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 ...

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.

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 ...

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