Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Progress and Status of the National Highway Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309100887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309100887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
National Highway Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
Publisher:
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Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 84-5. Considers legislation to establish a Federal Highway Corporation to finance the construction of the interstate highway system. Includes examination of fiscal, engineering, safety, and right-of-way problems related to highway construction and examines impact of the interstate system on Federal-state relations, urban developments, and other modes of transportation.
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Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 84-5. Considers legislation to establish a Federal Highway Corporation to finance the construction of the interstate highway system. Includes examination of fiscal, engineering, safety, and right-of-way problems related to highway construction and examines impact of the interstate system on Federal-state relations, urban developments, and other modes of transportation.
Toll Roads and Free Roads
Author: United States. Public Roads Administration
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Interstate
Author: Mark H. Rose
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1572337834
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
This new, expanded edition brings the story of the Interstates into the twenty-first century. It includes an account of the destruction of homes, businesses, and communities as the urban expressways of the highway network destroyed large portions of the nation’s central cities. Mohl and Rose analyze the subsequent urban freeway revolts, when citizen protest groups battled highway builders in San Francisco, Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and other cities. Their detailed research in the archival records of the Bureau of Public Roads, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Department of Transportation brings to light significant evidence of federal action to tame the spreading freeway revolts, curb the authority of state highway engineers, and promote the devolution of transportation decision making to the state and regional level. They analyze the passage of congressional legislation in the 1990s, especially the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), that initiated a major shift of Highway Trust Fund dollars to mass transit and light rail, as well as to hiking trails and bike lanes. Mohl and Rose conclude with the surprising popularity of the recent freeway teardown movement, an effort to replace deteriorating, environmentally damaging, and sometimes dangerous elevated expressway segments through the inner cities. Sometimes led by former anti-highway activists of the 1960s and 1970s, teardown movements aim to restore the urban street grid, provide space for new streetcar lines, and promote urban revitalization efforts. This revised edition continues to be marked by accessible writing and solid research by two well-known scholars.
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1572337834
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
This new, expanded edition brings the story of the Interstates into the twenty-first century. It includes an account of the destruction of homes, businesses, and communities as the urban expressways of the highway network destroyed large portions of the nation’s central cities. Mohl and Rose analyze the subsequent urban freeway revolts, when citizen protest groups battled highway builders in San Francisco, Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and other cities. Their detailed research in the archival records of the Bureau of Public Roads, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Department of Transportation brings to light significant evidence of federal action to tame the spreading freeway revolts, curb the authority of state highway engineers, and promote the devolution of transportation decision making to the state and regional level. They analyze the passage of congressional legislation in the 1990s, especially the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), that initiated a major shift of Highway Trust Fund dollars to mass transit and light rail, as well as to hiking trails and bike lanes. Mohl and Rose conclude with the surprising popularity of the recent freeway teardown movement, an effort to replace deteriorating, environmentally damaging, and sometimes dangerous elevated expressway segments through the inner cities. Sometimes led by former anti-highway activists of the 1960s and 1970s, teardown movements aim to restore the urban street grid, provide space for new streetcar lines, and promote urban revitalization efforts. This revised edition continues to be marked by accessible writing and solid research by two well-known scholars.
Highway Improvement Program
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The States and the Interstates
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Publisher: American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This report, prepared by the Public Works Historical Society with some minor editing by AASHTO, outlines the origins of the Interstate and Defense Highway System, the early years of its implementation, and the challenges and adjustments required in its completion.
Publisher: American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This report, prepared by the Public Works Historical Society with some minor editing by AASHTO, outlines the origins of the Interstate and Defense Highway System, the early years of its implementation, and the challenges and adjustments required in its completion.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
National Highway Program, Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Roads
Publisher:
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Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 84-16.
Publisher:
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Category : Express highways
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 84-16.
National Highway Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Public Roads
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
Considers (84) S. 1048, (84) S. 1072, (84) S. 1160, (84) S. 1573.
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
Considers (84) S. 1048, (84) S. 1072, (84) S. 1160, (84) S. 1573.