Caltrain San Francisco downtown extension project conceptual design and draft EIS/EIR : draft environmental impact statement, draft environmental impact report

580 Pages·1997·50 MB·English

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Draft Environmental Impact
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CALTRAIN SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN EXTENSION PROJECT
in the City and County ofSan Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
DRAFT SECTION EVALUATION
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Pursuantto
National Environmental Policy Act (42 USC§4332) 49 USC Chapter53, 49 USC §303, 16USC §470, 23 CFRPart 771, 23
CFR Part450, Executive Order 12898; andCaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act, PRC 21000 etseq.; andthe Stateof
California CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaAdministrative Code, 15000 etseq.
by the
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
and the
PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD
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slie T. Rogers Date
Executive Director legion IX Administrator
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Federal Transit Administration
The following persons may be contacted for additional information concerning this document:
Ms. Marie L. Pang Mr. Bob Horn
Environmental Manager Director, Office ofProgram Development
Peninsula CorridorJoint Powers Board US Department ofTransportation
1250 San Carlos Avenue, P.O. Box 3006 Federal Transit Administration, Region IX
San Carlos, CA 94070-1306 201 Mission Street, Suite 2210
[phone] San Francisco, CA 94105
[phone]
ABSTRACT: ThePeninsulaCorridorJointPowers Boardproposes to extendthe Peninsula Commute Service (CalTrain) from
itscurrentterminus atFourthandTownsendStreets in the City ofSanFrancisco to the site ofthe present Transbay Terminal
Thepurposeofthisproject isto improve CalTraincommute service by providing direct accessto downtown San Francisco.
Increases inCalTrainandother transitridership, reductions inautomobile congestion on parallel routes and improvements in
regional airquality are expected to result. Impacts includethe loss ofthe Transbay Terminal and terminal loop ramp, resulting
inadverseeffectsontheBay Bridge, a National Register ofHistoric Places-eligible resource; business displacements, and
disruptionduring construction. Proposedmitigation measures include public information and management practices during
construction, historic recordation, bus terminal replacement and expansionofCalTrain station parking.
Comments onthisDraftEIS aredue by May 12, 1997 and should be sent toMs. Marie Pang at the address given above.
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