MED Improvements
This map shows the location of the project. For projects that do not have a specific location but affect a line/route or the entire system, either the affected lines/routes are shown, or an entire service area map is shown.
If you select the option to “toggle the benefit layer,” you will see an approximation of the area that will benefit from the project.
Each capital project is measured on 15 evaluation metrics to better understand its impact on the region. Learn more about the metrics and see a legend for all measures here.
Click the circled (i) information button to read a definition of each metric and hover over the image to see more about each measure.
The degree to which a project improves regional access to the region’s key destinations. Including jobs, retail, healthcare, recreation, and education.
The project improvements to existing assets to make them partially or fully accessible. Including station/stop and area improvements, vehicle accessibility, and accessible communications.
The project impact to ratings from the FTA Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM).
The project’s minor or major benefits to riders and what proportion of the agency’s riders will benefit from it.
The project impact on overall capacity, reflecting current and planned levels of utilization.
The project impact on reductions or offsets to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from transit operations.
Project impacts on land use and development, construction, and long-term jobs.
The distribution of project benefits to location(s) identified under the USDOT Justice40 Program.
The project impact to maintenance or improvement of exposure to risk for riders/employees and the project impact to security enhancement.
The project impact on operating costs.
The project impact to maintenance or improvement of exposure to risk for riders/employees and the project impact to security enhancement.
Project impact on maintenance or improvement of service speed and reliability, considering both direct and indirect impacts.
If required, whether or not the project complies with federal, state, local, or other regulatory mandates.
The project impact to climate benefits, such as a reduction in emissions, generated from mode shift to transit and away from private auto-use.
The project impact to average vehicle ages, compared with Service board benchmarks to prioritize replacing vehicles that are beyond their useful life.
| Evaluation Metric | Measure |
|---|---|
| Access to Key Destinations i |
Significantly improves Access to Key Destinations Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Accessibility Improvement(s) i |
Project is not related to accessibility Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Asset Condition (FTA TERM Rating) i |
Asset(s) rated below 2 Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Benefit to Riders i |
Moderate benefit to riders Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Capacity Benefit and Need i |
Project increases capacity of transit operations near capacity Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Climate Agency Operating Impacts i |
Project does not effect GHG emissions Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Economic Impact i |
Large impact on economic development Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Equity Based on Residential Geography i |
Project is not location specific or benefits entire service area Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Impact on Customer and Employee Safety i |
Project indirectly provides safety benefit/improvement Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Impact on Operating Cost i |
Decreases operating cost Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Impact on System Security i |
Project implements new security protection and/or prevention Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Impact to Service Speed/Reliability i |
Significantly improves speed/reliability Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Regulatory Requirements i |
Project Meets Regulatory Requirements Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Ridership/Mode Shift Impacts i |
Moderately improves transit ridership Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |
| Vehicle Useful Life i |
Asset is not a vehicle with a useful life Click here to see more information on this capital metric and its measures. |