The story of America’s interstates is usually told as a straightforward tale of postwar progress, but the real origins are stranger and more contested than the green signs suggest. The Dwight D.
At the very inception of the interstate system, officials decided the numbers would not be random. Highways already existed at the time, and they needed a network that would coexist alongside them and ...
Two cheers for the Interstate Highway System on its 50th birthday. It is one of the greatest public works projects in history and is indisputably key to U.S. economic prosperity. Ad Loading... But ...
WASHINGTON – The future of the U.S. Interstate Highway System is threatened by a persistent and growing backlog of structural and operational deficiencies and by various looming challenges, such as ...
A consensus study mandated by US Congress to advice on the public policies and investments needed to restore and upgrade the Interstate Highway System to its role as a premier system that meets the ...
The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...