| 单词 | highway system |
| 例句 | That may seem a meaningless figure, but look at it this way—it is eight times the total mileage of America’s interstate highway system. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Although modern conveniences such as cars, highway systems and the internet make moving and interacting across distances easier than ever before, accent leveling due to human geography is not new. Do accents disappear? 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The US’s once gleaming interstate highway system is in crisis. Taking a road trip this summer? Enjoy America's crumbling infrastructure 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The convoy’s success later encouraged President Dwight Eisenhower to support the first interstate highway system. New Army Museum highlights innovation and individual stories 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Automobile companies expanded the possibility of individualized transportation with new luxuries and dramatized the allure of the still-nascent national highway system. Exhibition Review: World’s Fairs of 1930s Showed Boundless Vision of Prosperity 2012-12-06T23:31:49Z That is four times the mileage of the American interstate highway system. On your next hike, spare a thought for the trail builders who made it possible 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z This year — which happens to mark the 60th anniversary of the interstate highway system — we’re taking that inquiry an important step further, publishing two design proposals that dramatically remake stretches of L.A. How to remake the L.A. freeway for a new era? A daring proposal from architect Michael Maltzan 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z If we lose the river system it’s just like losing the interstate highway system …Commerce is a vital part of our nation. Five strange, terrifying consequences of global warming 2012-08-27T13:24:00Z Then cycled six or seven hours a day on the crowded two-lane highway system, doing his best to avoid trucks, large holes and the occasional dead horse. UK's cycling money man ditches capitalism after long Brazil ride 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z They helped build the airfield where the Tuskegee Airmen trained, and they helped construct the highway system. Descendants of men from horrifying Tuskegee study want to calm virus vaccine fears 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Instead, we engineer marvelous highway systems that twist and wind along breathtaking vistas. Slow Travel: Walking in Wales 2013-05-24T17:03:36Z By 2008, Holiday Inn — which began in 1954 as a chain of hotels off the interstate highway system — stopped renewing contracts with its exterior corridor hotels, citing perceived safety concerns among its guests. Who Wants a Hotel With a Hallway Anyway? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Things began to change after the passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956: With the roll out of the interstate highway system, roadtrippers could suddenly bypass towns. Who Wants a Hotel With a Hallway Anyway? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The highway system in Chile is easy to navigate and it is safe to drive. Next Stop: Drawn to the Magnet of Chile’s Surf Coast 2012-09-14T16:40:33Z The railroad went around the valley in the mid-1800s and the national highway system did the same a century later. In Vermont, the Lure of Skiing in the Mad River Valley 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z In their fields you can locate any number of churning cataclysms — the 1967 Detroit Riots; the highway system that displaced Black neighborhoods years earlier; waves of displacement and migration. Covid. A Coma. A Stroke. José Parlá Returns From the Edge. 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z In a simpler time, when automobiles went slower and the pre-Eisenhower highway system in the United States was less developed, there was a popular advertising campaign that ran from 1927 until 1963. Rising design star: Naz Sahin 2012-05-17T21:42:00Z The natural follow-up to last month’s Infrastructure on Film series — which gawked at the ingenuity of highway systems and railways — is this collection of movies about engineering gone awry. 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, long-distance passenger trains like the Zephyr were unreliable and unprofitable and couldn’t compete with airplanes or the booming interstate highway system. Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California Zephyr 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Nome, a city of 3,800 souls 400 miles from the state highway system, is at an elevation of only 20 feet. What’s this Washington insider and billionaire’s wife doing in Alaska? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Over the next decade, many Albina residents found themselves forcefully relocated as the city carved through their neighborhood with an expanded highway system and hospital project. Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Maybe, just maybe, the rise of pensions and employer-sponsored health insurance, the G.I. bill, welfare as we knew it, and the building of the interstate highway system weren't drags on prosperity. Review: Personal finance industry gets drubbing 2013-01-14T17:41:13Z It was, he says, a period of great change in the basic mobility of America, with the emergence of the interstate highway system and affordable jet travel. A gallery owner talked herself out of the business and into the desert 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z They were hooked onto the spreading American highway system or planted near new regional airports. The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z A highway system bisected communities and created captive markets, offering McDonald’s opportunities for growth in the 1970s, when the growth of suburban outlets was flagging as gas prices started to rise. The Surprising History of McDonald’s and the Civil Rights Movement 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z An integral part of Washington’s highway system is broken. WA's ferry system is broken, and Gov. Inslee must right the ship | Editorial 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Much like the development of the federal highway system in the 1950s or the space race to the moon in the 1960s, the undertaking is once in a generation. In ‘Bidenomics,’ Congress delivered a once-in-generation investment — with political promise, peril 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z During its postwar heyday, when Apache Boulevard was part of the state highway system, roadside motels and diners sprouted along the route. This development wants residents to ditch their cars. In Phoenix 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Aides would remark on his granular grasp of the country's complex highway system. Sao Paulo governor turns heads on Brazil's right after Bolsonaro election ban 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The unbelievable result of these climate auctions is they will produce more money than the biennial budget for the entire state highway system, for mostly undefined programs. Climate energy policy: Flawed narrative 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z There are rail lines and a highway system nearby, so from a logistics perspective, it is a compelling site. Insider Q&A: Lithium batteries have a 4-hour limit. Mateo Jaramillo hopes to solve that 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The Biden administration can’t say how much progress, if any, it is making on a $5 billion federal initiative to build new EV chargers along America’s sprawling interstate highway system, according to several government agencies. Biden’s lofty EV goals face big barriers as federal funds flow to new chargers 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The United States has a long history of highway projects dividing urban communities that dates back to the construction of the federal interstate highway system in the middle of the 20th century. Highways Have Sliced Through City After City. Can the U.S. Undo the Damage? 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Historians trace the American regulatory system to a backlash against massive infrastructure initiatives in the middle of the 20th century, such as the interstate highway system and a series of dams. Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future? 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z The departments could use these streamlining tactics to more quickly build bridges or modernize dams, repair aqueducts or maintain the state highway system. Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z “It’s not like jumping on the Autobahn,” the U.S. official said, referring to the German highway system known for its lack of speed limits. U.S. evacuation convoy reaches Sudanese port city, State Department says 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z But as the federal government moved to erect an interstate highway system around the country, the city approved an elevated expressway to connect Interstate 10 that ran through Tremé’s commercial corridor. White people have flocked back to city centers — and transformed them This language is deceptive in that it does not actually guarantee RUC money will be protected long-term for highway system improvements. How to ensure mileage-tax revenue is spent on roads 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The Texas Constitution mandates that the majority of transportation funds go to improving the highway system. Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z In Laredo, business interests and local government officials accuse state and federal authorities of jeopardizing the opportunities for the region by withholding funds needed to expand the surrounding highway system. How a Texas Border City Is Shaping the Future of Global Trade 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The construction of the nation's interstate highway system also targeted neighborhoods where communities of color were concentrated. The US has a new pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks for the first time in 2 decades 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z “Oklahoma DOT has no control over the number of vehicles that use interstate or other national highway system routes, nor what fuel sources they use,” the agency wrote. Federal push for emissions tracking reveals split among state DOTs 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The government will also declare the country's highway system under a state of emergency in order to guarantee free transit, Defense Minister Alberto Otarola said. Peru armed forces to take control of infrastructure as protests rage on 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The federal government built highways, ultimately the interstate highway system, and airports. Strike or not, railroads remain essential to America 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z He repairs roads for CalTrans, the state agency that manages California’s highway system. The unseen toll of nonfatal police shootings The investment comes as the Biden administration pushes to build a more convenient and affordable network of charging stations on the U.S. highway system, part of a broader push to promote climate goals. New EV charging stations to dot highways beginning next year 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, state and local governments are at risk of squandering federal funds to build or expand major highway systems. Against federal guidance, states plan to expand highways 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Under the proposal, the government will spend $900 million to build electric vehicle chargers across 53,000 miles of the nation’s highway system. Biden pledges to make electric vehicles more accessible, despite forecast of lost manufacturing jobs 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Since the advent of the automobile and the construction of the highway system, large cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco have become car-centric. With gas-fueled car ban, California hopes to lead the nation. Can it deliver? 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Later in the twentieth century, both the advent of the interstate highway system, along with federal legislation designed to allow families to construct homes with low-interest loans, further sparked the suburban phenomenon. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Roger Millar, Washington’s secretary of transportation, said the state’s highway system didn’t have too many other problems: a buckled slab on an interstate highway, a failed drawbridge motor, electronic messaging signs that lost power. We built a fake metropolis to show how extreme heat could wreck cities As president, Eisenhower oversaw the end of the Korean War, created the interstate highway system, led efforts to form the International Atomic Energy Agency and enforced school desegregation with the deployment of federal troops. Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Many live on the other side of the barrier but have access to a rapidly growing highway system linking the settlements to Israeli cities. AP PHOTOS: Israel’s separation barrier, 20 years on 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Taking out the Lower Snake River Dams would put a severe strain on our already crowded highway system. Snake River dams: Important role 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z High-speed rail is rare, and the country lacks an extensive highway system. As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Our highway system has been built for efficiency and convenience, not to be safe. A NHTSA official spent years trying to cut road deaths. They jumped last year. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z While safety is an important consideration for transportation systems, having Washington get involved with countless local projects needlessly increases costs and bureaucracy while diverting focus from improving core nationwide assets like the interstate highway system. Washington’s devious detours for drivers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “Access to broadband is like the highway system. That’s where we’re focused. It doesn’t mean there are people who don’t need cars or need driver’s licenses.” Lots of broadband money, but US expansion finds speed bumps 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Historians have pointed out, including in local news outlets on Thursday, that Torres’s comments are based on a myth — propagated by the Nazis — that Hitler was responsible for inventing Germany’s famous Autobahn highway system. Peru’s prime minister cites Hitler as a model, stirring outrage 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Of course, no country is more dependent on automobiles than the U.S., with its sprawling suburbs, uneven public transportation network and vast highway system. Think U.S. gas prices are high? Try filling up in Hong Kong — for around $11 a gallon 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z His newly founded chain, with a signature blue roof, grew along with the country’s new interstate highway system, reaching 368 locations in more than 30 states, with a concentration across the South and Southwest. Stuckey’s, the once-beloved road trip staple, tries to stage a comeback 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Penguins have their own highway systems, areas where the footfalls of the flock have beaten down the snow between the nesting site and the water. Advancements in polar sailing allow travelers to explore Antarctica’s little-visited areas 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Today, thanks to the nation’s interstate highway system, you can drive it in three or four days. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On any given day, the House might consider bills dealing with such varying matters as the interstate highway system, an increase in the minimum wage, and grazing on public lands. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Think bigger than President Dwight D. Eisenhower building the federal highway system. Three Fixes to Build Energy Projects Cleaner and Faster 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z “There are way too many exits on the interstate highway system to think we can dominate the highways. We’re going to be small, curated, unique and special.” Stuckey’s, the once-beloved road trip staple, tries to stage a comeback 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z "We're partnering with states and the private sector to build out the backbone of electric vehicle charging across our entire federal and interstate highway system." Biden’s 500,000 EV charging stations get a $5 billion start 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower announced funding for a new interstate highway system. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are modernizing America’s national highway system for drivers in cities large and small, towns and rural communities, to take advantage of the benefits of driving electric,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. Biden administration plan calls for $5 billion network of electric-vehicle chargers along interstates 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “We are modernizing America’s national highway system for drivers in cities large and small, towns and rural communities, to take advantage of the benefits of driving electric,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said. States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z America’s first wave of urban sprawl, which took off after World War II, was fueled in part by the plummeting price of cars and the development of the Interstate highway system. Opinion | Help. I’ve Fallen for That Cadillac Escalade. 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z It has expanded over the years to include state- and municipally owned bridges, not just those in the federal highway system, and to include rules for underwater inspections and regulations for qualifications of inspectors. What does poor rating for collapsed bridge mean for others? 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden said the funding will help pay to repair so-called “off-system” bridges, which are locally owned and not part of the federal highway system. Biden boasts $27 billion in bridge repair spending 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The interstate highway system of the 1950s was an infrastructure investment lesson learned — but, apparently, not by all. Infrastructure package: ‘Spending’ vs. ‘investment’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Public funds built physical infrastructure, from the Erie Canal to the interstate highway system. Spending as if the future matters 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Much of the U.S. highway system is built over the trading trails laid out by Indians to connect their villages. Perspective | It’s time for a history lesson — one that doesn’t leave out America’s native people 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In announcing the infrastructure plan this past spring, Mr. Biden acknowledged the damage that highway systems had done to some communities across the United States. One Historic Black Neighborhood’s Stake in the Infrastructure Bill 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The law has almost $40 billion for bridges, the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the national highway system, according to the Biden administration. Biden to push infrastructure deal at ‘red list’ bridge in NH 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The almost $40 billion for bridges is the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the national highway system, according to the Biden administration. Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure bill 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z By that metric, Biden can rightly claim that the additional $550 billion in infrastructure spending would be more than double the cost of the highway system when adjusted by inflation. Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill historic, not transformative 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The Canadian highway system reaches its northern terminus about 250 miles to the south. Opinion | 3,000 Miles From Glasgow, a Town and Its Polar Bears Face the Future 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “The first comprehensive infrastructure plan we have had since Dwight D. Eisenhower created the interstate highway system. It will be a big shot in the arm.” Patience and persistence pay off as Biden gets infrastructure deal across finish line 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America unlike anything we’ve seen or done since we built the interstate highway system and the space race decades ago.” Biden struggles to secure his 'New Deal' to transform U.S. economy 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The analysis found more positive effects of the toll lanes on the overall highway system and major arterial roads. Toll lanes on Beltway, I-270 in Maryland wouldn’t lessen worst evening traffic without other improvements, study says 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The measure created a $2 billion rural grant program that is expected to direct funding toward the broader Appalachian highway system, and is expected to provide an additional $195 million to projects like Corridor H. Ferries in Alaska. Rail in Oregon. States Dream Big on Infrastructure Funds. 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z That year, approval was held up in the Senate in an attempt to restrain President Dwight Eisenhower, who had requested an increase to enable construction of the national highway system. Q&A: Why the U.S. is having yet another debt-ceiling debate 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “You would have thousands potentially killed and it would compromise the highway system.” It’s easier than you might think for your car to be hacked: How to protect yourself 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Never used a tollway but glad to contribute to the Texas highway system. Experiencing Texas high school football exceeds wildest expectations 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z “Our very highway system is racist,” she blithely asserts, citing Black neighborhoods torn down for superhighways — and ignoring the working-class White and Latino enclaves that suffered the same fate. Review | Mary Trump takes on America’s evils, beyond her famous uncle 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The long-lasting Chinese highways with wide lanes put to shame the German Autobahn, which puts to shame our cheapskate interstate highway system. Why Americans can’t have nice things: We squandered our nation's wealth on pointless wars 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In the heady days after the Eisenhower administration announced landmark legislation to create an interstate highway system, visions of future travel captivated the national consciousness. Interstate highways were touted as modern marvels. Racial injustice was part of the plan. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z There's a proposed $550bn in direct federal spending for infrastructure - about what was spent in 1956 to build the US interstate highway system. Infrastructure bill: $1tn for clean energy, internet, trains and more 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Senate, the largest infrastructure investment since the construction of the interstate highway system began in the 1950s under the Eisenhower administration. U.S. Treasury's Yellen touts infrastructure bill as reducing economic inequality 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z That means our highway system is likely to expand at a much greater rate than our transit infrastructure. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good for EVs, bad for the climate 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z It includes the most significant long-term investments in nearly a century, he said, on par with building the transcontinental railroad or the Interstate highway system. Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The supposed blight of America’s central cities, especially racially mixed, lower-income neighborhoods, became a cornerstone of the interstate highway system. Interstate highways were touted as modern marvels. Racial injustice was part of the plan. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Democratic leaders see the bill as a baseline for talks with the Senate aimed at producing the largest investment in infrastructure since Dwight D. Eisenhower began the interstate highway system. House, Setting a Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The president portrayed the compromise as the largest federal infrastructure effort since President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation creating the interstate highway system 65 years ago. Biden Kicks Off Sales Tour to Salvage Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Rather than build an expensive interstate water system to take water from Minnesota and Mississippi, wouldn’t it be better to use the existing interstate highway system to transport cotton from Mississippi and alfalfa from Minnesota? Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Its name plays on the name of America's famous Route 66, one of the original routes in the US highway system. Is Kintyre's 'Route 66' the next road to recovery? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Before the gas tax was raised, less than half of the state highway system’s payment was rated in “good” condition. California’s highest-in-the-nation gas taxes are rising. But promised repairs are lagging 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z The memo cites the building of the interstate highway system starting in the middle of the 20th century as a driver of ongoing racial inequality. 710 Freeway is a key link in the U.S. economy, but pollution and evictions doom its expansion 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Speaking to the way that our cities are designed, in the first half of the 20th century, the highway system created physical barriers between mostly Black and minority communities. Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the future of transportation 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z When it came time to engineer a highway system, the process did not abolish trains but recognized a more important role for cars, Buttigieg said. In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Currently there is a gas station at nearly every interstate exit covering our vast highway system and throughout every city and town. If wishes were horses, we’d all drive electric cars 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Mills said high-speed internet is “the modern equivalent of rural electrification in the 1930s and the interstate highway system in the 1950s.” Maine gov: Expanding high-speed internet critical for state 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Urban renewal, the American highway system, figures such as Robert Moses and others destroyed communities of color. Activist and doctor Gregg Gonsalves on how to heal America after Trump's COVID disaster 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Without government financial investment there would be no Hoover Dam today and no interstate highway system. Column: Jeff Bezos likes Biden's infrastructure plan because he knows it's worth the money 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Transportation experts, mindful of the interstate highway system’s launch in the 1950s, are calling for undoing the polluting and community-bulldozing practices of that earlier national push, ideas embraced by Biden and his team. In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Most were created as the federal government worked to connect the nation after the birth of the interstate highway system. A woman called for a highway’s removal in a Black neighborhood. The White House singled it out in its infrastructure plan. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we’ve seen or done since we built the interstate highway system, and the space race, decades ago.” Biden sees opportunity and calls for big spending on infrastructure 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Americans travel much of our extensive interstate highway system for free — or at least free of out-of-pocket charges. Column: Stop saying the USPS should be 'run like a business.' It's not a 'business' 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The last time the government launched such a large-scale effort was in the 1950s, with President Eisenhower’s initiative to build the interstate highway system. California agencies will reap windfall from Biden infrastructure plan — if it gets traction 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The United States once maintained a robust commitment to public investment in things like spaceflight, medical research, the interstate highway system and the development of the internet, backed by Republican and Democratic administrations alike. Opinion | The Coronavirus Killed the Gospel of Small Government 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The marine highway system cited rising fuel costs and poor performance in rough seas. Alaska officials work to close sale of state’s fast ferries 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z She noted that Byrd, a Winchester newspaper publisher and apple grower, created the state’s highway system and adhered to “pay-as-you-go” budgeting as governor. Virginia’s legislature votes to remove tribute to segregationist governor 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z But it’s also a real opportunity for the people of north central Idaho to get the modern highway system they need and deserve. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z But widespread deployment is considered ambitious, and even Buttigieg’s plan called for a $165 billion infusion of federal dollars to keep the highway system solvent through 2029 while the conversion occurred. Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The Transportation Department helps oversee the nation’s highway system, planes, trains and mass transit and is poised to play a key role early in the incoming administration. AP sources: Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z “The Brent Spence Bridge is a vital component of our national highway system,” said Jack Marchbanks, director of the Ohio Department of Transportation. Fiery crash closes bridge linking Ohio, Kentucky ‘for days’ 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Today, the agent of change is not the interstate highway system, but technological changes and a growing frustration with overcrowding and commuting. COVID-19 is speeding up white flight: Now is the time to invest in affordable housing 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Along with the little boxes came an ever more expansive highway system through which workers commuted to city jobs and created something new in the world: epic traffic jams. California's karmic debt to the world 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Just as important, there should be a national plan to ensure the interstate highway system is amply equipped with charging stations for electric vehicles. Opinion | Thanks, California, for charting a course to a future without gas-powered vehicles 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z There are exceptions, of course: Republican Dwight Eisenhower launched the interstate highway system and Hoover started the construction of the dam on the Colorado River that would bear his name. Column: Trump claims the economy will do better if he's reelected. History says he's wrong 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Secondary roads are often the overlooked part of the state highway system. Editorial Roundup: West Virginia 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z And he pushed through an infrastructure bill that built the interstate highway system. Eisenhower Memorial, Delayed by Design Disputes, Opens This Week 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The Morandi bridge, crossing the Polcevera river in the centre of the city, was busy as ever, forming a vital section of the highway system connecting France and Italy. Genoa readies new bridge two years after tragedy 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Corridor H is among the last uncompleted sections of the Appalachian highway system proposed more than 50 years ago in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Four-lane highway in West Virginia gets federal funding 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The bill will also require the state to develop a plan to create infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations along the state highway system. Florida gov approves $2M to compensate wrongly convicted man 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The album’s nearly 23-minute title track, inspired by the rhythms of traffic on the German highway system, reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their biggest American hit. Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder and electronic music pioneer, dies at 73 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z At the same time, policies like state-subsidized education, low-interest home loans and the interstate highway system helped turn a working class of ethnic Europeans into a middle class of whites. Opinion | Why Coronavirus Is Killing African-Americans More Than Others 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Averaging more than 100 miles per hour over nearly 3,000 miles of the nation’s epically uncrowded highway system, the car arrived at an oceanside hotel in Redondo Beach, Calif., less than 27 hours later. Whoosh! That Car That Just Soared by Might Be Heading for the Coast 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z The program is named the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program after President Dwight Eisenhower, a Kansan who pushed for the U.S. interstate highway system. Kansas governor signs bill to launch new transportation plan 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The plan would also include funds for basic renewal of the highway system, while also introducing ways to lean toward more electric and high-speed transit options. Democrats push for green initiatives in coronavirus infrastructure package 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z It’s also named the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program after President Dwight Eisenhower, the Kansan who pushed for construction of the U.S. interstate highway system. Kansas lawmakers pass transportation plan seen as stimulus 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature were looking to pass a basic, annual state budget and a program for improving the state’s highway system by the middle of the week. Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z The marine highway system is the primary link to the outside world for many Native communities in Southeast Alaska, said Paulette Moreno, Alaska Native Sisterhood grand president. Alaska Native groups seek seat at table for ferry talks 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The prolonged delay announcement came after the marine highway system said the ferry would be out of service until Feb. 7 due to ongoing mechanical issues. Alaska ferry to remain out of service until end of February 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z However, Ness said, more than half of the bridges in the state highway system by 2021 will be beyond their design life of 50 to 60 years. Official: Idaho roads getting more congested, dangerous 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z A bill signed by the governor in May would patch three corridors into the state highway system. Tiny Alva community battles massive statewide toll road plan 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Little is also proposing $100 million for improving the state’s highway system. Idaho governor’s budget boosts money for education, prisons 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “But I don’t think there’s anyone who supports the marine highway system that thinks the status quo is acceptable.” Overhaul of Alaska Marine Highway System considered 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The marine highway system has refunded fares for current Matanuska passengers and worked with them to find alternative transportation. Alaska ferry to remain out of service until end of February 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “Just like the highway system, the power grid, Internet and communications infrastructure, flood control infrastructure has been left behind,” Waters said. Missouri fears of more catastrophic flooding next spring 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z One of the first roads in the U.S. highway system, the highway ran through eight states, connecting tourists with friendly diners in small towns. Congress goes on recess without Route 66 preservation funds 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z By mid-century, as the U.S. highway system expanded, more cars hit the roads, leading to massive amounts of leaded emissions. Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The auto court, which opened in 1937, fell into disrepair when motorists started to abandon the Mother Road for the national highway system. You’re going where? Albuquerque 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z They are genuinely trying to think outside the box and summon some of the same Missouri innovation that launched the Pony Express, and the interstate highway system. Recent Missouri Editorials 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The Hyatt hotel chain that helped form his wife’s family fortune was aided by the government’s construction of the interstate highway system. ‘Just too much’: Meet the uber-rich who want a wealth tax 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In the era of fuel-efficient vehicles and heightened emissions standards, state Transportation Department Director Luke Reiner says funding the state’s highway system through fuel taxes alone is no longer a sustainable system. Wyoming lawmakers reject highway funding plan 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Europe and Asia developed high-speed rail that improved on successful slower systems that grew out of the devastation of World War II, while the U.S. invested more in highway systems. In a blow to the bullet train, California might shift billions to L.A., Bay Area projects 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Neglected for far too long, the nation’s crumbling interstate highway system is unnecessarily costing Americans their time, their money and, in some cases, their lives. Opinion | Our old, crumbling roads are costing us both money and lives 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz told a state transportation panel Monday that Oklahoma now is ranked 13th in the nation for fewest deficient bridges in its highway system. Number of deficient Oklahoma bridges continues to drop 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Consider the interstate highway system, the World Wide Web, the power grid, to name just a few. Science Symphony: Music of the Mind, Virus-Proof Cells and Apollo's 50th 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Where the two sides differ is on how to raise new revenue to improve the state’s neglected highway system, which ranks as one of the worst maintained in the nation. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z When built, it was the world’s longest road tunnel, linking the French and Italian highway systems and shortening truck routes between Italy’s industrial north and other parts of Europe. A Deadly Blaze in the Alps Made a Biker a Hero and Tunnels Safer for All 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Congress tasked the Transportation Research Board, an arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with developing recommendations to fix and upgrade the nation’s interstate highway system. Opinion | Our old, crumbling roads are costing us both money and lives 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z There are about 6,800 bridges that are part of the Oklahoma highway system, a number that doesn’t include other spans operated by local entities such as city and county governments. Number of deficient Oklahoma bridges continues to drop 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The state’s highway system suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, said Kyle Schneweis, director of the state Department of Transportation. Pence to tour Nebraska flood zone 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In a news release Brown said the declaration will provide additional resources and the potential for federal highway system money for road fixes. Brown declares state of emergency due to winter storms 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Chris Hodgkins is the chief executive of Miami Tunnel, the company that built and operates the three-quarter-mile tunnel connecting the Port of Miami with the Interstate highway system. A Deadly Blaze in the Alps Made a Biker a Hero and Tunnels Safer for All 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In a news release Brown said the declaration will provide additional resources and the potential for federal highway system money for road fixes. Brown declares state of emergency due to winter storms 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “California built the world’s greatest water conveyance system, one of the great highway systems, a great university system,” said Dan Richard, who stepped down as chairman of the rail project’s board of directors on Tuesday. Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z She also cites Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society and the interstate highway system begun under Dwight D. Eisenhower as examples of American know-how and capability. Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z We took a new highway that opened last year, part of a growing highway system affiliated with the B.R.I. and known as the Western Europe-Western China International Transit Corridor. Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z At the time, Columbus was the largest city in the United States not included on the original interstate highway system. Former Georgia Congressman Jack Brinkley dies at 88 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z A Mississippi Department of Transportation news release says $213 million will be spent on projects overseen by cities and counties, while $37 million will be spent on projects in the state highway system. Commissioners approve 163 Mississippi road, bridge projects 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Emergency medicine as we know it now was first developed fifty years ago, as a response to the car crashes of America’s new highway system. In Rural America, There Are Few People Left to Drive the Ambulances 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Dwight Eisenhower sent troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect black students when schools were desegregated, launched the interstate highway system and balanced the budget with a highly progressive income tax. Republicans must return to true roots 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Arkansas officials say the state highway system needs $478 million in additional funding a year just to meet its current maintenance and improvement needs. Arkansas governor, lawmakers hope for highway funding fix 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z If we look at the entire North American highway system, within the next 10 years it will be normal. Daimler trucks chief devotes $572 million to driverless technology 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z America’s cellular network is as vital to society as the highway system and power grids. Opinion | Our Cellphones Aren’t Safe 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Generations ago, America built an entire national highway system, along with the largest and best public colleges and universities in the world. Robert Reich: The truth about privatization 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z But rather than build atop the highway system, where his Tesla cars travel, or in the sky, home to his SpaceX rockets, he sought an answer under his feet: tunnels. It’s Showtime for Elon Musk’s Boring Co., With a Long Way to Go 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The road is among the last uncompleted sections of the Appalachian highway system proposed more than 50 years ago in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. W.Va. to receive federal funding to build Corridor H stretch 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the highway system issued a pre-solicitation notice last month for the Tustumena Replacement Project, but a possible construction date and build location remain unknown because of a pending federal waiver. Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the highway system issued a pre-solicitation notice last month for the Tustumena Replacement Project, but a possible construction date and build location remain unknown because of a pending federal waiver. Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z More than 140,000 bridges need repair or replacement, and 40 percent of the highway system requires rebuilding, according to federal data. Gas tax increase in infrastructure deal a trap, Trump advisers warn 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would later champion the U.S. interstate highway system as President, based in part on the experience. The World War 1 Liberty Truck put the U.S. Military on wheels 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z This more consensus-seeking approach will likely attract more industry support than other proposals to aggressively encourage 5G deployment, including a suggestion the government consider a nationalized 5G broadband network similar to the interstate highway system. Trump Creates Task Force to Free Up More Wireless Spectrum 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Aurah Landau, a public information officer for the highway system, says they are waiting for a waiver to the Buy American Act from the Federal Highway Administration. Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Aurah Landau, a public information officer for the highway system, says they are waiting for a waiver to the Buy American Act from the Federal Highway Administration. Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Last year, Banff, attracted 4.18 million visitors thanks to its stunning landscapes – and its proximity to a major airport and highway system linking it to Calgary. 'Crowds, congestion, no parking': should Canada limit visitors to its majestic parks? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z I mean, he expanded social security, he inaugurated the interstate highway system, he was very much in favor of collective bargaining and he pushed back against the military-industrial complex. Malcolm Gladwell meets Ben Fountain: 'So much of politics is absurd and dumb' 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Why not mandate, he said, “available technology to provide safety to those who fund the highway system — the taxpayer?” Deadly truck wrecks soar, but pleas for action ignored 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z President Eisenhower also saw an interstate highway system as a way to reduce traffic deaths while connecting Americans from all regions. Editorials from around New England 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Compounding the problem, he said, is that the Genoa bridge was part of a privatized highway system. In Italy Bridge Collapse, Both Design and Upkeep Are Under Suspicion 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z It was removed from the nation’s interstate highway system in 1985. Route 66: The drive is on to have famous roadway declared a ‘national historic trail’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The interstate highway system is just one of the “10 Modern Marvels That Changed America” in this new special. TV This Week, July 22-28: 'Shark Week,' 'Love on Safari' and more 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z For his show at Kopeikin, he gathers images of drive-ins, roadside signage and fancifully-designed motels that once channeled the romance of the open road, but which have now been sidelined by the interstate highway system. Datebook: Shots of old Route 66, dreamlike paintings and garments fashioned from paper 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Bill to increased incentives for housing construction to the building of an interstate highway system -- that contributed in crucial ways to the economic boom of that era. Trump’s infrastructure plan: Pump up the Pentagon 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z It was one of the original highways within the US highway system, connecting eight states from Illinois to California. America's famed Route 66 put on list of 11 endangered historic places 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Congress instituted the modern fuel tax about 60 years ago to help fund construction of the interstate highway system. Opinion | The gas tax isn’t for energy efficiency. It’s for money. 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z He allegedly drove a stolen car along a highway system connecting several islands. Japan inmate recaptured 3 weeks after escape, island manhunt 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Costello credits the paving of the Louisiana highway system as a factor in the town’s decline. Historic charm may be key to Louisiana town’s revival 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Yet when asked why the state’s highway system leads to people dying, the agency spokesman in effect, is saying, “it’s the dead people’s fault, not ours.” Opinion | Unsafe Maryland 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z State Environmental Police rescued the owl Wednesday night from inside the Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill Jr. Tunnel, a main artery in the Big Dig subterranean highway system. Snowy owl found injured in Boston highway tunnel dies 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Nowhere is infrastructure so obviously divisive as with the vast interstate highway system. Roads to nowhere: how infrastructure built on American inequality 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Anyone who expected projects on the scale of Hoover Dam or the interstate highway system should realize that Trump will never come through, because he has no idea how. Opinion | Trump tells lots of little lies. This is the big one. 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Public health, safety and national defense were added in the 20th century as core values, when the government developed the national highway system and passed the Clean Water Act. Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Burden on State and Private Money 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The greatest expansion of the federal highway system occurred under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Opinion | Chuck Schumer: What I’m listening for in Trump’s State of the Union 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z We have a grid highway system that makes travel easy in Indy. Is Indianapolis Cool Enough for Amazon? It Just Might Be 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Harding’s first year actually brought some auspicious legislative accomplishments, including passage of the Federal Highway Act of 1921, which invested millions in the nation’s infant highway system. Opinion | They Were Bad. He May Be Worse. 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Since then, it’s an idea that’s been modified to include a few additional cars, especially with the birth of the US highway system and advent of the suburbs in the 1950s. Lyft thinks we can end traffic congestion and save $1 trillion by selling our second cars 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z They are shifting the focus of infrastructure spending back to the states and local governments that actually own the majority of government infrastructure, including the interstate highway system. Donald Trump hunts funding for infrastructure plan 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Just a few months ago, state highway officials estimated Colorado needs about $9 billion just to fix and improve the highway system to the point of keeping it from failing. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Nicknamed the “Mother Road,” the Route 66 was commissioned in 1926 as part of the first federal highway system. Route 66 gets support for historic trail designation 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z But Mexican traffickers are sending fentanyl through the U.S. interstate highway system, not the postal service, and in quantities that dwarf the amounts arriving in envelopes. At the New York division of Fentanyl Inc., a banner year 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z State budget officials were even more optimistic, anticipating an additional $187 million annually for the highway system. Missouri funds from 2004 road measure don’t pay debt service 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Our parents built the interstate highway system and our grandparents built Hoover dam. Opinion | The G.O.P. Is a Mess. It’s Not All Trump’s Fault. 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z You go on a fresh Tarmac road in a lot of countries in West Africa indeed, and they say, “Yeah, China came in and has paved the highway system”. The world is moving on – with or without Trump’s crude bravado | Jeffrey Sachs 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z “These projects will substantially and dramatically improve our state highway system and traffic in the region,” Hogan said at a press event in Maryland. Maryland proposes $9 billion plan to relieve traffic congestion 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The project launched by the Thruway Authority in 2013 will replace the 62-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge, a critical link in the Northeast U.S. highway system. Westbound traffic to switch to new Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Over 174 million Americans live within 400 miles of the path, and the Interstate highway system provides many routes to prime locations. Maximize Your Odds of Seeing the Great American Solar Eclipse 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The national highway system is open to everyone regardless of income. Health-care reform: highway to health 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “These conditions did not occur overnight, nor will rebuilding the highway system be accomplished overnight.” Gas taxes increase by 2 cents, vehicle sales tax by $200 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z “These projects will substantially and dramatically improve our state highway system and traffic in the region,” Hogan said at a press event in Maryland. Maryland proposes $9 billion plan to relieve traffic congestion 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Dwight Eisenhower was bold in building the interstate highway system and creating federal student loans. Opinion | Hating government doesn’t solve problems 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Now privatize the interstate highway system, including all those bridges in need of repair and major upgrading. Trump’s Best Deal Ever: Privatize the Interstates 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Cheerleaders for asset recycling envisage states leasing stretches of the sprawling interstate highway system to private tolling companies, raising vast sums for new investment. The promise and pitfalls of privatising public assets 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Even the idea for Eisenhower’s creation of the U.S. interstate highway system germinated from his cross-country trip with the base’s trucks, giving the nation a smarter, faster way to travel. Fort Meade centennial looks through history 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But highways — including the entire interstate highway system — roads, bridges and schools are owned by local and state governments. Donald Trump has little federal infrastructure to privatize 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The establishment of the interstate highway system didn’t just connect the contiguous United States, though. Highways Could Help Bears and Butterflies 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Development of the interstate highway system after World War II diverted motorists away from Route 66 and economically hurt communities along the road. Expiring law could leave Route 66 towns without key funding 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The University of New Mexico sculpture professor found hundreds of yellowing envelopes containing folded drawings of some of the memorable neon signs on Route 66, one of the first roads in the U.S. highway system. Design sketches for Route 66 neon signs rescued, preserved 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The two cases are among the latest to highlight the role that interstate highway systems play in getting drugs from Mexico to urban centers. Truck driver sentenced on drug charges, another admits guilt 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Super Cruise is based on a highly detailed map of the U.S. highway system but works only on highways with delineated on- and off-ramps. Self-driving cars vs. American roads: Will infrastructure speed bumps slow down the future of transportation? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The interstate highway system that was so successful at connecting people and cities across the U.S. meant big changes for nonhuman life also. Highways Could Help Bears and Butterflies 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z And Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower created the interstate highway system that bears his name in what was the biggest public works project in history. The opposite of MAGA: Public goods made America great and can do so again 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z It’s also a way to reduce congestion on the country’s busy and deteriorating highway system. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z By the end of the first half of the century, the roadscape — transformed with an interstate highway system while he was president — helped remake the nation and the lives of its occupants. World War I ushered in the century of oil: Now it’s necessary for national stability, security 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The biggest change on the highway system was the creation of the high-occupancy toll lanes network in Northern Virginia. Perspective | Are we there yet? Looking back over a decade of local travel 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Congress passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act creating the nation’s interstate highway system. Highways Could Help Bears and Butterflies 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The Drug Enforcement Administration notes the role that the country’s interstate highway system plays in getting drugs from Mexico to urban centers. Fighting the opioid crisis, 1 truck stop at a time 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z He didn’t even believe in the federal interstate highway system. ‘Move fast and break things’ is no motto for running a country 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But the House only provided a small percentage of the $350 million per year that the MEC says the state needs to spend to keep its highway system in good shape. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Yes, the jewel of American infrastructure — the interstate highway system — knit this great land together. Opinion | Trump’s infrastructure plan could run into a big problem: Democracy 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Yet there may also be opportunities to harness the network of highway systems across the country to help animals migrate and connect habitats. Highways Could Help Bears and Butterflies 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Trump also called for a $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he said would be the biggest program of national rebuilding since former president Dwight Eisenhower built the interstate highway system in the 1950s. Trump gives his hard-line campaign promises a more moderate tone in address to Congress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Trump recalled former president Dwight Eisenhower for initiating the last truly big national infrastructure programme – the building of the interstate highway system. Trump hails 'new chapter in American greatness' in optimistic Congress speech 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Trump is invoking President Dwight Eisenhower’s infrastructure program to create the highway system. The Latest: Trump on immigration, education, health care 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Another Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, initiated the last truly great national infrastructure program — the building of the interstate highway system. Text of President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Another Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, initiated the last truly great national infrastructure program –- the building of the interstate highway system. Transcript: President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Although much of the United States’ highway system was still relatively new, hundreds of bridges were more than forty years old and had been designed, like the Silver Bridge, for Model T traffic. The Heroism of Incremental Care 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z His call for a trillion-dollar upgrade to the nation’s infrastructure suggests an affinity with Dwight Eisenhower’s construction of the national highway system, but Trump doesn’t appear to share Ike’s budget-balancing fiscal conservatism or his internationalism. Wild populism has a long history in US politics, but Trump is surely unique | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The Archway, which spans Interstate 80 at Kearney, features exhibits commemorating the Oregon, Mormon and California pioneer trails and the nation’s highway systems and railroads. Kearney leaders approve annual payment to Archway monument 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Growth occurs principally along transportation corridors; the main culprit is the federal highway system, which has been the silent ally of real estate development and urban sprawl. The Chesapeake watershed’s countryside is being replaced by ‘mallside’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z For decades until the late 1980s, southern Illinois earned a generous share of federal earmarks that helped fund projects such as its interstate highway system, post offices and hospitals. Congressmen from Southern Illinois push for earmarks return 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Gordon has argued that the rapid U.S. economic growth experienced from 1870 to 1970 is a bygone era, when groundbreaking innovations such as electricity, the interstate highway system or indoor plumbing dramatically boosted efficiencies. The Fed’s Point Man on Productivity 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Reliable internet service is as important to economic development today as the highway system was in the 1950s. Editorials from around New England 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The diverging diamond design is unusual and goes back just a few years in U.S. highway systems, but there are about 60 of these interchanges in operation nationwide. Drivers get a walk-through on an unusual interchange design 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The wall would stretch across the 2,000-mile border, making it the biggest infrastructure project since the construction of the US highway system in the 1950s and 1960s. Mexicans rethink relationship with US - BBC News 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Massachusetts Department of Transportation, $197 million of metropolitan highway system revenue refinancing bonds and subordinated revenue commonwealth contract assistance secured bonds. Treasury Auctions Set for the Week of Dec. 5 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z We wouldn’t build an interstate highway system through charities, and we can’t build a comprehensive program for at-risk kids that way, either. Finding America’s Mother Teresa 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The last time the highway system sold a ferry, the agency put it up for auction on eBay. Alaska Marine Highway System prepares to sell ferry Taku 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z But rail lines - and by extension, depots - took a hit as the nation’s highway system grew. Numbers of old Kansas train depots continue dwindling 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z At home, we built the vast interstate highway system and enjoyed a prolonged period of economic prosperity. Hope from a younger generation 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Massachusetts Department of Transportation, $445 million of metropolitan highway system revenue refinancing bonds. Treasury Auctions Set for the Week of Dec. 5 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Infrastructure is what made America great, from the early railroads to Eisenhower’s Interstate highway system. ‘They Broke It. America Bought It.’ 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z If TriMet is allowed to sell carbon credits to fuel distributors, the money thus generated will add another subsidy to the ever-needy regional agency at the expense of the state’s shabby highway system. Editorials from around Oregon 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Such was the political consensus that his legislation initiating the interstate highway system passed Congress with one dissenting vote in the Senate, and by voice vote in the House. The Big Con: what is really at stake on election day 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The U.S., he argued, used to do great things like sending people to the moon and building the interstate highway system, but now it can’t do anything right. Peter Thiel’s Oddly Conventional Defense of Trump 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z By the end, Johnson praised himself for delivering a tax cut worth at least $60 million, expanding the highway system and repealing a gas tax. Years before ‘Aleppo moment,’ Gary Johnson showed little interest in details of governing 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z California has used taxes to build a highway system, a public school system, a health care system and much else we use and depend on. Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z It was a reminder that the HOT lanes are the most complicated highway system local travelers will probably experience. Confused by HOT lane rules? It’s not just you. 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z The bullet train connecting Tokyo and Osaka started operating just days before the games were held that October, and the core of the Metropolitan Expressway, the highway system in central Tokyo, was newly constructed. Pro/Con: Should Olympic Games be held in permanent, select countries? 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z That honor probably belongs to the project to build the interstate highway system, initiated during the Eisenhower administration, which cost $329 billion by the 1996 estimate of an association of automotive and highway construction industries. Fact-Checking Hillary Clinton’s Economic Speech 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The right scale of program would cumulatively amount to the greatest investment in American infrastructure since the Eisenhower development of the interstate highway system in the 1950s, notes Ruy Teixeira in The Wall Street Journal. The New Era of Big Government 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Her $275 billion program, if implemented, would represent the greatest investment in American infrastructure since the development of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. Why the Democrats Have Turned Left 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z An economic argument can be made for a road connecting Juneau to the continental highway system, but there’s a big challenge. Alaska editorials 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Clinton announced a commitment to address infrastructure spending in her administration and promised the largest financial investment in bricks, mortar and pavement since President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration launched the interstate highway system. Clinton, Sanders storm into California seeking symbolic June 7 primary victory 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z They were driven on comparatively smooth, safe surfaces on the interstate highway system, most of which had been built by 1972. What Was the Greatest Era for American Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z And that’s how we invested in a rail system and a highway system. Read President Obama's Speech in Flint on the Water Crisis 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The development of the Interstate highway system, beginning in the 1950s, and containerized shipping a few years later, meant that factories much farther away could afford to ship to East Coast ports. What Happened to Worcester? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The DOT has said it needs $1.5 billion annually over 30 years to bring the state’s highway system to good condition. Senators advance proposal allowing for $4B in roadwork 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the Memorial Bridge is a responsibility of the federal government, just as the federal highway system is, and the federal government needs to provide the funds to maintain both, he said. Memorial Bridge is part of $11.9 billion backlog, National Park Service says 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z A confluence of events was taking place in the United States as Eisenhower fostered the idea of an interstate highway system. A crusade to defeat the legacy of highways rammed through poor neighborhoods 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The DOT is responsible for maintaining the nation’s fourth-largest highway system at 41,400 miles, partly because it includes a vast number of short, limited-traffic roads. DOT director wants money used on crumbling primary roads 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The size and scope of this infrastructure expansion will rival the Eisenhower administration’s interstate highway system. Energy Agenda for President Trump or President Clinton 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Projects along the interstate highway system will be given top priority, followed by state highways and then secondary state roads. Budget shortfall places some Montana road projects on hold 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Route 66, which ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, began in 1926 after the nation launched the first federal highway system. Kingman motel launches ‘Route 66’ photo contest 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z On the whole, despite some showpiece airports and a better transnational highway system, India remains saddled with outdated and insufficient infrastructure and its cities are struggling to keep up with a massive influx of people. Can U.S. businesses help India's chaotic cities become 'smart'? 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Route 66 began in 1926 after the nation launched the first federal highway system. ‘Route 66’ in Albuquerque sees fight over rapid transit 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z All agree Colorado’s highway system, basically laid out in the 1950s, needs to be modernized. Colorado’s battle over tax limits could shape future growth 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z All agree Colorado's highway system, basically laid out in the 1950s, needs to be modernized. By 2030, Colorado's population will grow from 5 million to 7 million people, thanks in part to a strong and diverse economy, the state's famed Rocky Mountain quality of life, and its constitutionally-mandated low taxes 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z With the advent of reliable winter maintenance, the film suggests, the state’s growing highway system opened up winter as a playground for sports, recreation and tourism. 1930s-era newsreel highlights challenges of Michigan winter 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z He created the interstate highway system; he created the student loan program, which helped me go to college. “It’s going to be hard to change the Republican party”: E.J. Dionne explains how the right went wrong — and helped create Donald Trump and Ted Cruz 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z If the cultural legacy of the Eisenhower years had been mostly domestic, articulated through the interstate highway system, the Kennedy and Johnson years set aloft a war of soft imperialism almost overshadowing the harder kind. Has the Internet Made Air Travel Irrelevant? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In the days before highway systems, railroads and airplanes, cities positioned along rivers had a distinct advantage over those whose access to the larger world relied on dirt roads beat through the sprawling wilderness. Mississippi editorial roundup 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z No I-like-Ike mention was made of his funding of the interstate highway system or the way he strengthened banking regulations. The GOP is living in Panem: 6 economic proposals befitting “The Hunger Games” 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee is meeting on Tuesday in Bellevue and Thursday in Lincoln as part of its study of the state’s highway system, bridges and city streets. Final hearings set for Nebraska roads-funding options 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z It took 50 years to build the interstate highway system. Project to link Vegas and California with train gets boost 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Congress established a penny-per-gallon gas tax in the 1930s, and then upped it 4 cents a gallon in 1959, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower set out to build the interstate highway system. With a Friday deadline looming, Congress punts on transportation 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Police and prosecutors say South Dakota’s very remoteness, its pockets of poverty and its highway system make it appealing to traffickers. Feds nab sex traffickers in SD: ‘catching awful lot of them’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Neither did the highway system that spread across America over the 20th century. America's poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by drugs 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Before the interstate highway system was created in the 1950s, there was a great debate about how to finance them. HOT lanes plan banks on moving more people without more lanes 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Predating America’s highway system created in 1926, the Lincoln Highway system was a private venture proposed in 1912 by several entrepreneurs tied to the fledgling automobile industry. Officials to close historic Nebraska highway for winter 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Reeves said that while a gas tax isn’t on his agenda, “If you believe in user fees, no one pays a gas tax that doesn’t use the highway system.” Sleeper issue in Mississippi election? Transportation money 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Stedman said he is concerned there doesn’t appear to be a clear plan for how to manage the marine highway system while Alaska deals with its budgetary issues. Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z These included the development of the transistor and semiconductor; new polymers and synthetics that boosted production of chemicals and medicines; the completion of the interstate highway system and major improvements in air and rail transportation. With all these new apps and gadgets, why is U.S. productivity so sluggish? 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The rise of the interstate highway system also played a role, according to one hat manufacturer. This Cowboy Hat Company Thinks Hipsters Will Save It 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z By the end of the year, Congress also has to find a way to fund the nation’s highway system, deal with some tax measures and return to the broader spending question. Congress Girds for Fights Over Spending, Iran and Planned Parenthood 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z If not for historical evidence that America’s population moved from east to west, it could be argued that California invented the highway system. California Editorial Roundup 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Columbus wasn’t really on the way to anywhere, and when the city was initially left off the Interstate highway system, the anywhere we weren’t on the way to included most of tourism-rich Florida. Georgia editorial roundup 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z As the nation's highway system developed, the roadside stand was born. Black pitmasters left out of US barbeque boom - BBC News 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z This seems a pretty modest amount to help pay for our federal highway system maintenance in what amounts to a user-pays approach. Is It Finally Time To Sell Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The state’s highway system consists of 41,400 miles of roads, making it the nation’s fourth-largest. SC anti-tax groups step up opposition to road-funding bill 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Our highway system, once the envy of the world, has become an embarrassment, and we lag the rest of the industrialized world in mass transit. California Editorial Roundup 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The nation's interstate highway system was built under a Republican president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. No Happy Warriors Here 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The nation’s highway system remains key to interstate commerce, and investment on the federal level is not only wise, it’s vital. Editorials from around New England 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The federal gas tax raises plenty of money to finance the upkeep of the interstate highway system. No, We Don't Need a Gas Tax Hike 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The errors include an approximately $1 billion overstatement of accumulated depreciation related to infrastructure and in large part the state highway system. Audit: 125 errors in Montana’s financial reporting 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The Archway features exhibits commemorating the Oregon, Mormon and California pioneer trails and the nation’s highway systems and railroads. Archway officials hope numbers point to increased attendance 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Among those issues were funding levels for public education, the state's universities, the marine highway system and restoring pay raises to state workers, a portion of which were tied to contracts. Alaska passes budget to avoid partial government shutdown 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Major differences remain about how much to fund public education, the state's universities, and the marine highway system and restoring pay raises to state workers. Alaska governor issues 10,000 layoff notices amid budget wrangling 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Heavy news indeed for the country known for building the first-of-its-kind transcontinental railway and interstate highway system. What China Can Teach U.S. About Infrastructure Investing 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Still, we found the money to build the interstate highway system. North Carolina editorial roundup 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z We are the transcontinental railroad, and transatlantic flights, and the interstate highway system, and the Internet. Darren Walker to Grads: Build a Bridge to a Better World 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The plan details proposed projects and improvements to the state’s highway system and designates funding for the proposals. Comment period ending for Arizona’s transportation plan 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z For a land that is legendary for its rules and regulations, Germany’s lack of a general speed limit on its national highway system seems like an anomaly. Your Tuesday Briefing 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z King says Nadeau is an experienced and thoughtful leader who will be a champion for improving and strengthening America’s highway system. Obama to nominate Nadeau to lead Highway Administration 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Hutchinson promised to create the working group after he opposed an effort during this year’s Legislative session to gradually transfer tax revenue from automobile-related items to the highway system. Arkansas governor names task force on highway funding 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z In his long House career, Wright authored major legislation in several fields, but he was most proud of his efforts on behalf of a “pay-as-we-go” interstate highway system and water conservation. Jim Wright early casualty of rising US House partisanship 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z In his long House career, Wright was the author of major legislation in several fields but was most proud of his efforts on behalf of a “pay-as-we-go” interstate highway system and water conservation. Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright Dies At 92 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Missouri has the seventh largest highway system in the nation; it ranks 46th in terms of revenue spent per mile. Recent Missouri Editorials 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z South Carolina’s highway system of 41,400 miles is the nation’s fourth largest, partly because it includes a vast number of short, limited-traffic roads. SC business groups recommend 5-point plan for funding roads 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z During the formative years of the Interstate highway system championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Achterberg spent four years traveling throughout the state trying cases on behalf of the commission. Kansas woman marks 60 years as pioneer for female attorneys 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z It is so named because, although it accounts for half the highway system, it carries about 90 percent of the traffic. Proposal targets little-used roads in Arkansas 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The battle of wills may foreshadow new nastiness over the coming months as Congress turns to writing a budget, fixing the Medicare payment formula for doctors and shoring up the nation’s highway system. McConnell Makes Changes, but Senate Gridlock Remains 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z “What was interesting about the barbecue is it goes along with the development of the highway system and becomes a vehicle of entrepreneurship,” Rothman said. Alabama barbecue about politics, culture, history 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The Manhattan project produced the bomb; the Apollo program put men on the moon; the Hoover Dam tamed the Colorado and let a desert bloom; the interstate highway system unleashed America’s mobility. Solar Energy Delivers Too Little Bang For Billions Invested 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Most states are simply looking to maintain their current highway system rather than add to it, said Jim Tyman, director of policy and management at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. States seek alternatives for highway, bridge funding 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Gene Barr, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, said deterioration of the highway system made higher transportation taxes unavoidable. Pennsylvania flush with cash for transportation projects 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z It does not plan to cancel any larger projects already promised into 2020, and KDOT’s leaders don’t expect the state highway system to deteriorate. Kansas road spending dropped even before budget problems 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Rountree saw creating an interstate highway system as a means of reinvigorating the economy of the South. The ‘Broadway of America’ connected the South 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z If there are no changes in capacity to the national highway system, recurring peak congestion is expected to increase from 11 percent of the system in 2007 to 37 percent in 2040. Federal govt seeks national conversation on transportation 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z President Obama will propose a $478-billion public works program to repair and upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges and highway systems in his $4-trillion budget due out Monday, a senior administration official said. Obama budget to fund roads with corporate tax on foreign profits 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Directly beneath the dome was a giant 24-carat diamond set into the floor to mark the zero-kilometer for Cuba’s national highway system. In Havana, a renovation in marble — and maybe in spirit, too 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z An official with the Virginia highway system, White's responsibilities included ensuring that thousands of deer and other animals hit by cars were collected, a process that cost the state some $4.1 million per year. Road-kill deer get mulched as U.S. states turn to composting 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Tuesday that traffic is now allowed on the entire length of the highway system. Thruway in Hudson Valley reopens; numerous schools closed 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “I don’t see us building a new stretch of interstate connecting to some town, or expanding a four-lane highway system somewhere,” Anderson said. Transportation bill means uncertainty for Highway 100 in SD 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The U.S. interstate highway system is less than a day’s drive away. Measuring America’s changing drug habits, on the border 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z “America’s greatness has always rested on our ability to build and produce things,” the Republican leader said, specifically pointing to the Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the federal highway system. California's high-speed rail matters 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The arteries are essentially a vast highway system, and any part of it is susceptible to a blockage. Ask Well: Blockages in the Heart and Brain 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Instead, Congress instituted the modern tax in the 1950s to help pay for construction of the interstate highway system; in essence it is a user tax on drivers. Five myths about gas taxes 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Caltrans is alerting drivers to look for wildlife through electronic messaging and signs posted along the highway system. Orphaned baby squirrels just one wildlife casualty of drought 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z To name just two, the interstate highway system and transcontinental railways were Republican ideas. The GOP’s history of moving The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of America, the rise of the homeowner, the build-out of the interstate highway system and the rise of automobile culture. Significance of secular market should not be underestimated For decades, the levy raised enough money to pay for innumerable surface transportation projects, including the interstate highway system. Forget Privacy -- It's Time To Tax Miles, Not Gas 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Dwight Eisenhower launched the interstate highway system and poured money into public schools. Review: ‘To Make Men Free,’ Republican Party history, by Heather Cox Richardson When President Eisenhower backed the construction of the interstate highway system in 1956, the top marginal rate for individual income taxes was 91 percent. How not to get your country back 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Among other visionary acts, he ended the Korean War short of total victory, spearheaded the interstate highway system, and was the first president to send federal troops to desegregate a public school. How Dwight D. Eisenhower Invented The Internet -- And The Desktop Computer 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The museum features exhibits that commemorate the Oregon, Mormon and California pioneer trails and that honor the nation’s highway systems and railroads. Official reports bigger crowds at Kearney Archway 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z “This system is critical to thousands of people, and it’s part of our highway system.” Mishaps prompt questions about Washington ferries 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z They are part of the state highway system. State ferries: Eyman to blame for ferry woes 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z But as the federal highway system became more developed, many drivers steered away from Route 66. Pa. museum gets its kicks with Route 66 exhibit 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The father of the interstate highway system had just predicted the future. How Dwight D. Eisenhower Invented The Internet -- And The Desktop Computer 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Instead, Congress recently resorted to various budget gimmicks to fund the highway system for less than a year. How a new book's economic theory bursts Cliven Bundy's bubble 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z His wife, Lady Bird, wanted to keep billboards off the interstate highway system, which she thought distracted from their beauty. Congress's Long And Sordid History Of Handing States Money With Strings Attached 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. LaHood said it took the interstate highway system decades to be completed, and he predicts that high-speed rail will to be the same. Delays Persist for U.S. High-Speed Rail 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z In 1985, the federal government removed Route 66 from the federal highway system. Pa. museum gets its kicks with Route 66 exhibit 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z “I think they consider the ferries part of the state highway system, so you’d be transporting that just like you’d be transporting it on the road,” said board spokesman Brian Smith. Island pot growers face legal bog in taking weed to mainland 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z At one time the interstate highway system was funded entirely through a gas tax and other user fees. How a new book's economic theory bursts Cliven Bundy's bubble 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Congress needs to come up with a different funding formula to maintain this country’s highway system, because the one communities depend on now for jobs and economic development isn’t working. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In fact, the entire cost of building the interstate highway system, expressed in today’s dollars, was $540 billion — less than a third of what was wasted in Iraq. Iraq Opportunity Costs: What America Could Have Had If It Never Invaded 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z For the sake of a safe and functional federal highway system, the tax will need to rise. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Smith wrote in an email that the regulations are “focused on typical methods for transporting commercial products to market such as roads and highway systems.” Island pot growers face legal bog in taking weed to mainland 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Another issue seen as fundamental to businesses all over but probably more imperiled without Mr. Cantor is financing for the nation’s crumbling highway system. For Businesses and the G.O.P., a Cantor Effect 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Old and new companies have cited Michiana’s central location and a strong highway system as reasons for locating or expanding here. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Each tree represents endlessly brachiating possibilities, and those vast roots are sprawling quietly on either side of the California highway system. This Week in Fiction: Karen Russell 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z When it ran in the Saturday Evening Post in 1955 - bought by a steel company to hail the newly proposed interstate highway system - U.S. car culture was kicking into top gear. Americans and their cars: A love affair on fumes? 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z This logistical challenge gave birth to the U.S. highway system’s construction. How The Wealthiest Families Are Positioned Internationally -- Part I 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The 1956 law authorizing the interstate highway system was 29 pages. What broke Washington Our region relies heavily on a highway system that is able to move products quickly and efficiently. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Congress banned tolls on Interstates in 1956 when it created the national highway system under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. White House Wants to Lift Ban on Interstate Tolls 2014-04-29T22:43:35Z Never mind that the proposed route's namesake is a faded jewel in the U.S. highway system that officially ceased to exist in 1985. Will Australians Get Their Kicks on Route 39? 2014-02-25T03:47:57Z The Highway Beautification Act called for the control of outdoor advertising, including removal of certain types of signs, primarily billboards, along the nation's growing interstate highway system. Painting in the skyline above New York's streets 2014-02-07T00:01:01Z Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the announcement was a watershed moment in the nation’s transportation history — akin to the launch of the interstate highway system or a “moonshot.” ‘Connected-vehicle technology’ could cut crashes while paving way for driverless cars 2014-02-03T23:13:00Z Many believe the state's sprawling highway system, proximity to New York City and diverse population make it an attractive base of operations for traffickers. N.J. works to curb sex trafficking before Super Bowl 2014-01-06T14:08:53Z The bullet train connecting Tokyo and Osaka started operating just days before the games held in October 1964, and the core of the Metropolitan Expressway, the highway system in central Tokyo, was newly constructed. Tokyo Olympic Games a Redemption of Pride 2013-09-09T13:20:01Z The last really big idea was the construction of the interstate highway system.” | Janette Sadik-Khan: Transportation Chief Talks of Giving the Public More Public Spaces 2013-06-17T01:29:46Z Before there was a highway system, auto enthusiasts tore off on 1,000-mile safaris to prove the mettle of their horseless carriages. Innovation: Who Made That Motorcade? 2013-05-17T11:00:19Z The U.S. highway system includes almost 6.5 million kilometers of road, not counting dirt or county ones. Rise in Roadkill Requires New Solutions 2013-05-16T10:15:00.360Z By contrast, a fuel tax on car and truck drivers covers about 80 percent of the cost of maintaining the nation's highway system. Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds 2013-05-06T05:06:09Z And if you think private citizens will build an interstate highway system which can support heavy trucks or fight of an invading army without government assistance you are even deeper in delusion than anticipated. Ron Paul: From Politician to Pundit 2013-03-06T08:50:00Z I think it’s more than a coincidence that Visa was founded shortly after the interstate highway system. Tokenization And The Collapse Of The Credit Card Payment Model 2013-02-15T20:27:06Z Some state governors favor collecting more tolls on the interstate highway system, but that is hard to do when many people are used to driving on the "freeway," he said. No easy funding fix for transportation woes: lawmaker 2013-02-13T16:40:29Z But if we allow our highway system to become a for-profit industry, then both small businesses and average Americans will no longer be able to drive great distances at reasonable cost. Highways of the future? Not here 2013-01-01T01:24:26Z Eisenhower’s national highway system made possible everything from transporting fresh produce to the social mobility of suburban living. Why We Need NASA To Fix Its Problems And Lead America To Money-Making Opportunities in Outer Space 2012-12-08T13:00:30Z But as the interstate highway system grew and business fled the borough following World War II, people followed. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Nets return professional sports to historic borough 2012-11-23T19:41:39Z The next U.S. transportation secretary — whether it’s Ray LaHood or someone else — will confront a highway system starved for cash and financed by a gasoline tax almost no one wants to raise. Nation’s highways remain an issue for an Obama second term 2012-11-12T01:04:00Z The concept really took off when the Interstate highway system made high-speed travel and longer vacations much easier. How Holiday Inn Changed the Way We Travel 2012-08-01T12:00:45Z As weather patterns shift, he said, “we could have some very dramatic failures of highway systems.” Rise in Weather Extremes Threatens Infrastructure 2012-07-25T23:49:03Z Among the major government-funded innovations that made giant supermarkets and office supply stores such as Staples possible, of course, is the Interstate highway system. Does Obama Really Believe You Didn't Build Your Business? 2012-07-24T15:42:39Z But an equally important question — and one that will be discussed before the Metropolitan King County Council on Thursday — is how the regional highway system will function for all drivers. Arena game would add 5 to 10 minutes to commute 2012-07-12T05:37:59Z If there were natural gas filling stations along the Interstate highway system, the long-haul trucking industry would almost certainly begin to buy natural gas-fueled trucks. High & Low Finance: Natural Gas Vehicles Are a Compelling Target for a Federal Program 2012-06-21T17:59:47Z He created the U.S. interstate highway system, the largest public works program in the country’s history, which connected 47,000 miles, or more than 75,600 kilometers, of roads and transformed U.S. business. Letter from Washington: Lessons Learned From Eisenhower 2012-06-03T17:40:09Z President Barack Obama asked Congress to pass bills to keep student loan interest rates from doubling, prevent domestic abuse and fund the nation’s highway system. Wonkbook: The Federal Reserve Board is at full capacity for the first time since 2006 2012-05-31T12:18:00Z In Scotland the highway system is regulated by the Roads and Bridges Act 1878 and amending acts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The national highway system, a predominately two-lane network linking major cities, carries 65 percent of India’s freight and 80 percent of passenger traffic. India Road-Building Hits Record as Builders Pay to Work: Freight 2012-02-27T02:48:12Z But in the real world, everyone knows that government investments in the national highway system, medical and other scientific research, and other programs unquestionably add to growth. Economix Blog: Bruce Bartlett: Tilting the Budget Process to the G.O.P. 2012-02-07T11:00:02Z The federal government owns roughly 650 million acres of land, a million buildings, electrical utilities and an interstate highway system. U.S. deficit to top $1 trillion for 4th year in a row 2012-01-31T15:04:48Z Historians say the belt idea itself was essentially a kind of arranged marriage between urban America and the Interstate highway system, which began paving its way across the nation late in the Eisenhower administration. City of Golden Holds Firm Against Denver Beltway 2012-01-17T03:14:21Z He distributed gasoline to a small chain of Shell stations, but they were on back roads when the Interstate highway system was pulling most travelers off local roads. Danny Evins, Restaurant Founder and Focus of Controversy, Dies at 76 2012-01-17T01:32:46Z Also fragmenting the bear habitat are the growing urban sprawl in southern Arizona and the expanding highway systems that slice through rugged terrain, the study found. Border Fence Affecting Black Bears, Too, Study Says 2011-12-22T04:39:42Z After World War II, the enclosed regional shopping mall emerged because of two interdependent American phenomena: construction of the interstate highway system and rapid growth of low-density metropolitan suburbs. Visions of lively town centers dancing in more developers? heads 2011-12-10T03:00:00Z Our interstate highway system is in disrepair; our bridges are rusting away, with some collapsing now and then. Repairing infrastructure can help repair economy 2011-10-22T15:43:35Z New York’s electricity infrastructure resembles its highway system, prone to saturation. Green Blog: How Essential is Indian Point? 2011-10-18T16:39:54Z He has made electronic music using molds, and a favorite hobby is challenging them to build highway systems. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z The interstate highway system that we are driving on today, was largely designed and built a half century ago. Dot Earth Blog: Reactions to a New Plan for CO2 Progress 2011-09-27T22:53:27Z The average urban Texan loses a week a year to traffic delays on the state's "overburdened" highway system. Rick Perry goes it alone 2011-08-26T00:30:00Z Is it possible that city highway systems and the mammalian cortex follow similar scaling laws? Mathematics, Cities, and Brains: What Can A Highway Engineer Learn From A Neuroscientist? 2011-08-18T21:15:00.250Z Just as the country couldn’t function without the infrastructure of the highway system your company can’t function effectively without IT. Dear CEO, You Need a Clue About IT 2011-07-16T19:31:13Z The slime mold grew a network of tentacles that was nearly identical to the actual highway system on the Iberian Peninsula. Slime Molds: Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated 2011-10-03T20:59:02Z After World War II, the interstate highway system allowed the full potential of automobility to be realized. We need a New Deal for information technology 2011-06-14T11:01:00Z A few months later, as I was leafing through the 1946 volume of The Journal of the London Mathematical Society, I saw a diagram that resembled my highway system. The Mathematician as an Explorer 2011-05-04T13:15:00.247Z City populations tend to increase over time, and at a faster rate than city surface area, meaning that an efficient highway system must continually evolve from pre-existing systems. Mathematics, Cities, and Brains: What Can A Highway Engineer Learn From A Neuroscientist? 2011-08-18T21:15:00.250Z The telephone system is, in effect, the highway system of the Information Age, and its health affects the competitiveness of all American industry. DealBook: Back to the Future for AT&T 2011-03-22T00:45:33Z Car-navigation systems indicated that almost every entry point in Tokyo to the nation's highway system was closed. Quake, Tsunami Slam Japan 2011-03-12T05:46:44Z In transportation, there is no need to replace the interstate highway system by a subsidy-addicted interstate passenger rail system. We need a New Deal for information technology 2011-06-14T11:01:00Z It is obvious, however, that the inspector's highway system satisfies the condition just quoted. The Mathematician as an Explorer 2011-05-04T13:15:00.247Z In the 1950s, legislation accelerated the creation of our highway system, which in turn became an economic driver for the country. The Boss: Born to Be an Engineer 2011-03-05T18:07:13Z The State highway system as outlined in the law has been adopted and the work of the biennium confined to the various units of this system. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 2011-02-23T03:00:35.127Z By connecting big cities and small towns all across the country to an efficient highway system, Ike revolutionized the American economy. Serve Your Customer. It Pays Off. Big Time. 2011-02-16T16:27:25Z Klubek's yarn-bombing adornments of presidential statues in Rapid City, South Dakota, and on state "Welcome To _!" signs along the Interstate highway system are considered elevated examples of the art form. Oregon "yarn bombers" knit graffiti for lamp posts, trees 2011-02-05T19:13:21Z Curiously, in this special class the salesman finds a route by pretending to be a highway inspector of a related but quite different highway system. The Mathematician as an Explorer 2011-05-04T13:15:00.247Z Omaha police are asking drivers to avoid the interstate highway systems, as icy conditions have caused numerous accidents. Monster storm carves path across United States 2011-02-01T19:19:52Z I wish to call the attention of the Commission to the law which requires the State Highway Commission to make county surveys upon the State highway system within the boundaries of any county making application. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 2011-02-23T03:00:35.127Z America is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad, brought electricity to rural communities, and constructed the interstate highway system. Text of President Obama's State of the Union address 2011-01-26T05:33:00Z The county has been adding tens of thousands of miles to its highway system, and the vast majority operate with user tolls. Chinese Driver Sentenced to Life in Prison for Evading Tolls 2011-01-13T23:54:57Z "When you look at the highway system in Mexico, the main highways that come into the United States are through Laredo and Brownsville," Webb said. As Mexico drug violence runs rampant, U.S. guns tied to crime south of border 2010-12-15T18:14:01Z The federal government was largely responsible for creating the national railroad system of the 19th century and the national highway system of the 20th. Why we need Big Business and Big Government 2010-11-30T12:01:00Z The U.S. government has long favored building up its interstate highway system over creating high speed rail. Government to announce $2.5 billion for high speed rail 2010-10-25T21:29:00Z The capacity of our highway system will jump in capacity by a factor of 20. Google's Car Will Change the World 2010-10-14T15:49:00Z It will also transform transportation in America, much like the Interstate highway system did under President Eisenhower. Plan to Expand Rail Service Imperiled at State Level 2010-10-04T22:16:00Z After all, the Internet, the highway system and the biotechnology sector all began as government programs. Economic Scene: For Deficit, Conservative Cutbacks 2010-09-29T03:23:00Z The catalyst isn't a new sea port or a highway system. World Cup Lends Africa Confidence 2010-07-19T03:12:00Z Keeping it would encourage drivers to stay on the highway system. State Officials Oppose Closing Sheridan Expressway 2010-07-14T01:33:00Z There was a vital public value in what we did, however, and its outcome reminds us of a more recent federal endeavor with high relevance to our broadband data future: the Interstate highway system. Let's subsidize open broadband, not journalists 2010-06-14T16:10:00Z Bill, housing subsidies, the highway system and incentives for employers to offer health insurance. Economic Scene: Obama?s Progressive Project Is Changing Washington 2010-05-21T20:27:00Z Massachusetts Department of Transportation, $893 million of metropolitan highway system revenue bonds. Treasury Auctions Set for This Week 2010-05-17T02:52:00Z Not even manic market radicals believe, as Judt avers, that private interest will produce enough public goods — like public education or an interstate highway system. Book Review - Ill Fares the Land - By Tony Judt 2010-04-30T15:37:00Z This would be somewhat like an interstate highway system added to a network of local roads and would turn electricity from a product that is mostly locally produced and locally consumed into a national commodity. War Against a Wind-Rich Super Grid 2010-04-30T19:33:00Z Just like it would be a lot more cumbersome to physically move around this country without the interstate highway system, another big government project. Forget the iPad: Bring on the ObamaPad 2010-04-08T16:49:00Z Republicans and Democrats joined forces to enact the Marshall Plan, establish the federal highway system, advance civil rights, create Medicare and preside over robust economic growth. Does Washington Need Fixing? 2010-02-20T22:07:00Z The flow of the gas tax pipeline that has poured cash into one of the world's premier highway systems has slowed as some people drive less and others choose more fuel-efficient vehicles. 2010-02-07T05:00:00Z America’s highway system was meager until about the time the railroad age itself was beginning. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman The establishing of a highway engineering service, or equivalent organization, to be at the call of the states in working out effective and economical highway systems. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity He had seen the highway system from twenty miles height, and ten, and five. The Hate Disease Patrol Maintenance.—Where this system is in operation, the highway system is divided into patrol districts of from six to eighteen miles of highway and a single patrolman is placed in charge of each district. American Rural Highways Highways This entry includes the total length of the highway system as well as the length of the paved and unpaved components. The 2001 CIA World Factbook The motorist will find good roads into both from California's elaborate highway system. The Book of the National Parks When the Dutch determined to open up Celebes by the construction of a highway system they realized the wisdom of obtaining the cooperation of the native rulers. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China I'd uncovered and confirmed the fact that there was some secret organization that had a program that included their own highway system, concealed within the confines of the United States. Highways in Hiding Today we have in this country an intricate highway system, but perhaps within your own lifetime our highways, and the automobiles which skim over them, will be laughed at as obsolete and useless. Around the World in Ten Days There were mobile guided missile detachments moving at top speed across state lines and along the express highway systems. Operation Terror In regard to the folding cot: It is heavy and its numerous legs form a sort of highway system over which all sorts of insects can crawl up to the sleeper. Through the Brazilian Wilderness The Network merely emulates the growth patterns and behavior of the cranial highway system. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Highways—Reno is the center of the highway system of Nevada, and an important station on three transcontinental highways; the Lincoln Highway, the Overland Trail and the Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway. Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information Good Roads Another notable achievement of Governor Cox is the advance of the Ohio highway system. The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox A blueprint for a new national highway system, a critical investment in our transportation infrastructure. State of the Union Address A modern, efficient highway system is essential to meet the needs of our growing population, our expanding economy, and our national security. State of the Union Address Federal aid in the construction of the highway systems in conjunction with the States has proved to be beneficial and stimulating. State of the Union Address The highway system on which the Federal Government expends about $85,000,000 a year is of vital importance to the rural regions. State of the Union Address To protect the vital interest of every citizen in a safe and adequate highway system, the Federal Government is continuing its central role in the Federal Aid Highway Program. State of the Union Address To continue the drastically needed improvement in other national highway systems, I recommend the continuation of the Federal Aid Highway Program. State of the Union Address However, this effort will not in itself assure our people of an adequate highway system. State of the Union Address |
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