### Question
How is the "alternatives analysis" defined?


### Answer
The term **alternatives analysis** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5309* as follows -

> a study conducted as part of the transportation planning process required under sections 5303 and 5304, which includes—


(A) an assessment of a wide range of public transportation alternatives designed to address a transportation problem in a corridor or subarea

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5309*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

