Report to Congress on Before and After Studies 2016
This annual report to Congress on Before-and-After Studies summarizes the findings for three projects that opened to service in 2010 and 2011.
Capital Investments
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Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3 Project Profile
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is planning to extend the existing heavy rail system 2.6 miles from the future Century City Constellation Station that is part of the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 project to be under construction in 2018. Section 3...
Mid-Coast Corridor Project Profile
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is constructing the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project (the Project) which would extend the San Diego Trolley Blue Line from Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego to the University Towne Center (UTC) Transit Center in University City. The Project...
Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 Project Profile
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is constructing a 2.59-mile, double track heavy rail transit line below Wilshire Boulevard in the cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills with two new underground stations, as well as the purchase of 20 heavy rail vehicles....
Fort Worth TEX Rail Project Profile
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) is building the TEX Rail project, a 26.8 mile commuter rail line that will operate between downtown Fort Worth and northeast Tarrant County (the county where Fort Worth is located) to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW Airport).
Eagle Commuter Rail Project Profile
The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) is constructing a 13-station, 30.2-mile, Commuter Rail project that consists of two lines: the East Corridor from Denver International Airport (DIA) to Downtown Denver at Denver Union Station (DUS) and the Gold Line from DUS westward to Ward Road...
CTA Red and Purple Modernization Phase One Project
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is expanding capacity along the Red and Purple heavy rail lines in the 5.6-mile segment of the corridor between the Belmont and Howard stations on the north side of Chicago. The project includes reconstruction of four stations and 1.3 route miles of guideway,...
Santa Ana/Garden Grove Streetcar Project Engineering Profile
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) proposes to implement streetcar service between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and the Harbor Boulevard Station in Garden Grove. A portion of the service is planned to use the historic Pacific Electric Railway right-of-way that is...
Minneapolis Blue Line Extension Engineering Profile
The Metropolitan Council is planning a light rail transit (LRT) extension of the METRO Blue Line from the existing Target Field LRT station in downtown Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park in suburban Hennepin County serving the suburban municipalities of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale and Crystal. The...
New York City 2nd Ave Subway Phase 2 Profile
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proposes to extend heavy rail subway service 1.5 miles along the East Side of Manhattan with the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project. The project is the second of four planned sections of the Second Avenue Subway, and will connect the...