical facilities both I 1 a ail II 11 and office are overcrowded ie le could use another patrol car four plus two motorcycles are BOW now in service and more men the force now numbers 25 in eluding a custodian and dog catcher er and one officer assigned to take care are of the cites parking meters if the rate of expansion of the community holds steady mainly however he be and his officers are concerned with that traffic problem shortly after the first of the year chief johnson made several recommendations to the city manager and council to solve he the community a motoring ills among them were I 1 create four lanes of traffic on an main street by changing over from diagonal to parallel parking 2 expand two lane fifth street lo 10 three lanes and eli elim minae lna all au parking on that thoroughfare fifth street is a main access road to the community from the south and end a two lane viaduct over the railroad tracks carries the brunt of rush hour morning and evening traffic to and from orchard mesa and the station also recommended was another access road to the main part of the city from the mesa idesa 3 installation of walk and wait signs for pedestrians along the lines of those now in use in denver this would give the pedestrian des trian a full street crossing interval with all traffic stopped until the crosswalks cross walks are cleared 4 plant more parking meters especially on white colorado south sixth and south third all a bordering on the main business district 5 add more off street parting including private lots municipal lots operated by the city and municipal lots leiher to private interests facilities of jail and office he pointed anted out would of necessity be a solution for all concerned in 1954 1800 prisoners and traffic violator violators were processed through the ancient station being lucky the chief is striving to give grand Junt lon the tile reputation of a goligh town among tile shadier sh alier elements A const int fit 1911 is in bars and cool 1001 balls halls alicie harn lers nrc are liu lined to hang liina out and such poisons nic ale akell float bloz ahei atei ns s if they thy annot iii ily tile an adequate leaon for in ili the immunity allun ity |