Federal Transit Funding for Transportation, Community & System Preservation U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration

TEA-21 Highway and Transit Funds

TEA-21 Guaranteed Transit Funds FY98 - FY03: $36 Billion

Key Transit Programs and Provisions  Formula & Capital Investment Programs  Planning  Notable Program Provisions

Formula & Capital Investment Programs  Formula Grants ($19.97B)  Urbanized (88.61%)  Non-Urbanized (6.19%)  Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (2.33%)  Other Takedowns -- AK Rail, Accessible Bus, Clean Fuels -- (2.87%)

Formula & Capital Investment Programs  Capital Investment ($18.32B)  40 % New Starts  40 % Fixed Guideway Modernization  20 % Bus - Includes Clean Fuels at $50M  Additional General Funds $3.09B  New Starts $2.09B  Fixed Guideway Modernization $500M  Bus $500M

Planning  Planning ($534M Authorized)  Metropolitan Planning (82.72%)  Statewide Planning (17.28%)  Additional General Fund: $170M

Notable Program Provisions New Start Criteria  Process: AA, PE, FD, FFGA  Projects Rated: Highly Recommended, Recommended, Not Recommended at each step  Criteria at each step: Justification, Local Financial Commitment  Land Use and Development Considerations:  Reduced Infrastructure Costs Due to Compact Development  Cost of Sprawl  Population Density and Current Ridership  Technical Capabilities of Grantee

Notable Program Provisions Capital Definitions and Eligibility  Joint Development  Codifies FTA Policy  Physically or Functionally Related  Fair Share of Revenue  Includes Safety and Security Equipment and Facilities and Community Facilities

Notable Program Provisions Transit Enhancements  1 % set-aside of Urbanized Area Formula grants in area’s over 200,000 population  Example: 1 % of FY 2000  Total UZA Formula funding is $2.7 billion 34 areas > 1 million pop. = $20.2 million Areas 200k to 1 million pop. = $4.7 million Areas 50k to 200K pop = not required

Notable Program Provisions Transit Enhancements  Historic Preservation (incl. Operation of Historic Transit Bldgs. and Faclts.)  Bus Shelters  Landscaping  Public Art  Pedestrian Access  Bicycle Access  Connections to Parks  Signage  Enhanced Access for Disabled Persons

Transit Benefits  Transit Benefits May Be Provided “In Lieu of” Compensation  Transit Benefit Goes to $100 Per Month (From $65) In 2002

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