| 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 |
