| Show C building Bui B didia ldina main street of town no place for highway it if the new york central railroad went through every town down ton the main street as it goes through syracuse the twentieth century would take a week to fecto get to chicago arterial highways are now practically railroads in purpose and potential speed of traffic still attempting to function while passing through the main streets of 0 every town they have got to be taken out of the towns send them over wide rights or of way radiating from the cities and crossing the states and three enormous advantages are gained at one once first through traffic it IE greatly facilitated in movement second existing towns are reclaimed to live their local life in accordance with their and ancient ent plan of community coherence and dignity third nn an expanding population pressed out from tile the cities and 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 I 1 laws aws and to in the country where there Is room tor for decent planning owing to the present clinked condition of our highways suburban living Is restricted almost everywhere to half its potential range and halt half its proper elbow room white while village living has lost its character and charm the country Is rapidly being spoiled for tourists and there Is no compensating gain in the flow of industry or expansion of living range we are being conquered by the motor car it Is our ur blind master walter prichard Irl chard eaton baton in the atlantic monthly |
