ITEM 3 During the past 5 years, two single purpose parking structures have been constructed, both of which were additions to existing garages. 18th and L Sts. NW_ 1419 Pennsylvania Ave.... Additional spaces 200 100 However, since I am certain that the committee is interested in the full set of facts to establish a trend, I submit the following list of single-purpose garage structures constructed in the past 15 years: 6. 11th and New York Ave. NW. 170 12. 1711 DeSales St. NW. 235 ITEM 4 From the record transcript, page 402, lines 15 and 16 (printed hearings p. 420) Senator Tydings requested the first date our association took a favorable position on a balanced transportation system, publicly. Some I submit excerpts from an article entitled "The Parking Industry Little Known Facts," that appeared in the January 1965 issue of the magazine "National Capital Area Realtor." Specific reference is made to the following paragraphs: "4. Our support of an adequately balanced mass transportation system which makes use of all available types of transportation required to move people in the National Capital area quickly and expeditiously. "BALANCED MASS TRANSPORTATION "Contrary to public opinion, we have long been advocates and supporters of the concept to develop a realistic approach to mass transportation. We are consistent with our promise that through private enterprise the Washington Parking Association can adequately supply the parking needs of a healthy, growing downtown." Senator TYDINGS. The hearing is now recessed until next Friday. February 4. (Whereupon, at 12:45 p.m., the subcommittee recessed, to reconvene at 9 a.m., Friday, February 4, 1966.) ESTABLISHMENT OF PARKING FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (S. 2769) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1966 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington D.C. The subcommittee met at 9:05 a.m., pursuant to recess, 6226, New Senate Office Building, Senator Joseph D. Tydings (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senator Tydings. Also present: Chester H. Smith, staff director; Fred L. McIntyre, counsel; and Richard E. Judd, professional staff member. Senator TYDINGS. We will call the Subcommittee on Business and Commerce of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia to order. We are continuing the hearings on Senate bill 2769, cosponsored by myself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, and Mr. Dirksen, of Illinois. At this time I would like to offer for the record a letter dated February 1, 1966, from the Executive Office of the President, Bureau of the Budget, in support of S. 2769. (The letter referred to follows:) EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, Washington, D.C., February 1, 1966. Hon. JOSEPH D. TYDINGS, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR TYDINGS: This is in reply to your request for comments on S. 2769, a bill relating to the establishment of parking facilities in the District of Columbia. S. 2769 would create a District corporation to be known as the District of Columbia Parking Board which, with the advice of a Parking Advisory Council, would plan parking facilities in the District and would have authority to acquire, design, construct, operate, lease, and sell such facilities. The members of the Board would be the three Commissioners of the District of Columbia. We believe that parking facilities are as much a part of an overall urban transportation system as are mass transit facilities and streets and highways. It appears to us that the program which S. 2769 would authorize would give assurance that parking facilities are adequate to meet the needs of the city and are coordinated with other transportation elements. While we have not attempted to review the detailed provisions of the bill in depth, we do have two suggestions which are intended to strengthen the proposed Parking Board's ability to operate effectively, which you may wish to consider. Because the District Commissioners have extensive responsibilities as the heads of the city government, it appears to us that they would need to delegate responsibility for day-to-day operation of a parking authority to an administrator. This would relieve the Board of routine detail while still reserving to it the responsibility for setting policy and making major decisions. Although the bill as now drafted would appear to permit such an arrangement, we believe it would be clarified and strengthened if specific provision were made for appointment of an administrator or similarly titled officer and for delegation to him of such functions as the Board may determine. The bill gives certain study, planning, and reporting responsibilities to the Advisory Council which we believe would be more appropriately assigned to the Parking Board. The functions of the Advisory Council would then be strictly advisory. In summary, the Bureau of the Budget favors the objectives of the bill, and and believes that enactment of legislation along the lines of S. 2769 would provide an appropriate framework for the resolution of parking problems in the District. Sincerely yours, PHILLIP S. HUGHES, Assistant Director for Legislative Reference. Senator TYDINGS. We would be delighted to hear at this time from Mr. Andrew Johnson, the managing director of the District of Columbia Trucking Association. We are delighted to have you with us, Mr. Johnson, and would like to hear from you. STATEMENT OF ANDREW W. JOHNSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN JACKSON, EMPLOYEE OF THE DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. Mr. JOHNSON. Thank you, Senator Tydings. My name is Andrew W. Johnson. I am managing director of the District of Columbia Trucking Association. We maintain offices at 1616 P Street NW., and are affiliated with 49 State trucking associations. All are affiliated with the American Trucking Associations headquartered at the same address. With me is Mr. John Jackson, who is employed by the Davidson Transfer & Storage Co. as a driver serving the downtown area. With the permission of this committee, I would like to have him express his views near the conclusion of my testimony. Senator TYDINGS. We will look forward to hearing from Mr. Jackson. Mr. JOHNSON. Thank you. It is a pleasure to appear before this committee today. The chairman, Senator Tydings, is to be complimented for his keen interest in District affairs and hearings such as these give the citizens and businessmen of the community a healthy forum in which to express their views. Our association, the District of Columbia Trucking Association, represents truck operators not only in the District of Columbia, but also in nearby Maryland and Virginia. All use our city streets in effecting delivery of goods and services needed by the residents of the area. I am here on behalf of the association to support Senate bill 2769. Nothing could pinpoint the need for this legislation more than sections 1 through 6 of this bill and, since I am sure the members of the committee are thoroughly familiar with these sections, there is no reason to incorporate its language in my testimony. I am a resident of the District of Columbia and, during the last 16 years, have resided in all three jurisdictions of this Greater Washington metropolitan area. I have known the area since 1930 and have seen its fabulous growth and potential. Senate bill 2769, as you know, would create a parking authority, and those of us who have known the community for many years recognize the need for adequate parking facilities for the growing number of cars using the District streets. We recognize, too, the need to properly accommodate with adequate parking facilities the many tourists who visit our Nation's Capital each year. And certainly, we recognize the strong need for an adequate system of roads and freeways to serve not only the residents of the District but also our close neighbors in Maryland and Viriginia. Maryland and Virginia have done a commendable job on their road and parking programs and we, the residents of the District, use those roads and their parking facilities. It seems only right that we, in turn, provide needed roads and parking for these neighbors not only for the movement of people but for the movement of goods on the part of the industry I represent, the trucking industry. We should remember, too, a fact that many conveniently forget when talking against public improvements in the District and that is this: The residents of nearby Maryland and Virginia contribute many of their paycheck dollars to our local District of Columbia economy. Let's be fair to them, and to the residents of the District, by getting a much-needed job done the creation of this parking authority. In addition, we should remember that our friends from all over the country who visit our Nation's Capital each year do much more than their share for the local economy. They deserve, and should get, the best. Mr. Chairman, at this time I had planned to read into the record a letter from the Davidson Transfer & Storage Co., one of our members who operates approximately 800 units on the east coast. Instead of reading the letter into the record, I will mention that Mr. Morris Davidson, who is their division superintendent, stated that he made an informal survey last November of his truckdrivers serving the downtown area, and for this reason I have one of the drivers, Mr. John Jackson, with me today. He will outline to you a problem facing the trucking industry in making downtown deliveries and, when he finishes, I would like to continue briefly. Senator TYDINGS. Mr. Jackson, we are delighted to have you with us. Mr. JACKSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is John Jackson, and I live in Washington, D.C. I was born in Maryland and came to Washington at 1 year of age. I have worked with Davidson for 29 years and I have been downtown for 29 years. Senator TYDINGS. What sort of work do you do for Davidson? Mr. JACKSON. Drive. Senator TYDINGS. Have you been driving for him for 29 years? Mr. JACKSON. Yes. I have been downtown all that time. Our problem now is trying to get into alleys to make deliveries and people are jammed up in front of you trying to find a place to park. So, therefore, I do think you need some more public parking facilities downtown. Senator TYDINGS. Let me ask you this, Mr. Jackson. Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir. Senator TYDINGS. How much time would it save you making your deliveries, if you were not running into cars constantly jammed up trying to get into parking lots. Mr. JACKSON. Oh, you would save practically half the time. Mr. JACKSON. In making deliveries; yes. Senator TYDINGS. So if you work an 8-hour day and you are on the streets in downtown Washington, you would say at least several hours are lost because you are waiting because cars are backed up and jammed up going into parking lots or trying to find parking? Mr. JACKSON. That is right; yes, sir. Senator TYDINGS. Let me ask you this. Do you ever find when you are trying to go into an alley near a parking lot that the parking lot has parked cars out on the public property in the alleys? Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir. Senator TYDINGS. Do you find that situation frequently? Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir. Senator TYDINGS. Does that interfere with your efforts to do your job; that is, to make deliveries? Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir; certainly. Senator TYDINGS. Thank you very much, Mr. Jackson. Senator TYDINGS. Continue, Mr. Johnson. Mr. JOHNSON. Senator Tydings, it is not in my printed testimony but about 6 or 7 years ago I had occasion when I first started with the District of Columbia Trucking Association to ride the delivery route that Mr. Jackson has been serving for 29 years and I can vouch for the fact that he certainly does have these problems. Senator Tydings has pointed out the need for a balanced transportation network. Certainly, this is important to our industry, and balance includes adequate highways to serve the needs of the community, adequate parking facilities, and adequate public transportationthe latter, of course, is on its way to becoming a reality. I have here a series of photographs showing underground and overhead parking facilities in Kansas City, San Francisco, Newark, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. With permission, I would like to enter these into the record. Senator TYDINGS. Let me have them, please. These photographs will be entered into the hearing record at this point. (Photographs referred to follow:) |