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New Starts Guidance


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This section of our website contains guidance on New Starts procedures and technical methods.  Please also see the Small Starts section of our website for information on Small Starts and Very Small Starts.


  • Procedural Guidance This section contains guidance on the New Starts project planning and development process.  For example, if you are looking for information on advancing a project into Preliminary Engineering and Final Design, you will find it here.

  • Technical Guidance This section contains guidance on the technical aspects of planning and project development for major capital transit projects.  For example, if you are looking for technical guidance on travel forecasting for New Starts projects or Quality Assurance and Quality Control Guidelines, you will find them here.

For an overview of the FTA New Starts program, please visit our Program Overview section.  To view the New Starts policies, and the statutes and regulations that address the New Starts program, please visit our New Starts Statutes, Policies and Regulations section.

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