FTA Dear Colleague Letter - NEPA and Property Acquisition
This letter clarifies property acquisition requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
This letter clarifies property acquisition requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Federal law requires sponsors of transit projects receiving major capital project funding from FTA to produce a Before-and-After Study that assesses the impact of the project...
The 2006 report was transmitted to Congress in August 2006 as a letter providing information on steps being taken by the Federal Transit Administration to implement the statutory requirement for conducting Before and After Studies of New Starts projects. Specific project information is not...
The 2007 report provides the results of a Before and After Study on the following New Starts project:
Utah Transit Authority - Medical Center Extension of the TRAX Light Rail System.The report was published and transmitted to Congress in September 2007.
The 2008 report, published and transmitted to Congress in September 2008, provides results of Before and After Studies on the following New Starts projects:
TriMet - Interstate MAX Light Rail ProjectPuerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority - Tren Urbano Heavy Rail ProjectSince the last Before and After Studies report of 2008, no additional studies have been due from New Starts or Small Starts project sponsors. Given that the last milestone for collecting information for the studies does not occur until two years after a project has opened, it can take a number...
The 2010 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects reports that since the last report in 2009, no additional studies have been due from New Starts or Smalls Starts project sponsors. Given that the last milestone for collection of information for the project sponsor's Before-and-...
The 2011 report, published and transmitted to Congress in December 2011, provides results of Before and After Studies on the following New Starts projects:
South Corridor light rail transit in Charlotte, North CarolinaSprinter light rail transit in San Diego, CaliforniaTri-Rail Double...The 2012 report, published and transmitted to Congress in June 2012, provides results of Before and After Studies on the following New Starts project:
Euclid Corridor Transportation Project; Cleveland, OhioThe 2013 report, published and transmitted to Congress in December 2013, provides results of Before and After Studies on the following New Starts projects:
Weber County to Salt Lake Commuter Rail; Salt Lake City, UtahCentral Phoenix / East Valley Light Rail; Phoenix, ArizonaWilsonville to...