Film: Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life

(Lawrence Hott & Tom Lewis, 1997, 87 min, USA)

America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and photography, America's interstate highway system is revealed to have shaped every aspect of American life and affected the nation's history for better and for worse.

8:00 PM Celebrating the Freeway Fighters who defeated the Santa Cruz Freeway ('67-'74) and the Highway 1 tax (2004).

Speakers: Katherine Beiers and Gary Patton.

Sponsors: Sierra Club, Campaign for Sustainable Transportation.