First Ongoing Transit Project

17.	What is the name or brief description of this first 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.)

18.	In what stage is this first 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 26.)

19.	What type of system best describes this first 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.)

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

		Yes	No	Don't know
20a.	Federal government
20b.	State government
20c.	Local (city, county, or parish) government
20d.	Private sector
20e.	Other (please specify in the question below)

	What other source of funding did you transit agency use for this first 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.)

21.	Considering only this first 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 24.)
	2.		Small Starts
	3.		Very Small Starts
	4.		None of the above (Click here to skip to Question 25.)
	5.		Don't know (Click here to skip to Question 26.)

22.	For this first 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.)

23.	For this first 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

24.	For this first 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 26.

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

		Yes	No	Don't know
25a.	Did not think project was eligible.
25b.	Did not think that project would compare well against other projects competing for funding.
25c.	Process and eligibility requirements difficult to understand and complete.
25d.	Process is too lengthy.
25e.	Wanted to move project along faster.
25f.	Time and resources needed to complete application process each year are too great.
25g.	Contacted FTA, but unable to obtain assistance.
25h.	Concern about meeting federal preference for local match over 20 percent.
25i.	Concern about jeopardizing other projects submitted for New Starts funding.
25j.	Concern about fulfilling federal environmental requirements, such as NEPA.
25k.	Sufficient private, state, or local funding exists to complete project.
25l.	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 first 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.)

26.	Do you have a second 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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