US Public Transport New Starts (Rail)
Ranked by Cost per New Commuter
Compared to Monthly 5th Quintile Income

Description

US Public Transit New Start Projects: FY 2000

Cost per New Passenger Trip Compared to Lowest Quintile Household Income

Rank Project Incremental Cost per New Passenger Trip Annual Cost per New Commuter Equivalent Months of Income: Lowest Quintile Project Cost in Millions
Federal Transit Administration Recommendation
1 New York City (LIRR East Side Access) $44.80 $20,160 34.1 $4,289 Not Recommended
2 San Francisco (Bayshore-Third Street LRT) $34.82 $15,669 26.5 $446 Recommended
3 Tacoma-Seattle (Sounder) Commuter Rail $27.89 $12,551 21.3 $401 Recommended
4 Minneapolis (Hiawatha Avenue) $18.57 $8,357 14.2 $446 Recommended
5 Miami (North 27th Avenue Corridor) $17.90 $8,055 13.6 $579 Not Recommended
6 Salt Lake City (Downtown Connector-West/East Corridor) $16.81 $7,565 12.8 $75 Not Recommended
7 Kansas City (Southtown LRT) $14.69 $6,611 11.2 $248 Not Recommended
8 Orange County (Irvine-Fullerton Corridor) $14.65 $6,593 11.2 $1,917 Recommended
9 Dallas (North Central LRT) $13.49 $6,071 10.3 $517 Recommended
10 Austin (Northwest/North Central Corridor) $12.90 $5,805 9.8 TBD Not Rated
11 Tampa (Tampa Regional Rail) $12.90 $5,805 9.8 $726 Not Recommended
12 Chicago (Central Kane Corridor) $12.13 $5,459 9.2 $101 Recommended
13 Cincinnati (NE/I-71) $11.72 $5,274 8.9 $676 Not Recommended
14 Raleigh, NC (Regional Transit Plan) $11.62 $5,229 8.9 $284 Recommended
15 Norfolk (Virginia Beach Corridor) $11.59 $5,216 8.8 $525 Not Recommended
16 Chicago (North Central Corridor) $11.41 $5,135 8.7 $204 Not Recommended
17 Seattle Link LRT (Northgate-Seatac) $10.39 $4,676 7.9 $2,917 Highly Recommended
18 Portland (South/North Corridor) $10.18 $4,581 7.8 $1,186 Not Recommended
19 Dallas-Ft. Worth (RAILTRAN Phase 2) $9.77 $4,397 7.4 $154 Recommended
20 Orlando (I-4 Central Florida Light Rail) $9.72 $4,374 7.4 $600 Highly Recommended
21 New Orleans (Canal Streetcar Spine) $7.47 $3,362 5.7 $154 Not Recommended
22 Pittsburgh (Stage 2 LRT) $7.00 $3,150 5.3 $513 Not Recommended
23 San Juan - Minillas Extension $6.99 $3,146 5.3 $468 Not Rated
24 Denver (Southeast Corridor) $6.88 $3,096 5.2 $596 Not Recommended
25 Chicago (Southwest Corridor) $5.81 $2,615 4.4 $177 Highly Recommended
26 San Diego (Oceanside Escondido Corridor) $5.36 $2,412 4.1 $214 Highly Recommended
27 Phoenix (Central Phoenix/East Valley) $5.08 $2,286 3.9 $390 Not Recommended
28 Las Vegas (Resort Corridor) $2.54 $1,143 1.9 $500 Not Recommended
San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor) N/A N/A N/A $105 Highly Recommended
Pittsburgh (MLK Busway Extension) N/A N/A N/A $63 Not Recommended
Little Rock (Junction Bridge/River Rail) N/A N/A N/A $8 Not Recommended
N. New Jersey (Hudson-Bergen MOS-2) N/A N/A N/A $989 Not Rated
San Diego (Mission Valley East) N/A N/A N/A $361 Highly Recommended
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Tri-County Commuter Rail) N/A N/A N/A $422 Highly Recommended
Los Angeles (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvement) N/A N/A N/A $61 Not Recommended
Northern New Jersey (Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link) N/A N/A N/A $150 Highly Recommended
Washington DC (Largo Extension) N/A N/A N/A $397 Recommended
Miami (East/West Corridor) N/A N/A N/A $2,152 Not Recommended
Baltimore (MTA Double Tracking Project) N/A N/A N/A $150 Recommended
Boston (Piers Transitway Phase 2) N/A N/A N/A $364 Not Recommended
Cleveland (Euclid Corridor) N/A N/A N/A $327 Not Recommended
Memphis (Medical Ctr. Trolley Extension) N/A N/A N/A $36 Recommended
Average $17.86 $8,037 13.6 $24,886
Calculated from Federal Transit Administration Data

http://www.fta.dot.gov/library/policy/ns/Table%201-A.htm



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