. The Street railway journal . osides. The Delaware River is a formidable barrier on the eastside, as yet unspanned by a single bridge. The Schuylkill onthe west does not, however, attain to the dignity of a largeriver. The eight highway bridges or viaducts upon which the a still smaller area. It may be described as bounded on thenorth by Callowhill Street, on the south by Walnut Street, onthe east by the Delaware River, and on the west by SixteentliStreet. The immense concentration of people during businesshours within this narrow area is primarily what renders thetraffic problem a difficult
. The Street railway journal . osides. The Delaware River is a formidable barrier on the eastside, as yet unspanned by a single bridge. The Schuylkill onthe west does not, however, attain to the dignity of a largeriver. The eight highway bridges or viaducts upon which the a still smaller area. It may be described as bounded on thenorth by Callowhill Street, on the south by Walnut Street, onthe east by the Delaware River, and on the west by SixteentliStreet. The immense concentration of people during businesshours within this narrow area is primarily what renders thetraffic problem a difficult one. To whatever large city one may go it will be found that theentire essence of its transportation problem may be summedup in the one word, concentration. That word embodies agrave menace to the health, comfort and safety of the travelingpublic, and the responsibility rests, not alone upon the trans-portation companies, but largely upon the public. Relief lies indispersing the concentration o\er a larger area, or in creating. LOOP AT FOOT OF MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA principal east and west streets with their railway lines arecarried over it practically overcome the barrier opposite thebusiness center of the city. The population has overflowed farto the west of the river, and it may, therefore, be consideredm the same relation to Philadelphia as the Chicago River bearsto Chicago. The Schuylkill remains, however, sufficient of abarrier to give to the southern portion of the city, where thereare no bridges, some of the well-known characteristics of thepeninsula plan. Broadly speaking, the city also presents someof the features of the valley plan, with a river through thecenter, and less prominently has some of the features of citiesof the radiating class like Chicago and Boston with water onone side only. The business district is located at the narrowest point be-tween the Delaware River and Schuylkill River, where thedistance between them is not greater than i mile. The hear
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