File #: 2021-0548   
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 8/5/2021 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 10/28/2021 Final action: 10/28/2021
Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING Addendum No.1 to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR); and B. ADOPTING a Revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) (Attachment A).
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
Indexes: Amtrak, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, California State Transportation Agency, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Elevators, Environmental Impact Report, Escalators, Guidelines, High speed rail, Informational Report, Intersections, Link Union Station, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail L Line, Mitigation, Plan, Project, Railroad commuter service, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, Senate Bill 743, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Traffic signals, Vehicle miles of travel, Westside Cities subregion
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Revised MMRP
Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 20, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION (LINK US) PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING Addendum No.1 to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR); and

B. ADOPTING a Revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

On July 1, 2020, new CEQA Guidelines have been implemented statewide pursuant to the requirements of Senate Bill (SB) 743, which requires assessment of transportation impacts using a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis approach. An updated transportation analysis for the Link US Project was prepared using the VMT analysis approach with applicable revisions to the Mitigation Monitoring Report Program (MMRP). Staff is requesting approval of Addendum No. 1 to the CEQA FEIR with a new VMT analysis along with design modifications to the FEIR Project resulting in no new impacts and no significant impacts other than those previously documented in the Link US Project FEIR, which was certified by the Metro Board of Directors in June 2019.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Link US Project will transform how the commuter and intercity rail operates in Southern California with run-through capability at Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) providing one-seat rides from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, increasing commuter and intercity rail services, and accommodating future high-speed rail service.

The Link US Project is planned to be implemented in two phases:
> Phase A would include constructing the full viaduct structure over the US-101 freeway that accommodates up to nine (9) new run-through tracks, track, signal, and communication work in the throat area, run through platform, quiet zone ready improvements at Main Street grade crossing and active transportation improvements.
> Phase B would include raising of the rail yard up to 15 feet for the run-...

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