Made federal matching funds available for comprehensive planning at the metropolitan, regional, state, and interstate levels.
What does high VMT mean?
More vehicles are on the road to meet growing employment, errand, and other travel demands. Can also mean trip origins and destinations are getting further apart and travel times are becoming longer.
Funding for Federal-Aid Highway Act
In 1952, the act authorized $25 Million for the construction of interstate highways and $175 Million two years later. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized major funding: $25 Billion between 1957 and 1969.
Tenement House Law
NYC,1901. Outlawed dumbbell tenements. New code vigorously enforced by City. Required inspection + permits for construction / alterations; wide light and air areas between buildings + toilets and running water in each apartment unit.
Housing and Urban Development Act
1968. provided for construction of 6 Million subsidized housing units. Also authorized monthly subsidies for private houses for low income families.
Housing and Community Development Act
1974. Creates CDBG and Section 8 program. 1977 amendments authorized Urban Development Action Grant Program (UDAG).
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) History (1/2)
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 required that urbanized areas with populations of 50,000 or more develop comprehensive urban transportation plans to receive federal financial assistance for road construction projects.
Origin-Destination Survey
This survey requires that road blocks be set up along major routes. Motorists within the cordon area can then be asked questions on their origin / destination. A more detailed survey with questions on socioeconomic characteristics can also be given.