TABLE 80
FTA ASSISTED NEW STARTS AND EXTENSIONS
OPENING DATES and MILES
| ATLANTA, GA [MARTA] |
47.3 miles [Heavy Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
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]
Dunwoody to North Springs- 1.9 miles [12/18/00]
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 miles [Heavy Rail]
29.3 miles [LRT]
13.5 miles [Commuter Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
Northwest Rapid Transit Line
Charles Center to Owings Mill [1984]
Charles Center to Johns Hopkins [1995]
LIGHT RAIL
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]
COMMUTER RAIL
Extension from Point of Rocks to Frederick, MD - 13.5 miles [12/17/01]
| BOSTON, MA [MBTA] |
17.4 miles [Heavy Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
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 miles [light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
Main Street Mall to SUNY South Campus [1984]
| CHICAGO, IL [CTA/RTA] |
31.0 miles [Heavy Rail]
43.0 miles [Commuter Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
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]
COMMUTER RAIL
METRA Electric- Richton Park to University Park- 2 miles [1970]
METRA Wisconsin Central- Downtown to Antioch- 41 miles [1996]
| CLEVELAND, OH [GCRTA] |
4.0 miles [Heavy Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
RED LINE- Hopkins International Airport [1968]
| DALLAS, TX [DART] |
44.0 miles [LRT]
34.0 miles [Commuter Rail] |
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) Red/Blue Line
Mockingbird Lane to White Rock Station (9/24/01) Blue Line
White Rock Station to LBJ/Skillman (5/6/02) Blue Line
Park Lane to Galatyn Park (7/01/02) Red Line
LBJ/Skillman to Garland Blue Line (11/18/02)
Galatyn Park to North Plano (12/09/02) Red Line
COMMUTER RAIL
Union Station - South Irving- 10 miles [12/30/96]
South Irving - East Fort Worth- 17 miles [9/18/00]
East Fort Worth - Downtown Fort Worth- 7 miles [12/3/01]
McKinney Avenue Vintage Trolley- Arts District to DART City Place Subway Station [1.0 mile]
| DENVER, CO [RTD] |
15.8 miles [LRT] |
Central Corridor- Downtown to I-25 & Broadway- 5.3 miles [1994] [*]
Southwest Extension- I-25 Broadway to Mineral Avenue, Littleton- 8.7 miles [7/17/00]
Central Platte Valley Extension- 1.8 miles [4/4/2002] [*]
[*] Built with local funds
| DETROIT, MI [SEMTA] |
3.0 miles |
Downtown People Mover Loop [1986] 3 miles
| JACKSONVILLE, FL [JTA] |
2.1 miles |
AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
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] |
18.6 miles [Heavy Rail]
11.0 miles [Busway] |
HEAVY RAIL
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
RED LINE - Hollywood & Vine to North Hollywood [6/26/00] 6.3 miles
BUSWAY
El Monte Busway [San Bernardino Freeway] 11 miles
| MIAMI, FL [MDTA] |
25.4 miles [Heavy Rail] |
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 miles [Light Rail] |
Exchange Avenue/Main Street to Peabody Place- 2 miles [1993]
Riverfront Loop- 2.5 miles [1997]
| NEW YORK, NY [MTA] |
6.0 miles [Heavy Rail] |
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]
Queens Connector - Northern Boulevard to 21st Street- 1 mile [1/13/2001]
| NORTHERN NEW JERSEY [NJTC] |
9.6 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
Hudson - Bergen LRT (MOS-1A)- Bayonne to Exchange Place- 7.3 miles [4/15/00]
Hudson - Bergen LRT (MOS-1B)- to Newport Station- 1.0 mile [11/18/00] - three add't stations
Hudson - Bergen - Newport Station to Hoboken- 1.3 miles [9/29/02]
| PHILADELPHIA, PA [SEPTA] |
6.7 miles [Commuter Rail] |
Center City Commuter Connection- 1.7 miles [1988]
Airport High Speed Rail Line- 5 miles [1985]
| PIITSBURGH, PA [PAT] |
16.3 miles [Busway]
10.0 miles [Light Rail] |
South Busway- 4.5 miles [1978]
East [Martin Luther King Jr] Busway- Downtown to Wilkinsburg- 6.8 miles [1983]
West Busway- Downtown to Carnegie- 5.0 miles [9/10/00]
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 miles [Light Rail]
4.7 miles [Streetcar] |
LIGHT RAIL
Banfield Light Rail Line- 15 miles [1986]
Westside/Hillsboro- 17.7 miles [09/30/98]
Gateway Center to Airport- 5.5 miles [9/10/01] Locally Funded
CITY OF PORTLAND- Portland Streetcar- 4.7 miles [7/20/01] Locally Funded
| SACRAMENTO, CA [Regional Transit District] |
20.3 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
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] |
17.5 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
Downtown Salt Lake City to 10000 South, Sandy, Utah- 15 miles [12/06/99]
Downtown Salt Lake City to University of Utah- 2.5 miles [12/15/01]
| SAN DIEGO, CA [MTDB- San Diego Trolley, Inc.] |
48.0 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
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 miles [Heavy Rail] |
HEAVY RAIL
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 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
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 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL
Guadalupe Light Rail- Downtown to Old Ironsides- 10 miles [1987]
Guadalupe Light Rail- Downtown to Santa Theresa- 10 miles [1988]
Tasman West Light Rail- Baypointe Transfer Station to Mountainview- 7.6 miles [12/20/99]
Tasman East Light Rail - Baypointe Transfer Station to I-880-1.9 miles [5/18/01] Locally Funded
| STOCKTON - SAN JOSE, CA |
85.0 miles [Commuter Rail] |
COMMUTER RAIL
[San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Alameda Congestion Management Agency, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]
Altamont Commuter Express- 85 miles [10/19/98]
| SEATTLE, WA [RTA] |
2.0 miles [Bus Tunnel]
40.0 miles [Commuter Rail] |
Downtown Bus Tunnel- 2 miles [1989]
Commuter Rail- Sounder- Seattle - Tacoma- 40 miles [9/18/00]
| SAINT LOUIS, MO/IL [Bi-State] |
36 miles [Light Rail] |
LIGHT RAIL Lambert International Airport, MO to East St. Louis, IL- 19.0 miles [via downtown St. Louis]- [7/31/93]
St. Clair County, Illinois Extension [East St. Louis, IL to Belleville, IL] - 17.0 miles [5/7/01]
Ybor City Vintage Trolley- 3 miles [10/19/02]
| WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SUBURBS [WMATA] |
101.6 miles |
HEAVY RAIL
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 Rosslyn 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)
Anacostia to Branch Avenue (01/13/01)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
BOSTON, MA [MBTA]
BUSWAY
South Boston Piers- South Station to World Trade Center [1.0 mile]
DENVER, CO [RTD]
LIGHT RAIL
Southeast Extensions [T-REX]- I-25/Broadway to Lincoln Avenue
Southeast Extensions [T-REX]- Branch in I-225 median to Parker Road
HOUSTON, TX- [Houston Metro]
LIGHT RAIL
Main Street Light Rail- Downtown to the Astrodome [7.5 miles] Locally Funded
LITTLE ROCK, AR [CATA]
River Rail Vintage Streetcar Circulator System [2.1 miles]
LOS ANGELES [MTA/LAPMLCA]
LIGHT RAIL
Pasadena Gold Line [Union Station to Pasadena] [14.0 miles] Locally Funded
Port of Los Angeles- San Pedro Waterfront Vintage Red Line Interurban [3.0 miles] Locally Funded
MEMPHIS, TN [MATA]
LIGHT RAIL
Medical Center Extension [2.0 miles]
MIAMI, FL [MDTA]
HEAVY RAIL
Palmetto Extension- Metrorail extension from Okeechobee Station to Palmetto [1.4 miles]
MINNEAPOLIS [MTD]
LIGHT RAIL
Hiawatha Cooridor Project [11.5 miles] Groundbreaking : January 17, 2001
NEW ORLEANS [RTA]
LIGHT RAIL
Canal Street LRT Project [5.3 miles]
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY [NJTC]
LIGHT RAIL
Hudson - Bergen - Hoboken to North Bergen; 34th Street, Bayonne to 22nd Street [5.1 miles]
Newark Rail Link [1.0 mile]
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY [NJTC]
DIESEL LIGHT RAIL
Camden to Trenton [34.0 miles] Locally Funded
PHILADELPHIA, PA [SEPTA]
LIGHT RAIL
Girard Avenue Light Rail Reconstruction [6 miles]
PITTSBURGH, PA [PAAC]
LIGHT RAIL
Stage II Light Rail Reconstruction [12miles]
PORTLAND, OR [TRI-MET]
LIGHT RAIL
Interstate MAX Extension [5.8 miles]
SACRAMENTO, CA [RT]
LIGHT RAIL
Mather Field to Sunrise Boulevard [2.8 miles]
Downtown to Meadowview [6.3 miles]
SALT LAKE CITY [UTA]
LIGHT RAIL
University Extension to Medical Center [1.5 miles]
SAN DIEGO [MTDB]
LIGHT RAIL
Mission Valley East [5.8 miles]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [BART]
HEAVY RAIL
Airport Extension- Colma Station to Millbrae via SFO [8.7 miles]
SAN FRANCISCO [MUNI]
LIGHT RAIL
3rd Street Light Rail [7.1 miles]
[Groundbreaking- May 28, 2002]
[locally funded]
SAN JOSE [VTA]
LIGHT RAIL
Tasman East- I-880 to Hostetter [2.9 miles] Locally Funded
Capitol- Capitol Avenue to Alum Rock Avenue [3.5 miles] Locally Funded
Vasona- Downtown to Campbell [5.3 miles] Locally Funded
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO [PRDHT]
HEAVY RAIL
Tren Urbano- Bayamon Centro to Sagrado Corazon [10.3 miles]
SEATTLE, WA [Sound Transit- CPSRTA]
Link Light Rail- Downtown Tacoma to Tacoma Dome- 1.6 miles
Sounder Commuter Rail- Seattle to Everett- 35.0 miles
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SUBURBS [WMATA]
HEAVY RAIL
Blue Line Extension- Addison Road to Largo Town Center [3.0 miles]