AASHTO UGRR-1, Connecting Rural and Urban America (August 2010), is the third part of the Transportation Reboot series, Restarting America's Most Essential Operating System. The report presents the case for capacity to unlock gridlock, generate jobs, deliver freight, and connect communities, focusing on rural and urban connections. It discusses how American highways thread together life in cities, towns, and farmlands and support the safety and security of the country. Material cited, including estimates of the capacity increases required, is drawn from National Cooperative Highway Research Program research on future options for the Interstate and Defense Highway System. That research developed a potential vision for the future of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. State transportation program leaders and policymakers working on federal authorization can use the report in capacity and investment discussions.