Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
GPTKB entity
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
rural access
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
economic growth
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
decline of public transit
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| gptkbp:controversy |
environmental impact
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| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkb:transportation job opportunities transportation jobs |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
June 29, 1956
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| gptkbp:duration |
13 years
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
suburbanization
regional planning |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Interstate_System
funding formulas |
| gptkbp:funding |
$25 billion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased federal funding for highways
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| gptkbp:included |
urban renewal projects
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| gptkbp:increased |
road safety standards
economic mobility federal oversight of highways |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:public_transportation
gptkb:urban_development gptkb:economic_policies gptkb:real_estate car culture land use policies public health issues urban sprawl transportation funding debates road design standards transportation engineering. |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future transportation legislation
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| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
suburban expansion
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
automobile industry
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| gptkbp:led_to |
increased tourism
increased automobile usage construction of over 41,000 miles of highways improved logistics increased vehicle ownership changes in travel behavior increased federal investment in infrastructure increased regional development increased public spending on infrastructure increased state highway departments |
| gptkbp:promoted |
interstate commerce
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| gptkbp:purpose |
fund the construction of the Interstate Highway System
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
previous highway funding methods
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| gptkbp:requires |
state matching funds
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
economic disparities
increased traffic congestion enhanced connectivity increased air pollution changes in land ownership patterns enhanced trade routes improved freight movement changes in commuting patterns creation of the Interstate Highway System increased federal-state partnerships |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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| gptkbp:significance |
transformed American transportation
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| gptkbp:supported |
gptkb:economic_integration
gptkb:national_defense national economic strategy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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