Show HORSES DELAY STREET TRAFFIC Los Taos Angeles J Rules Hules Off Slow Vehicles from Busy Districts From Albert Alb rt Erskine Bureau tor for Street Str t Traffic Traffie Research R More definite segregation se of fast and slow moving vehicles will be bethe bethe bethe the next step for American cities In their battle bl against the high cost of traffic congestion Growing evidence e of this Is seen In plans for forthe forthe forthe the construction of double deck double deck streets street In metropolitan cities as well u as the development In many cities titles of tragic traffic laws forcing slow moving vehicles chIcles and commercial traffic to use designated heavy hewy tropic traffic streets Instead of mingling with passenger traffic trams on other over-crowded over main arteries ries LACK OF SYSTEM Much of the congestion found on city streets at the present time Is not primarily the result of density of traffic nor the physical condi condl- conditions conditions t ons of the streets but the result of an unsystematic use of existing facilities and a 0 failure to adjust the rights and duties of street users of various classes declares a report published recently by the Albert Russel Erskine bureau for street traffic traffic fic research endowed in Harvard university by the Studebaker Corpor Corpor- Corpora a The report Is 15 based baud on a I Iten ten months' months intensive traffic survey of Chicago and on other surveys eys un un- under under un- un under der way In Boston San Francisco and Los Angeles under the direction of Miller McClintock director of the Erskine bureau HORSES DELAY TRAFFIC Heavy horse-drawn horse drays dray's and slow moving mo motor trucks are arc point point- pointed ed cd out as I major factors in the snail- snail snaillike snaillike snaillike like pace Imposed on all other outer traffic fic nc when wh n moving over the congested i streets of a business district or on I narrow roadways Tho The volume of or slow-moving slow heavy y traffic that reduces the speed peed of passenger pas enger vehicles In business districts wa was brought out In one phase of the tho Chicago sur- sur surveys survey's veys vey's findings A study of the In- In terminal tee movement of less leM than carload freight disclosed that the streets of the central busi busi- business business business ness district were ere called on to carry carr durIng a single Bingle typical month more than rounds bounds of of this type of freight An additional 16 pounds were nere transferred from the docks dock of two boat lines to the various arlou freight terminals RULE nULE orr on Tho The construction of acker acker Drive a 0 two level street which adds to the utility of the double- double decked avenue J. bridge and the tho adoption of traffic regu regu- regulations regulations lations designed to keep through h commercial traffic out of the th business district are expected to that tint will save lIa nth mil millions lions of dollars through h speeding up both commercial and passenger vehicle movement In few ew York work has been started on a via viaduct duct that will carry fast fist pas pas- passengers passengers passengers above the congestion con of the downtown business district along the Hudson river to connect with RIverside Drive Los Angeles J has attacked the problem of slow- slow moving mo vehicle congestion by rul rul- ruling rulIng ruling ing horse drawn traffic off orr certain certain certaIn tain heavily traveled streets dur due ing In the rush hours of the day da Ono One of or the recommendations of the Chicago surveys survey's report included In Included In- In Included the ultimate prohibition of truck operation on through stop- stop streets as is well v as on boulevards boule where truck traffic Is already prohibited It Is paradoxical to establish such protected streets for fast Cast light lI ht traffic t if they are n to tobo tobo tobe bo be filled with slow moving trucks the report stated Naturally such sucha a II prohibition lays lava a II special re requirement re- re requirement that through streets be carefully selected and that they should ultimately be supplemented by by streets designed and paved I especially for heavy commercial 1 traffic |