• Home
  • Contact


  • About
  • Leadership
  • Our Clients
  • In the News
  • Blog



This day in U.S. Transportation Systems development

July 09, 2018
by Lisa Marie Glover
#FHWA #UrbanMassTransit, #history, #TransportationPlanning, #TransportationSystems
0 Comment

The history of the development of our transportation system is rich.

On this day in 1951, in Detroit, MI, the first section of the Edsel Ford Expressway opens, financed by BPR, the State, Wayne County, and the city. The expressway is depressed below ground level, with all principal intersecting streets carried over the six expressway lanes. Frontage roads are provided at ground level for local traffic. BPR’s annual report for FY 1951 says the opening “was the beginning of a new era of automobile transportation in Detroit.”

Also on this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Urban Mass Transportation Act to provide additional assistance for the development of comprehensive and coordinated mass transportation systems, both public and private, in metropolitan and other urban areas. The Act vests urban mass transportation functions in the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. The authority is shifted to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development before being transferred to the Secretary of Transportation.

About the Author
Lisa Marie Glover has more than 25 years in the field of transportation planning. A committed, motivated, strategic and innovative professional with experience in corporate, municipal, and governmental business environments. She is the Principal Consultant of Ivy Vining Consulting, Inc. Follow us at ivyviningconsulting.com
Social Share
  • google-share

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

*
*

captcha *

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedIn

Recent Articles

  • This day in U.S. Transportation Systems development
  • Cities need to find good partners as they integrate mobility options
  • 3 LESSONS IN PEOPLE-CENTERED TRANSPORTATION
  • Ridesharing taking on new levels
  • Ford unveils plans for historic Detroit train station

Search Our Site


Pages

  • About
  • Leadership
  • Our Clients
  • In the News
  • Blog

Contact Us

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Categories

  • Blog
  • Election 2016
  • Get out the Vote
  • In the News
  • Register to Vote

Archives

  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • October 2016
  • November 2015
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • September 2012
  • June 2012

Recent Posts

  • This day in U.S. Transportation Systems development
  • Cities need to find good partners as they integrate mobility options
  • 3 LESSONS IN PEOPLE-CENTERED TRANSPORTATION
  • Ridesharing taking on new levels
  • Ford unveils plans for historic Detroit train station

Recent Comments

  • https://www.cialissansordonnancefr24.com/le-cialis-plus-fort-que-le-viagra/ on DETROIT…..It ain’t over
  • casinos in orange county on Principal Consultant selected for Leadership DeKalb Class of 2018