### Question
How is the "core capacity improvement project" defined?


### Answer
The term **core capacity improvement project** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5309* as follows -

> a substantial corridor-based capital investment in an existing fixed guideway system that increases the capacity of a corridor by not less than 10 percent

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

