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Public transportation : New Starts program challenges and preliminary observations on expediting project development.
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2009-06-01
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Alternative Title:New Starts Program challenges and preliminary observations on expediting project development
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Abstract:The New Starts program is an
important source of new capital
investment in mass transportation.
As required by the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) must
prioritize transit projects for
funding by evaluating, rating, and
recommending projects on the
basis of specific financial
commitment and project
justification criteria, such as costeffectiveness,
economic
development effects, land use, and
environmental benefits. To be
eligible for federal funding, a
project must advance through the
different project development
phases of the New Starts program,
including alternatives analysis,
preliminary engineering, and final
design. Using the statutorily
identified criteria, FTA evaluates
projects as a condition for
advancement into each project
development phase of the program.
This testimony discusses the (1)
key challenges associated with the
New Starts program and (2)
options that could help expedite
project development in the New
Starts program. This testimony is
based on GAO’s extensive body of
work on the New Starts program
and ongoing work—as directed by
Congress. For this work, GAO
reviewed FTA documents and
interviewed FTA officials, sponsors
of New Starts projects, and
representatives from industry
associations. The FTA reviewed
the information in this testimony
and provided technical comments.
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