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• Deciding on a color for interstate signs was not an easy matter. Bertram Tallamy, the federal highway administrator, insisted on blue signs with white lettering, but a committee with the American Association of State Highway Officials wanted green signs with white letters. To settle the issue, the Bureau of Public Roads built a special three-mile test road in Maryland and hired hundreds of drivers to travel it at 65 m.p.h. On the way they passed three test signs in blue, green, and black. At the end of the road they were to vote on their favorite color. Green got 58 percent of the vote; blue 27 percent; and black got just 15 percent of the votes. Tallamy reluctantly conceded, and all highway signs are now green. Only later was it revealed that he suffered from color blindness. To him, the green signs appeared to be pale yellow.

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• On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act. The interstate system was born. To help fund the project, the bill increased the federal tax on gas by a penny per gallon. The project was to build 41,000 miles of divided limited-access highways including 16,000 interchanges and 55,000 bridges and overpasses. The average distance between exits was three miles.

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• During World War II, Eisenhower toured Germany after V-E day, driving on the marvelously efficient Autobahn highway system that the German war machine built. He noted that although the railroads could be taken out with a single well-placed bomb, the Autobahns were far more difficult to destroy, even if they were pocked with bomb craters. Good highways, he concluded, were essential for national defense. It was a lesson he never forgot.

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• Interstate highways running north and south are assigned odd numbers starting on the west coast and moving east, with Interstate 5 following the Pacific coast and Interstate 95 following the Atlantic coast. Routes going across the country east and west have even numbers starting with Interstate 10 in the south and moving up to I-94 in the north. Primary interstate highways use either a one-digit or a two-digit number. Auxiliary interstate highways that link up with the primary highways all have three digits, composed of the number of the interstate ‘parent’ highway, plus a multiple of the number 100. Generally, three-digit interstates that both start and end at a primary interstate, such as a beltway, will all begin with an even number, such as I-418. Auxiliary interstates which dangle without ending at another interstate will usually begin with an odd number. Three-digit highway numbers are unique within a state, but can be duplicated across the country. For instance, there are seven different highways called I-295 ranging from Maine to Florida. • Kansas was the first state to begin constructing their interstate highway. Eight days after Eisenhower was re-elected in 1956, the nation’s first stretch of Interstate opened near Topeka, only 70 miles from Eisenhower’s hometown of Abilene. That prompted work in states all over the nation, and construction proceeded at the average rate of 1,000 miles per year. Suddenly a big conveyor belt was moving: the more highways there were, the more cars traveled; the more cars traveled, the more gas they used and the more gas tax they paid; the more taxes paid, the more money for new highways; the more highways built, the more cars traveled.

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• The arrival of interstate highways often had detrimental effects on surrounding communities which continue today. Highways made it easier for people who work in the cities to live in the suburbs, so those who could afford to move did so, leaving behind only those who couldn’t afford to move, generally minorities. The businesses followed, finding better locations where they catered to wealthy suburbanites instead of poor city dwellers. The result was the constant and continuing erosion of the tax base in cities. Slums spread. Another effect was that interstate interchanges attracted businesses that catered to highway travelers: gas stations, motels, restaurants, malls. As more and more businesses relocated to the highways, fewer and fewer people shopped in downtown districts, which often became derelict. In most cities around the world, real estate close to the city center is the most valuable property. In the U.S., the opposite is often true.

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The planning for the upcoming festivities appears to have fallen by the wayside. Take charge, Capricorn, and rally the troops to help you.

January 20– February 18 Small mistakes here and there prove to be blessings in disguise. A drama at home plays out and peace fills every nook and cranny. Enjoy, Aquarius.

February 19– March 20 Financial concerns ease with help from an unexpected source. Put some away for a rainy day, Pisces. An invitation arrives. Don’t say no.

March 21– April 19 Someone else’s loss is your gain at work, Aries. Make the most of the opportunity. A treasure from your past makes it way back to you. Enjoy the walk down memory lane.

April 20– May 20 Cheer up, Taurus. Privacy may be hard to come by these days but that will soon end. You will have a lot of time to yourself in the coming weeks.

May 21– June 21 Lady luck smiles on you, and good things begin to happen. A leak at work kicks the rumor mill into high gear. Pay no heed, Gemini. What comes will come.

June 22– July 22 You have much to be thankful for. Share your good fortune with others, Cancer. A tip could be true, but don’t act upon it until you know for sure.

July 23– August 22 Whoa, Leo. You’re moving much too fast for others to keep up. Guests arrive with kids in tow. Pull out all of the stops to make them feel welcome.

August 23– September 22 Fresh perspectives revive a project. Take the lead and see it through, Virgo. The menu for a special occasion requires some clever cooking.

September 23– October 22 Creativity hits an all-time high, Libra, and you turn a special event into an affair to remember. An old family friend sends you an intriguing message.

October 23– November 21 Family conflict is inevitable, even at this special time. You could play peacemaker, Scorpio, but why bother. Take a different tactic and show everyone how silly they are acting.

November 22– December 21 The message is clear, Sagittarius. You do not have the skills to complete a job and must bring in the pros. A time-honored tradition continues with a twist.

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