CONFIDENTIAL
f
serve. Table 3 shows the ratio of the numberof lanes leaving the target area to the population of the area. It can be seen that Washington and Dayton have twice the road capacity
of Milwaukee and St. Louis andslightly more than twice that of Boston.
:
TABLE 3
,
TraFric LANES SERVING POPULATIONS OF
FrvE Urspan TARGETS
|
\
i
:
i
|
Target
Boston
Dayton
enclosed,
thous
60
22
2200
350
45
1400
Milwaukee
26
Washington
101
St. Louis
Persons
Lanes
leaving target
800
1700
Ratio,
lanes/thous
of persons
0.025 .
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.06
The urban complex as a target seems to be. characterized by a single center that contains the best shelter, the best road network, and the most value to the economy. People
ebb and fiow from this point by night and day but the location of the point does not shift.
Thecities under consideration seem to differ most markedly in the extent of their road net-
work and in their geographical locations, which affect the relative freedom of their populations to leave the target area.
ORO-R-17 (App B)
17
CONEIDENTHAtT