National Defense Highway Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Surface_Transportation_Assistance_Act
gptkb:Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Efficiency_Act |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
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| gptkbp:benefits |
economic growth
public safety military mobility |
| gptkbp:createdBy |
jobs in construction
national standards for road signage |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
regional development
commercial development along highways |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
standards for highway construction criteria for federal funding eligibility |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
interstate commerce
|
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:Highway_Trust_Fund
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Defense Highway Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased highway construction
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
land use planning
public policy debates urban planning transportation policy urban sprawl public transportation systems transportation research transportation engineering federal transportation funding policies |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Cold_War
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future transportation legislation
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
increased accessibility
infrastructure investment increased automobile usage improved road safety development of rest areas development of traffic management systems development of highway safety programs development of transportation networks. development of truck transport greater reliance on cars improved logistics for businesses |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
environmentalists
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
suburbanization
|
| gptkbp:provides |
federal funding for highways
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to create a national system of interstate highways
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act
|
| gptkbp:requires |
state participation
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
land use changes
increased tourism displacement of communities increased federal oversight of highways increased air pollution increased public awareness of highway issues increased road fatalities increased road maintenance costs increased demand for highway construction materials |
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
|
| gptkbp:supported |
national defense
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
business interests
|
| gptkbp:updates |
traffic congestion
fuel consumption state highway budgets |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1956
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