Word: highway
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though Cushing had previously remained mute on the Inner Belt, he said he had, in Nov., 1964, ordered the Rev. Paul J. McManus, whose church was located near the Belt's path, to organize opposition against the highway. (McManus led the Belt foes to Washington last...
...Third, study of "air rights"--construction of apartments on a platform above a depressed highway. The apartments would hopefully be used to house families dislocated by the Belt...
...most important factor which led to the shelving of the Belt was probably simply the BPR's money problems. The Interstate Highway System, of which the Belt is a part, was scheduled to be completed by 1973, but rising construction costs have forced the government to extend the completion date by at least two years...
...federal government's current "war economy" drive has added to the impetus to cut down highway spending. Secretary of Transportation Alan S. Boyd recently sent telegrams to the 50 state governors, asking them for their reactions to a possible 50 per cent cutback in highway spending as an anti-inflation measure...
Given the squeeze on the BPR's funds, some paring of highway project became inevitable. The Inner Belt, which will take five years to build, would not have to be approved until 1970 in order to be built under the Interstate System. It was a logical candidate for delay. In one stroke, the BPR was able to put off both a noisy group of opponents and a potential multi-million dollar expenditure...