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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/157594.aspx

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...ews/trnews244newvision.pdf

The Interstate Highway System is exceptional in American history because of the federal government's extensive role in the system's planning, financing, organizational structure, and research and development. In this article, the author notes, however, that the consensus vision of the Interstate Highway System is eroding and the nation's transportation future will be an ongoing contest among strongly held views and values.

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pp 10-15

2006-5

TR News

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Federal government; Financing; Future; Highway planning; Interstate highways

Interstate Highway System

Organizational structure; Research and development

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB

Jul 24 2006 8:46AM

• Celebrating the Interstate's Anniversary
• China's Central Planners and the History of the Interstate
• Edge City, Just off the Interstate: Boon or Bane?
• How the Interstate System Came to Be: Tracing the Historical Process
• Industries on the Interstates: What Is the Best Location?
• Paving the Way with Research and Innovation: The Kansas Interstate Example
• Research Pays Off: Assessing the Condition and Estimating the Longevity of Rock Reinforcement Systems
• Retroreflections and Future Directions
• The Engineering of the Interstate Highway System: A 50-Year Retrospective of Advances and Contributions
• The Social Impacts of the Interstate Highway System: What Are the Repercussions?
• Vision, Inspiration, and Perseverance: Concluding Thoughts