Table 1B - Summary of FY2003 New Starts Ratings
| Phase and City (Project) | Overall Project Rating | Financial Rating | Financial Rating Criteria | Project Justification Rating | Project Justification Criteria | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Capital |
Operating |
Mobility |
Environment |
Operating |
Cost |
Land Use |
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|
Final Design |
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|
Alaska Marine Highway System |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Alaska Railroad (South Anchorage Double Track) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Alaska Railroad (Knik River to Wasilla Track Improvements) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Galveston, TX (Rail Trolley Extension)*** |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Little Rock (River Rail Project) * |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Los Angeles-San Diego (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvements)* |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Nashville (East Corridor Commuter Rail) * |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Pawtucket, RI (Commuter Rail Improvement Program) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Salt Lake City (Medical Center Extension LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
|
San Francisco (Third Street Light Rail, Phase I) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Seattle (Central Link Initial Segment) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium-High |
|
Preliminary Engineering |
|
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|
Austin (Rapid Transit Project MOS)** |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
|
Bridgeport, CT (Intermodal Transportation Center) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Charlotte (South Corridor LRT) |
Highly Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
|
Chicago (Ravenswood Line Expansion) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
High |
High |
High |
Medium |
Medium-High |
High |
|
Cincinnati (Interstate 71 Corridor LRT) |
Not Recommended (C ) |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
Cleveland (Euclid Corridor Transportation Project) |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
Low |
Medium-High |
|
Columbus (North Corridor LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
Dallas (Northwest/Southeast Light Rail MOS) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Low |
Medium |
Medium |
|
Denver (West Corridor LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium-High |
High |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
Fort Collins, CO (Mason Street Transportation Corridor) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
|
Hartford (New Britain-Hartford Busway) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
High |
Low |
High |
Medium |
|
Honolulu (Primary Transportation Corridor Project) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
|
Kansas City, Johnson County (I-35 Commuter Rail) * |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Las Vegas (Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
High |
High |
High |
Medium |
|
Los Angeles (Eastside Corridor LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
Low |
Medium-High |
|
Los Angeles (Mid-City/Exposition LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
High |
Low |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley East-West Transit Corridor) |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
Louisville (South Central Corridor LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
|
Lowell, MA-Nashua, NH (Lowell-Nashua Commuter Rail Extension)* |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Maryland (MARC Commuter Rail Improvements)** |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Miami (North 27th Avenue) |
Not Recommended (JOC) |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Low |
Low-Medium |
|
Minneapolis (Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
|
New Orleans (Desire Corridor Streetcar) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
|
New York (Long Island Rail Road East Side Access) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
Low |
High |
|
New York (Second Avenue Subway) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
High |
Medium |
Low |
High |
|
Orange County (Centerline LRT Project) |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
High |
Medium |
Medium |
|
Philadelphia (Schuylkill Valley MetroRail) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
High |
Medium-High |
Low-Medium |
Medium-High |
|
Phoenix (Central Phoenix/East Valley Corridor)** |
Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
|
Pittsburgh (North Shore Connector LRT) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
|
Raleigh (Phase I Regional Rail Project) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Low-Medium |
High |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
|
San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor) |
Highly Recommended |
Medium-High |
Medium-High |
High |
Medium-High |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
|
San Juan (Tren Urbano Minillas Extension) |
Not Recommended (JC) |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Not Rated |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Medium |
|
Seattle (Everett-to-Seattle Commuter Rail)* |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Seattle (Link Extension and North Link)** |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
|
Seattle-Tacoma (Lakewood-to-Tacoma Commuter Rail)* |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Stamford (Urban Transitway and Intermodal Transportation Center) |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Tampa (Tampa Bay Regional Rail System) |
Not Recommended (C ) |
Low-Medium |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Low-Medium |
|
Washington County (Wilsonville-Beaverton Commuter Rail)* |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
Exempt |
|
Washington, DC (Dulles Corridor Bus Rapid Transit) |
Recommended |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium-High |
Low-Medium |
Medium |
** "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.
