Federal Aid Highway Act of 1950

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:81st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:addressed traffic congestion
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:metropolitan_area
gptkbp:contributed_to suburbanization
gptkbp:effective_date 1950
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
enhance mobility
address transportation needs
gptkbp:encouraged interstate commerce
federal-state partnerships
gptkbp:established highway trust fund
gptkbp:facilitates gptkb:national_defense
gptkbp:founded gptkb:state_highway
gptkbp:goal improve road safety
gptkbp:has_impact_on U. S. highway system
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Aid Highway Act of 1950
gptkbp:impact rural infrastructure
gptkbp:includes provisions for rural highways
provisions for urban highways
gptkbp:influenced land use planning
future transportation policies
gptkbp:influenced_by automobile culture
post-World War II economic expansion
gptkbp:inspired subsequent highway legislation
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing travel time
gptkbp:is_criticized_for environmental impact
displacement of communities
gptkbp:is_designed_to connect major cities
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:is_involved_in state governments
gptkbp:is_opposed_by local governments
environmentalists
gptkbp:is_part_of New Deal policies
post-war infrastructure development
gptkbp:is_promoted_by economic growth
transportation advocates
gptkbp:is_standardized_by highway construction
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:High_School
automobile industry
public works projects
gptkbp:led_to increased automobile ownership
increased federal funding for highways
gptkbp:part_of U. S. transportation legislation history
gptkbp:passes_through majority vote
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1944
gptkbp:purpose fund highway construction
gptkbp:receives_funding_from $25 million
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:requires state matching funds
gptkbp:resulted_in improved road networks
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Truman
President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Senator_Albert_Gore_Sr.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:state_highway
gptkbp:targets all U. S. states