The Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
The following are excerpts from the six year transportation authorization bill that was passed by the House recently and is under veto threat from President Bush. I'm only listing transit projects of interest to me, which basically means mostly Mid-Atlantic region, but also projects where there are people I know, present or past tense. I'll repost at certain online fora when I can organize and vet to conform to topics, but until then, reldnahkram and Chris can join me in drooling.
Editorial comments in italics.
SEC. 3037. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) EXISTING FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENTS.-
The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for existing full funding grant agreements in not less than the amount specified for each fiscal year:
(12) New Jersey Urban Core-Hudson-Bergen LRT MOS-2 $98,417,885 for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $52,402,995 for fiscal year 2008.
(13) New Jersey Urban Core-Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link MOS-1 $22,209,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $1,342,076 for fiscal year 2005.
(23) Washington DC/MD-Largo Metrorail Extension $63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004 and $75,432,887 fiscal year 2005.
(b) FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.-The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
(2) Boston-Silver Line BRT Phase III.
(8) Delaware-I-95 Corridor Commuter Rail. Doesn't this already exist, and isn't it called the R2?
(11) Harrisburg-Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-1), East Mechanicsburg-Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
(15) Los Angeles-Gold Line Phase II Extension, Pasadena to Claremont. Hi, irilyth!
(18) Minneapolis-North Star Corridor. Hi, Matt, ultranurd, and loveschak!
(23) New Jersey Urban Core. Further explanation?
(25) New York-Long Island Railroad East Side Access Project.
(26) New York-Second Avenue Subway. Hal-le-lu-jah!
(28) Northern Virginia-Dulles Corridor Extension.
(30) Philadelphia-Schuylkill Valley MetroRail. Hiss!
(c) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING.-The following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
(3) Ann Arbor/Detroit-Commuter Rail. Hi, jere7my!
(14) Boston-North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension.
(15) Boston-North/South Rail Link.
(49) Harrisburg-Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-2), East Mechanicsburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
(61) Long Island Railroad-Nassau Hub.
(81) Monterey County, California-Commuter Rail.
(82) Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland-Purple Line.
(83) Nassau and Queens Counties, New York-LIRR Main Line Third Track Project.
(84) New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Connecticut-Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line.
(85) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor. 85-87 seem to collectively refer to North River Tunnels?
(86) New Jersey Transit-Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(87) New Jersey Transit-Morris/Essex/Boonton Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(88) New Jersey Transit-New York Susquehanna and Western RR Commuter Extension.
(89) New Jersey Transit-West Trenton Line Commuter Line Service Extension. Yay!
(91) New York-Rockaway-Brooklyn Army Terminal-Manhattan Ferry Service. I hadn't heard this was moving seriously; it seems like a good idea, depending on implementation.
(92) New York-Staten Island to Manhattan High-Speed Ferry Service Extension.
(102) Philadelphia-Route 100 Rapid Trolley Extension to King of Prussia. Yay!
(103) Philadelphia-Broad Street Subway Line Extension. the Roosevelt Boulevard project
(107) Quakertown-Stoney Creek, Pennsylvania-Rail Restoration. Some congresscritter has grown a brain and has landed himself on my Christmas card list, if I ever figure out who he is. w00t!
(108) Raritan Valley, New Jersey-Commuter Rail.
(116) San Francisco-BART Extension, Pittsburg to Tracy.
(117) San Francisco-BART Extension to Livermore.
(118) San Francisco-BART Extension to Oakland International Airport.
(120) San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter Rail (Altamont Commuter Express).
(d) OTHER PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.-Of the amount authorized under section 5338(h) in fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary
shall make funds available to the following projects for final design and construction in an amount not to exceed the amount specified:
(3) New Jersey Urban Core-Hudson Bergen LRT Phase I, $313,896. 22
(f) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.-Section 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (112 Stat. 380; 105 Stat. 2122) is amended-
(1) by striking ‘‘associated components to and at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex),’’ and inserting ‘‘to and at the contiguous New
Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex), including a connection to the Hudson River Waterfront Transportation System, the Lackawanna Cutoff,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘in Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131)’’ and inserting ‘‘from Lakehurst to the Northeast Corridor or the New Jersey Coast Line’’.
(g) NEW JERSEY TRANS-HUDSON MIDTOWN CORRIDOR.-Project elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds shall be given consideration by the Federal Transit Administration when evaluating the local share and mobility improvements of the project in the new starts rating process, including the purchase of bilevel rail equipment.
Editorial comments in italics.
SEC. 3037. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) EXISTING FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENTS.-
The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for existing full funding grant agreements in not less than the amount specified for each fiscal year:
(12) New Jersey Urban Core-Hudson-Bergen LRT MOS-2 $98,417,885 for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $52,402,995 for fiscal year 2008.
(13) New Jersey Urban Core-Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link MOS-1 $22,209,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $1,342,076 for fiscal year 2005.
(23) Washington DC/MD-Largo Metrorail Extension $63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004 and $75,432,887 fiscal year 2005.
(b) FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.-The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
(2) Boston-Silver Line BRT Phase III.
(8) Delaware-I-95 Corridor Commuter Rail. Doesn't this already exist, and isn't it called the R2?
(11) Harrisburg-Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-1), East Mechanicsburg-Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
(15) Los Angeles-Gold Line Phase II Extension, Pasadena to Claremont. Hi, irilyth!
(18) Minneapolis-North Star Corridor. Hi, Matt, ultranurd, and loveschak!
(23) New Jersey Urban Core. Further explanation?
(25) New York-Long Island Railroad East Side Access Project.
(26) New York-Second Avenue Subway. Hal-le-lu-jah!
(28) Northern Virginia-Dulles Corridor Extension.
(30) Philadelphia-Schuylkill Valley MetroRail. Hiss!
(c) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING.-The following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
(3) Ann Arbor/Detroit-Commuter Rail. Hi, jere7my!
(14) Boston-North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension.
(15) Boston-North/South Rail Link.
(49) Harrisburg-Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-2), East Mechanicsburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
(61) Long Island Railroad-Nassau Hub.
(81) Monterey County, California-Commuter Rail.
(82) Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland-Purple Line.
(83) Nassau and Queens Counties, New York-LIRR Main Line Third Track Project.
(84) New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Connecticut-Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line.
(85) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor. 85-87 seem to collectively refer to North River Tunnels?
(86) New Jersey Transit-Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(87) New Jersey Transit-Morris/Essex/Boonton Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(88) New Jersey Transit-New York Susquehanna and Western RR Commuter Extension.
(89) New Jersey Transit-West Trenton Line Commuter Line Service Extension. Yay!
(91) New York-Rockaway-Brooklyn Army Terminal-Manhattan Ferry Service. I hadn't heard this was moving seriously; it seems like a good idea, depending on implementation.
(92) New York-Staten Island to Manhattan High-Speed Ferry Service Extension.
(102) Philadelphia-Route 100 Rapid Trolley Extension to King of Prussia. Yay!
(103) Philadelphia-Broad Street Subway Line Extension. the Roosevelt Boulevard project
(107) Quakertown-Stoney Creek, Pennsylvania-Rail Restoration. Some congresscritter has grown a brain and has landed himself on my Christmas card list, if I ever figure out who he is. w00t!
(108) Raritan Valley, New Jersey-Commuter Rail.
(116) San Francisco-BART Extension, Pittsburg to Tracy.
(117) San Francisco-BART Extension to Livermore.
(118) San Francisco-BART Extension to Oakland International Airport.
(120) San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter Rail (Altamont Commuter Express).
(d) OTHER PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.-Of the amount authorized under section 5338(h) in fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary
shall make funds available to the following projects for final design and construction in an amount not to exceed the amount specified:
(3) New Jersey Urban Core-Hudson Bergen LRT Phase I, $313,896. 22
(f) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.-Section 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (112 Stat. 380; 105 Stat. 2122) is amended-
(1) by striking ‘‘associated components to and at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex),’’ and inserting ‘‘to and at the contiguous New
Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex), including a connection to the Hudson River Waterfront Transportation System, the Lackawanna Cutoff,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘in Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131)’’ and inserting ‘‘from Lakehurst to the Northeast Corridor or the New Jersey Coast Line’’.
(g) NEW JERSEY TRANS-HUDSON MIDTOWN CORRIDOR.-Project elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds shall be given consideration by the Federal Transit Administration when evaluating the local share and mobility improvements of the project in the new starts rating process, including the purchase of bilevel rail equipment.