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High Capacity Transit System Plan - Final Report June 2009 HCT Implementation Strategy Eligibility Requirements To be eligible for funding under the Very Small Starts program, the capital cost must be no more than $3 million per mile, exclusive of rolling stock, and the total capital cost must be less than $50 million. Additionally, the project must be a bus, rail, or ferry project and contain the following features: • Substantial transit stations • Signal priority/preemption (for bus/LRT) • Low‐floor/level boarding vehicles • Special branding of service • Frequent service (10‐minute peak and 15‐minute off‐peak) • Service offered at least 14 hours per day • Existing corridor ridership exceeding 3,000 riders per day Evaluation Criteria Project justification criteria including cost‐effectiveness and economic development are automatically assigned a “Medium” rating because these Very Small Starts projects are, by their nature, cost‐effective and small in scale. The project will receive a “Medium” rating for local financial commitment if it can demonstrate the following: • Funds are available for local share. • Additional operating and maintenance costs of the project are no more than 5% of the agency’s operating budget. • Agency is in reasonably good financial condition. Project Development Process • Complete simplified Alternatives Analysis process. • Adopt Locally Preferred Alternative. • Include Locally Preferred Alternative in Long Range Plan. • Complete NEPA process. • Receive a “Medium” rating or better from FTA. • Develop a Project Management Plan with a fair and reasonable project budget and schedule. Recommendation for Funding In order to receive a recommendation for funding, the project must have been approved to enter into Project Development and must be ready to be implemented. The project must be rated at least “Medium” to be recommended for funding. However, a project that is recommended for funding is not guaranteed to actually receive funding. 156
High Capacity Transit System Plan - Final Report June 2009 HCT Implementation Strategy Large Urban Cities Program This program provides funding for transit capital costs for urbanized areas with a population exceeding 50,000. Funding from this program is secured through Congressional earmarks by state governments, local governments, or transit agencies and typically requires a 20% local match. This program also allows funds to be used for planning expenses such as system planning, engineering, and design. Bus and Bus Facilities Program This program provides a large number of small grants for bus‐related capital projects, which BRT projects can use for bus procurement, bus maintenance facilities, passenger amenities including shelters and signage, transportation centers, intermodal terminals, and park‐and‐ride facilities. This program requires a 20% local match and is secured by transit and other public entities through Congressional earmarks. Grants typically range from approximately $50,000 to $15 million. 7.3.2 Operations and Maintenance Funding Two common sources of operations and maintenance funding for many agencies are Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) grants and Large Urban Cities (Section 5307) grants. CMAQ grants are only available to regions that have been designated as non‐attainment areas and as Pima County does not fall within a non‐attainment area, it does not receive CMAQ funds. Tucson does not qualify for the Large Urban Cities program because only urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 are eligible under this program. Because two of the most common operations and maintenance funding sources are not available, it is important to consider non‐traditional funding sources such as those noted in Section 7.3.3. 157
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