| Table 1-C | ||||
| Summary of FY 2000 New Starts Ratings | ||||
| Financial Rating | Finance Rating Criteria | |||
| Section 5309 Funds as Share of Capital Costs | Capital Finance Rating | Operating Finance Rating | ||
| Phase and City (Project) | ||||
| Final Design | ||||
| Dallas-Ft. Worth (RAILTRAN Phase 2) | Medium-High | 45% | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| Dallas (North Central LRT) | High | 64% | High | High |
| Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Tri-County Commuter Rail) | Medium-High | 31% | Medium-High | Medium |
| Los Angeles (LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvement) | Low-Medium | 73% | Low | Not Rated |
| New Orleans (Canal Streetcar Spine) | Low-Medium | 80% | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Northern New Jersey (Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link) | Medium-High | 75% | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| San Diego (Mission Valley East) | High | 76% | High | High |
| Tacoma-Seattle (Sounder) Commuter Rail | High | 25% | High | High |
| Preliminary Engineering | ||||
| Austin (Northwest/North Central Corridor) | Not Rated | TBD | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Baltimore (MTA Double Tracking Project) | Medium | 80% | Medium | Medium |
| Boston (Piers Transitway Phase 2) | Low | 80% | Low | Low-Medium |
| Chicago (Central Kane Corridor) | Medium-High | 59% | Medium | High |
| Chicago (North Central Corridor) | Medium-High | 64% | Medium | High |
| Chicago (Southwest Corridor) | Medium-High | 63% | Medium | High |
| Cincinnati (I-71) | Low-Medium | 50% | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Cleveland (Euclid Corridor) | Medium | 80% | Medium | Medium |
| Denver (Southeast Corridor) | Low-Medium | 80% | Medium | Low-Medium |
| Kansas City (Southtown LRT) | Low | 80% | Low | Low |
| Las Vegas (Resort Corridor) | Low-Medium | 45% | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Little Rock (Junction Bridge/River Rail) | Low-Medium | 80% | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Memphis (Medical Ctr. Trolley Extension) | Medium-High | 80% | High | Medium-High |
| Miami (East/West Corridor) | Low-Medium | 38% | Low | Low |
| Miami (North 27th Avenue Corridor) | Low | 70% | Low | Low |
| Minneapolis (Hiawatha Avenue) | Medium-High | 50% | Medium-High | Medium |
| New York City (LIRR East Side Access) | Low-Medium | TBD | Low | Medium-High |
| Norfolk (Virginia Beach Corridor) | Low | 55% | Low | Low |
| N. New Jersey (Hudson-Bergen MOS-2) | Not Rated | 63% | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Orange County (Irvine-Fullerton Corridor) | Medium-High | 50% | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| Orlando (I-4 Central Florida Light Rail) | Medium-High | 55% | High | Medium |
| Phoenix (Central Phoenix/East Valley) | Low-Medium | 50% | Low-Medium | Low-Medium |
| Pittsburgh (MLK Busway Extension) | Low-Medium | 14% | Low-Medium | Medium-High |
| Pittsburgh (Stage 2 LRT) | Low-Medium | 32% | Low | Medium-High |
| Portland (South/North Corridor) | Low-Medium | 53% | Low | Medium-High |
| Raleigh, NC (Regional Transit Plan) | Medium | 39% | Medium | Low-Medium |
| Salt Lake City (Downtown Connector-West/East Corridor) | Low | 80% | Low | Low |
| San Diego (Mid Coast Corridor) | High | 52% | High | High |
| San Diego (Oceanside Escondido Corridor) | Medium-High | 58% | Medium-High | Medium |
| San Francisco (Bayshore-Third Street LRT) | Medium-High | 0% | Medium-High | Medium-High |
| San Juan - Minillas Extension | Not Rated | 80% | Not Rated | Not Rated |
| Seattle Link LRT (Northgate-Seatac) | High | 50% | High | High |
| Tampa (Tampa Regional Rail) | Low-Medium | 50% | Low-Medium | Low |
| Washington DC (Largo Extension) | Medium | 80% | Medium | Medium-High |