The story of America’s interstates is usually told as a straightforward tale of postwar progress, but the real origins are stranger and more contested than the green signs suggest. The Dwight D.

Few public works projects have shaped the United States like the interstate highway system. Born during the postwar economic boom, an age of abundance and optimism, this once-futuristic project ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...

How a once-in-a-generation Interstate reconstruction provided an opportunity to improve the railway network. The $1.4 billion Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvements Program—the largest highway ...