Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Highway_Act_of_1973
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Highway
gptkbp:budget $25 billion
gptkbp:created gptkb:Interstate_System
transportation networks
jobs in construction
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:date_enacted June 29, 1956
gptkbp:duration 12 years
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:encouraged gptkb:Business_Development
regional planning
long-distance travel
gptkbp:established gptkb:National_System_of_Interstate_and_Defense_Highways
gptkbp:funding federal gasoline tax
gptkbp:goal connect major cities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
gptkbp:impact increased federal funding for highways
gptkbp:increased access to rural areas
federal-state partnerships
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:public_transportation
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:urban_planning
public policy
suburbanization
gptkbp:influenced_by post-World War II economic expansion
gptkbp:inspired future transportation legislation
gptkbp:is_affected_by land use patterns
gptkbp:is_enhanced_by gptkb:national_defense
gptkbp:is_facilitated_by economic growth
gptkbp:is_implemented_in state governments
gptkbp:is_opposed_by environmentalists
gptkbp:is_supported_by automobile industry
gptkbp:led_to urban sprawl
increased car ownership
increased federal oversight of highways
improved logistics
development of rest areas
gptkbp:legacy foundation for modern highway system
gptkbp:promoted interstate commerce
gptkbp:purpose fund the construction of the Interstate Highway System
gptkbp:reduces travel time
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Efficiency_Act_of_1991
gptkbp:resulted_in enhanced mobility
improved road safety
increased traffic congestion
construction of over 41,000 miles of highways
increased freight transport
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:significance transformed the U. S. transportation infrastructure
gptkbp:supported gptkb:tourism
economic mobility
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hattie_Caraway
gptkb:Bureau_of_Public_Roads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5