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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.
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)
Trouble Shooting for the Capital Cost Database – 2010 VersionCovers:
Troubleshooting – Security Warning Troubleshooting – Object ErrorThe Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Cost Database (CCD) is a Microsoft Access application developed to support the following uses:
Cost Database Cost ModelThe Core Capacity Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.
Small Starts Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed projects.
New Starts Standard Cost Categories (SCC) worksheets issued by FTA for reporting the capital costs and schedules of proposed 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...
This document provides guidance to Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program applicants on how to document existing weekday transit ridership in a proposed project corridor to determine if a New Starts or Small Starts project might be eligible for warrants.
FTA publishes templates that are used by project applicants to develop and report the necessary information to FTA. These templates are used for developing evaluation criteria and ratings.