Table 2: Summary of FY 1997 New Starts Ratings

TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF FY 1997 NEW STARTS RATINGS

		PROJECT JUSTIFICATION				LOCAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT(e)
Phase and City (Project)	Capital Cost (a) (million $)	Cost Effectiveness (Cost/New Trip)	Mobility Improvements (b)	EPA Classification (c)	Operating Efficiencies (d)	Sec. 5309 Share of Project Cost	Capital Financing Commitment	Stability & Reliability of Operating Assistance

Final Design
Fort Lauderdale-Tri County Commuter Rail	$428	NA	NA	Attain./NC	NA	44%	NA	NA
Jacksonville-Flagler to duPont Place	$31	NA	NA	Trans./Attain.	NA	80%	Medium	Medium
Los Angeles-LOSSAN	$22	NA	NA	Extreme/Serious	NA	62%	NA	NA
Orange County-Transitway	$409	$4	NA	Extreme/Serious	Medium	70%	Low/Medium	Low
San Jose-Tasman LRT	$325	$18	Medium	Attain./Mod.	Low	50%	Medium	Medium

Preliminary Engineering
Boston-So. Boston Piers Phase 2	$300	NA	Medium	Serious/Mod.	NA	80%	Medium	Medium
Dallas/Fort Worth-Railtran Phase 2	$129	$8	Medium	Mod./Attain.	NA	46%	Medium	Low/Medium
Dallas-North Central Corridor	$354	$9	Medium	Mod./Attain.	Medium	50%	High	Low/Medium
Denver-Southwest LRT	$177	$3	Medium	Trans./Mod.	NA	80%	High	Medium
Kansas City-Southtown Corridor	$450	$15	Medium	Attain./Attain.	Low	50%-80%	Low/Medium	Low/Medium
Los Angeles-Eastside Extension	$1,271	NA	Medium	Extreme/Serious	NA	50%	NA	NA
New Orleans-Canal Street	$93	$3	Medium	Maint./Attain.	High	80%	Low	Low
New Jersey-Hudson Bergen Phase 1	$600	$11	High	Severe/Mod.	NA	100%	Low/Medium	Low/Medium
New Jersey-Newark/Elizabeth	$694	$17	Medium	Severe/Mod.	NA	100%	Low	Low
Oklahoma City-MAPS Link	$13	$5	NA	Attain./Attain.	NA	73%	NA	NA
Portland-South/North Corridor	$2,400	$5	NA	Marg./Mod.	NA	50%	NA	NA
Sacramento-South Corridor (Phase 1)	$220	$1	Medium	Severe/Mod.	Medium	44%	High	Medium/High
St. Louis-St. Clair Corridor	$296	$23	Medium	Mod./NC	NA	80%	Medium/High	Low/Medium
San Francisco-BART to Airport	$1,110	$20	Medium	Attain./Mod.	Low	75%	Medium	Medium
Washington-Metrorail to Largo Town Center	$350	$12	Medium	Serious/Mod.	NA	79%	Medium	Low/Medium

System Planning
Altoona-Pedestrian Crossing	NA	NA	NA	Marg/Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Atlanta-Buckhead People Mover	$20	NA	NA	Serious/Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Atlanta-Greensboro Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Serious/Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Austin-Northwest/North Central Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Attain./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Boston-North/South Sta. Rail Link	$2000-$4000	NA	NA	Serious/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Boston-Urban Ring Corridor	$20-$1400	NA	NA	Serious/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Charlotte-Priority Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Maint./NC	NA	NA	NA	NA
Cincinnati-Northeast Corridor	$800	NA	NA	Mod./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Cleveland-Highland Hills Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Mod./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Cleveland-NE Ohio Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Mod./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Cleveland-Dual Hub Corridor	$210	NA	NA	Mod./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Detroit-Woodward Corridor	$1,400	NA	NA	Attain./NC	NA	NA	NA	NA
Hartford-Griffin Line Corridor	$176(94$)	$18	High	Serious/Mod.	Low	NA	NA	NA
Los Angeles-Santa Monica Blvd.	$69	NA	NA	Extreme/Serious	NA	NA	NA	NA
Los Angeles-West Central Corridor	$3,000	NA	NA	Extreme/Serious	NA	NA	NA	NA
Memphis-Regional Rail	NA	NA	NA	Attain./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Maryland-Waldorf Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Serious/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Miami- East/West Corridor	$4,400	$20	High	Attain./NC	Low	35%	NA	NA
Miami-North Corridor	$453-463(94$)	$18	Medium	Attain./NC	Low	70%	NA	NA
Milwaukee-East/West Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Severe/Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Minneapolis-Central Corridor	$581	$34	Medium	Attain./Mod.	Low	NA	NA	NA
New York-Staten Island/Midtown Ferry	$13	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
New York-Whitehall Ferry Terminal	$80	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Norfolk-Virgina Beach Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Marg./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
No. New Jersey-Hawthorne/Warwick	NA	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
No. New Jersey-Lakewood/Freehold	NA	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
New Jersey-West Shore Line	NA	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Philadelphia-Cross County Corridor	$250(94$)	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Philadelphia-Northeast Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Pittsburgh-LRT Rehabilitation	$414	NA	NA	Mod./NC	NA	80%	NA	NA
St. Louis-St. Charles Corridor	NA	NA	NA	Mod./NC	NA	NA	NA	NA
St. Louis-Cross County Corridor	$269-$307(89$)	NA	NA	Mod./NC	NA	NA	NA	NA
San Diego-Mid Coast Corridor	$353(92$)	$7	Medium	Serious/Mod.	Low	17%	Low	Low
San Diego-Mission Valley East Corridor	$332(95$)	NA	NA	Serious/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Seattle-Core Rapid Transit	$6,700(95$)	NA	NA	Marg./Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Seattle-Tacoma Commuter Rail	$367(95$)	NA	NA	Marg./Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
So. New Jersey-Burlington/Gloucester	$1,400(95$)	NA	NA	Severe/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Tampa-Lakeland Corridor	$30	NA	NA	Marg./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Vermont -Burlington to Charlotte Corridor	$8(95$)	NA	NA	Attain./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Vermont -Burlington to Essex Corridor	$9(95$)	NA	NA	Attain./Attain.	NA	NA	NA	NA
Washington-Dulles Corridor	$1,000	NA	NA	Serious/Mod.	NA	NA	NA	NA


NA = Not Available

(a) Unless otherwise noted, costs are shown in escalated (year of construction) dollars and are based on most recent cost estimates. For projects in the early stages of Preliminary Engineering, the estimate is likely to change as more detailed engineering is performed. For projects in System Planning, cost estimates may change significantly.

(b) A "high" rating has been assigned to projects that would save 10,000 or more hours of travel time per day, compared with the TSM alternative. "Medium" was given to projects that would save zero to 10,000 hours. "Low" indicates projects that would increase travel time.

(c) EPA classifications for ozone and carbon monoxide are shown to illustrate the severity of the region's air quality problem. In order of severity, the ozone classifications are: extreme, severe, serious, moderate, marginal, sub-mar ginal, transitional and attainment. Carbon monoxide classifications are: serious, moderate, not classified and attainment. The Project Profiles in Appendix A present data (where available) on each project's impact on emissions.

(d) A "high" rating has been assigned to projects that would reduce the systemwide operating cost per passenger by 5 percent or more, compared with the TSM alternative. "Medium" was assigned to projects that would r educe operating cost per passenger by zero to 5 percent. "Low" indicates projects that would increase operating costs per passenger.

(e) The local share and financial ratings shown in this table are based on the financial plans developed by the local project sponsors and financial reviews performed by FTA's financial consultants, Booz Allen and Public Financial Management, Inc. The criteria used to rate the local financial plans are described in Appendix A.

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