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AASHTO 50^th Anniversary Of The Interstate Celebration Public Affairs Toolkit

Introduction

• Welcome Letter (PDF)
• Interstate 50^th Anniversary Steering Committee (PDF)

Interstate Basics

• AASHTO Overview (PDF)
• Research (PDF)
• Interstate Highway System Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Interstate 50^th Anniversary Activities (PDF, 500 KB)
• Mineta Launches 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate (PDF)
• Press Release: Transportation Secretary Mineta Kicks Off "The Year of the Interstate" (PDF, 700 KB)

State Activities

• Celebrating the Interstate 50^th Anniversary – State Activities (PDF)
• Some Ideas for State Celebrations (PDF)
• State DOT Participants (PDF)

Convoy

• Interstate Highway System 50^th Anniversary Reenactment Route
• Revised Interstate Anniversary Transcontinental Caravan Itinerary (PDF)

Media

• Sample Press Release (PDF)
• News Clips
  • "The Year of the Interstate" by Richard F. Weingroff for Public Roads Magazine.
  • "State Leaders Help Make Interstate Highway System a Reality" by John Horsley for ARTBA Transportation Builder Magazine. (PDF).
  • "Life Along I-80 - Iowa's Concrete Lifeline" by Bill Reiter, Colleen Krantz, and Jennifer Jacobs for the Des Moines Register
  • "'It literally put the country on wheels'" by Edie Gross for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
  • "I-95 exits don't always deliver" by Edie Gross for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
  • "I-95's problems won't go away" by Edie Gross for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
  • "New highway produced, doomed businesses" by Cathy Jett for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
  • "IDOT Participates in the National Celebration 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System" press release from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
  • Mineta Launches 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate (PDF)

Government Affairs

• AASHTO Industry Policy Conference on the Future of the Interstate Highway System (PDF)
• Sample Proclamation Commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System (PDF)

Resources

• To Order...Key Chains, Lapel Pins, Cookies (PDF)
• 50 Years of Interstates: A Vision for the Future – Video Production and B-Roll Tape (PDF)
• CD-ROM: Public Affairs Toolkit
  • Convoy Map
    • High Resolution (TIF, 2 MB)
  • Display Art
    • I-50 Display Art – Top (TIF, 18.7 MB)
    • I-50 Display Art – Bottom (TIF, 121.6 MB)
    • I-50 Display Art – Top and Bottom, Low Resolution (JPG, 800 KB)
  • Documents
    • The Interstate @ 50: An Anniversary, An Opportunity (PowerPoint)
    • I-50 Display Presentation (PowerPoint, 25.8 MB)
    • Educational Materials
      • Interstate History for Schools (Powerpoint, 2 MB)
    • 40^th Anniversary
      • Table of Contents (PDF)
      • How to Commemorate the 40^th Anniversary (PDF)
      • Ongoing Media Relations (PDF, 1.2 MB)
      • Sample Media Advisory (PDF)
  • Logo
  • I-50 Gold Logo (Photoshop, 3.2 MB)
  • I-50 Gold Logo (TIF, 5.7 MB)
  • Photos
  • Congressman John Dingell (D - MI) and AASHTO President John Horsley at the Interstate 50^th Anniversary kick-off event in Detroit (JPG 3.3 MB)
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta cuts the ribbon to launch the Interstate 50^th Anniversary celebration (JPG 500 KB)
• CD-ROM: 50 Years of Interstates: A Vision for the Future (Quicktime, 113.7 MB)

Education

• Flashbacks Cartoon (PDF)
• Ribbons Across the Land – The Story of the Interstate Highway System (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Education Initiatives (PDF)
• National Transportation Week (PDF)
• National Transportation Week Poster Contest (PDF)
• National Transportation Week – Poster (PDF, 3 MB)
• National Transportation Week Poster Contest – Suggested Topics for Classroom Discussion (PDF)

Website

• AASHTO: Interstate 50^th Anniversary Website – Promotional Flyer (PDF)
• Examples and Links to Other Celebration Websites (PDF)

Sponsorship/Partnership

• AASHTO 50^th Anniversary of the Interstate Celebration Sponsorship Opportunities (PDF, 500 KB)

Contacts

• AASHTO Team Members (PDF)
• Interstate 50^th State DOT Contacts