Small Starts Templates Part 1

General templates for Small Starts Projects.

Small Starts Templates Part 2

Supplemental Land Use and Economic Development Information and Supporting Documentation templates for Small Starts Projects.

Small Starts Reporting Instructions

These reporting instructions for the Section 5309 Small Starts Criteria inform sponsors of proposed Small Starts projects of the information they must provide to FTA so that it may undertake the legislatively required evaluation and rating of project merit.

Applying to New Starts

New Starts Reporting Instructions (2015) (MS Word)

New Starts Templates Part 1 (2015) (Excel)

New Starts Templates Part 2 (2015) (MS Word)

Standard Cost Categories (SCC) for Capital Projects

Documenting existing ridership to qualify for warrants (MS Word)

Troubleshooting for the Capital Cost Database – 2010 Version

Trouble Shooting for the Capital Cost Database – 2010 VersionCovers:

Capital Cost Database - Purpose and Suggested Use

The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Cost Database (CCD) is a Microsoft Access application developed to support the following uses:

Core Capacity SCC Workbook

The Core Capacity Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.

Small Starts SCC Workbook

Small Starts Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.

New Starts SCC Workbook

New Starts Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.

Standard Cost Categories for Capital Projects

In 2005, FTA implemented the Standard Cost Categories (SCC) to establish a consistent format for the reporting, estimating, and managing of capital costs for New Starts projects. Information gathered from projects across the country has been developed into a database called the...