Syracuse City Council March 8, 2011. EIS Process & Schedule.

Syracuse City Council

March 8, 2011

EIS Process& Schedule

Primary Purposes•Improve Regional Mobility •Enhance Peak-Period Mobility

Secondary Objectives•Enhance Transportation Mode Relationships•Support Local Growth Objectives•Provide Increased Bicycle and Pedestrian Options

Purpose and Need

Alternatives Development and Screening

• Widen existing roads

• Transit only

• 4-lane divided highways

• 5-lane arterials

• 2-lane arterials

46 Preliminary Alternatives

Advanced:• Widen everything

• 4-lane divided highways*

Eliminated:

• Arterials

• D&RG north of Farmington

• Transit-only

* 5-lane arterial north of 4000 South

14 Alternatives passed Level 1 Screening

Advanced Alternatives:

• Minimize & Balance community and environmental impacts while meeting the transportation need

3 Alternatives passed Level 2 Screening

14 3

ROW Acquisitions…………….. 75 – 552 103 - 141

Acres of Wetlands…………...... 2 – 125 36 – 54

Historic Properties…………….. 1 – 27 1 – 2

Acres of High Quality Habitat… 0 – 103 31 – 39

Agricultural Protection Areas…. 0 – 31 3 – 31

Acres of 100-year Floodplain… 20 – 117 28

Section 4f Properties…………. 2 – 8 3 – 6

*Items in blue have state and federal law protection

Level 2 Screening Results

Bluff Road Comparison

March • Gather public comments – Submit comments by March 25• Collaborate with public, cities, and agencies• Revise and finalize alternatives for DEIS

April – early 2012• Detailed engineering on alternatives

Early 2012 • Public hearing on DEIS

Next Steps

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