Planners and preservationists have long been aware of the impact of highway development on natural and historic resources. These impacts, as we now know, go beyond the actual footprint of the roadway and have the potential to radically change the face of a landscape by inducing or accelerating changes in land use patterns that can further exacerbate impacts on historic properties. This article will focus on the legal tools for protecting historic sites from highway projects that are subsidized to some extent by federal funds. Planners and preservationists have long been aware of the impact of highway development on natural and historic resources. These impacts, as we now know, go beyond the actual footprint of the roadway and have the potential to radically change the face of a landscape by inducing or accelerating changes in land use patterns that can further exacerbate impacts on historic properties. This article will focus on the legal tools for protecting historic sites from highway projects that are subsidized to some extent by federal funds.

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