Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project - FEIS - Volume 1 - TriMet

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The following persons may be contacted for additional information regarding this document: Ms. Linda Gehrke Deputy Regional Administrator or Mr. James Saxton, Transportation Program Specialist at: Federal Transit Administration Region 10 Jackson Federal Building, Suite 3142 915 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98174 (206) 220-7954 Ms. Bridget Wieghart, Project Manager or Mr. Mark Turpel, FEIS Manager Metro 600 NE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232 (503) 797-1700 or Mr. David Unsworth, Deputy Director TriMet 710 NE Holladay Portland, OR 97232 (503) 962-2150 Abstract: TriMet proposes to construct and operate 7.3 miles of light rail transit and related facilities between downtown Portland, Oregon, the City of Milwaukie, and north Clackamas County. The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) updates information contained in the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS). It also considers findings from the South Corridor SDEIS published in December 2002, and the South/North Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement published in February 1998. This FEIS also examines a No-Build Alternative, which is compared to the project’s Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) and its related facilities and options, includes a new Willamette River bridge, a maintenance base expansion, bus and streetcar connections, up to 11 stations and two park-and-rides, modified roadway improvements, and an interim terminus. The LPA was identified in 2008 by the Metro Council after the publication of the South Corridor SDEIS, and its 45-day public review and comment period. The FEIS analysis and mitigation address long-term, short-term, and cumulative effects on transit service, ridership, accessibility, traffic, regional and local roadways, freight movements, acquisitions and displacements, land use, economics, neighborhoods, visual and aesthetic resources, ecosystems, water quality and hydrology, geology and seismology, air quality, hazardous materials, noise and vibration, energy, hazardous materials, parklands, safety and security, utilities, historic and cultural resources, and public services. The analysis also considers the financial feasibility of the LPA and its options. Following the publication of this FEIS, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will issue a Record of Decision.
Page 4 and 5: S. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTE
Page 6 and 7: 3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND CONSE
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Page 10 and 11: 7. PUBLIC COMMENT SUMMARY 7.1 SDEIS
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alternatives connecting downtown Po
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1.2 HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT AND THE R
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TriMet’s light rail service (i.e.
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Table 1.4-1 Historical and Future G
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1.5 THE EFFECT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTIO
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2. ALTERNATIVES The Portland-Milwau
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Ruby Junction Maintenance Facility.
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Three bus lines, #9 Powell, #17 Hol
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Science and Industry (OMSI) and imm
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North of SE Bybee Boulevard, near t
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The tracks would terminate at a sta
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FTA may issue an amended ROD to ide
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The extension of streetcar over the
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Signal and communication facilities
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Stormwater collection pipes will be
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designed to control all transit tra
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Concrete casting Roadway constructi
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Demolition and Utility Work The ini
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Relocation of site utilities Instal
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einforced concrete pile cap for eac
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Once the abutments and piers are co
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Capital cost estimates are based on
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Be environmentally sensitive Suppor
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During the refinement phase, the fo
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2003 LPA with extension to SE Park
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Be more compatible with the South W
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presentations, and meeting summarie
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Based on Citizen Advisory Committee
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comments received during the SDEIS
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND CONSE
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Starting from the north, the Portla
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Avenue: six residences within the c
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properties deferred until later exp
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during preliminary engineering, as
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South/North Corridor Project. The L
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egional transportation system inten
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City of Milwaukie Land Use Planning
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Many of the other established neigh
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also include replacement of the exi
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The MOS to Lake Road is less compat
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owners and are part of an ongoing p
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a summary of station-area zoning an
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Table 3.2-1 Current Zoning and Pote
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Table 3.2-1 Current Zoning and Pote
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Ruby Junction Maintenance Facility
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3.2.4.2 Local Economic Conditions S
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3.2.5.1 Long-Term Direct Impacts Th
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construction approach refinements w
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Income Tax Revenue The degree to wh
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the pouring of concrete foundations
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3.3.1.1 County, Regional, and Neigh
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To update census data after 2000, d
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as much as 33 minutes slower for tr
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icycle and pedestrian access in the
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shortening the length of the overal
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Island Station and Unincorporated C
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For the light rail project, constru
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Findings According to the 2000 U.S.
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proposed light rail stations, but p
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functions. While a phased approach
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Suburban development moved east in
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Milwaukie’s downtown area is a sm
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Other projects and additional devel
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unning parallel to SW Harbor Drive
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Visual impacts of the LPA Phasing O
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y the traffic on SE McLoughlin Boul
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Development of the Tacoma Station,
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existing power transmission line th
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support its operation as an initial
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Alternative Visual Analysis Unit In
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Alternative LPA to Park Ave. (cont.
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elocation of utilities, clearing, d
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a defined grid street pattern, the
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Table 3.5-1 Historic Resources and
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Table 3.5-1 Historic Resources and
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Map ID # Address Name/Type 50 51 52
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Full identification and evaluation
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Westmoreland Historic District woul
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disturbance in the South Waterfront
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Related Facilities Related Bridge A
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egion are concealed beneath sidewal
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Additional details on parks and rec
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3.6.2 Environmental Impacts This se
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The reconstructed trail will be ret
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the roadway and the planned Trolley
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safety reasons during construction,
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3.7 GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND GROUNDWATER
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convergence of the two crustal plat
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and construction techniques. For in
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Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
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structures. Separate geotechnical r
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avoid new construction in wetlands
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3.8.1.2 Waterways Transit improveme
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Crystal Springs Creek - east of SE
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Scrub-shrub Scrub-shrub is dominate
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At least 20 species of amphibians a
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species associated with riparian ar
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footprint of the project. Short-ter
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In addition to the wetland impacts
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Although the LPA to Park Avenue wou
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It provides a surface for collectin
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iver, extending up to 200 feet out
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Planned future projects include res
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Map Revision for the flood rise. Fl
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TES Species As part of the developm
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The project would temporarily impac
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utilized. No water will be diverted
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Additional discussion of mitigation
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agencies also have natural resource
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The lower Willamette River is withi
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therefore would likely contribute t
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tracks do not generate pollutants.
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Willamette River The proposed Willa
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Alternative 3 Basin Water Quality T
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No-Build Alternative Existing condi
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with regulatory permit compliance.
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Detailed results are available in t
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the Willamette River for the placem
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Figure 3.10-2 Typical Vibration Lev
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For light rail systems with 10 to 2
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ides and maintenance bases, and to
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project’s commitments for support
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planned Robert Kronberg Park, and c
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The analysis of potential noise imp
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Traffic noise analysis using FHWA c
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SE Roswell Street and SE Olsen Stre
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34TH AVE 37TH AVE 50TH AVE NSET BLV
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Rec.# 1 Type 3 Area Description 2 U
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Rec.# 1 Type 3 Area Description 2 U
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Rec. # 1 TR15 TR16 SE Rhone SFR on
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3.10.5.4 Vibration Impacts Since th
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Rec. # Area Description 1 Land Use
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weekday and Saturday, daytime hours
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Table 3.10-7 Summary and Comparison
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A noise wall will be used to mitiga
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Table 3.10-8 Summary of Noise Mitig
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3.10.8 Light Rail Vibration Mitigat
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Table 3.10-9 Light Rail Vibration M
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Carbon Monoxide Table 3.11-1 Federa
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Qualitative analysis for projects w
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among the alternatives. Also, regar
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions The light
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impacts during construction and ope
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Table 3.12-2 Summary of Daily Corri
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3.13.1 Affected Environment 3.13.1.
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Type of database listing. Identifie
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Industrial activities have been con
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The Miller Products Company operate
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3.13.2 Environmental Impacts 3.13.2
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The No-Build Alternative would not
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The degree to which existing contam
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egulations. Characterizing, managin
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Focused site assessments conducted
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the advanced engineering phase of t
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Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
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Underground Electrical Utilities: E
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At Kellogg Lake, a power line will
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law enforcement, fire and emergency
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Station 4: Serves the Lake Road, We
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Portland-Milwaukie corridor grow, t
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if a train is passing at the same t
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Mitigation Related Facilities Relat
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Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
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Clackamas County crime statistics a
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In general, the majority of crimes
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environments with high degrees of v
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locations for security personnel in
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3.17.2.2 Historic and Cultural Reso
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The LPA to Park Avenue would provid
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4.1.1.1 Public Transportation Provi
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4.1.3.2 Local Street Network Motor
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SE 17 th Avenue/SE Tacoma Street -
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hour. The highest bicycle volumes a
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Table 4.1-2 Existing Portland-Milwa
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Boulevard/SE Ochoco Street has the
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4.2.1.2 Service Growth Service grow
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average weekday passenger miles in
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Corridor and Total System-wide Ride
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4.2.1.7 Work and Nonwork Transit Tr
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Table 4.2-8 Milwaukie LRT Average W
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ODOT’s access spacing standards a
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4.3.2.1 Pedestrian Facilities The f
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following table summarizes proposed
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Table 4.3-5 Off-Street Parking Redu
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In addition to the intersections li
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Non-Intersection Impacts Delays fro
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Table 4.3-8 Sub-area A - Portland S
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Table 4.3-8 Sub-area A - Portland S
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Sub-area B - SE Powell Boulevard to
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Table 4.3-10 Sub-area B - SE Powell
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Sub-area C - SE Tacoma Street to Hi
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Table 4.3-13 summarizes the interse
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Table 4.3-14 Sub-area C - SE Tacoma
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Intersection/Location Table 4.3-15
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signal timing. This results in queu
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Table 4.3-17 Sub-Area D - Highway 2
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Table 4.3-18 Sub-Area D - Highway 2
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Heavy trucks that currently access
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describes the types of areas where
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5. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIO
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• Operations Cost Inflation. The
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Table 5.1-2 Portland-Milwaukie Ligh
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Table 5.1-4 Required Local Matching
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Up to $164.9 million in Committed S
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State Payroll “In-Lieu” Revenue
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5.1.3 Existing Revenue Shortfalls T
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Additional Budgeted TriMet Contribu
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In years when less New Starts funds
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5.2 EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT This
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Table 5.2-2 Households and Employme
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Transit Ridership Table 5.2-5 summa
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5.2.1.4 Transit Network’s Ability
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Milwaukie will be in or near single
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Measures Displacements and Acquisit
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The No-Build Alternative would avoi
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measure of user benefits per passen
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6. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AGENCY
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Lloyd District Transportation Manag
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Table 6.1-1 Stakeholder Meetings Da
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meetings were open to the public, w
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Table 6.1-2 Project Briefings to Es
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SDEIS Public Comment and Responses.
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Project events and meetings Project
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Table 6.3-1 Federal, State, and Loc
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Table 6.3-1 Federal, State, and Loc
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Section 401 Water Quality Certifica
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Building Permits - Department of Tr
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The project also received over 51 c
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7.2.3.1 Comments Related to Design
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elicited significant support. Comme
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Noise and Vibration Fifty-two peopl
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ail line’s influence on other tra
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treatments will be designed to meet
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Transit-oriented development - The
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