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Capital Investment Requirements:
Transit
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This report uses combinations of four scenarios to estimate
capital investment requirements for the Nations transit systems over the
period 1998-2017. The Maintain Conditions scenario invests in transit capital
in order to maintain average asset conditions over the 20-year period. The
Improve Conditions scenario makes addi-tional investments in order to bring the
average condition for each major asset type up to at least a level of
good. The Maintain Performance scenario adds new transit capacity
in order to maintain current vehicle usage levels as transit passenger travel
increases. The Improve Performance scenario makes additional improvements to
improve the quality of service provided by reducing headways and/or increasing
coverage.
![{short description of image}](cpesg_29.gif) The average annual investment required under the
Cost to Maintain Conditions and Performance is $10.8 billion in 1997
dollars. The average annual Cost to Improve Conditions and Performance is
$16.0 billion.
Sixty-five percent of investment under the Maintain Conditions and
Performance scenario is in Rehabilitation and Replacement. Fifty-four percent
of investment under the Improve Conditions and Performance scenario is devoted
to Rehabilitation and Replacement, while the remainder is split between Asset
Expansion and Performance Improvements.
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![{short description of image}](cpesg_30.gif) The greatest investment requirements are for
vehicles and for guideway elements, such as tracks, tunnels, and bridges.
Vehicles are the largest expense under the Maintain Conditions and Performance
scenario, while guideway elements are the largest expenditure under the Improve
Conditions and Performance Scenario.
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