1944 Interregional Highways Report
Report of the National Interregional Highway Committee, appointed by President Roosevelt in April 1941 to investigate the need for a limited system of national highways.
1939 Toll Roads and Free Roads Report
The 1939 report by the Bureau of Public Roads determined that toll funding would not work for transcontinental roads but the traffic and route studies in the report, and its master plan for free road…
2005 (Jun. 7) Letter From Sec. Mineta to SAFETEA Conferees
Letter from Secretary Mineta to House and Senate conferees on the SAFETEA surface transportation reauthorization bill defining the parameters of what kind of final bill the President would accept.
Comparison of Highway Provisions – Administration-Senate-House – May 20, 2005
Federal Highway Administration document providing a side-by-side comparison of the highway provisions of the Administration’s SAFETEA proposal, the House-passed bill H.R. 3, and the Senate amendment to H.R. 3. Prepared for the House-Senate conference committee…
1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act and Highway Revenue Act
Text of Public Law 627 of the 84th Congress. Title I of the law provided over $25 billion in contract authority over thirteen fiscal years to construct the Interstate Highway System. Title II of the…
America’s Highways, 1776-1976: A History of the Federal-Aid Program
The best and most comprehensive history of the federal role in building roads prior to 1976. Published by the Federal Highway Administration as part of the national Bicentennial activities.
1950 Federal Airport Act Extension
Text of Public Law 846 of the 81st Congress, extending programs under the Federal Airport Act by five years.
1946 Federal Airport Act
Text of Public Law 377 of the 79th Congress, the Federal Airport Act of 1946.
1938 Civil Aeronautics Act
Text of Public Law 706 of the 75th Congress, the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938.
1926 Air Commerce Act
Text of Public Law 254 of the 79th Congress, the Air Commerce Act of 1926.
Transportation Policy History – Archive of Etw Articles
Someone once asked me if all of the transportation policy history articles I have written for ETW were collected in one place. They were not, so now they are. Multi-Part Series: A Conversation With Alan Boyd, the First U.S. Secretary of Transportation Part 1 (February…
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership Archive
For over a quarter century, the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) worked to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect the environment. From its earliest days impacting the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, STPP was always on the vanguard of transportation reform in the United States.
Eno is proud to host the archive of STPP’s website which contains a repository of STPP reports, information, and activities.