| Show main street of town no place for highway if the new york central railroad went vent through every town down the nain main street as it goes through syracuse the twentieth century would take talt 9 a week to get to chicago arterial highways are now practically railroads in purpose and potential speed of truffle lc still attempting to function while passing through the main streets of every town they have got to be taken out of the towns send them theiu over wide rights of way radiating Iad lating from the cities and crossing tile the states and three enormous advantages are gained at once first through traffic Is greatly facilitated in movement second L existing towns are reclaimed to live their local life in accordance dance w with iab their ancient plan of community coherence and dignity third on an ex tf population pressed out from the cities and roode made mobile by the motor car can move in and out dally daily over these rights of way turning down the side roads to new communities built under zoning laws and in the country where there Is room for decent planning owing to the present choked condition of our highways suburban living Is restricted almost everywhere to halt half its potential range and half its proper elbow room while village living has lost its character and charm the country Is rapidly being spoiled polled tor for tourists and there Is no compensating gain in the flow of industry or expansion of living range we 1116 are being conquered by tile the motor car it Is our ur blind master walter prichard eaton baton in the atlantic monthly |
