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extend that thing around the northern waterfront. They are going 

 to slash an eight-lane freeway through a potentially beautiful part of 

 San Francisco on our waterfront. 



Everyone says that he is opposed to it. Tell us how and this 

 is directed to Mr. Whitton how can we reach you and the peo- 

 ple in Washington, because we understand that it is Federal money 

 that is involved here? They are going to put this freeway through 

 and all we have against you is a little board of supervisors. It is 

 pretty hard sometimes to convince them what they are going to do 

 is going to be very wrong. 



A DELEGATE. Mr. Halprin, Mr. Whitton, and all the rest of you 

 are wonderful highway landscape specialists. It is a marvelous 

 opportunity to have your guidance, support, and help. 



We are fortunate to have these great freeways. Don't forget to 

 give us some fine landscaping whereby the eyes will not be so weary. 

 When driving over a long, long distance, the great highway-freeway 

 runs together. There must be some fine way of architecture and 

 landscaping whereby that will not happen. 



GLESTER HINDS. In connection with integrated, interstate high- 

 ways, is there a possibility to have uniform, meaningful standardizing 

 of traffic signals throughout the Nation? 



Mr. BABGOCK. Yes, a standard control will be in effect in 1968. 



JACK B. ROBERTSON. I want to pick up a thought brought up by 

 Mr. Ryan, and my question is directed to Mr. Whitton. 



I understand you are having some problems in getting States to 

 accept section 319 funds, funds to protect natural beauty, rest areas, 

 and so forth. What are you doing to induce the States to use these 

 funds? 



Mr. WHITTON. We have written a letter to them and we will be 

 talking to them to induce them to use these funds. I think we haven't 

 pressed too hard in the past because frankly we were interested in 

 getting some roads built so that people could see what they were 

 like. Now that we have some built, I think we are in a better posi- 

 tion to insist on the States using some of the money the 319 

 money for acquisition of additional rights-of-way to protect scenic 

 beauty. 



ALLAN TEMKO. To say a word of criticism, the technology you are 

 talking about is obsolete. You had no one here from General Electric, 



