Projects listed here are either under construction or are on the cusp of entering that phase. Smaller projects without dedicated right-of-ways are not included. Use the feedback form at the end of the page to suggest updates.

Calgary | Dallas | Denver | Hampton Roads | Honolulu | Houston | Los Angeles | Miami | Montréal | Minneapolis | New Jersey | New Orleans | New York City | Orlando | Pittsburgh | Portland | Providence | Sacramento | Salt Lake City | San Francisco | Seattle | Toronto | Tucson | Vancouver | Washington

• Calgary
  • West Line LRT- 2012
    • 5.2-mile line is an extension of existing 7th Avenue LRT, from 10th Street SW Station west to 69th Street SW
    • $700 million (Canadian) cost
    • Construction began in 2010
  • Northeast LRT Line Extension- 2012
    • 1.8-mile extension of existing line from McKnight-Westwinds Station east to new Saddle Ridge Station
    • Two new stations served
    • 2,000 projected trips a day
    • $86 million construction budget
    • Construction began in 2009

• Dallas
  • DART Orange Line LRT- 2012-2014
    • 14-mile new line; Downtown to Northwest Dallas, ending at the airport; will share midtown route with Green Line and downtown routes with existing Red and Blue Lines.
    • Las Colinas Extension will be completed in 2012; Airport link will be done in 2014
    • Construction began in 2009
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Dallas Evaluates DFW Connection, 8 March 2009.
  • DART Blue Line LRT- 2012
    • 4.5-mile extension to existing Blue Line, east to Downtown Rowlett
    • Construction began 2009

• Denver(FastTracks Plan)
  • West Corridor LRT- 2013
    • 12-mile new line from Union Station to the West
    • Construction began in 2007
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: Denver FasTracks Out of Money, 27 January 2009; Denver Region Comes Closer to Endorsing Sales Tax Increase for Transit, 13 March 2009; Denver FasTracks Problems Expose Complexities of Building Transit at the Regional Scale, 7 December 2009.
  • East Corridor Commuter Rail- 2015
    • 22.8-mile new line from Union Station to Denver International Airport, via East Denver
    • Being built by a public-private partnership called Denver Transit Partners made up of Fluor Enterprises, Denver Rail Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, Balfour Beatty, HDR, ACI, and Ames Construction
    • Seven stations; Vehicles will be powered by electric catenary
    • $1 billion cost
    • Construction began in 2010
    • Will eventually be extended west as the “Gold Line” from Union Station to Arvada and Wheat Ridge

• Hampton Roads/Norfolk
  • Tide LRT- 2011 – Completed August 19, 2011
    • 7.5-mile new line from EVMS via downtown Norfolk to Newtown Road
    • Construction began in 2007

• Honolulu
  • Honolulu Rail Transit- 2018
    • 20-mile elevated new line running east-west from Kapolei to Ala Moana Center, via Waipahu, Aloha Stadium, Salt Lake, and Downtown
    • 90,000 projected daily riders
    • $5.3 billion cost
    • Construction began in 2011

• Houston(METRO Solutions Plan)
  • East End LRT- 2012
    • 3-mile new line from Downtown to East Side; connects to proposed Southeast corridor
    • Projected 11,000 daily rides
    • Construction began 2008
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: Houston Readies Four LRT Lines by 2012, 16 February 2009; Houston’s Transit System Advances, 28 May 2009.
      
  • Southeast LRT- 2012
    • 6.1-mile new line from Downtown to Southeast; connects to existing Main Street Line and proposed East End and University corridors
    • Projected 12,000 daily rides
    • Construction began 2009
  • University LRT- 2012
    • 10-mile new line from Hillcroft to University of Houston; connects to existing Main Street Line and proposed Southeast, Uptown, and University corridors
    • 49,000 projected daily riders
    • Construction begins 2010
  • Uptown LRT- 2012
    • 4-mile new line from Northwest Transit Center to Richmond in West Houston; connects to proposed University corridor
    • Construction began in 2010
  • North LRT- 2012
    • 5.2-mile extension of existing Main Street line into north Houston
    • Projected 29,000 daily riders
    • Construction began in 2009

• Los Angeles
  • Expo LRT- Phase 1A to Crenshaw: 2011 / Phase 1B to Culver City – 2012
    • 8.5-mile new line from Downtown to Culver City; trains will run on existing Blue line track downtown
    • Construction began in 2006
    • $862 million
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Expo Line to Santa Monica, 5 April 2009.
  • Gold Line LRT- Foothill Extension – 2014
    • 11.3-mile extension of existing Gold Line light rail east from Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena to Azusa, via Monrovia and Duarte
    • Future 13-mile extension of the line further east will link Azusa to Montclair, via Glendora and Claremont
    • $690 million
    • Construction began in 2010
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Los Angeles Gold Line Foothill Extension Approved for Funding, Will Begin Construction Later this Year, 26 March 2010.

• Miami
  • Airport Link- 2012
    • 2.4-mile extension of existing MetroRail from Earlington Heights Station to Miami Intermodal Center; connection to Airport People Mover there
    • $526 million cost
    • Construction began in 2009
    • Formerly known as either Miami Intermodal Center/Earlington Heights Metro or Orange Line Phase I
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Miami Considers Abandoning Transit Taxes, 29 April 2009

• Montréal
  • Train de l’Est CR- 2012
    • 32-mile new line running from Downtown to East Montreal and Mascouche, via Terrebonne and Repentigny, with seven new stations
    • Serves east side of Montréal Island
    • $400 million (Canadian) cost
    • Eventually 11,000 daily riders projected
    • Construction to begin in 2010 (originally supposed to begin in 2009)

• Minneapolis
  • Central LRT – 2014
    • 11-mile new line, linking Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown Saint Paul, via the University of Minnesota; line will run along University Avenue for the majority of its route; connection to existing Hiawatha LRT in Downtown Minneapolis (where the two lines will share tacks) and to the under construction Northstar CR at the Minneapolis MultiModal Station
    • 42,170 projected daily riders
    • Construction began in 2009
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: University of Minnesota Wants More Mitigation for Central Corridor LRT, 29 July 2009.

• New Jersey(NJ Transit)
  • ARC CR Tunnel- Suspended Indefinitely
    • Extension of current CR service from Frank Lautenberg/Secaucus Station in New Jersey to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan with the completion of two new tunnels, a direct connection to currently Hoboken Terminus-only trains, and a new station adjacent to Penn Station
    • $7.6 billion cost; sponsored by New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of NY and NJ
    • Construction began in 2009 with completion expected by 2017. A decision by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in late 2010 canceled the project because of the fear of expected cost increases that the state would be forced to absorb.
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Rethinking Access to the Region’s Core, 13 November 2008; ARC Tunnel Enters Construction Phase, 12 March 2009; Regional Rail for New York, 17 July 2009.
      
  • Hudson-Bergen LRT Extension- 2010
    • One-station extension of existing line south from existing 22nd Street terminus to new station at 8th Street in Bayonne – Completed
    • $58 million cost
    • Construction began in 2008
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Hudson-Bergen LRT Expands, 6 January 2009.
  • Lackawanna Cutoff
    • 7.3-mile, one-station extension of New Jersey Transit commuter rail line from Dover to Andover
    • Future, unfunded corridor will extend into Scranton, Pennsylvania
    • $58 million cost

• New Orleans
  • Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street Streetcar- 2013
    • 1.5-mile, $45 million streetcar route connecting to existing line from Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street
    • Four new stops will be built along Rampart Street
    • Future extensions will run east-west along St. Claude Avenue to Press Street
    • Construction began in 2011

• New York City
  • 7 Subway Extension- 2013
    • Extension of existing 7 Subway Line from 42nd Street/Times Square Station to 34th Street and 11th Avenue, via a potential intermediate station at 42nd Street and 10th Avenue; line is meant to encourage development throughout the Far West Side of Manhattan
    • $2.5 billion cost
    • Construction began in 2008
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: A Streetcar Along 42nd Street, 28 January 2009.
  • Second Avenue Subway- 2016
    • 2-mile extension of of existing Q Subway Line (Phase I)
    • $4 billion cost
    • 200,000 predicted daily riders
    • Construction began in 2007
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Rethinking the Second Avenue Subway, 125th Street, 5 November 2008; Rethinking the Second Avenue Subway, the East Village, 6 November 2008.
  • LIRR East Side Access CR- 2016
    • 4-mile extension of existing commuter rail network to Grand Central Terminal from Queens (tunnel under the East River was originally completed in 1989); connection to 4, 5, 6, 7, S, and Metro-North Trains at Grand Central
    • $6.5 billion cost
    • 160,000 projected daily riders
    • Construction began in 2007

• Orlando
  • SunRail Phase I- 2014
    • 31-mile commuter rail line with 12 stations will run from DeBary to Sand Lake Road Station, via downtown Orlando
    • Project will use diesel locomotives
    • Service to be provided every 30 minutes at peak, every hour off peak
    • A future phase expected to open by 2016 will extend project to north and south, reaching a total of 61 miles of service
    • Projected 14,300 daily riders
    • Construction began in January 2012

• Pittsburgh
  • North Shore LRT- 2012
    • 1.2-mile extension of existing line; subway connecting existing LRT Downtown at Gateway Center Station to North Shore, where an extension to the airport would begin
    • Projected 14,300 daily riders
    • Construction began in 2006

• Portland
  • Eastside Streetcar Loop- 2012
    • 3.3-mile extension of existing Portland Streetcar line; runs across Broadway Bridge in the north, along MLK Boulevard and Grand Avenue on the East Side of the Willamette River, and then across the river once again, on shared LRT bridge, to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
    • $148 million cost
    • Construction began in 2009
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Portland Streetcar Loop Likely to be Funded, 19 April 2009.
  • Milwaukie (Orange Line) MAX LRT – 2015 – Mostly Funded
    • 7.3-mile, $1.5 billon new line running from Transit Mall in Downtown Portland to Milwaukie in Clackamas County, via Portland’s East Side; connections to East Side Streetcar Loop (detailed above) and all MAX LRT lines along the Mall
    • 27,400 expected daily riders
    • New Starts contract with federal government still needs signing
    • Construction began in 2011 on bridge near South Waterfront district
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Portland’s Milwaukie LRT in Planning, 2 April 2009.

• Providence
  • Extension to Wickford Junction CR- 2011
    • 20-mile Extension of MBTA commuter rail service from downtown Providence to Wickford Junction, via T.F. Green Airport (station opening 2010)
    • $30 million project establishes new stations but does not use new tracks
    • Runs along the existing Northeast Corridor

• Sacramento
  • Green Line to the River District- 2012
    • 1-mile line, running from H Street north to Richards Boulevard, serving the developing River District with two new stations
    • Will run as an extension of the existing light rail line
    • $44 million cost
    • Will serve as the base for the eventual Downtown-Natomas Airport Link

• Salt Lake City(TRAX FrontLines 2015 Project)
  • Mid-Jordan LRT- 2011 – Completed 
    • 10.6-mile new line; connects to existing Sandy/Salt Lake Line in Murray and heads Southwest to Daybreak, via West and South Jordan
    • Projected 30,000 riders a day
    • Construction began in 2008
  • West Valley LRT- 2011 – Completed
    • 5.1-mile new line, extending from existing TRAX LRT line at Central Points, southwest to West Valley City
    • Projected 9,000-12,000 daily riders
    • Construction began in 2008
  • Front Runner South CR- 2013
    • 44-mile extension of existing Front Runner Line; will run from Downtown to Provo (Utah County), via Midvale, Draper, and Lindon
    • Construction began in 2008
  • Airport LRT- 2013
    • 6-mile new line, running from Downtown to the Airport; connection to existing light rail
    • Projected 14,000 daily riders
    • Construction began in 2009

• San Francisco
  • BART Metro to Warm Springs- 2014
    • 5.4-mile extension of existing BART service from existing Fremont Station to Warm Springs, via Irvington; in aerial, subway, and at grade configurations
    • 7,200 projected daily riders
    • $890 million cost
    • Construction began in 2009
  • eBART CR (DMU)- 2014
    • 10-mile east-west new line running from Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station to Antioch; cross-platform connection to BART at a new platform just east of Pittsburg/Bay Point
    • 10,100 projected daily riders
    • $523 million cost
    • Construction likely to begin in 2010

• Seattle
  • Link University Extension LRT- 2016
    • 3.15-mile extension of the central Link line from Downtown to the University of Washington
    • Construction began in 2009
  • Sounder Extension to Lakewood CR- 2012
    • 8-mile extension of commuter rail line from Tacoma to Lakewood
    • Construction began in 2009

• Toronto
  • Spadina Subway Extension- 2015
    • 5.3-mile line will extend existing subway from existing Downsview terminus to Vaughan Corporate Center, via York University
    • Seven stations planned, all in subways; will feature very interesting architectural styles.
    • Will be first section of the subway extending outside of Toronto City and into York Region.
    • Trains are planned at 4-minute frequencies
    • $2.6 billion (Canadian) cost, funded by Government of Canada ($697 million), Ontario ($870 million), Toronto ($526 million), and York ($352 million)
    • Construction began in 2011
  • Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Line- 2020
    • 15.5-mile line running from Jane Street/Black Creek Drive to Scarborough City Center, replacing existing Scarborough RT on segment from Kennedy Station to Scarborough
    • Line was originally planned as part of Mayor David Miller’s Transit City program. Project initially included a stretch of subway, with much of the line above ground. Mayor Rob Ford, who entered office in 2010, however, pushed to put the entire stretch from Jane Street to Kennedy Station (11.8 miles) underground. The entire project will be grade separated as the section from Kennedy Station to Scarborough City Center will be elevated.
    • 26 stations planned.
    • Future extension to Toronto-Pearson Airport is proposed and was part of initial Transit City plans.
    • $8.2 billion (Canadian) cost, paid for by Ontario Province using funds initially reserved for all Transit City projects
    • Construction began in 2011
  • Sheppard Avenue East Line – Cancelled in Early 2011
    • New line runs east-west from existing Don Mills Subway Station to Meadowvale Road, along Sheppard Avenue
    • $555 million (Canadian) cost
    • Construction began in 2009, stopped in 2011; Mayor Rob Ford wants to replace project with a private subway extension, but project is not funded
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Toronto Gets Funds for Another LRT Line, 18 May 2009.

• Tucson
  • Downtown Modern Streetcar- 2013
    • 3.9-mile new line runs between Downtown Tucson and the University of Arizona, via the 4th Avenue Business District
    • Predicted 3,600 daily riders
    • Construction began in 2011
    • Total costs of $150 million; Received $63 million in TIGER grants for the project

• Vancouver
  • Downtown Streetcar- 2010 (demonstration project)
    • Demonstration project, running alone in False Creek, will open in 2010 for Winter Olympics
    • Construction began in 2009 for demonstration project

• Washington, D.C.
  • Dulles Silver Line Metro- 2013 (Phase I)/2016 (Phase II)
    • 23-mile new line from West Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue, via Tysons Corner (Phase I) and to Loudon County, via Dulles Airport (Phase II)
    • Trains will run along existing Orange and Blue line track past West Falls Church to Downtown D.C.
    • Construction began in March 2009
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Finding the Funding for Metro to Dulles Airport, 2 October 2009.
  • D.C. Streetcar – 2011-14 – Partially Funded
    • 4-mile line in Anacostia between Anacostia Metro and Bolling Air Force Base is first phase; will be followed by a series of new lines throughout the city, such as along George Avenue, M and H Streets, and Florida Avenue
    • Construction began in 2009
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Washington Promotes Massive New Streetcar Project, 28 October 2009.

If you know of a project missing from this page, or if there is incorrect information listed here, please use this form to help me update The Transport Politic.