Overview of Public Transit Funding

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Overview of Public Transit Funding
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Multiple Sources, Multiple Uses

• Federal (25) almost exclusively capital
• State (17) for capital, maintenance and some
  operations
• Local (44) all, but mostly for operations
• Fares (14) operations and maintenance

California
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Operating Revenues (California, 1999-2000)
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More Detail Operating Sources

• Local Passenger Fares
• State Local Transportation Fund
• General sales tax from Transportation
  Development Act
• Local Local Sales Tax
• Via county/local (Measure B)
• Local Transit District Sales Tax direct to
  agency
• (AB 1107 BART)
• Local General Operating Assistance
• Local Other Revenues
• (Veh reg fees, Regional Measure I, II bridge
  tolls)
• Local Property Tax
• Varies by county (Measure AA)
• Federal Federal Grants
• State State Transportation Assistance Fund
• Fuel tax
• Local Other Local Grants
• State Other State Grant

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More Detail Capital Sources
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• Federal
• 5309 Capital Grants
• Fixed Guideway (some BRT, mostly rail)
• New Starts (BRT/LRT)
• Buses
• 5307 Formula Funds (by ridership/population)
• 5310 Elderly, ADA
• 5311 Intercity, Rural
• Gas Tax (FHWA)
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality transit,
  bike, ped
• Surface Transportation Program road or transit
• Transportation for Livable Communities transit,
  TOD, etc
• Etc

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• State
• General Fund Regional Improvement Program
• STAF - Formula Funds by population and by
  ridership
• Article XIX intercity rail
• TDA some capital projects
• Local
• Sales Taxes
• Property Taxes
• Bridge Tolls
• Regional Measure I, II
• Veh Reg Fees
• Developer impacts fees

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Agency/Project-Eye View

• Agencies produce short range and long range
  transit plans basically requests for funding
  for projects.
• For specific projects, agencies produce planning
  studies
• Major Investment Study,
• Preliminary Engineering,
• Environmental Impact Report
• Submit for inclusion/funding in regional
  transportation investment plan (RTIP) and longer
  range plans (Regional Transit Expansion Plan,
  Regional Transportation Plan)
• State (California Transportation Commission)
  forms the state transportation improvement plan
  (STIP) submits relevant requests for federal
  and state funding and disburses flexible fed
  dollars via counties and MTC.
• Federal requirements long range air quality,
  etc.
• Projects qualify for a range of funding sources,
  etc.

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AC Transit San Leandro-Berkeley BRTFor
Interesting Discussion see Final Section,
Volume 4, MIS