Third Ongoing Transit Project

37.	What is the name or brief description of this third ongoing transit project? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

38.	In what stage is this third ongoing transit project?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Preliminary engineering
	2.		Final design
	3.		Construction
	4.		Other transit project stage (Click here to skip to Question 46.)

39.	What type of system best describes this third ongoing transit project?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Heavy rail
	2.		Commuter rail
	3.		Light rail
	4.		Bus rapid transit
	5.		Street car
	6.		Ferry
	7.		Other (please specify in the question below)

	What other type of system best describes this ongoing transit project? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

40.	Which of the following sources of funding, if any, did your transit agency use for this third ongoing transit project?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
40a.	Federal government
40b.	State government
40c.	Local (city, county, or parish) government
40d.	Private sector
40e.	Other (please specify in the question below)

	What other source of funding did you transit agency use for this third ongoing transit project? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

41.	Considering only this third ongoing transit project, for which one of the following types of federal funding, if any, did you apply or do you plan to apply?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		New Starts (Click here to skip to Question 44.)
	2.		Small Starts
	3.		Very Small Starts
	4.		None of the above (Click here to skip to Question 45.)
	5.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 46.)

42.	For this third ongoing project, what aspects of Small Starts or Very Small Starts influenced your transit agency's decision to apply for funding? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

43.	For this third ongoing project, would your transit agency have applied or planned to apply for New Starts funding if the Small Starts and Very Small Starts programs had not been established?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No
	3.		Don't know

44.	For this third ongoing transit project, what percentage of the total project cost did you receive or do you plan to receive from New Starts, Small Starts or Very Small Starts?
	%
	Click here to skip to Question 46.

45.	Why has your transit agency chosen not to apply to the New Starts, Small Starts, or Very Small Starts program for this third ongoing transit project?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
45a.	Did not think project was eligible.
45b.	Did not think that project would compare well against other projects competing for funding.
45c.	Process and eligibility requirements difficult to understand and complete.
45d.	Process is too lengthy.
45e.	Wanted to move project along faster.
45f.	Time and resources needed to complete application process each year are too great.
45g.	Contacted FTA, but unable to obtain assistance.
45h.	Concern about meeting federal preference for local match over 20 percent.
45i.	Concern about jeopardizing other projects submitted for New Starts funding.
45j.	Concern about fulfilling federal environmental requirements, such as NEPA.
45k.	Sufficient private, state, or local funding exists to complete project.
45l.	Other (please specify in the question below)

	For what other reason did you transit agency choose not to apply to the New Starts, Small Starts or Very Small Starts program for its third ongoing transit project? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

46.	Do you have a fourth ongoing transit project in the preliminary engineering, final design, or construction phase?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Click here to skip to Question 66.)
	3.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 66.)

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Full Report: GAO-07-917

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