Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed traffic congestion
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:contributedTo suburban expansion
gptkbp:criticism lack of environmental considerations
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Surface_Transportation_Assistance_Act_of_1982
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:encouraged private sector investment
state highway planning
gptkbp:established gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:facilitates interstate commerce
gptkbp:funding $25 million
gptkbp:goal connect major cities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
gptkbp:impact improved national highway system
gptkbp:includes urban and rural highways
gptkbp:influenced future transportation policies
urban development patterns
gptkbp:influencedBy post-World_War_II_economic_expansion
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent highway acts
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:isCitedIn Congressional hearings
court cases regarding transportation funding
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor environmental groups
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic literature
gptkbp:isEngagedIn policy analysts
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy transportation studies
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy automobile industry lobbying
gptkbp:isLocatedIn state governments
gptkbp:isReferencedIn transportation policy debates
gptkbp:ledTo increased automobile usage
increased traffic fatalities
increased federal involvement in transportation
gptkbp:partOf U.S._transportation_legislation_history
gptkbp:promoted economic growth
gptkbp:provides federal matching funds
gptkbp:purpose funding for highway construction
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:resultedIn highway safety improvements
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:supported job creation
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:American_Automobile_Association
gptkbp:updates public access to highways
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1944
post-war infrastructure development
New_Deal_policies
U.S._legislative_history
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy business interests
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1952-07-11