Freeway Essays

provide enhanced travel options on I-110 and I-10. The project was to reduce traffic and pollution, save traveling time, make our freeways safer and efficient. The project was funded a $210 million dollar grant from the Department of Transportation. On November 10, 2012 I-110 Harbor Freeway Metro ExpressLanes were opened. These lanes would run from Adams blvd to the 91 Freeway. A few months later on February 23, 2013

In the late 1950’s and early 1960s, the I-375 project which is a highway in Detroit, was initially planned and constructed due to the 1956 Federal Interstate Highway Act. Government employees and engineers working in the transportation department most likely designed the design. The goal of the project was to make the area's transportation and accessibility better. However, the famous neighborhood known as “Black Bottom” and the Paradise Valley entertainment district which at the time consisted

They weren’t freeways, liberating Americans to get a move on.” The newly designed Interstate Highways were safer than many other roadways. “ They have features such as medians and barriers to separate lanes traveling in opposite directions, and they use exit and entrance

The Infrastructure of North Carolina Roads Richard Suggs Western Carolina University Steven Anthony Sciara The Infrastructure of North Carolina Roads North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the United States. More than 12.5 million additional people are expected to call North Carolina home by 2040. That is an increase of 32% expected between 2010 and 2040. North Carolina maintains 80,000 miles of roads. With most of the money designated for roads

The Interstate Highway System, authorized by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, was a massive infrastructure project that aimed to connect cities and towns across the United States. The system consisted of over 41,000 miles of highways, and it fundamentally changed the way Americans traveled and lived. In this essay, we will explore how the Interstate Highway System transformed America in four key areas: transportation, commerce, suburbanization, and tourism. One of the most significant ways

There has been a significant increase in the construction of freeways from as early as the 1950s (Sherman 4). It was an idea welcomed by many and a move seen to link people and ease movement. To the city planners, freeways are an economic development tool that will entice the suburban resident back to the towns. Freeways are divided highways with unlimited access and also without tolling services; they are characterized by the inclusion of two or more lanes on either side to provide a free and uninterrupted

The most compelling reason why tourists follow Route 66 is to experience the road’s ingrained time line of contemporary America. Before it was called Route 66, and long before it was even paved in 1926, this corridor was traversed by the National Old Trails Highway, one of the country’s first transcontinental highways. For three decades before and after World War II, Route 66 earned the title “Main Street of America”. It was mainly known as this because it wounds through small towns across the Midwest

Today, North Carolina 's eastern counties continue to lack the modern transportation infrastructure needed to improve safety, maintain quality of life and support economic progress required in the 21st century. There are 32 counties east of Interstate I-95. If we do not consider Interstate I-40, 28 of these coastal counties, which represent a total population of nearly 1.3 million according to 2010 US Census data, have no interstate access whatsoever even though North Carolina currently maintains

The interstate system, enacted by President Eisenhower on June 29, 1956 was in my opinion, what changed urban and rural America. The interstate changed how Americans traveled, conducted business, and transported goods across the country. I feel that the benefits from this system outweigh the negative effects. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States and retired Army General created the brainchild of a system of highways in the United States that was similar to the Autobahn in

Bad road conditions in Kentucky are a persistent issue that affects the safety and wellbeing of all travelers and Kentuckians alike. From potholes and uneven pavement to inadequate signage and poor lighting, Kentucky's roads are in desperate need of repair and refurbishment. However, this statewide issue is not new. Over the years, heavy traffic, weather, and the old age of the roads themselves has contributed to the worsening of the road conditions. Moreover, Kentucky experiences all four seasons

Imagine being separated into two lanes on the highway. For one lane, there are speedbumps, red lights, and stop signs that prevent the driver from arriving at their destination in a timely manner. The faster lane allows the driver to get to their destination five times faster than the slower one. Now imagine those speedbumps and stops in the form of restricted housing and racial discrimination. The faster lane only allows white people whereas the slower lane allow the Blacks. Separation of highway

on my way home and then there is traffic on the freeway so I know this shortcut to get home that never has traffic. I live in Downey and when I finish school at 5 pm at Cypress College there is usually a lot of traffic on the 605 freeway. So instead of staying on the freeway where there is traffic, I use Studebaker Boulevard which runs parallel to the 605 freeway and there is never traffic on that street when I use it. Normally, going on the freeway is supposed to be faster on the street but when

The Freeway Killer William George Bonin was a pedophile serial killer who targeted mainly young teenage boys, especially hitchhikers. He kidnapped, raped, tortured, and confessed to murdering up to twenty-one victims across southern California between 1979 and 1980. He was most known as the “Freeway killer” for the way he would dump the body of his victims, naked along roadways and behind buildings between LA County and Orange county. He terrorized many children while spreading more fear among the

For a visualization purpose, the QGIS (2.8 version) was used. The software helped to prepare the map to present the spatial residential location of the UNLV commuters. The map given in Figure 3 presents the distribution of the commuters based on their residency. The map presented that the most of commuters to UNLV (around 9.34%) was from the area having zip code 89119 which is surrounding the UNLV compound. The commuters mentioned that most of them visit mainly three buildings inside the universities

In 1956, Congress passed a new Federal-Aid Highway Act. Taking about 35 years to build with the estimated cost about $114 billion, thus giving us the outcome of more than 47,000 miles of highway. Now today we have more than ten times that amount. Like then safety was always the government's top priority, but with technology changing more and more everyday we’re not really sure how to safely incorporate into our highway system. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao delivered a speech

Driving on turnpikes, highways and interstates can be frightening and intimidating. Some major turnpikes in West Virginia have posted speed limits of 70 miles an hour. I’ve been driving for more than 20 years, currently living in an area of Maryland where the highway has frequent crossing traffic. This has limited the posted speed limit to 55 miles per hour. However, as soon as passing over the state line into Pennsylvania, the limit immediately increases to 65 miles per hour. Motorists in my area

Should I-35 be Expanded in Austin? Transportation is a part of everyone’s daily life. Walking around a park, going on a bike ride through your local neighborhood, or even skateboarding down the street, transportation is embedded in our lives. One of the most notable modes of transportation are the cars and highways. Cars and highways are two interconnected components of modern transportation systems. Cars are personal vehicles designed for individual or group transportation, while highways are large

die alone." This helps bring light to what the speaker is focused on at the time. Imagery is when language is used to help provide a picture of what is being written. In this song, “On a cobweb afternoon / In a room full of emptiness / By a freeway” helps the reader imagine

attention that historic events have a way of repeating themselves. In Folklore of the Freeway, Eric Avila explains that during the “Freeway Revolt” there were different ways that communities organized and the types of issues they were fighting against. These issues and organization structures mirror current day protests. Likewise, the connections between how women were treated with respect to protests during the “Freeway Revolt” and the recent Women's match are astounding. In the context of these two

The poem Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway written by Lorna Dee Cervantes, and the movie Hidden Figures originally a book written by Margot Lee Shetterly both convey the theme of empowerment to hard-working, strong women who can be just as smart and diligent as a man without the actual help of one. Both Dee Cervantes’ poem and Shetterly’s movie/book voice the importance of being strong willed as a women and making a life for yourself regardless your situation. Two concepts I found in these pieces