National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
GPTKB entity
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:urban_development
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| gptkbp:benefits |
gptkb:military_logistics
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| gptkbp:controversy |
environmental impact
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| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Highway
transportation planning agencies highway safety programs jobs in construction federal highway trust fund |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
June 29, 1956
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
interstate commerce
roadside businesses |
| gptkbp:established |
National Highway System
highway design standards interstate numbering system |
| gptkbp:established_in |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
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| gptkbp:funding |
$25 billion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased highway construction
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| gptkbp:included |
urban routes
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| gptkbp:increased |
economic disparities
travel speed accident rates road safety measures fuel consumption regional accessibility public awareness of highway issues |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:public_transportation
land use planning public policy debates urban sprawl transportation engineering transportation infrastructure investment transportation research funding. transportation equity discussions land acquisition policies federal funding policies |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
gptkb:public_transportation
|
| gptkbp:is_enhanced_by |
gptkb:national_defense
|
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
economic growth
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
automobile industry
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| gptkbp:led_to |
community displacement
increased tourism increased car ownership enhanced emergency response capabilities increased federal oversight increased traffic congestion increased federal regulations improvements in freight transport improvements in vehicle safety |
| gptkbp:legacy |
highway safety improvements
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| gptkbp:length_of_highways |
41,000 miles
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| gptkbp:promoted |
suburbanization
regional development interstate travel |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to create the Interstate Highway System
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| gptkbp:reduces |
travel time
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Efficiency_Act
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| gptkbp:requires |
state matching funds
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
highway maintenance challenges
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| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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| gptkbp:significance |
transformed American transportation
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| gptkbp:supported |
gptkb:economic_integration
economic mobility rural connectivity commercial trucking |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Federal_Highway_System
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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