Show WOULD ouiD BAR CARS CARSiN IN Urge Center of Town fa for Pedestrians Only for Safety J 8 S president of o the Electric company compan isn't much of ot a pedestrian yet Vet he has ha de a traffic plan for tor Birmingham which would reserve the th busiest district of ot the city ty for COI pedestrians only It would bar automobiles automobile ever even street cars and all other modes ot of travel from this center People could walk through the streets street un- un un unmolested molested They could jaywalk without tear fear of ot accidents idea Is simply to create a loop around the busiest down down- downtown downtown town blocks aed ad run the street streetcars streetcar cars up to that loop where they would turn urn back Riders could leave the cars cart at the edge of ot the loop district and walk a block block- ou aI two to the shopping or business center For or Instance au all street cal cars serving the west est district of ot the cit city would loop on the western side ido of ot tho the restricted district touching on perhaps two blocks ot of the tir loop Cars comIng from the other directions would loop similarly And automobiles would be direct id direct direct- sd d around the loop It would speed ped up car service besIdes preventing accidents says saYI It would even enhance property values value values In the th restricted Area he believes believe The system declares might solve the traffic problem In Inmany Inmany Inmany many large larce cities of ot America |