As we enter 2022 and the second half of the 117 th Congress, it is important to note the preservation accomplishments of the past year and the federal preservation priorities that still need to be addressed. This year marks a crucial midterm election year where both the House and Senate will...
The first half of 2021 saw substantial progress for preservation priorities and especially for public lands-related policy issues, with numerous bills advancing through the legislative process as the 117th Congress got underway. From civil rights legislation and federal designations, to annual...
Check out the endorsement letter from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, which would establish a national historic trail to help preserve historic Route 66. #Advocacy #Route66 #congress
Route 66 - NTHP letter -May 2021.pdf
The most enduring highway in our public consciousness, Route 66 represents a chapter in our history that continues to define the nation’s identity: the rise of the automobile and its implications of freedom, mobility, and a quintessential American story. From July 2 to August 3, 2018,...
National Trust comments to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks for a legislative hearing on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 that supports three pieces of legislation: the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (S. 3609/H.R. 801), the...
NTHP Comments SENR SubCom Hearing 12-12-2018 FINAL.pdf
By Aaron Mahr Yáñez This summer Route 66 is winding its way through the complex legislative process toward designation as a National Historic Trail (NHT). If the designation is achieved in 2018, it will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the U.S. National Trails System Act (NTSA), which...
Check out the endorsement letter from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for H.R. 66, the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act, which was entered into the Congressional Record on the day the legislation passed the House with unanimous support. #NationalTreasure #Route66 #Advocacy
NTHP Letter H.R. 66 - Route 66.pdf
Learn more about the Route 66 road trip . The most enduring highway in our public consciousness, Route 66 represents a chapter in our history that continues to define the nation’s identity: the rise of the automobile and its implications for freedom, mobility, and the...
By Morgan Vickers During summer 2018 the National Trust for Historic Preservation, together with the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership and other Route 66 organizations, is conducting a major marketing campaign to support the permanent federal designation of Route 66 as a National Historic...