| HISTORY LINKS on Transportation and the Environment:
The following links represent a diversity of perspectives on the historical aspects of various transportation and environmental topics. CONVERGE and its sponsors do not necessarily endorse the information available through these links, but rather present them for the purpose of introducing an historical context for a very complex subject. |
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AIR QUALITY HISTORY
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ART AND LITERATURE HISTORY
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- A Romantic Natural History
(Dickinson College, Department of English)
- American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936
(Library of Congress, American Memory)
- Architectural Design in the Cities
(Bryn Mawr College)
- Art History Resources on the Web
(Sweet Briar College)
- Art of the American West
(University of Virginia, English and American Studies)
- Easy Riders, On the Road in American Culture, An Internet Anthology
(University of Vienna, Department of English and American Studies)
- Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 2. "The City: Cars or People?” a film by Lewis Mumford, 20th century architectural critic (27 mins)
(National Film Board of Canada)
- Museum of the City of New York
- Native Americans and the Grand Drama of Progress
(University of Virginia, American Studies)
- Paintings and Photographs of the Manifest Destiny
- Portrayal of America's Move West (By John Gast)
- The Paintings of Carl Rakeman
(Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation)
- Women Artists
(Washington State University, Fine Arts Program)
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AUTOMOBILE HISTORY
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BICYCLE HISTORY
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ENERGY HISTORY
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ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
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HIGHWAY HISTORY
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- Baltimore Early Expressway Planning
(Roads to the Future)
- The Big Dig
(Project information from Mass. Turnpike Authority, including environmental impact issues)
- Brief History and Purpose of the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut
(Merritt Parkway Conservancy)
- Building of the Roads: Yugoslav Throughway, April-November 1961
(The Atlantic Monthly - paid subscription required)
- Century Freeway, California Eyewitness: Thomas S. Sayles
(Robert Scheer's National Column, Los Angeles Times)
- Charlottesville, VA: A Brief Urban History
(University of Virginia)
- Complete Guide to Roads, Crossings, and Exits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
(By Steve Anderson, BostonRoads.com)
- Construction of the Linn Cove Viaduct
(Blue Ridge Parkway)
- Godfather of Sprawl: Robert Moses, May 1999
(Flashbacks Article of The Atlantic Monthly - paid subscription required)
- Highway History
(Federal Highway Administration)
- Historic California U.S. Highways
(California Highways)
- Historic Route 66
(Historic66.com)
- History of Roads in the United States with Athens as a Case Study
(By Becky Brignac, University of Georgia Department of History)
- History of the Columbia River Highway
(National Park Service)
- History of the US Highway System from Dirt Paths to Superhighways
(California Highways)
- Lincoln Highway: Web Resources
(Lincoln Highway Association / Caltech)
- Manifest Congestion: Freeway Landscapes and Timescapes, October 1998
(Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life / UC Berkeley)
- Mt. Hood Freeway
(Willamette Week, Portland, OR)
- Pennsylvania Turnpike History
(Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission)
- Phillyroads. The Complete Guide to Roads, Crossings, and Exits in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
(By Steve Anderson, PhillyRoads.com)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Penn-Lincoln Parkway East
(Pennsylvania Highways)
- Public Roads Magazine Articles on Highway History (By Richard Weingroff, US Department of Transportation)
- Building the Foundation: Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
- Creating the Interstate System
- The Federal Highway Administration at 100
- The Federal–State Partnership at Work, 1916-1939
- Road and Highway Links
- Roads and Highways: History
(Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Roads of Metro New York; Historic Overviews
(NYCRoads.com)
- Roads to the Future: Highway and Transportation History Website
- Robert Moses: An Atlantic Portrait, February 1939
(The Atlantic Monthly - paid subscription required)
- Roman Roads
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Schuykill Expressway in Philadelphia, Constructed 1949-1959
(PhillyRoads.com)
- Where the Roads Go
(National Radio Project)
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HISTORY FOR KIDS & TEACHERS
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LAND USE / PLANNING HISTORY
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PIPELINES HISTORY
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PUBLIC HEALTH HISTORY
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RAIL HISTORY
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SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS / THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
HISTORY
(Environmental Justice, Community Impact Assessment, Context-Sensitive Design, Community Enhancements, Noise Control, Archaeological and Historic Preservation)
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TIMELINES HISTORY
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TRANSPORTATION HISTORY
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WATERWAY HISTORY
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