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There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.

Webinar Recap: Transportation Spending and Planning in the Time of COVID

September 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020 | Madeline Gorman
September 25, 2020 - Throughout this lively discussion, one thing remained clear—infrastructure projects will play a much different role in...
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VMT Stabilized in July; Gas Production Indicates This May Be “New Normal” Level

September 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 | Jeff Davis
September 24, 2020 - Total vehicle miles-traveled (VMT) on U.S. roadways in July 2020 was down 11.2 percent from the...
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Webinar: A Century of Fighting Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles

September 16, 2020
Sep 16, 2020 | Madeline Gorman
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) is studying congestion pricing to manage the region’s heavy traffic…
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Jeff Davis Presentation on Eisenhower and Transportation

September 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation that Eno's Jeff Davis gave at the Capitol Historical Society Heritage Lecture...
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1953 Buckner Highway Study for Eisenhower

September 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is a study of a national system of federal toll roads commissioned by Dwight Eisenhower during his pre-presidential transition...
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April 1960 BPR Memo on Interstates in Urban Areas

September 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is a memo from the Bureau of Public Roads entitled "Memorandum on the Interstate System in Urban Areas." It...
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Initiating the Bragdon Highway Study

September 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This PDF file is a collection of documents from the Bureau of the Budget's files in the National Archives about...
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Clay Committee Report Original Transmittal Letter

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is a PDF of the original letter from the five members of President Eisenhower's "Clay Committee" transmitting their final...
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January 1956 White House Meeting with GOP Leaders on Highway Bill

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is an internal White House summary of the January 31, 1956 meeting between President Eisenhower, his staff and key...
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April 1960 Eisenhower Guidelines on Interstate Highway Construction

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This PDF file is a copy of a one-page memorandum dated April 11, 1960 from President Eisenhower to the Secretary...
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November 1959 Eisenhower Meeting on Highways

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This PDF file is a "memo for the record" of a meeting held on November 30, 1959 between President Eisenhower...
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December 1960 Final Report to Eisenhower on the Interstate Highway Program

September 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020 | Jeff Davis
This is the final report given to President Eisenhower on the status of the Interstate Highway Program, dated December 28,...
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Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution

This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...

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