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TI-E rIEW YORK TI MES- 11- 30 - 66
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.~hief _Hints Pro~os~l-i'1
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n;; :\UHJOH- E
HU:\'TEit.
,'. · Sp rc li\l lo Thr New York Times
·•.· WASHINGTON, Nov. · 29~ .
The.· Administration is expected ;
t o ,t.sk Congi·css next year lo j
dea r· the way . for. the ,us e 1 'of
highway flmcts :· to help· : cities
fin ance off-st reet parh:ing..
·• · .
· Strongly backed by Fedci·a l
h·ighway offi<o:i~J~. the, wop_o ·all);
js known to · 1Jc unclc1' sc nous ·
1consideration a t higi1 level:;. · · ·.
l A strong indi cation that the '
IAdm inistration has virtually de -·
cidcd to push · for such . an .
amendment to the Federal High~
,way ·Act, in th<; next Congress
came to day in a ·pccch by f.:c,-;
M. Whitton , the Federal ' Higf1-·
way Administrato1·.
·.
I n a speech to the Americ,tn
A sociation of · State Highway
Officials in Wichita, Kan .; ai1d·
rele ased by his . office here, Mr,
Whitton said : .
. .
I "It is my belief that we will
have to do something to provide
fin a ncial assistance to cities for
off-street parking.'.'
Mr. Whitton did not set a
ta rget date. Nor did he propose i
'any specific· amount of money. :
However, sources close -to , the :
Administration say that- .the ,
p1;oposal i almost C<:?rtain to be :
presented to the Congress con- ,
venini in ' J an uary.
··
·Under the present Federal
hi gh \\'a.~· law. funds cannot be
us<'d for parking faci!lties . . The
bulk of the 1:10ncy is used to
help s tates acq uire rights -ofwa\· a nd onstruct highways. ,
i 1any mcmbe1·s of Congress .
would a lmost certainly oppose
diversion of funds from road building into construction of
parking faci li ties.
This opposition would likely
be particula rl y strong at this
time. for President Johnson last
week ordered a sharp cutback
in the Federal highway program
in an effort to quell inflationary
pressu re in the economy.
The Federa l Government ha d
originally planned to commit
$4-billion to $4.4-billion in highway funds in the present fiscal
year end ing next June 30. This,
has been cut back to $3.3-billion.
I
......,.
This will slow roa dbuilding in [
every state. The grea test im - :
pact will be on the inlcrstat c l
supcrhi;hway system, a H,~00- 1
mile system that is now s llgntly ·j 1
more than half completed.
1
Under the cutback, New York
State's Federal -aid lirnitation
bill will be Sl 71.115,000, of
which just $183.000 has been
placed under contract since last
·June 30. New York's share last
fi scal year was ~210,587,661.
In pushing for authority to
divert funds into off - street
'parking, Federal highway officials argue that it would less
costly in most cases to erect
park ing facilities than to construct new streets.
By removing existing street
parking, they point out, one or
two additional traffic lanes can
be opened to vehicles.
Federal highway_officials arc
also see ,ing other solutions to
·urban traffic problems. One proposal is for what they call
"street stretching."
· In his speech today, ::11r. Whitj ton described "stree t tretch,ino-" as converting existing
1 sidewalks
into vehicle traffic
lanes. Pedestrian walks would
be provided in arcades buiit into
the first floor of buildings.
' 'This obviously is not a chea p
solution to increas ing the traffic capacity a nd safety of
streets," Mr. Whitton said . "But
it certainly is less expensive and
disruptive than removing entire
buildings for new street or free• 1
way constructions.' '
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CITIES 1i\ YGET
,: ··-u .0,
Q _ n11r1r1 11TG
ID!;
1.1 ,~L1'1
1
.;
R~~ds
l/'1 0/ &--
I
.~hief _Hints Pro~os~l-i'1
_e. to Di vert Highway Funds . .
n;; :\UHJOH- E
HU:\'TEit.
,'. · Sp rc li\l lo Thr New York Times
·•.· WASHINGTON, Nov. · 29~ .
The.· Administration is expected ;
t o ,t.sk Congi·css next year lo j
dea r· the way . for. the ,us e 1 'of
highway flmcts :· to help· : cities
fin ance off-st reet parh:ing..
·• · .
· Strongly backed by Fedci·a l
h·ighway offi<o:i~J~. the, wop_o ·all);
js known to · 1Jc unclc1' sc nous ·
1consideration a t higi1 level:;. · · ·.
l A strong indi cation that the '
IAdm inistration has virtually de -·
cidcd to push · for such . an .
amendment to the Federal High~
,way ·Act, in th<; next Congress
came to day in a ·pccch by f.:c,-;
M. Whitton , the Federal ' Higf1-·
way Administrato1·.
·.
I n a speech to the Americ,tn
A sociation of · State Highway
Officials in Wichita, Kan .; ai1d·
rele ased by his . office here, Mr,
Whitton said : .
. .
I "It is my belief that we will
have to do something to provide
fin a ncial assistance to cities for
off-street parking.'.'
Mr. Whitton did not set a
ta rget date. Nor did he propose i
'any specific· amount of money. :
However, sources close -to , the :
Administration say that- .the ,
p1;oposal i almost C<:?rtain to be :
presented to the Congress con- ,
venini in ' J an uary.
··
·Under the present Federal
hi gh \\'a.~· law. funds cannot be
us<'d for parking faci!lties . . The
bulk of the 1:10ncy is used to
help s tates acq uire rights -ofwa\· a nd onstruct highways. ,
i 1any mcmbe1·s of Congress .
would a lmost certainly oppose
diversion of funds from road building into construction of
parking faci li ties.
This opposition would likely
be particula rl y strong at this
time. for President Johnson last
week ordered a sharp cutback
in the Federal highway program
in an effort to quell inflationary
pressu re in the economy.
The Federa l Government ha d
originally planned to commit
$4-billion to $4.4-billion in highway funds in the present fiscal
year end ing next June 30. This,
has been cut back to $3.3-billion.
I
......,.
This will slow roa dbuilding in [
every state. The grea test im - :
pact will be on the inlcrstat c l
supcrhi;hway system, a H,~00- 1
mile system that is now s llgntly ·j 1
more than half completed.
1
Under the cutback, New York
State's Federal -aid lirnitation
bill will be Sl 71.115,000, of
which just $183.000 has been
placed under contract since last
·June 30. New York's share last
fi scal year was ~210,587,661.
In pushing for authority to
divert funds into off - street
'parking, Federal highway officials argue that it would less
costly in most cases to erect
park ing facilities than to construct new streets.
By removing existing street
parking, they point out, one or
two additional traffic lanes can
be opened to vehicles.
Federal highway_officials arc
also see ,ing other solutions to
·urban traffic problems. One proposal is for what they call
"street stretching."
· In his speech today, ::11r. Whitj ton described "stree t tretch,ino-" as converting existing
1 sidewalks
into vehicle traffic
lanes. Pedestrian walks would
be provided in arcades buiit into
the first floor of buildings.
' 'This obviously is not a chea p
solution to increas ing the traffic capacity a nd safety of
streets," Mr. Whitton said . "But
it certainly is less expensive and
disruptive than removing entire
buildings for new street or free• 1
way constructions.' '
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