Because the number of cars parked on streets is becoming a nuisance of alarming proportions, the wise home owner will do his best to provide off-street parking for his guests' cars, or for his own when it is not in the garage. As cars have become wider, covering more of the driveway, the necessity for "landing strips," or some sort of paved area alongside the driveway where people may descend from the vehicle, has made itself increasingly felt. Such an area will save wear and tear on the lawn and will provide for dry passage from the car to the house. Clever home owners are dispensing with the usual walk across the front lawn, placing it instead beside the driveway, thus making the front yard easier to look after and mow, while adding to the visual dimensions of the lot by the unbroken expanse of the lawn achieved by this manoeuvre.

New home owners, anxious to lay out a plot plan to achieve the utmost efficiency and beauty, should particularly study this section to become cognizant of the problems before embarking on the project of building the driveway. And those with their plots already developed may well examine these pages and reevaluate their driveways, too, with an eye to improving them. Aside from the convenience and the improved efficiency, there is a cash value in having a modernized driveway. According to realtors, it will be a distinct asset if you should decide to sell your home. Bring your driveway up to date so that it will more than accommodate this year's cars, and you can count on its being adequate for some years to come.

. . . check your requirements
. Is your driveway clear of tree limbs and shrubbery so that no brush or twigs will scratch the top and sides of the car? . Must you back your car into the street to turn around, or can you turn around on the lot and head into the dangerous street area? . How wide is your driveway? If it is not wider than the bare minimum of 8 feet, it cannot be negotiated easily by today's cars and by delivery and other trucks.