TABLE 73
FTA ASSISTED NEW SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS
OPENING DATES MILES
ATLANTA, GA [MARTA] ............................................................................. 45.4
East Line
Five Points to Avondale [1979]
Avondale to Indian Creek [1993]
West Line
Five Points to Hamilton E. Holmes [1979]
Proctor Creek Branch- to Bankhead Station [1992]
South Line
Five Points to Garnett Street [1981]
Garnett Street to West End [1982]
West End to Lakewood [1984]
Lakewood to East Point [1986]
East Point to Hartsfield Airport [1988]
North Line
Buckhead to Dunwoody [1996]
Northeast Line
To North Avenue [1981]
North Avenue to Peachtree Center [1982]
Peachtree Center to Arts Center [1982]
Arts Center to Brookhaven [1984]
Brookhaven to Chamblee [1987]
Chamblee to Doraville [1992]
NOTE: Groundbreaking for MARTA System on 2/19/75
BALTIMORE, MD [MTA] ..................................................................... 15.5 [Metro]
29.3 [LRT]
Northwest Rapid Transit Line
Charles Center to Owings Mill [1984]
Charles Center to Johns Hopkins [1995]
Central Light Rail Line
Camden Yards to Timonium [4/3/92]
Camden Yards to Patapsco Avenue [8/92]
Patapsco Avenue to Linthicum [4/93]
Linthicum to Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie [6/93]
Three Extensions
Hunt Valley- 4.5 mile extension [9/9/97]
BWI - 2.0 mile spur [12/5/97]
Penn Station- .25 mile spur [12/5/97]
BOSTON, MA [MBTA]...................................................................................... 17.4
Orange Line
North Extension - Haymarket to Oak Grove- 5.4 miles [1977]
Southwest Line - Washington Street to Forest Hills- 6 miles [1987]
Red Line
North Extension - Harvard to Alewife- 3 miles [1985]
South Extension - Quincy Center to Braintree- 3 miles [1980]
BUFFALO, NY [NFTA]...................................................................................... 6.4
Main Street Mall to SUNY South Campus [1984]
CHICAGO, IL [CTA/RTA]............................................................................... 74.0
METRA Electric- Richton Park to University Park- 2 miles [1970]
Red Line- Dan Ryan Express - Downtown Loop to 95th Street- 10 miles [1969]
Blue Line- Kennedy Extension - Logan Square to Jefferson Park- 5 miles [1970]
Blue Line- O'Hare Extension- Jefferson Park to O'Hare Airport- 7 miles [1983/84]
Orange Line- Downtown Loop to Midway Airport- 9 miles [1993]
METRA Wisconsin Central- Downtown to Antioch- 41 miles [1996]
CLEVELAND, OH [GCRTA]............................................................................ 4.0
RED LINE- Hopkins International Airport [1968]
DALLAS, TX [DART]................................................................................20 [LRT] 10 [CR]
LIGHT RAIL
Downtown to Illinois Station [South Oak Cliff](6/14/96)
Downtown to West Oak Cliff (6/14/96)
Illinois Station to Ledbetter [South Oak Cliff](5/31/97)
Downtown to Park Lane (1/10/97)
COMMUTER RAIL- Union Station - South Irving- 10 miles [12/30/96]
DETROIT, MI [SEMTA].................................................................................. 3.0
Downtown People Mover Loop [1986] 3 miles
JACKSONVILLE, FL [JTA].............................................................................. 2.1
Automated Skyway Express
Central to Terminal [1989/97] 1 mile
Extension across St. John’s River to San Marco Station [10/27/98] 1.1 mile
LOS ANGELES, CA [LACMTA] ].................................................RED LINE 12.3
BUSWAY 11.0
El Monte Busway [San Bernardino Freeway] 11 miles
RED LINE- Union Station - MacAuthur Park [1/30/93] 4.4 miles
RED LINE - MacAuthur Park to Wilshire & Western [7/13/96] 2 miles
RED LINE - Wilshire and Vermont to Hollywood & Vine [6/11/99] 5.9 miles
MIAMI, FL [MDTA]..................................................................................... 25.4
METRORAIL- Dadeland South to Okeechobee-21 miles [1984/85]
METROMOVER- Downtown loop- 1.9 miles [1986]
METROMOVER- Northern & Southern Extensions- 2.5 miles [5/26/94]
MEMPHIS, TN [MATA]................................................................................ 4.5
Exchange Avenue/Main Street to Peabody Place- 2 miles [1993]
Riverfront Loop- 2.5 miles [1997]
NEW YORK, NY [MTA]................................................................................ 6.0
Archer Avenue- Queens Boulevard/Hillside Avenue to Archer/Parsons- 3 miles [1988]
63rd Street Line- 57th/7th Avenue to 21st Street/41st Avenue, Queens- 3miles [1989]
PHILADELPHIA, PA [SEPTA]....................................................................... 6.7
Center City Commuter Connection- 1.7 miles [1988]
Airport High Speed Rail Line- 5 miles [1985]
PIITSBURGH, PA [PAT].......................................................................11.8 [Busway]
10.0 [Light Rail]
South Busway- 4.5 miles [1978]
East [Martin Luther King Jr] Busway- Downtown to Wilkinsburg- 6.8 miles [1983]
Light Rail Reconstr.- Castle Shannon to South Hills Village- 5 miles [1984]
Downtown Subway- 2 miles [1985]
Castle Shannon - Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, Beechview-3 miles [1987]
PORTLAND, OR [TRI-MET]..........................................................................32.7
Banfield Light Rail Line- 15 miles [1986]
Westside/Hillsboro- 17.7 miles [09/30/98]
SACRAMENTO, CA [Regional Transit District].............................................20.3
Northeast Line- Downtown to Watt Avenue and I-80- 9 miles [09/05/87]
East Line- Downtown to Butterfield Way- 9 miles [09/05/87]
Butterfield Way to Mather Field Road- 2.3 miles [9/07/98]
SALT LAKE CITY [Utah Transit Authority] ........……...............….....…......15.0
Downtown Salt Lake City to 10000 South, Sandy, Utah [12/06/99]
SAN DIEGO, CA [MTDB- San Diego Trolley, Inc.].......................................48.0
South Line:
Downtown San Diego - San Ysidro- 15.9 miles [7/81]
East Line:
Downtown - Euclid - initial segment - 4.5 miles [3/86]
Euclid - El Cajon - 11.3 mile extension [6/25/89]
Downtown - 1.5 mile Bayside Segment [6/30/90]
El Cajon - Santee - 3.6 mile extension [8/95]
North Line
Downtown - Initial .4 mile segment [7/92]
Downtown - Old Town - 3.2 mile extension [6/13/96]
Old Town - Mission Valley West - 6.1 miles [11/23/97]
Note: Most of San Diego system locally funded
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA [BART]..........................................94.3
Basic System- 71.5 miles [1972]
Daly City to Colma- 1.0 mile [02/24/96]
Pittsburgh/Antioch- 7.8 miles [12/07/96]
Dublin/Pleasanton- 14 miles [5/09/97]
NOTE: Groundbreaking for BART System on 6/19/64
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [MUNI].................................................................6.5
Muni Metro Market Street Subway- 3.5 miles [1980/81]
Muni Metro Extension to Caltrain Terminal- 3 miles [01/10/98]
SAN JOSE, CA [VTA]................................................................................27.6
GUADALUPE Light Rail- Downtown to Old Ironsides- 10 miles [1987]
Downtown to Santa Theresa- 10 miles [1988]
Old Ironsides to Mountainview- 7.6 miles [12/20/99]
STOCKTON – SAN JOSE, CA………………………………………. …85.0
[San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Alameda Congestion Management
Agency, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]
Altamont Commuter Express (10/19/98)
SEATTLE, WA [RTA].................................................................................2.0
Downtown Bus Tunnel [1989] 2 miles
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SUBURBS [WMATA]................................95.2
Red Line:
Farragut North to Rhode Island Ave (3/29/76)
Farragut North to Dupont Circle (1/17/77)
Rhode Island Ave to Silver Spring (2/06/78)
Dupont Circle to Van Ness/UDC (12/05/81)
Van Ness/UDC to Grosvenor (8/25/84)
Grosvenor to Shady Grove (12/15/84)
Silver Spring to Wheaton (9/22/90)
Wheaton to Glenmont Terminal (7/25/98)
Orange Line:
Stadium-Armory to New Carrollton (11/20/78)
Rosslyn to Ballston (12/01/79)
Ballston to Vienna (6/07/86)
[segment between Rosslynn and Stadium-Armory opened on 7/1/77 as part of Blue Line segment]
Blue Line:
National Airport to Stadium-Armory (7/01/77)
Stadium-Armory to Addison Road (11/22/80)
National Airport to Van Dorn Street (6/15/91)
Van Dorn Street to Franconia-Springfield (6/30/97)
Yellow Line:
Gallery Place/Chinatown to Pentagon (4/30/83)
Pentagon to Huntington (12/17/83)
Gallery Place/Chinatown to Mt. Vernon Sq/UDC (1993)
Green Line:
L'Enfant Plaza to U Street/Cardoza (5/11/91)
L'Enfant Plaza to Anacostia (12/28/91)
Fort Totten to Greenbelt (12/11/93)
Inner Green Line [U Street/Cardoza to Fort Totten] (09/18/99)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ATLANTA, GA [MARTA]
North Line Dunwoody to North Springs [1.9 miles]
BOSTON, MA [MBTA]
South Boston Piers- South Station to World Trade Center
DENVER, CO [RTD]
Southwest Extension- I-25 & Broadway to Mineral Avenue, Littleton [8.7 miles]
HOUSTON, TX [METRO]
North Transitway
JACKSONVILLE, FL [JTA]
Extension [.4 mile]
LOS ANGELES, CA [LACMTA]
MOS-2 Wilshire & Vermont to Hollywood & Vine [5.9 miles]
MOS-3 Hollywood & Vine to North Hollywood [6.3 miles]
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY [NJTC]
Hudson - Bergen LRT - Bayonne to Hoboken [9.6 miles]
NEW YORK, NY [MTA]
Queens Connector - Northern Boulevard to 21st Street [1 mile]
PITTSBURGH, PA [PAT]
Airport Busway- Phase I- Downtown Pittsburgh to Carnegie [8 miles]
SACRAMENTO, CA [RT]
Downtown to Meadowview [6.3 miles]
SAINT LOUIS, MO/IL [Bi-State]
St. Clair County, Illinois Extension [17.0 miles]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT [UTA]
South Line- Downtown to Sandy [15.0 miles]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [BART]
Airport Extension- Colma Station to Millbrae via SFO [8.7 miles]
SAN JOSE, CA [VTA]
Tasman West Extension- Old Ironsides to Mountain View [7.6 miles]
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO [PRDHT]
Tren Urbano- Bayamon Centro to Sagrado Corazon [10.3 miles]
WASHINGTON, D.C. [WMATA]
Green Line - Anacostia Station to Branch Avenue Terminal [6.4 miles]
Green Line - U Street-Cardozo Station to the Fort Totten Station [2.9 miles]
