Dr. S. M. Johnson - A Dreamer of Dreams

by Richard F. Weingroff

Good Roads Everywhere: Charles Henry Davis and the National Highways Association

by Richard F. Weingroff

The idea of a system of national highways is almost as old as the Good Roads Movement of the 1890's. One of the early advocates was Charles Henry Davis, an enthusiastic good roads man whose central idea went from being ahead of...

William T. Coleman, Jr. - 1920-2017

By Richard F. Weingroff

Former Secretary of Transportation William T. Coleman, Jr., passed away on March 31, 2017. He served as Secretary from March 1975 to January 1977.

Born in Philadelphia, Coleman was an attorney who worked with Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP...

In Memoriam: Alan S. Boyd The First Secretary of Transportation

Alan S. Boyd 1922 - 2020

A Moment in Time: February 2, 1938

By Richard F. Weingroff

The idea of a network of superhighways was discussed long before the Interstate System came about. Often, the vision was of a single straight-as-an-arrow toll transcontinental superhighway, or a network of such highways, and wide right-of-ways...

A Moment in Time: President Nixon Views DC Traffic

By Richard F. Weingroff

Moment in Time: How the Washington Monument Helped Solve a Bridge Impasse

By Richard F. Weingroff

A Moment in Time: The Traffic Jam That Advanced the Arlington Memorial Bridge

By Richard F. Weingroff

A Moment in Time: President Ronald Reagan Launches Construction of Westway

By Richard F. Weingroff

A Moment in Time: President John F. Kennedy Cuts a Ribbon

By Richard F. Weingroff