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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1924

Page

10

Paired Advice for Long Road Tours from Paige-Detroit Motor

G Clark Mather chief engineer offers maintenance guidance for frequent day to day touring. He stresses proper piston alignment crank bearings oil change intervals and carbon removal from the combustion chamber to prevent wear and loss of power on steep grades.

G. Clark Mather Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company Paige and Jewett Motors

City Parking Acute Problem Across Major Cities

The National Highways Bulletin notes urban traffic congestion prompts varied fixes. Baltimore Boston consider three day week with even odd license plate parity for downtown parking. San Francisco weighs all day sky scraper garage. Many trials fail as cars merely shift within restricted zones.

National Highways Bulletin Baltimore Boston San Francisco

Parking restrictions push shoppers away from local districts

The article notes that widespread parking restrictions deter shoppers in many localities, driving them from centralized districts to decentralized shopping areas. It warns that acute city traffic and parking issues foreshadow future highway problems as main roads remain too narrow for growth.

Road widening plans tied to early expansion foresight

The text argues that travel between large cities benefits from widening projects when expansion plans are laid during initial construction. It suggests current gains were achievable if such planning had occurred a decade ago, and asserts that new roads should be planned during building to ensure future capacity.

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