In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson officiates the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Diablo Test Track. The 4.4 mile track in the San Francisco area is used to develope new designs for BART's transit car and automatic train control system. It is the first phase of a billion-dollar transit network.

In the same year, the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1964 authorizes $375 million in matching funds for urban transit projeccts.

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