Table 1A - Summary of New Starts Project Ratings for FY 2003 Budget
| Phase and City (Project) | Total Capital Cost (millions) |
Total Sect. 5309 Funding Requested (millions) |
Section 5309 Funds Share of Capital Costs |
Overall Project Rating | Financial Rating | Project Justification Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Design | |||||||
| Alaska Marine Highway System | 38.5 | YOE | $24.9 | 65% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Alaska Railroad (South Anchorage Double Track) | $69.6 | YOE | $15.0 | 22% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Alaska Railroad (Knik River to Wasilla Track Improvements) | $11.3 | YOE | $9.0 | 80% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Galveston, TX (Rail Trolley Extension)*** | $9.4 | YOE | $8.3 | 80% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Little Rock (River Rail Project) * | $15.1 | YOE | $8.6 | 57% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Los Angeles-San Diego (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvements)* | $35.7 | YOE | $24.1 | 68% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Nashville (East Corridor Commuter Rail) * | $33.2 | YOE | $22.9 | 69% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Pawtucket, RI (Commuter Rail Improvement Program) | $18.5 | YOE | $10.0 | 54% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Salt Lake City (Medical Center Extension LRT) | $89.4 | YOE | $53.6 | 60% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| San Francisco (Third Street Light Rail, Phase I) | $557.9 | YOE | $0.0 | 0% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Seattle (Central Link Initial Segment) | $2,280.0 | YOE | $500.0 | 22% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Preliminary Engineering | |||||||
| Austin (Rapid Transit Project MOS)** | $749.2 | YOE | $374.6 | 50% | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Bridgeport, CT (Intermodal Transportation Center) | $62.4 | YOE | $24.9 | 40% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Charlotte (South Corridor LRT) | $348.2 | YOE | $174.1 | 50% | Highly Recommended | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| Chicago (Ravenswood Line Expansion) | $476.0 | YOE | $245.6 | 52% | Recommended | Medium | High |
| Cincinnati (Interstate 71 Corridor LRT) | $899.9 | YOE | $449.9 | 50% | Not Recommended (C ) | Low-Medium | Medium |
| Cleveland (Euclid Corridor Transportation Project) | $228.6 | YOE | $135.1 | 59% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| Columbus (North Corridor LRT) | $501.8 | YOE | $250.9 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Dallas (Northwest/Southeast Light Rail MOS) | $1,237.5 | YOE | $500.0 | 40% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Denver (West Corridor LRT) | $624.3 | YOE | $366.3 | 59% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| Fort Collins, CO (Mason Street Transportation Corridor) | $66.0 | YOE | $52.3 | 79% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Hartford (New Britain-Hartford Busway) | $160.0 | YOE | $79.4 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium-High |
| Honolulu (Primary Transportation Corridor Project) | $683.4 | YOE | $231.6 | 34% | Recommended | Medium | Medium-High |
| Kansas City, Johnson County (I-35 Commuter Rail) * | $30.9 | YOE | $24.8 | 80% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Las Vegas (Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway) | $440.0 | YOE | $130.0 | 30% | Recommended | Medium | Medium-High |
| Los Angeles (Eastside Corridor LRT) | $817.9 | YOE | $490.7 | 60% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Los Angeles (Mid-City/Exposition LRT) | $343.9 | YOE | $160.3 | 47% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley East-West Transit Corridor) | $314.0 | YOE | $0.0 | 0% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| Louisville (South Central Corridor LRT) | $671.2 | YOE | $380.2 | 57% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Lowell, MA-Nashua, NH (Lowell-Nashua Commuter Rail Extension)* | $41.0 | YOE | $18.0 | 44% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Maryland (MARC Commuter Rail Improvements)** | $90.7 | YOE | $37.8 | 42% | Exempt | Not Rated | Exempt |
| Miami (North 27th Avenue) | $87.9 | YOE | $61.5 | 70% | Not Recommended (JOC) | Low | Low-Medium |
| Minneapolis (Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail) | $294.0 | YOE | $147.0 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| New Orleans (Desire Corridor Streetcar) | $93.5 | YOE | $56.1 | 60% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| New York (Long Island Rail Road East Side Access) | $4,350.0 | YOE | $2,175.0 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium-High |
| New York (Second Avenue Subway) | $16,809.0 | YOE | $8,385.0 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium-High |
| Orange County (Centerline LRT Project) | $1,889.0 | YOE | $944.5 | 50% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| Philadelphia (Schuylkill Valley MetroRail) | $1,831.7 | YOE | $1,465.4 | 80% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Phoenix (Central Phoenix/East Valley Corridor)** | $1,180.6 | YOE | $590.3 | 50% | Recommended | Medium-High | Medium |
| Pittsburgh (North Shore Connector LRT) | $389.9 | YOE | $272.9 | 70% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| Raleigh (Phase I Regional Rail Project) | $754.8 | YOE | $377.3 | 50% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
| San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor) | $131.5 | YOE | $65.6 | 50% | Highly Recommended | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| San Juan (Tren Urbano Minillas Extension) | $561.5 | YOE | $449.2 | 80% | Not Recommended (JC) | Low-Medium | Not Rated |
| Seattle (Everett-to-Seattle Commuter Rail)* | $104.0 | YOE | $24.9 | 24% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Seattle (Link Extension and North Link)** | N/A | YOE | N/A | N/A | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Seattle-Tacoma (Lakewood-to-Tacoma Commuter Rail)* | $86.0 | YOE | $24.9 | 29% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Stamford (Urban Transitway and Intermodal Transportation Center) | $24.0 | YOE | $18.0 | 75% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Tampa (Tampa Bay Regional Rail System) | $1,455.0 | YOE | $727.7 | 50% | Not Recommended (C ) | Low-Medium | Medium |
| Washington County (Wilsonville-Beaverton Commuter Rail)* | $82.8 | YOE | $24.9 | 30% | Exempt | Exempt | Exempt |
| Washington, DC (Dulles Corridor Bus Rapid Transit) | $389.1 | YOE | $233.5 | 60% | Recommended | Medium | Medium |
* This project has not been rated; under §5309(e)(8)(A), proposed new starts projects requiring less than $25.00 million in §5309 new starts funding are exempt from the project evaluation and rating process required by §5309(e).
** "Not Rated" indicates that sufficient information for a complete evaluation of this project was not available for this Report; for information on a specific project, see Appendix A.
*** The Galveston Trolley plans to use funding from toll revenue credits to bring the local share to 20 percent.
"N/A" = Not Available, "J" represents the Project Justification Rating, "O" represents the Operating Finance Rating, "C" represents the Capital Finance Rating.
