Year

1970 (circa)

Video Details

15:15; color; sound; V-206 CA283; S. 828

Description

This film emphasizes the Florida Department of Transportation's role in shaping Florida's future. It details the department's responsibilities, especially the integration of the entire transportation matrix: air, rail, ship and auto. Futuristic transportation devices such as a fan-propelled high speed train prototype, the Sikorsky "turbo train," commuter jet boats and inner city helicopter connections are introduced as exciting possibilities in years to come. The film ends with a speech from US Transportation Secretary John Volpe. Produced by Goodway Films.

Contributors

Goodway Films

Corporate Subject

Florida Department of Transportation

Geographic Subject

Florida

Personal Subject

Volpe, John

Subject

Airplanes
Automobiles
Boats
Infrastructure
Mass transit
Road construction
Trains
Transportation