THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND URBAN STRUCTURE: A FORCE FOR CHANGE IN RHODE ISLAND. SUMMARY

The study shows how the metropolitan structure of Rhode Island has changed in response to Interstate highways and of how decisionmaking for Interstate highways in this State was influenced by a concern for metropolitan development. Between 1956 and 1975 Rhode Island completed its 70-mile-system of Interstate highways at a cost of about $300 million. During this period profound changes occurred in the patterns of urban development and in travel patterns. The study documents and analyzes those changes, focusing on land development patterns, on economic impacts, and on design features of both the freeways and the landscape.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation, Providence. Prepared in cooperation with Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Rhode Island, Kingston

  Water Hall
  Kingston, RI  United States  02881

  Rhode Island School of Design

  29 Waterman
  Providence, RI  United States  02906

  Federal Highway Administration

  Division of Socio-Economic Studies, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Rhode Island Department of Transportation

  State Office Building, 2 Capitol Hill
  Providence, RI  United States  02903
• Authors:
  • Hammerschlag, D
  • Barber, B K
  • Everett, J M
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Costs; Decision making; Development; Economic impacts; Freeways; Highway design; Landscaping; Local government; Metropolitan areas; Real estate development; Travel patterns; Urban development
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Geographic Terms: Rhode Island
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151138
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/SES-76/12 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM