Supplemental Report on New Starts. Report of the Secretary of Transportation tothe United States Congress Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(0)(2). A Supplement to the Annual Report on New Starts

摘要

This report provides an update on the status of proposed major transit investmentprojects ('new starts') that have recently completed the alternatives analysis or preliminary engineering stage of development. Under 49 U.S.C. sec. 5309(o)(2), the U.S. Department of Transportation is required to prepare in August of each year a 'Supplemental Report on New Starts' to Congress that describes the evaluation and rating for each proposed new starts project that has completed alternatives analysis or preliminary engineering since the data of the last Annual Report on New Starts (as required under 49 U.S.C. sec. 5309(o)(1)). Nineteen proposed projects meet this requirement and are included in this report; 12 have completed preliminary engineering and seven have completed alternatives analysis. The purpose of the Supplemental Report on New Starts is to update project-specific information for a select number of proposed new starts projects. It does not include updated information for all proposed projects. Unlike the Annual Report, it is not a budgetary document. It is meant to be a constructive element in the administration of the federal transit assistance program, enriching the information exchange between the Executive and Legislative branches.