| Table 1-B | ||||||||||
| Summary of FY 2000 New Starts Ratings | ||||||||||
| Overall Project Rating | Financial Rating | Financial Rating Criteria | Project Justification Rating | Project Justification Criteria | ||||||
| Capital Finance Rating | Operating Finance Rating | Mobility Improvement Rating | Environment Benefits Rating | Operating Efficiency Rating | Cost Effectiveness Rating | Land Use Rating | ||||
| Phase and City (Project) | ||||||||||
| Final Design | ||||||||||
| Dallas-Ft. Worth (RAILTRAN Phase 2) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | High | Not Rated | Medium-High | Low-Medium |
| Dallas (North Central LRT) | RECOMMENDED | High | High | High | Medium | Medium-High | High | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium |
| Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Tri-County Commuter Rail) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium-High | High | Low | High | High | Medium |
| Los Angeles (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvement) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Medium | Medium |
| New Orleans (Canal Streetcar Spine) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Not Rated | Medium | High | Medium-High | Low-Medium |
| Northern New Jersey (Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | High | Medium-High |
| San Diego (Mission Valley East) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | High | High | High | Medium-High | Medium-High | High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| Tacoma-Seattle (Sounder) Commuter Rail | RECOMMENDED | High | High | High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium-High |
| Preliminary Engineering | ||||||||||
| Austin (Northwest/North Central Corridor) | NOT RATED | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Baltimore (MTA Double Tracking Project) | RECOMMENDED | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium-High | Medium | High | Medium | Medium-High | Low-Medium |
| Boston (Piers Transitway Phase 2) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low | Low | Low-Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | High |
| Chicago (Central Kane Corridor) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium | High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium |
| Chicago (North Central Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium | High | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium |
| Chicago (Southwest Corridor) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium | High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | High | Low-Medium |
| Cincinnati (I-71) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
| Cleveland (Euclid Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium-High |
| Denver (Southeast Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium-High | High | High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium |
| Kansas City (Southtown LRT) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low | Low | Low | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Medium | Medium |
| Las Vegas (Resort Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| Little Rock (Junction Bridge/River Rail) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Medium |
| Memphis (Medical Ctr. Trolley Extension) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | High | Medium-High | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Not Rated | High | Medium |
| Miami (East/West Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium-High |
| Miami (North 27th Avenue Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low | Low | Low | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | High | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium |
| Minneapolis (Hiawatha Avenue) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium |
| New York City (LIRR East Side Access) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low | Medium-High | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Not Rated | Low | High |
| Norfolk (Virginia Beach Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low | Low | Low | Low-Medium | Low | Medium | High | Medium | Low-Medium |
| N. New Jersey (Hudson-Bergen MOS-2) | NOT RATED | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Orange County (Irvine-Fullerton Corridor) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Orlando (I-4 Central Florida Light Rail) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | High | Medium | Medium-High | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| Phoenix (Central Phoenix/East Valley) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Low | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
| Pittsburgh (MLK Busway Extension) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Medium-High | Low-Medium | Low | Not Rated | Medium | High | Medium |
| Pittsburgh (Stage 2 LRT) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low | Medium-High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium | Not Rated | Medium-High | Low-Medium |
| Portland (South/North Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium-High | High |
| Raleigh, NC (Regional Transit Plan) | RECOMMENDED | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | Low-Medium | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
| Salt Lake City (Downtown Connector-West/East Corridor) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low | Low | Low | Medium | Low-Medium | High | Medium | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | High | High | High | Medium-High | Medium-High | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| San Diego (Oceanside Escondido Corridor) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
| San Francisco (Bayshore-Third Street LRT) | RECOMMENDED | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
| San Juan - Minillas Extension | NOT RATED | Not Rated | Not Rated | Not Rated | Medium-High | Medium | High | Low | High | Medium-High |
| Seattle Link LRT (Northgate-Seatac) | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED | High | High | High | Medium-High | Medium-High | High | Medium | Medium-High | High |
| Tampa (Tampa Regional Rail) | NOT RECOMMENDED | Low-Medium | Low-Medium | Low | Medium | Medium-High | High | Medium | Medium | Low-Medium |
| Washington DC (Largo Extension) | RECOMMENDED | Medium | Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium-High | Medium-High |