Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:state_highway
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| gptkbp:benefits |
suburban development
|
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:public_transportation_system
gptkb:Interstate_System jobs in construction |
| gptkbp:duration |
12 years
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 29, 1956
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
regional development
interstate commerce commercial development along highways |
| gptkbp:established |
Federal-Aid Highway Program
national highway system highway safety programs Interstate Commerce Commission oversight federal highway trust fund |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
suburbanization
|
| gptkbp:goal |
improve national defense
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Highway Act of 1956
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| gptkbp:impact |
stimulated economic growth
increased automobile travel |
| gptkbp:increased |
fuel consumption
road construction standards |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:metropolitan_area land use planning public policy debates transportation research transportation engineering public transportation policies future transportation policies transportation funding models |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:National_Defense_Act_of_1950
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
environmental impact
urban displacement |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:labor_union
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:tourist_attraction automobile culture |
| gptkbp:led_to |
road safety improvements
increased traffic congestion federal funding for highways increased road fatalities increased federal grants for roads increased land value along highways increased state highway funding increased trucking industry |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to create the Interstate Highway System
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
$25 billion
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
subsequent transportation legislation
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| gptkbp:requires |
state matching funds
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
higher maintenance costs
increased federal involvement in transportation construction of 41,000 miles of highways increased air pollution increased vehicle ownership federal regulations on highways improved logistics and supply chains increased public-private partnerships in transportation. |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_W._Tobey
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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