2023-06-23
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Final location of the United States System of Highways consisting of approximately 80,000 miles of the most important roads in the country was made known to-day by the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. The system was given final approval by the American Association of State Highway Officials at its annual meetin
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-23
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The Weekly Gasoline Product Supplied Report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Adminis
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-22
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Weekly Gasoline Product Supplied Report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Adminis
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This report brings together the challenges of connecting with rural communities and implementing virtual tools under the shared umbrella of public involvement. It synthesizes existing research and practices pertaining to the overlap of rural issues in virtual public spaces, acknowledging that public transportation projects sometimes need to seek in
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-14
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Special Issue - Weekly Motor Fuel Report
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The Weekly Gasoline Product Supplied Report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Adminis
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-14
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Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard supports the State of Vermont's goals to develop markets for renewable energy and reduce environmental impacts associated with conventional energy production. To comply with the standard, electric distribution utilities in the State may implement "energy transformation projects" that reduce fossil fuel consumptio
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This document summarizes pavement management, a significant component of highway infrastructure asset management. This involves using data, methodologies, and procedures to plan maintenance, preservation, rehabilitation, and renewal actions. This work relies on different types of data: Inventory data: The physical elements of a road system. Pavemen
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Program Support - The group provides technical assistance and information sharing to States and other practitioners in the field of pavement management. Current activities include Demonstration Project 108a on Multiyear Prioritization, Demonstration Project 108b on Engineering Applications of Pavement Management Data, and updating the pavement mana
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-08
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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages the State’s 39 parks, which are popular destinations for bicycling and contain 449 miles of trails open to cyclists. This case study focuses on Virginia DCR's development of a policy allowing class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles (e-bikes) on trails or paths designated for traditi
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-07
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The city of Seattle, known as the Emerald City, prides itself on its access to lush evergreen forests and a culture of outdoor recreation. Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) manages more than 120 miles of trails. Several other jurisdictions border Seattle city parks and share trail infrastructure. In 2018, Washington State passed legislation to reg
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-06
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The city of Philadelphia launched its bikeshare program, Indego, in 2015. Indego is a docked bikeshare system with 138 stations, 1,500 conventional bicycles, and almost 500 electric bicycles (e-bikes). The bicycles and stations are owned by the city of Philadelphia and manufactured by BCycle, LLC. The system is planned and managed by the city’s Off
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-06
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New York City (NYC) is changing how New Yorkers get their packages by managing the largest cargo bicycle program in the country. On average, major freight delivery services deliver over 1.5 million packages in the city. In 2017, that amounted to 365 million tons of cargo. The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) projects that the am
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-06
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The city of Portland, Oregon is the largest city in the State of Oregon with a population of around 650,000. Over seven percent of its population typically commutes by bicycle, significantly outperforming the national average of less than one percent. In 2016, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) launched BIKETOWN, a docked bike sharing sys
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-06
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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 led to significant changes in travel and mobility patterns across the United States. Public transportation providers imposed service cuts and many shared bikes and electric scooters (e-scooters) were temporarily removed from the streets in response to public health mandates. In Detroit, these
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Policy Information
2023-06-02
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The Weekly Gasoline Product Supplied Report offers insight on weekly fluctuation of the gasoline product supply, which is an important part of any analysis of construction trends, materials and operating costs associated with highway repair and construction, and changes in traffic volume. These data come directly from the Energy Information Adminis
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
2023-06-01
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Innovator
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Innovator, published by the FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation, advances implementation of innovative technologies and processes in the highway industry. Its audience is transportation professionals in highway agencies, trade and research groups, academia and the private sector, and the driving public.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Realty Digest
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The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Real Estate Services Newsletter is a resource which is intended to provide right-of-way professionals with the latest best practices, research results, training information, and information on policy and regulatory updates to ensure that Federal, State and local right-of-way program delivery is
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2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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What follows is the documentation of the critical events during the building of the Interstate System. The record begins with the passage of the 1956 Highway Act, which kicked off the Interstate construction program. It ends in 1974 just after the passage of the 1973 Highway Act, which was landmark legislation for the Interstate System and the high
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Emerging ISTD technology uses an innovative erosion head that more accurately measures soil erosion resistance, resulting in more cost-effective foundation designs and greater reliability and resiliency in bridge performance.
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