PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Supplemental EIS/EIR Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Supplemental EIS/EIR Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:00-7:30 p.m. 201 Mission Street, #2100 WELCOME Sign in at table near entrance To provide verbal comment, fill out a speaker card To comment in writing use

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:00-7:30 p.m. 201 Mission Street, #2100 PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING Supplemental EIS/EIR

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  • Sign in at table near entrance
  • To provide verbal comment, fill out a speaker card
  • To comment in writing use comment sheet provided

– Drop off at the end of the meeting – Mail or fax later

  • Please hold questions and comments until the end
  • f the presentation

WELCOME

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AGENDA

  • Purpose of Meeting
  • Project Overview
  • Supplemental EIS/EIR
  • Public Comments
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To receive agency and public input on the scope of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Transbay Transit Center Program

PURPOSE OF MEETING

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

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  • 1999 Proposition H: Extend Caltrain to a new or rebuilt

regional transit station on the site of the Transbay Terminal

  • Transbay Joint Powers Authority created under State law in

April 2001

– Charged with design, construction and operation of a new Transbay Terminal and associated facilities

  • Member agencies

– City & County of San Francisco – Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District – Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

  • City & County of San Francisco
  • San Mateo County Transit/Caltrain
  • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Transbay Joint Powers Authority

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Approved Phases 1 and 2

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Transbay Service Providers

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40 ft 55 ft 120 ft 70 ft 35 ft PARK LEVEL BUS DECK LEVEL TRAIN PLATFORM LEVEL GROUND LEVEL LOWER CONCOURSE LEVEL MISSION SQUARE

RETAIL RETAIL

CHSR PLATFORM CHSR PLATFORM CALTRAIN PLATFORM PUBLIC CONCOURSE & WAITING AREA

GRAND HALL

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Ground & Mezzanine Levels

Service Amtrak/Greyhound Retail

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LOWER CONCOURSE LEVEL & TRAIN PLATFORM LEVEL PLANS

Lower Concourse Level Train Platform Level

Bike Ramp Light Column Ticket Office Phase 1 Construction Limit Caltrain Platform CHSR Platforms Light Column Phase 1 Construction Limit DTX / TTC Limit Caltrain/CHSR Program Space Bike Retail & Storage Caltrain/CHSR Program Space Potential BART Connector Alignment

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Shoring Wall and Excavation Substructure Super Superstructure tructure

Mat Foundation Shoring Wall Tie-downs Water table

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Super Superstructure tructure

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Excavation and Bracing Status May 6, 2013

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Phase 1 Construction Timeline Summary

Excavation Below Grade Structure Superstructure Exterior Enclosures Park Landscaping Finish Interiors Civil Site Work

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Existing Caltrain Station Transbay Transit Center Downtown Core

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Phase 2 Downtown Rail Extension

  • Start of Construction

Dependent upon Full Funding

  • 2-track lead to DTX tunnel
  • Fourth/Townsend

Underground Station

  • 3 Track Tunnel on

Townsend & 2nd Streets

  • TTC with 3 Platforms

and 6 Tracks

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SUPPLEMENTAL EIS/EIR

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WHY SEIS/EIR REQUIRED

  • Original EIS/EIR for the Transbay Program approved in 2004
  • Conditions in study area have changed and refinements proposed
  • SEIS/EIR will update the Program’s environmental document
  • Phase 1: Temporary Terminal (completed)

Transit Center (under construction)

  • Phase 2 : Downtown Rail Extension (DTX), to bring Caltrain from 4th

and King Streets into the lower level of Transit Center, and accommodate future high-speed trains

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PURPOSE & NEED

  • Enhance pedestrian connections, bicycle storage, intercity bus facilities,

and taxi staging areas to reinforce transit and alternative local/regional travel

  • Construct widened throat structure below grade at west entry to train box

and extension eastward to Main Street to respond to design specifications issued by California High-Speed Rail Authority

  • Construct 5 ventilation/emergency tunnel exits to comply with safety

standards for underground facilities and meet emergency response needs

  • Offer optional off-hour and event parking at the AC bus storage area to

increase parking options

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No Action/No Project Alternative

  • Phase 1 of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), selected by FTA, FRA, and

TJPA and analyzed in the 2004 FEIS/EIR, which is under construction

  • Represents existing conditions, services, facilities and reasonably

foreseeable, approved Phase 2 Downtown Rail Extension DTX based on current plans Proposed Action/Proposed Project (Refined LPA)

  • Substantially similar to LPA, except for proposed refinements to be

included in Phase 2: – addition of the widened throat structure – extended train box to accommodate the revised track layout – required platform lengths by California High-Speed Rail Authority – other project refinements

ALTERNATIVES

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Final Supplemental EIS/EIR Review Period TJPA Approval FTA Record of Decision (ROD) Issue Notice of Preparation for Public Scope Input Agency and Public Scoping Meeting Review and Evaluate Scoping Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS

Respond to Comments and Prepare Final Supplemental EIS/EIR Public Meeting Perform Technical Analysis Circulation of the Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR for Agency and Public Review

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Opportunities for Input

  • TJPA, FTA and FRA invited other federal / non-federal agencies to

become ''participating agencies”

  • Public Scoping Period (Now) : April 30 – June 13, 2013
  • Public Scoping Meeting (Today) : May 14, 2013
  • Draft SEIS/EIR Review Period : Release for review - early 2014
  • Public Hearing on Draft SEIS/EIR: Approx. 30 Days after release
  • Final SEIS/EIR and CEQA/NEPA Decisions : Approx. End of 2014

PUBLIC PROCESS

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Public Comments

For Additional Information

  • TJPA: http://transbaycenter.org/tjpa/documents/environmental-documents
  • Caltrain: http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization.html
  • High-Speed Train: http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov