In what year was the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) passed?

In what year was the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) passed?

• A. 1989
• B. 1991
• C. 1995
• D. 1970

Answer: (B)

ISTEA represents a turning point in federal transportation policy by prioritizing intermodal planning and multimodal mobility. The year ISTEA was enacted is 1991, when President George H. W. Bush signed it into law (Public Law 102-240) on December 18, 1991. This law broadened funding for surface transportation and established a framework that required metropolitan planning organizations to participate in decisions about federal funds in urban areas, promoting better connections among highways, transit, rail, and other modes. The other years don’t fit because 1989 predates ISTEA, 1995 corresponds to its successor (TEA-21), and 1970 is from an earlier era of highway-focused policy.

ISTEA represents a turning point in federal transportation policy by prioritizing intermodal planning and multimodal mobility. The year ISTEA was enacted is 1991, when President George H. W. Bush signed it into law (Public Law 102-240) on December 18, 1991. This law broadened funding for surface transportation and established a framework that required metropolitan planning organizations to participate in decisions about federal funds in urban areas, promoting better connections among highways, transit, rail, and other modes. The other years don’t fit because 1989 predates ISTEA, 1995 corresponds to its successor (TEA-21), and 1970 is from an earlier era of highway-focused policy.