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The original documents are located in Box 71, folder "Transportation Department
Bicentennial Program" of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
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Digitized from Box 71 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
FEB 25 1975
*
*
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
an
DEPUTY
UNDER SECRETARY
February 21, 1975
Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr.
Counsellor to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Marsh:
For your information, attached is a list of DOT's Bicentennial
Program and funding of transportation projects related thereto.
Sincerely yours,
RobertH.Clement
Robert H. Clement
Enclosure
February 1975
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BICENTENNIAL PROGRAM
DEPARTMENTAL
DEPT. FUNDS COM-
PROJECT
RESPONSIBILITY
DESCRIPTION
MITTED OR PLANNED
Commemorative Projects
(1) Smithsonial Folk Life
S-80
DOT participation in 1976
$ 175,000
Festival
Mall Folk Life Festival.
Preliminary tryout in
1975 planned.
(2) DOT Headquarters
S-80
Permanent DOT informa-
482,000
Exhibit
tion center and exhibit
in Nassif Building.
(3) Coast Guard
USCG
Musical and marching
253,000
Activities
units, training ship
Eagle to participate at
various Bicentennial
events.
(4) St. Lawrence Seaway
SLSDC
SLSDC support, with
25,000
Participation in
other Federal agencies,
Smithsonian Exhibit
for the Hall of American
Maritime Enterprise in
the Smithsonian History
and Technology Building.
-2-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
(5) DOT Participation in
TAD
Modal administrations to
$ 25,000
the History of Public
assist the American
Works
Public Works Association
in writing a History of
Public Works to be pub-
lished in 1976.
(6) Economic Council of
UMTA
DOT to participate with
300,000
Europe Seminar and
other Federal agencies,
Tour
in funding ECE seminar
and tour of U.S. during
1976.
1
(7) Public Signing
FHWA/TES
FHW A road-sign guidelines
45,000
Program
for Bicentennial published;
DOT has prepared and
formally presented to ARBA
a recommended set of inter-
national symbols for trans-
portation.
(8) Historic Transporta-
TES
DOT to publish catalogue of
25,000
tion Facilities
historic facilities related to
Catalogue
transportation.
1
Cost of international symbols program.
-3-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
(9) History of FAA Book
FAA
Book and film to com-
$ 125,000
and Film
memorate in 1976 the
50th anniversary of Federal
Government participation in
aviation.
(10) Posters and Portable
FAA
Exhibits and posters to be
50,000
Bicentennial Exhibits
located in FAA's 15
regional facilities.
(11) FAA Information Services
FAA
Funding reserves for
140,000
Bicentennial information
programs for FY '76.
2
(12) "History of Highways"
FHW. A
Restoration and preparation
60,000
Paintings
for exhibit in Washington,
D.C. of the Rakeman series
of paintings on the history of
highway construction.
(13) History of Public Roads
FHW A
Comprehensive history
15,000
expected to go to printer
in August 1975.
(14) Film - "History of
FHWA
Proposed film to com-
$ 6,000
our Nation's Highways"
plement written history.
Commemorative Projects
Subtotal
$1,726,000
2
General cost estimate currently available.
-4-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
Grant-In-Aid Projects
Philadelphia
(1) Transit Technical
UMTA
Four UMTA Technical
$ 356,000
Studies
Studies grants for Bicenten-
nial projects.
(2) Airport High Speed
UMTA
9 1/2 mile rapid-rail transit
30,000,000
Rail Line³
link between Philadelphia
Airport and downtown.
(3) Bicentennial Transitway
UMTA
Conversion of 12 blocks of
5,937,000
Chestnut Street downtown
to exclusive bus and
pedestrian mall.
(4) Transit Stations
UMTA
Major rehabilitation of
6,000,000
Improvements
Market Street and Broad
Streets Subway stations.
Part of Interstate transfer
package.
(5) Commuter Stations and
UMTA/FHWA
Major improvements to the
5,730,000
Parking
Reading and Penn Central
commuter rail lines. Part
of Interstate transfer package.
3 Not expected to be completed in 1976.
-5-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
Philadelphia Cont'd.
(6) Bikeway System
FHW A
Bikeway study funded. An
$ 100,000
estimated $490,000 con-
struction grant will be sub-
mitted to FHW A following
completion of study.
(7) Park-N-Ride Program
FHWA
Four fringe parking lots to
13,200,000
be served by rail and bus.
Two lots currently firm by
1976.
(8) Additional Buses for
UMTA
New buses to serve
400,000
Bicentennial
Fairmont Park
(9) Emergency Medical
NHTSA
MECCA to complement other
590,000
Services Program
funds provided by HEW,
LEAA, and private institutions.
Philadelphia Subtotal
$62,313,000
-6-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
Washington, D.C.
(10) Transit Technical Study
UMTA
Comprehensive Bicentennial
$ 85,500
transportation study.
(11) Bicentennial Transportation
S-8/UMTA
Section 6 funds have been
10,000,000
Program for the National
requested in UMTA's
Capital Area
FY '76 budget for a compre-
hensive special transit and
fringe parking program.
OST given overall interagency
leadership in refinement of
action program.
(12) National Visitor Center/
FHWA/UMTA
DOT support includes: FHWA funds 26,375,000
Intermodal Terminal
FRA
for H St. Overpass and Columbus
Plaza, UMTA funds for transit
elements of center ramps and
garage, and FRA funds for
design of intermodal terminal.
(13) Medical Emergency
NHTSA
D.C. Govt. awarded MECCA
500,000
Coordination Communica-
grant for coordinated emer-
tions Assessment
gency medical services program.
(14) Regional Traffic Control
TST
Research grant to Washington
45,000
and Emergency Services
Council of Governments to
Implementation Program
analyze and coordinate region-
wide traffic control and emer-
gency aid systems in 1976.
-7-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
(15) METRO Station
UMTA
Arlington Cemetery
$ 7,385,000
Additions
Station and Smithsonian
(Mall) station entrance
added to METRO sys-
tem for 1976 to help
service tourists at these
two key locations.
(16) National-Dulles
FAA/FHWA
Facelifting, traffic improve-
1,077,000
Airports Improve-
ment, public signing, visitor
ments
information booths, and
additional staffing for 1976.
Program coordinated by
FAA.
(17) Visitor Boat
S-8
Technical assistance and
No funds expended
Service on the
official support provided to
Potomac River
Potomac Boat Tours, Inc.
in the establishment of sight-
seeing service by 1976.
(18) Hiking-Biking Trails
FHW A
Normal D.C. Highway bike
33,000
trails program is scheduled
for implementation by 1976
in order to serve the
Bicentennial visitor.
Wash., D.C. Subtotal
$45,500,500
-8-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
Boston
(19) Walk-to-the-Sea
FHW A
Pedestrian overpass between
$ 420,000
City Hall Plaza to Fanuenil
Hall at Dock Square.
(20) Government Center
FHW A
Upgrade street system in
455,000
Streets Improvement
Government Center area.
Fanuenil Hall Park
FHW A
Urban Bicentennial park con-
537,600
structed on land formerly
occupied by streets and traf-
fic islands. Completion
expected in Nov. 1975.
(21) Walking Trails
FHW A
Comprehensive street signs
35,000
and pedestrian signing pro-
gram for historic areas of
downtown Boston.
Boston Subtotal
$1,447,600
-9-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
Other Areas of the Country
(22) New York City -
UMTA
UMTA funds in FY 1974
$ 12,146,000
Refurbishing the Staten
allows purchase of one
Island Ferry System
new boat.
(23) State of Vermont Bicenten- S-8
Visitor system using
15,000
nial Transportation
historic train and boat
System
facilities. OST funds
assisted in feasibility study.
(24) Bicentennial Transpor-
FHWA/UMTA
Projects include Dial-A-Bus
2,990,000
tation Improvements for
program in 15 small cities, an
the State of Michigan
exclusive bus lane on Jeffries
Highway in Detroit and a rail
commuter line between Detroit
and Ann Arbor.
(25) Bike-Centennial '76
TES/FHWA
3,600 mile bike route is being
See footnote 4.
established between Reedsport,
Oregon and Williamsburg, Va.
Program calls for signing high-
way improvements, new bike
trails, and safety improvements.
The Secretary has formally
endorsed project. Appropriate
State highway departments funding
improvements.
4
FHW A and State funds to be allocated by ten participating State highway departments.
Lost dependant upon nature of work necessary in individual States.
-10-
Departmental
Dept. Funds Com-
Project
Responsibility
Description
mitted or Planned
(26) Visitor Transportation
TST
Comprehensive traffic
$ 68,100
Study - Salem, Mass.
management, parking, and
visitor services plan.
Other Areas Subtotal
$15,219,100
Subtotal - Grant-In-Aid Projects
$124,480,200
Grand Total
$126,206,200