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NATIONAL SURVEY OF LIGHT RAIL LINES IN PLANNING: 1999 & 2000 |
| Line |
Capital Cost
(Millions) |
Miles |
Cost per Mile
(000,000) |
Cost Increase Notes |
| Austin |
$739 |
14.6 |
$50.62 |
|
| Cincinnati |
$875 |
19.0 |
$46.05 |
|
| Dallas |
$517 |
12.5 |
$41.38 |
|
| Denver |
$883 |
19.0 |
$46.45 |
Cost per mile up 54
percent from 1999. |
| Houston |
$300 |
7.5 |
$40.00 |
|
| Kansas City-Southtown |
$248 |
5.6 |
$44.23 |
2000 data not available |
| Minneapolis |
$549 |
11.5 |
$47.70 |
Cost per mile up 30
percent from 1999 |
| New Jersey: Hudson-Bergen II |
$1,113 |
6.1 |
$182.43 |
|
| Norfolk |
$525 |
18.3 |
$28.67 |
|
| Orange County |
$2,015 |
26.6 |
$75.75 |
Cost per mile up 10
percent from 1999 |
| Orlando |
$600 |
14.6 |
$41.10 |
2000 data not available |
| Phoenix (2000) |
$884 |
18.5 |
$47.78 |
Cost per mile up 59
percent from 1999 |
| Portland-Interstate |
$350 |
5.6 |
$62.50 |
|
| Portland-North South |
$1,186 |
12.0 |
$98.83 |
2000 data not available |
| Salt Lake City |
$106 |
2.5 |
$42.30 |
Different route from
1999. |
| San Diego-Mid Coast |
$123 |
3.4 |
$36.18 |
Cost per mile up 18
percent from 1999 |
| San Diego-Mission Valley |
$431 |
5.9 |
$73.05 |
Cost per mile up 19
percent from 1999. |
| San Francisco |
$500 |
5.4 |
$92.61 |
Cost per mile up 16
percent from 1999. |
| Seattle |
$1,500 |
7.2 |
$208.33 |
Shorter route, cost per
mile up 71 percent from
1999 |
| Average |
$68.74 |
Average up 22 percent
from 1999. |
| Source: FY 2000 and 2001 FTA New Starts report (published in 1999 and 2000) |
