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DMATS LRTP 2045 Chapter 8 Environmental

Environmental Analysis

Purpose

• Provide a basic environmental analysis of project

corridors

• Early Fatal Flaw Analysis
• Detailed environmental review will be conduced as the

project is developed

Methodology

• Overlay and Buffer Mapping Analysis

Environmental Mitigation Environmental Justice

Environmental Analysis

Layers

• Hospitals
• Schools
• Cemeteries
• Floodplain
• Parks
• Agricultural Land

Buffer Distances

Corridor Type Buffer Distance Southwest Arterial 800 ft Principal Arterials with posted speeds 40mph or greater 600 ft Principal Arterials with posted speeds less than 40 mph 400 ft All other Corridors 200 ft

SW Arterial

North Cascade Road

Asbury Road