Evening star. [volume], March 05, 1937, Page A-14, Image 14

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Channelizing May Cure Scott Circle Traffic
Whitehurst Proposal Would Introduce Milwaukee’s
Famed System.
A map shotting how Scott Circle would be laid out under the plan outlined by Highway
Director H. C. Whitehurst.
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This the third of a series of arti
cles analyzing proposals to relieve
District traffic congestion as they
were suggested by a subcommittee
of the House District Committee at
the last session of Congress and re
cently analyzed for costs by Capt.
H. C. Whitehurst, director of high
ways.
BY DON S. WARREN.
EVOLUTIONARY changes in
traffic engineering will be
adopted for Washington if
plans of Highway Director
H. C. Whitehurst are approved for
control of conditions at Scott Circle.
The proposed new system is based
on development of “directional is
lands,” which will provide for the
"channelizing of traffic.”
The motivating principle was copied
from ideas in operation in Milwaukee,
which has achieved outstanding suc
cess in modern handling of traffic
movements and in a reduced toll in
traffic accidents.
Rearrangement of Scott Circle, it
b estimated, will co6t some $86,000.
The plans are offered by Capt. White
hurst as an improvement which he
will recommend if the taxpayers be
lieve the result will be worth the cost.
There would be 13 comparatively
■mall sections of parks in the public
area at the intersection of eight
■treets at Scott Circle, Instead of the
present circle, two traffic directional
strips of parking and two parking
areas, as at present, if his plans are
adopted. He declares that while the
area of public parks there may be
slightly diminished under his plans,
the beauty of the area would not be
appreciably damaged. He believes the
resulting benefits would outweigh the
losses, if any.
What is “channelized” traffic direc
tion?
“Briefly it is a plan of developing
low islands for trees or lawns which
would have the purpose of directing
traffic easily into their proper chan
nels,” said Capt. Whitehurst. “These
islands, while adding to the beauty of
an intersection, are intended to guide
the flow of traffic so as to avoid con
gestion and confusion.”
The present circle in the center of
Bcott Circle would be reduced and
shaped so as to guide traffic flowing
directly north and south. To the east
and west of the reduced center strip
there would be developed large new
islands. In the centers of these would
be placed the Hanneman and the Web
ster statutes. Small triangular islands
would be developed at the north and
south intersections of the circle with
Sixteenth street. Also there would be
four “directional" islands to the east
and west of the circle to guide traffic
coming into the intersection with the
circle from Massachusetts avenue, N
street and Rhode Island avenue at
either side of the circle.
As a further step in direction of
traffic by physical arrangements, the
present corners of streets abutting the
circle would be set back to ease the
flow of traffic through the circle.
Whereas N street, to both the east and
west of the circle, now come to dead
ends, the proposed plans would pro
vide easy access to the circle, Capt.
j Whitehurst said.
“The plan may look complicated
on paper, but in actual practice it
would be simple as compared with
what we have now,” said Capt. White
hurst.
“At present, at some points at Scott
Circle, and on some other wide inter
sections, there is really too great a
width. Drivers of automobiles are
inclined to wander from one lane to
another, then come to a point where
there is not enough room for such
weaving. The proposed system of is
lands is intended to prevent such
weaving, to keep traffic in channels
and prevent congestion and tie-ups.
“The plan for the directional Islands
is based on the natural inclination of
the driver to keep to the right ol an
obstruction. The directional Islands,
in the first place, would be low, ao as
not to offer a traffic hazard. But
they should serve to direct traffic into
the easiest way to pass through an
intersection, already complicated, and
to facilitate general traffic movement
and lessen congestion and accidents.
I believe that the proposed plan would
accomplish that.”
Next: Thomas Circle.
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