Addressing the Quiet Crisis: Origins of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
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Addressing the Quiet Crisis: Origins of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

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  • Creators:
    Weingroff, Richard F.
  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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    FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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  • Right Statement:
    Public Domain
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
  • Abstract:
    When the 1960s became “The Sixties” may be unclear, but for some, the mantra of the Sixties has been condensed to the phrase “peace, love, and understanding.” (The phrase is from a 1974 Nick Lowe song titled “(What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,” popularized by Elvis Costello and the Attractions.) By contrast, Life magazine referred to the 1960s in December 1969 as “The Decade of Tumult and Change.” As these extremes suggest, America would not return to the traditional ideas of the can-do 1950’s, but it also would not become the utopian world of “peace, love, and understanding” that the counter-culture envisioned. Of the two characterizations, Life ‘s epithet was the one that can best be applied to the Interstate System. Construction continued at a fast pace on the new highways—a total of 31,500 miles of the 42,500 miles then planned, or 74 percent, had opened to traffic by the end of 1970, with another 4,183 miles under construction. The Interstate System had become an integral part of the American Way of Life, but the image of the Interstate System never recovered from the Sixties. The ideas that informed the decade—such as stewardship of the environment, guarantee of civil rights, expansion of the role of women, and the questioning of authority—meant that no amount of public relations and optimistic predictions about highways without stoplights could overcome the negative image the Interstate System received during its first years. There would be neither peace nor love for the Interstate System, and little understanding.
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