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Transportation Glossary
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Section 5336(j) – Small Transit Intensive Cities

A federal program which establishes a new tier for transit intensive urbanized areas with less than 200,000 in population, funded through a one percent set-aside from the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Program and the Urbanized Area Formula Program. Funds are available for capital and operating expenses at an 80/20 percent match for capital projects and a 50/50 match for eligible operating expenses. The smaller cities eligible for this program must exceed the industry average for cities with a population of at least 200,000 and not more than 999,999 for one or more of six performance categories, including: passenger miles per vehicle revenue mile; passenger miles per vehicle revenue hour; vehicle revenue miles per capita; vehicle revenue hours per capita; passenger miles per capita; and passengers per capita. Funds are apportioned based on the number of performance categories for which eligible areas meet or exceed the industry average and the aggregate number of performance categories for which all eligible areas meet or exceed the industry average.

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