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A variety of local, state and federal funds will be required to build and operate any new transit improvements identified in the DNA Corridor. For construction funds, local sources could include developer fees and right-of-way dedication sales tax revenues, while at the state level funding could be provided through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). At the federal level, RT could obtain funds through the Federal Transit Administration and its New Starts Program, which is designed to provide capital grants for new fixed guideway projects. The New Starts Program could potentially provide 50% of the funds needed to build a fixed guideway system in the corridor, with the remaining funds provided by local and state sources.
RT expects to implement the first segment of the DNA project without federal funds.
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