Table 1c
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Table 1-C Summary of FY 2001 New Starts Ratings | |||||
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Finance Rating Criteria | |||||
| Phase and City (Project) | Financial Rating |
Section 5309 Funds as Share of Capital Costs |
Capital Finance Rating |
Operating Finance Rating | |
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Final Design | |||||
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Dallas-Ft. Worth (Trinity Railway Express- Phase II) |
Medium |
39% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Ft. Lauderdale (Tri-Rail Commuter Upgrade) |
Medium |
34% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Little Rock (River Rail Project) * |
N/A |
65% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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Los Angeles-San Diego (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Imp. Project)* |
N/A |
68% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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New Orleans (Canal Streetcar Spine) |
Low |
80% |
Low |
Low | |
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Newark (Newark Rail Link, MOS-1) |
Medium-High |
68% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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Northern New Jersey (Hudson-Bergen MOS-2) |
Medium |
65% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Pittsburgh (Stage II LRT Priority Program) |
Medium-High |
26% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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San Diego (Mission Valley East LRT Extension) |
Medium-High |
77% |
High |
Medium-High | |
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Preliminary Engineering | |||||
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Austin (Austin Area LRT System) |
Medium-High |
50% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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Baltimore (Central Corridor Light Rail Double Tracking) |
Medium-High |
78% |
High |
Medium-High | |
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Boston (South Boston Piers Transitway Phase II) |
Low |
80% |
Low |
Low-Medium | |
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Chicago (Douglas Branch Reconstruction) |
Medium-High |
71% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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Chicago (CTA Ravenswood Line Expansion) |
Medium-High |
75% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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Chicago (Metra Central Kane Corridor) |
Medium-High |
58% |
Medium-High |
High | |
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Chicago (Metra North Central Corridor) |
Medium-High |
62% |
Medium-High |
High | |
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Chicago (Metra South West Corridor Commuter Rail) |
Medium-High |
63% |
Medium-High |
High | |
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Cincinnati (I-71 Corridor) |
Low-Medium |
49% |
Low-Medium |
Low | |
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Cleveland (Euclid Corridor Improvement Project) |
Medium-High |
61% |
Medium-High |
Medium High | |
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Denver (Southeast Corridor LRT) |
Medium-High |
60% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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Hartford (New Britain-Hartford Busway) |
Medium |
65% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Houston (Downtown to Astrodome Corridor Light Rail) |
Medium-High |
22% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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Kansas City, Johnson County (I-35 Commuter Rail) * |
N/A |
80% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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Las Vegas (Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway MOS) |
Medium |
27% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Maryland (MARC Commuter Rail Improvements Projects) |
N/A |
48% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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Memphis (Medical Center Extension) |
Medium |
80% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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Miami (East-West Multimodal Corridor) |
Low |
40% |
Low |
Low | |
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Miami (North Corridor) |
Low |
70% |
Low |
Low | |
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Miami (South Miami-Dade Busway Extension) |
Medium |
70% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Minneapolis (Hiawatha Corridor LRT) |
Medium-High |
50% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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Nashville (East Commuter Rail Project) * |
N/A |
70% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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New York (Long Island Rail Road East Side Access Project) |
Medium |
50% |
Medium |
Medium-High | |
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Norfolk (Norfolk - Virginia Beach Corridor LRT) |
Low |
55% |
Low |
Low | |
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Orange County (The Centerline Orange County Rail Corridor) |
Medium-High |
50% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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Phoenix (East Valley Light Rail Transit) |
Low-Medium |
50% |
Low-Medium |
Low | |
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Portland (Interstate MAX LRT Extension) |
High |
73% |
High |
High | |
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Raleigh (Phase I Triangle Regional Rail Project) |
Low-Medium |
39% |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium | |
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Salt Lake City (CBD to University LRT) |
Medium |
80% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor Project) |
Medium-High |
39% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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San Diego (Oceanside Escondido Rail Project) |
Medium-High |
60% |
Medium-High |
Medium-High | |
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San Francisco (Third Street Light Rail Project Phase 1) |
Medium-High |
0% |
Medium-High |
Medium | |
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San Juan (Tren Urbano, Minillas Ext) |
Medium |
80% |
Medium |
Medium-High | |
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Seattle (Central Link LRT MOS) |
Medium-High |
33% |
High |
Medium | |
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Seattle (Everett to Seattle Commuter Rail)* |
N/A |
24% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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Seattle (Lakewood-to-Tacoma- Commuter Rail)* |
N/A |
29% |
N/A |
N/A | |
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Tampa (Tampa Bay Regional Rail) |
Low Medium |
50% |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium | |
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Washington DC (Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit) |
Medium |
78% |
Medium |
Medium | |
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Washington DC/MD (Largo Extension) |
Medium |
60% |
Medium |
Medium-High | |
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* These projects are not rated based upon the exemption granted to projects where the anticipated Section 5309 New Starts share of the total estimated Capital Cost is below $25 million. | |||||
