Completed Transit Projects

	When answering the questions in this section, please consider your agency's most recently completed transit project.

4.	Has your transit agency ever completed a transit project, such as a fixed-guideway system or corridor-based bus project?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Click here to skip to Question 15.)
	3.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 15.)

5.	What is the name or brief description of the transit project that your transit agency most recently completed? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

6.	What type of system best describes your most recently completed project?
	(Check all that apply.)
	1.		Heavy rail
	2.		Commuter rail
	3.		Light rail
	4.		Bus rapid transit
	5.		Streetcar
	6.		Ferry
	7.		Other (please specify in the question below)

	What other type of system did your transit agency most recently complete? (If you reach the end of the text box and need to type more, please continue; the box will scroll forward as needed.)

7.	What range best describes the total project cost of your transit agency's most recently completed project?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		$1,000,000,001 or more
	2.		$500,000,001 to $1,000,000,000
	3.		$250,000,001 to $500,000,000
	4.		$50,000,001 to $250,000,000
	5.		$0 to $50,000,000

8.	Which of the following sources of funding, if any, did your transit agency use for its most recently completed transit project?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
8a.	Federal government
8b.	State government
8c.	Local (city, county, or parish) government
8d.	Private sector
8e.	Other (please specify in the question below)

	What other source of funding did you transit agency use for its most recently completed 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.)

9.	Was your transit agency's most recently completed transit project eligible for New Starts program funding?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No
	3.		Don't know
	4.		No one at our transit agency is aware of the New Starts Small Starts, or Very Small Starts funding, established in statute 49 USC § 5309 (Click here to skip to Question 102.)

10.	Did your transit agency apply to the New Starts program for its most recently completed transit project?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Click here to skip to Question 14.)
	3.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 15.)

11.	Did your transit agency's most recently completed transit project receive a full funding grant agreement through the New Starts program?
	(Check only one answer.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Click here to skip to Question 15.)
	3.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 15.)

12.	For your transit agency's most recently completed transit project, what percentage of the total project cost did the federal government fund?
	%

13.	In what calendar year did the following occur for your most recently completed transit project?
	(Check one for each row.)

13a.	Entered alternatives analysis or other corridor planning study phase	Year
13b.	Entered preliminary engineering	Year
13c.	Received a full funding grant agreement	Year
13d.	Opened the transit project for service	Year
	Click here to skip to Question 15.

14.	Why did your transit agency choose not to apply to the New Starts program for its most recently completed transit project?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
14a.	Did not think project was eligible.
14b.	Did not think that project would compare well against other projects competing for funding.
14c.	Process and eligibility requirements difficult to understand and complete.
14d.	Process is too lengthy.
14e.	Wanted to move project along faster.
14f.	Time and resources needed to complete application process each year are too great.
14g.	Contacted FTA, but unable to obtain assistance.
14h.	Concern about meeting federal preference for local match over 20 percent.
14i.	Concern about jeopardizing other projects submitted for New Starts funding.
14j.	Concern about fulfilling federal environmental requirements, such as NEPA.
14k.	Sufficient private, state, or local funding exists to complete project.
14l.	Other (please specify in the question below)

	For what other reason did you transit agency choose not to apply to the New Starts program for it most recently completed 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.)

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Full Report: GAO-07-917

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