T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationRIAC- and City-owned property primarily within the RPZ of the Runway 5 End. Twenty-six acres of the parklandare in active recreational use. The function of the RPZ is to enhance the protection of people and property on theground. This is achieved through airport owner control over RPZs and includes clearing RPZ areas (and maintainingthem clear) of incompatible objects and activities. At a minimum, RPZs should be clear of facilities and activitieswhich lead to an assembly of people. 395 Under the No-Action Alternative, the active recreational facilities within theRPZ will be removed to enhance safety. The clubhouse, walking path/passive recreational area, three full-sizedsoftball fields, one small softball field, as well as the parking lot adjacent to the smaller softball fields could remainunder the No-Action Alternative because they are outside of the RPZ. Impacts to Winslow Park are described ingreater detail in Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) Evaluation.Indirect ImpactsTables 5-98 and 5-99 summarize predicted day-night sound levels at historical properties and parks andrecreational areas within the Study Area to assess the potential for constructive use of Section 4(f) resources. TheRhode Island State Airport Terminal, Hangar No. 1, Hangar No. 2, and the eligible airport historic districtwould experience noise levels above DNL 65 dB (Table 5-98). However, a quiet setting is not a characteristic thatqualifies these resources for inclusion in the NRHP. These historical properties are all on-Airport and inaviation-related uses. 14 CFR 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning, establishes that recreational resources arecompatible with noise levels at DNL 75 db and below. 396 Under the No-Action Alternative, Section 4(f)recreational resources would not experience noise levels above DNL 75 db (Table 5-99). Under the No-ActionAlternative there would be no changes in access or visual setting for any of these properties and therefore therewould be no constructive use of any Section 4(f) properties.Table 5-98Section 4(f) Historical Properties Day-Night Average Sound Levels2015 2020 2025No-Action Alternative No-Action Alternative Alternative No-Action Alternative AlternativeHistorical Property 1 Alternative B4 Alternative B2 B4 Alternative B2 B4Pawtuxet Village HD 58.7 59.3 59.2 60.0 59.8 59.8 60.5 60.3Rhodes (Christopher) HS 59.4 60.0 59.9 60.7 60.5 60.5 61.2 61.0John Waterman Arnold HS 59.9 60.5 60.4 61.1 60.9 61.0 61.6 61.4Hangar No. 1 2 66.1 66.2 66.5 66.5 66.7 67.1 67.1 67.2Rhode Island State Airport Terminal 2 64.5 64.7 65.0 65.0 65.2 65.7 65.8 65.9Hangar No. 2 2 69.0 69.0 69.4 69.4 69.4 70.1 70.1 70.0Proposed Airport HD 2 67.1 67.2 67.6 67.9 67.5 68.3 68.6 68.2Warwick Civic Center HD 59.7 60.0 59.5 59.5 59.8 60.2 60.1 60.4Apponaug HD 58.8 59.0 58.6 58.6 58.8 59.2 59.2 59.4Caleb Greene House 59.1 59.4 58.9 58.9 59.2 59.6 59.5 59.8Cowesett Pound 60.5 61.6 61.0 61.8 62.1 61.5 62.3 62.5Amasa Sprague Estate Stone Walls 54.0 54.4 54.4 54.8 54.8 54.9 55.3 55.2Source: HMMH, 2010.Notes: These Historical Properties are shown on Figure 5-36, 5-37, and 5-38.All readings are DNL ## dB.HD Historic DistrictHS Historic Site1 From the National Register Database and RIGIS.2 Located on Airport Property.395 FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13 - Airport Design, Change 14.396 14 CFR 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning , Appendix A, Table 1.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-184 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc