The 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act: The Turning Point That Reshaped America
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Forms of Transportation Before The Automobile
Early Demand For Good Roads
U.S. Highway Developments Prior to 1956
Turning Point
Pre-1956 Developments in Congress
From Bill to Act: Turning Point in 1956
Predicted Effects
Long-Term Effects
Economic Changes
Social Changes
Negative Changes
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Comparison: USA, Europe, Japan
SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
CLICK TO ENLARGE. pkm = persons per kilometer SOURCE: Transportation Research Record, 2008
CLICK TO ENLARGE. pkm = persons per kilometer SOURCE: Transportation Research Record, 2008
Japan
Completion rate of metropolitan roads in Tokyo, SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
Share of passenger transport by mode in Japan from 1950 to 1998, SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
Share of freight transport by mode in Japan from 1950 to 1998, SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
London and Paris
Completion rate of metropolitan roads in London, SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
Completion rate of metropolitan roads in Paris, SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
Mode of transportation split in Greater Tokyo, Greater London, and Ile-de-France (statistics from 2001), SOURCE: Millennium Book, 2001
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