Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MARCH 14, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: EASTSIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PHASE 2 STATUS
UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE ORAL UPDATE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE oral status update on Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project History
The Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 environmental study was initiated in 2007 with the Alternatives Analysis (AA) study in which 47 alternatives were studied. Through technical analysis and community input, the 47 alternatives were narrowed down to four Build alternatives in addition to the No Build and the Transportation Systems Management (TSM). The four Build alternatives were carried into an AA Addendum where additional technical screening was carried out. In 2009, the Board authorized staff to carry forward into the Draft EIS/EIR phase with the No Build, the TSM and two Build alternatives, SR 60 Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Washington Blvd LRT.
The Draft EIS/EIR phase was initiated in 2010. In addition to the No Build and TSM, two Build alternatives, SR 60 and Washington Blvd, were analyzed. To address technical issues, the SR 60 North Side Design Variation (SR 60 NSDV) was added. These alternatives were analyzed in coordination with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Project's cooperating agencies. The DEIS/DEIR was released for an extended public comment period from August 22, 2014 through October 21, 2014.
In November 2014, the Board received the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 DEIS/DEIR and approved carrying forward two build alternatives - the SR 60 NSDV Alternative and the Washington Boulevard Alternative - into further study. Staff was directed to address comments received from cooperating and public agencies, identify an alternative to the Washington Boulevard Garfield Alternative aerial alignment, and analyze the feasibility of operating both alternatives. At the July 2015 meeting,...
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