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T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation• See Section 6.3.2.1, Noise Land Reuse Plan Update, for RIAC’s proposed update to its Noise Land Reuse Plan(this proposed mitigation measure is the same for Alternatives B2 and B4).6.21.3 Social and Socioeconomic, and Environmental Justice and Children’s Health andSafety RisksAs with Alternative B4, Alternative B2 would not result in significant impacts to social and socioeconomicconditions, as discussed in Section 5.5, Social and Socioeconomic, and Environmental Justice and Children’s Health andSafety Risks, of Chapter 5, Environmental Consequences. Also, Alternative B2 would not result in adisproportionate effect on the socioeconomic environment or result in disproportionate adverse impacts toenvironmental justice populations (minority, Hispanic, or low-income populations) and, therefore, nomitigation measures are required. In addition, there are no significant impacts to children’s health and safety.Other social and socioeconomic impacts addressed in this section include the relocation of residences andbusinesses due to mandatory and voluntary property acquisitions for Alternative B2.6.21.3.1 Mitigation for Other Social and Socioeconomic Impacts for Alternative B2Alternative B2 would result in the relocation of residences and businesses due to mandatory and voluntaryproperty acquisitions (refer to Table 5-38 for a summary of property acquisitions). Overall, Alternative B2would result in a higher number of land acquisitions (mandatory and voluntary) compared to Alternative B4(247 parcels total consisting of 237 residential units and 41 businesses, and 105 parcels total consisting of140 residential units and twelve businesses, respectively). As proposed under Alternative B4, the relocationprocess for the full and partial property acquisitions for Alternative B2 would be carried out in accordance withthe URA requirements, as described previously in Section 6.4.1.1, Relocate and Compensate According to theUniform Relocation Act and in Appendix G.4, Conceptual Relocation Plan, of this FEIS.6.21.4 Surface TransportationWhen compared to the proposed mitigation for Alternative B4, two additional intersections would requiremitigation under Alternative B2: Post Road at Coronado Road and Main Avenue at Jefferson Boulevard.Mitigation measures could include, but are not limited to, geometric modifications and/or signal timing andphasing adjustments. Additionally, traffic signal timing and phasing adjustments throughout the Study Areawould differ for Alternative B2. This is due to the substantial shift in traffic that would be realized underAlternative B2 with the full relocation of Airport Road. The expected shift in regional traffic volume wouldrequire greater modifications to signal timing and phasing at some locations and no changes at others.Parking impacts are expected to be the same under both Alternative B2 and B4, therefore mitigation would alsobe the same for both alternatives.In addition to the transit impacts identified for Alternative B4, RIPTA Route 3, which operates on WarwickAvenue, would be affected by Alternative B2. Some bus stops along Warwick Avenue would require relocationunder Alternative B2. The route of travel itself would be unaffected.Chapter 6 – Mitigation 6-46 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH06_Mitigation_JUL_2011.doc