Peninsula insula C Corrid ridor or Electri rific fication P - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Peninsula insula C Corrid ridor or Electri rific fication P ion Proje ject Public Scoping Meetings February/March 2013 Todays Scoping Meeting Purpose Provide an overview of the Project Gather input on the scope of the
Public Scoping Meetings February/March 2013
– Provide an overview of the Project – Gather input on the scope of the environmental analysis
– Sign-in (6pm-6:15pm) – Presentation (6:15pm-6:45pm) – Comment Period (6:45pm-7:45pm)
(Please fill out speaker card now)
– Open House (time permitting)
*Please turn off your cell phones.
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Impact Report
formal meeting or put in written comments
presentation
Project and environmental analysis
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– Desires electrification – Owns corridor – Needs funding
– Needs electrified corridor – Needs corridor to SF – Brings funding
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*Based on LTK computer model simulation (March 2012)
– $1.5 billion for Caltrain Modernization – $705 million from High-Speed Rail (HSR) State Bond – Remainder from other local, regional, state and federal sources – Caltrain electric service by 2019
– Projects and funding to be determined – Blended HSR service by 2026-2029
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Advanced Signals System (CBOSS) CEQA: Adopted Categorical Exemption (Caltrain) NEPA: Adopted Categorical Exclusion (Federal Transit Administration -FTA) Planned In-Service Date: 2015 Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project CEQA: Environmental Impact Report, (Caltrain: 2013 - 2014) NEPA : Environmental Assessment/FONSI (FTA Completed) Planned In-Service Date: 2019 Blended Service CEQA/NEPA: Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Lead Agencies CHSRA and Federal Railway Administration Planned In-Service Date: 2026/2029
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(SF to Tamien in SJ)
– Poles and Wires – Traction Power Facilities – Electric Powered Vehicles
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– Reduce Noise from Trains – Improve Regional Air Quality – Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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– Noise, Traffic, Visual Aesthetics, Land Use Compatibility
– Air Quality/Greenhouse gases, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology and Soils, Electromagnetic Interference/ Electromagnetic Fields (EMI/EMF), Hazardous Waste and Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Population and Housing, Public Services and Utilities and Safety
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– HSR Blended Service (Up to 2 and 4 HSR trains) – MTC Regional Transportation Plan Improvements – SF Downtown Extension – Dumbarton Rail Corridor Project – Other Rail Improvement projects, such as Capitol Corridor and ACE – Local Station Development Plans, Specific Plans and General Plans
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Caltrain Office
Auditorium 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 Open House: 3pm-6pm Public Scoping Meeting: 6pm-8pm
Palo Alto City Hall
City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Ave.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Public Scoping Meeting: 6pm-8pm
Santa Clara VTA Office
Auditorium 3331 North First St., San Jose
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Public Scoping Meeting: 6pm-8pm
San Francisco City Hall
Board of Supervisors Chambers 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place
Thursday, March 7, 2013 Public Scoping Meeting: 6pm-8pm
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– Please use a Speaker Card if making oral comments. – May use written comment form and leave with us tonight.
– Written comments accepted until 5pm on March 18, 2013. – Send written comments to:
Caltrain Attn: Stacy Cocke, Senior Planner P.O. Box 3006 San Carlos, CA 94070-1306
– Please send to: electrification@caltrain.com with the subject “Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project”
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