Interstate Highway Act of 1956
GPTKB entity
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:military_defense
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
economic mobility
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| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Interstate_System
job training programs |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1956-06-29
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
gptkb:tourism
public-private partnerships regional economic development regional planning private investment in infrastructure |
| gptkbp:established |
highway trust fund
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| gptkbp:funding |
$25 billion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Interstate Highway Act of 1956
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| gptkbp:impact |
stimulated economic growth
increased automobile travel |
| gptkbp:improves |
gptkb:transportation
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| gptkbp:increased |
job opportunities
fuel consumption |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:public_transportation
gptkb:urban_development public policy debates land use policies public transportation systems transportation safety standards transportation engineering national transportation policy transportation economics urban planning practices |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future transportation legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_enhanced_by |
national connectivity
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| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
interstate commerce
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
environmentalists
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
automobile industry
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| gptkbp:led_to |
environmental regulations
increased road safety measures increased traffic congestion creation of the Federal Highway Administration increased federal oversight of highways increased federal funding for highways increased federal regulations on transportation increased reliance on cars increased state funding for roads increased travel-related businesses |
| gptkbp:length_of_highways |
41,000 miles
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| gptkbp:promoted |
gptkb:safety_standards
gptkb:economic_integration economic competitiveness interstate travel |
| gptkbp:purpose |
create a national system of interstate highways
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1954
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
suburban expansion
displacement of communities increased traffic fatalities increased air pollution increased urban sprawl improved freight movement increased highway maintenance costs increased road construction jobs |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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| gptkbp:supported |
automobile culture
defense logistics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Eisenhower
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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