20.522 — Alternatives Analysis/Operating Expenses

Program Summary and Objectives
  • Federal Agency:  agency: department of transportation
    office: federal transit administration (fta)
  • Program Website: http://www.fta.dot.gov.
  • Authorization: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), 109 Stat. 59, 49 U.S.C 533.
  • Headquarters: Sylvia L. Marion 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E , Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-6680

To assist in financing the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options for identified transportation needs in a particular, broadly defined travel corridor.

Examples of Projects Funded

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction; 20.500 Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants; 20.505 Federal Transit_Metropolitan Planning Grants

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: The program will support alternatives analysis for over 15 new fixed guideway transit systems, ultimately resulting in more effective decision making at the local level and to support future Federal investment in major capital projects. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Program Obligations
(as compiled by Subsidyscope)

Direct Expenditures Over Time