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MAP-21: Impacts to New Starts and Small Starts Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee Mark W. Fuh

MAP-21: Impacts to New Starts and Small Starts Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee Mark W. Fuhrmann Program Director, New Starts February 4, 2013. MAP-21 Transit Programs. 5309 Fixed Guideway or New Starts program has significant changes

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MAP-21: Impacts to New Starts and Small Starts Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee Mark W. Fuh

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  1. MAP-21: Impacts to New Starts and Small Starts • Senate Transportation Finance and • Policy Committee • Mark W. Fuhrmann • Program Director, New Starts • February 4, 2013

  2. MAP-21 Transit Programs • 5309 Fixed Guideway or New Starts program has significant changes • New programs emphasize formula funding, safety, and state of good repair (asset preservation and management) • FY 2013 transit authorization $10.6B compared to $10.5B previously

  3. Transit Programs • New Starts projects defined as a new fixed-guideway capital project with a budget exceeding $250M and federal funding exceeding $75M • Small Starts projects defined as a new fixed-guideway capital project with a budget less than $250M and federal funding less than $75M 3

  4. Federal Funding Participation Hiawatha: $413 million Northstar: $162 millionCentral: $478 millionTotal: $1.053 billion 4

  5. LRT Capital Funding Shares 5

  6. New Starts Funding Levels FY 2009 and 2010 include ARRA funding FY 2013 and 2014 MAP-21 funding authorization 6

  7. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Definition • BRT New Starts Projects • Operate in a separated right-of-way dedicated for public transportation use during peak periods • Include features that emulate rail services • BRT Small Starts • Does not specify operation in a dedicated right-of-way • Defined as a corridor based project with features that emulate rail service

  8. Streamlines Application Steps to Enter New Starts Process • Project sponsor submits a letter to FTA describing the project and requesting entry into Project Development • Concurrently, the project sponsor initiates activities required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • FTA is required to respond in 45 days

  9. Streamlines Environmental Review • Coordinates and accelerates Federal agency reviews • Widens eligibility of “Categorical Exclusions”

  10. Six Statutory Justification Criteria: • Mobility improvements • Environmental benefits • Congestion relief • Economic development • Land use policies that support public transportation • Cost effectiveness measured by cost per rider

  11. Employee Pre-Tax Transit Benefit

  12. www.centralcorridor.org www.swlrt.org Mark Fuhrmann Program Director – New Starts Rail Projects651-602-1942 mark.fuhrmann@metrotransit.org More Information

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