Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
poor road conditions
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
Subsequent highway acts
|
| gptkbp:appointed_by |
gptkb:Bureau_of_Public_Roads
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
urbanization
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1916-07-11
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Washington,_D._C. |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
tourism development
standardization of road construction |
| gptkbp:established |
federal-state partnership for highways
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
interstate commerce
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
public forums
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Federal Highway Act of 1916
|
| gptkbp:impact |
improved road infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:increased |
public awareness of road safety
federal involvement in transportation |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future highway legislation
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
automobile popularity
|
| gptkbp:inspired |
future transportation policies
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
rural roads
|
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
economists
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
improving national mobility
|
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:legal_case
local governments |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
legal cases regarding transportation funding
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring motor vehicles over railroads
|
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
academic literature
Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
government reports
|
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
transportation studies
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
state highway agencies
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping modern highways
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
environmentalists
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Progressive Era reforms
transportation history national infrastructure development federal transportation policy |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:public_campaigns transportation advocates |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
transportation policy discussions
|
| gptkbp:is_reviewed_by |
historical analyses
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:High_School
automobile industry road builders |
| gptkbp:led_to |
National Highway System
creation of state highway departments improved rural access increased federal funding in the 1920s |
| gptkbp:precedent |
federal aid programs
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
funding for highway construction
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
$75 million
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1921
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first federal funding for highway construction
|
| gptkbp:state |
match federal funds
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Act_of_1921
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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