NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION HEARINGS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 6 OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION O'N H.R. 6633 and H.R. 7240 TO AUTHORIZE THE PROSECUTION OF A TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 21-468 JULY 9, 10, 16, 18, 24, 25, 29, AND 31, 1963 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia CONTENTS Public Law 86–669, an act to aid in the development of a coordinated system of transportation for the National Capital region, to create a temporary National Capital Transportation Agency; to authorize nego- tiation to create an interstate agency, and for other purposes.- Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington Transit Co. and Washington, Virginia Kahn, S. Harrison, commerce counsel.. Mitchell, Robert T., executive vice president and general manager, Sexton, Burton H., consultant and engineer- American Automobile Association, Arthur E. Miller, chairman, District 238 420 Bureau of the Budget, Hon. Elmer B. Staats, Deputy Director. Capitol Hill Community Council, Clarence M. Fesler, chairman, com- Citizens Transit Improvement Association, Hilliard H. Goodman, execu- 408 Commission of Fine Arts, David E. Finley, Chairman_ 149 Committee of 100 on the Federal City, American Planning and Civic 228 Defense, Department of, Hon. William Durkee, Deputy Assistant Secre- 184 Democratic National Committee of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Polly 211 District of Columbia Federation of Civic Associations, Edward J. McClane, 382 District of Columbia League of Women Voters, Mrs. S. Peter Karlow.. 187 263 Fairfax County (Va.) Board of Supervisors, Mrs. Anne Wilkins, member_. 231 378 Dean, Hon. Alan L., Associate Administrator for Administration____ 180 III Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia, Peter Page 390 Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Walter J. Bier- 353 Housing and Home Finance Agency, Hon. John C. Kohl, Assistant Ad- 217 Interfederation Council, Julius U. Hoke, chairman_ 432 Interior, Department of the, T. Sutton Jett, regional director, National 226 383 Montgomery County (Md.) Citizens Planning Association, Ramsey 426 National Capital Planning Commission, Mrs. James H. Rowe, Jr., Chair- Seeger, Edwin H., Assistant Administrator and General Counsel. Stolzenbach, C. Darwin, Administrator.... National Capital Voters Association, John M. Thornton__. Washington Area League of Women Voters, Mrs. William Wallace____ MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Albaugh, William A., letter dated July 10, 1963, to Chairman McMillan__ Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington Transit Co. and Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co., Burton H. Sexton, consultant and engineer, re- port on "Recommendations for Transportation in the National Capital Allied Civic Group, Inc., Dr. Robert S. Allgaier, chairman, public high- American University Park Citizens' Association, Mrs. Robert Burns, Arlington County (Va.) Board, Mrs. Phyllis L. Ferrari, clerk, letter dated 55 430 Arlington County (Va.) Civic Federation, Betty Taff, secretary, letter Arlingtonians for Preservation of the Palisades, Leslie Logan, president, Becker, Mrs. Ellen L., letter dated June 13, 1963, to the House Committee on the District of Columbia___. Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, C. J. Haggerty, president, letter dated July 10, 1963, to Chairman Whitener. Burnt Mills Hills (Md.) Citizens Association, John B. Nutter, president, letter dated February 9, 1963, to National Capital Transportation Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens Association, Mrs. Hildegard W. Cannan, secretary, letter dated July 7, 1963, to Chairman Whitener.. Citizens' Association of Belair, Prince Georges County (Md.), Inc., Richard W. Saunders, secretary, letter dated August 8, 1963, to Chairman Commissioners' Planning Advisory Council, Frank Wolfsheimer, Chair- man, letter dated July 8, 1963, to Chairman Whitener, with copies of letters dated March 26, June 1, and June 12, 1963, enclosed... Commission of Fine Arts, David E. Finley, Chairman: Letter dated June 19, 1963, to Chairman McMillan.. Letter dated July 8, 1963, to Chairman McMillan. Connecticut Avenue Citizens Association: Dillon, Timothy V. A., president, letter dated July 15, 1963, to Chair- McConnell, Homer J., president, letter dated January 22, 1963, to Winnemore, Lawrence P., chairman, municipal service committee, editorial from Philadelphia Inquirer of March 5, 1963, entitled "Our Priceless Rail Transit Assets" Corber, Robert J., letter dated July 22, 1963, to Chairman McMillan. District of Columbia Government, Hon. Walter N. Tobriner, President, Board of Commissioners, letter dated July 8, 1963, to Chairman District of Columbia Republican Committee, Hon. Robert E. McLaughlin, District of Columbia Society of Professional Engineers, Frank Wolfsheimer, Fairfax County (Va.), Carlton C. Massey, county executive, letter dated 370 Greater Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Walter J. Bier- Appendix A. Resolution on pending legislation_ 356 356 Gude, Hon. Gilbert, State senator, Montgomery County, Md., letter dated 454 440 House Report 2751, 84th Congress, 2d session, entitled "Mass Transporta- 278 Howell, H. E., letter dated July 3, 1963, to Chairman Whitener_ 437 432 |