WELCOME BUS RAPID TRANSIT PUBLIC MEETING
MEETING TIME: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Milwaukee County in conjunction with the Federal Transit Administration is hosting today’s meeting to give the public an opportunity to review and comment on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
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ABOUT EAST-WEST BRT • 9-mile regional, modern bus rapid transit service
• Connects downtown, Near West Side, Marquette University, Wauwatosa and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center
• Provides improved access to region’s most vital, most traveled and most congested corridor
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1. Watertown Plank Park & Ride Lot 8. Wisconsin Lutheran High School 15. Marquette University High School 22. Milwaukee Public Museum 29. Downtown Central Business District
Why BRT?
• BRT plays a vital role in a healthy, multimodal transportation system that connects people to jobs, and businesses to their customers.
• BRT is cost-effective and has been proven to increase transit use with improved service frequencies, travel time and reliability.
• BRT supports millions of dollars in economic development.
• BRT meets a critical need to mitigate traffic congestion.
2. Milwaukee County Research Park 9. Wisconsin State Fair Park 16. The Rave/Eagles Club 23. Milwaukee Bucks Arena District
3. Milwaukee County Zoo 10. Pius XI High School 17. Milwaukee High School of the Arts 24. Wisconsin Center
4. UWM Innovation Campus 11. MacDowell Montessori School 18. Milwaukee Academy of Science 25. Milwaukee Intermodal Station
5. Milwaukee Regional Medical Center 12. Miller Park 19. Marquette University 26. Harley-Davidson Museum®
6. Wisconsin Lutheran College 13. Miller Brewing Co. 20. Potawatomi Hotel & Casino 27. The Shops of Grand Avenue
7. Honey Creek Corporate Center 14. Harley-Davidson Motor Company 21. Milwaukee Area Technical College 28. Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Proposed route and station locations for the East-West BRT designated based on technical analysis and public/stakeholder input during the 2016 feasibility study and 2017 preliminary design phase
30. Milwaukee School of Engineering
31. Milwaukee Public Market
32. Tenor High School
33. The Couture
34. Milwaukee Art Museum
35. Henry W Maier Festival Park
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PART OF A LARGER VISION The Regional Transit Vision The region’s transportation plan, called Vision 2050, recommends significant improvement to and expansion of the public transit system to provide enhanced service that is time-competitive with a car. The regional plan focuses on high travel demand corridors and recommends the development of eight rapid transit lines (see map).
BRT is the Foundation East-West BRT would be the first rapid transit corridor in the region, providing the “central spine” for MCTS and future transit connections. The East-West corridor could be expanded west to Waukesha and east to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the future.
EAST-WEST BRT ...
• Is a key part of the region’s transit vision
• Provides opportunities to spur development and provide connections to more corridors in region
• Builds on existing MCTS routes
• Creates the “central spine” of the region’s proposed network of rapid transit lines
WH
AT
IS B
RT?
B
RT
is a
hig
h-qu
ality
, cos
t-ef
fect
ive
bus-
base
d re
gion
al tr
ansi
t sys
tem
with
:
• U
niqu
e br
andi
ng
• S
peci
alize
d ve
hicl
es
• E
nhan
ced
stat
ions
• Le
vel b
oard
ing
plat
form
s
• O
ff-b
oard
fare
col
lect
ion
• D
edic
ated
tran
sit l
anes
• Tr
affic
sig
nal p
riorit
y
• Fr
eque
nt s
ervi
ce
• Fe
wer
sto
ps
Ded
icate
d t
ran
sit
lan
es
Leve
l b
oard
ing
p
latf
orm
s O
ff-b
oard
fare
co
llect
ion
sys
tem
Eas
t-W
est
BR
T P
roje
ct F
eatu
res
Up
to 1
9 st
atio
ns
Mod
ern,
hyb
rid
Rel
iabl
e an
d R
educ
es t
raff
ic
Mor
e fr
eque
nt d
aily
conn
ect r
egio
nal
elec
tric
bus
es p
rovi
de
pred
icta
ble
trav
el
cong
estio
n se
rvic
e w
ith b
uses
netw
ork
of m
ajor
a
quie
t, co
mfo
rtabl
e,
times
thro
ugh
the
use
by a
ttra
ctin
g ev
ery
10 m
inut
es
empl
oym
ent c
ente
rs,
sust
aina
ble
vehi
cle
of d
edic
ated
lane
s (o
ver
mor
e tr
ansi
t rid
ers
and
durin
g pe
ak h
ours
and
educ
atio
n fa
cilit
ies
with
feat
ures
for
50
% o
f the
cor
ridor
re
mov
ing
thou
sand
s of
m
idda
y, an
d ev
ery
20-
and
recr
eatio
nal
easy
boa
rdin
g an
d le
ngth
), fe
wer
sto
ps,
cars
from
the
corr
idor
30
min
utes
in e
arly
dest
inat
ions
in
terio
r bik
e st
orag
e tr
affic
sig
nal p
riorit
y an
d m
orni
ng, e
veni
ng
and
late
-nig
ht
pre-
boar
d tic
ketin
g
A M
ODER
N AP
PROA
CH
BRT i
s an i
ncre
asing
ly po
pular
ap
proa
ch to
deliv
er en
hanc
ed
publi
c tra
nspo
rtatio
n ser
vices
in
comm
unitie
s see
king c
ost-
effec
tive w
ays t
o red
uce t
raffi
c co
nges
tion,
impr
ove m
obilit
y an
d inc
reas
e tra
nsit
rider
ship.
WH
Y IS
BR
T D
IFFE
RE
NT
FR
OM
RE
GU
LAR
BU
S S
ER
VIC
E?
One
of t
he m
ain
purp
oses
of i
mpl
emen
ting
BR
T is
to im
prov
e th
e re
liabi
lity
and
freq
uenc
y of
the
syst
em s
o m
ore
peop
le w
ant t
o us
e tr
ansi
t. D
urin
g m
orni
ng a
nd a
fter
noon
co
mm
utes
BR
T se
rvic
e w
ould
run
ever
y 10
min
utes
, mea
ning
you
wou
ld n
ever
hav
e to
wai
t lon
g to
cat
ch a
ride
. Oth
er B
RT
feat
ures
des
crib
ed b
elow
als
o ad
d to
an
impr
oved
tr
ansi
t exp
erie
nce.
One
mor
e pl
us: Y
ou w
on’t
need
to p
ay fo
r par
king
!
Ded
icat
ed t
rans
it la
nes
avoi
d co
nges
tion
The
best
way
to im
prov
e tr
avel
tim
es
and
trav
el re
liabi
lity
is to
pro
vide
a
dedi
cate
d la
ne fo
r the
BR
T, w
hich
w
ill a
llow
the
bus
to o
pera
te w
ithou
t si
tting
in tr
affic
. Thi
s is
par
ticul
arly
im
port
ant f
or c
onge
sted
cor
ridor
s.
Sig
nal p
rior
ity f
or t
rans
it ve
hicl
es a
t in
ters
ectio
ns
Bus
es e
xper
ienc
e de
lays
whe
n si
tting
at
traf
fic s
igna
ls. A
ddin
g tr
ansi
t sig
nal
prio
rity
to tr
affic
sig
nals
allo
ws
the
bus
to
redu
ce d
elay
s at
thes
e in
ters
ectio
ns a
nd
mai
ntai
n a
mor
e co
nsis
tent
leve
l of s
ervi
ce.
Eff
icie
nt b
oard
ing
with
mod
ern
vehi
cles
and
sta
tion
amen
ities
Dw
ell t
imes
at s
tatio
ns c
an im
pact
tr
avel
tim
e. B
RT
syst
ems
with
off
-boa
rd
fare
col
lect
ion
spee
d up
the
boar
ding
pr
oces
s; le
vel s
tatio
n pl
atfo
rms
allo
w
for f
aste
r boa
rdin
g an
d al
ight
ing
for a
ll pa
ssen
gers
; and
mod
ern
buse
s w
ith
mul
ti-do
or b
oard
ing
allo
w ri
ders
to g
et o
n an
d of
f the
veh
icle
qui
ckly
and
eas
ily.
Freq
uent
ser
vice
with
fe
wer
sto
ps
Bus
trav
el ti
me
can
be im
prov
ed w
ith
mor
e fr
eque
nt b
us s
ervi
ce a
nd fe
wer
st
ops.
Mor
e fr
eque
nt s
ervi
ce m
eans
that
th
e am
ount
of t
ime
spen
t wai
ting
for
the
next
bus
is s
hort
ened
, sav
ing
trav
el
time.
Hav
ing
grea
ter d
ista
nce
betw
een
stop
loca
tions
impr
oves
trav
el ti
me
beca
use
rider
s on
the
bus
have
few
er
stop
s be
fore
reac
hing
thei
r des
tinat
ion.
BR
T B
EN
EFIT
S
BR
T is
mor
e th
an a
tran
spor
tatio
n pr
ojec
t. It
play
s a
vita
l rol
e in
cre
atin
g liv
able
and
sus
tain
able
com
mun
ities
by
prov
idin
g ef
ficie
nt c
onne
ctio
ns, i
ncre
asin
g w
alka
bilit
y an
d de
finin
g pl
aces
that
peo
ple
wan
t to
live,
wor
k an
d re
crea
te. T
he p
erm
anen
ce o
f BR
T sh
ows
a co
mm
itmen
t to
an a
rea
and
help
s su
ppor
t the
vib
ranc
y of
exi
stin
g di
stric
ts
and
neig
hbor
hood
s al
ong
the
rout
e.
Out
com
es f
or T
rans
it R
ider
s
• S
ervi
ce e
very
10
min
utes
dur
ing
peak
hou
rs a
nd m
idda
y
• Im
prov
ed tr
avel
tim
es a
nd re
liabi
lity
from
few
er s
tops
, de
dica
ted
lane
s an
d tr
ansi
t sig
nal p
riorit
y
• B
ette
r tra
nsit
expe
rienc
e w
ith n
ew, m
oder
n bu
ses
and
enha
nced
sta
tions
• S
eam
less
ly in
tegr
ated
into
exi
stin
g M
CTS
bus
rout
es a
nd s
ervi
ce
Out
com
es f
or C
omm
uniti
es
• Fa
cilit
ates
eco
nom
ic d
evel
opm
ent.
Sim
ilar s
yste
ms
have
see
n up
to $
50
0 m
illio
n in
inve
stm
ent
• Im
prov
ed m
obili
ty fo
r tho
se w
ho c
anno
t or c
hoos
e no
t to
driv
e (2
3%
of s
tatio
n-ar
ea re
side
nts
do n
ot h
ave
a ca
r)
• P
rom
otes
hea
lthy
neig
hbor
hood
s by
enc
oura
ging
mor
e w
alki
ng a
nd b
ikin
g; im
prov
ed a
esth
etic
s, a
nd b
ette
r lig
htin
g at
sta
tions
impr
oves
saf
ety
and
neig
hbor
hood
cha
ract
er
• C
ost-
effe
ctiv
e op
tion
redu
ces
mon
thly
hou
seho
ld tr
ansp
orta
tion
cost
s co
mpa
red
with
ow
ning
a c
ar (c
ar o
wne
rshi
p =
$75
5; M
CTS
pas
s =
$72
)
Out
com
es f
or D
rive
rs
• R
educ
es tr
affic
con
gest
ion
by a
ttra
ctin
g m
ore
tran
sit r
ider
s an
d re
mov
ing
cars
from
the
corr
idor
. Cur
rent
ly, 1
6,0
00
car
s/
day
trav
el o
n B
luem
ound
Roa
d; 7
7%
are
sin
gle-
occu
panc
y.
• Im
prov
ed s
afet
y
» D
edic
ated
lane
s re
duce
wea
ving
» C
ars
won
’t ge
t stu
ck b
ehin
d bu
ses
» In
fras
truc
ture
hel
ps c
alm
traf
fic
Out
com
es f
or B
usin
esse
s
• A
ttra
ct a
nd e
xpan
d th
e po
ol o
f em
ploy
ees
incl
udin
g m
illen
nial
s an
d G
en Y
, who
pre
fer n
ot to
dep
end
on c
ars
• Le
ss p
arki
ng n
eede
d du
e to
less
dem
and.
Sav
e up
to $
30,0
00
per g
arag
e sp
ace.
Incr
ease
d la
nd a
vaila
ble
for d
evel
opm
ent
• M
ore
foot
traf
fic to
/fro
m s
tatio
ns =
mor
e cu
stom
ers
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
a n
ew tr
ansi
t ser
vice
mus
t go
thro
ugh
vario
us p
hase
s of
dev
elop
men
t bef
ore
the
new
ser
vice
can
be in
itiat
ed.
In
Milw
auke
e C
ount
yco
mpl
eted
a F
easi
bilit
y St
udy
and
sele
cted
a p
refe
rred
rout
e op
tion.
In
and
Milw
auke
eC
ount
y ad
vanc
ed th
e pr
ojec
t’sde
sign
pha
se, w
hich
incl
uded
deve
lopi
ng ro
adw
ay a
ndst
atio
n de
sign
s, as
wel
l as
begi
nnin
g an
d co
mpl
etin
g an
envir
onm
enta
l ass
essm
ent
and
requ
estin
g fe
dera
l fun
ds.
Upo
n th
e su
cces
sful
com
plet
ion
of th
e de
sign
pha
se,
cons
truct
ion
of th
e sy
stem
coul
d be
gin
in
with
ser
vice
star
ting
as e
arly
as
.
PR
OJE
CT
PH
AS
ES
2016
East-West BRT Feasibilty Study
Select Locally Preferred Alternative
2018-20
19
Final Design
2017-20
18
Federal Transit Administration Project Development
Engineering/Environmental Review
2019-20
20
Startup/Testing
Service Begins
2019-20
20
Construction
ONGOIN
G P
UBL
IC ENGAG
EMEN
T
2016
, 20
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2018
2019
2020
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27TH ST
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runn
ing
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avel
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ixed
traf
fic
Dedic
ated t
ransit
lane
in pa
rking
lane
De
dicate
d tran
sit la
ne in
right
lane
Trans
it veh
icle s
hares
lane
with
othe
r TY
PES
next
to cu
rb ne
xt to
parki
ng la
ne
vehic
les
BRT SERVICE PLAN
Proposed service levels
The East-West BRT will provide a high level of service with short headways, or frequencies, to promote easy and convenient travel along the corridor.
Hours of service and frequencies
TIME OF DAY START/END
TIME
Early AM
AM peak
Midday
PM peak
Early evening
Evening
Late evening
4:30-6 a.m.
6-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
3-6 p.m.
6-8 p.m.
8-11 p.m.
11 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
WEEKDAYS (minutes)
20
10
SATURDAYS (minutes)
20
15
SUNDAYS (minutes)
N/A
20
10 15 15
10 15 15
15 15 15
20 20 20
30 30 30
System integration
BRT will be fully integrated into the existing local transit system and provide opportunities to modify other MCTS routes for an enhanced transit experience. Based on further analysis and public input, Milwaukee County will determine bus service modifications during the project’s design phase. While most MCTS routes will be unaffected, some potential modifications may include:
• Integrating some routes with BRT • Relocating some downtown local and freeway flyer routes
• Replacing some route segments to adjacent streets
HOW MUCH WILL A BRT RIDE COST?
The cost to ride BRT will be the same as the cost to ride other MCTS buses. The BRT system will also accept MCTS daily, weekly and monthly bus passes.
Multimodal connections
The East-West BRT project presents an opportunity to advance regional multimodal connections.
• BRT stations coordinated with • On-board bicycle access will other MCTS bus routes facilitate trips that are part
transit, part walk or part bike • BRT stations located near Bublr
bike stations in downtown • Short streetcar trip or walk to the Milwaukee Intermodal Station
• Easy connections to the with connections to the regional The Hop Streetcar rail and bus services
WHO WILL USE BRT? The East-West Corridor connects workers and residents to the largest employment and activity centers in southeast Wisconsin including ...
Ridership
Ridership for the East-West BRT will be generated by large concentration of population, employment centers and attractions.
Average Weekday Boardings Gold Line BRT 30 30X
EXISTING (2015)
NO BUILD 19,000 (2035)
BRT BUILD 9,500 6,800 5,900
6,300 4,900 7,800
18,000 6,100 4,700 7,200
22,200 (2035)
HOW IS RIDERSHIP DETERMINED?
The project team used a Federal Transit Administration model called STOPS, which stands for Simplified Trips-on-Project Software, to generate East-West BRT ridership projections.
The model shows transit ridership with BRT along the corridor would be over 22,200 by 2035 – a 17% increase over the no build scenario.
Figures are given for all routes utilizing the BRT corridor (BRT, Gold Line, 30 and 30X) for a complete picture of what exists today and what the corridor might look like in the future with or without BRT.
By 2035, the BRT project is expected to result in:
AVERAGE WEEKDAY CORRIDOR RIDERSHIP 17% 9,500INCREASE (Build vs. No Build) BRT BOARDINGS
STATION DESIGN CONCEPTS The project team provided design concepts at seven events in 2017 and got feedback from over 1,000 participants. The concepts shown incorporate public input, typical BRT station elements and historic resources. As the project design progresses through Final Design, details and architectural elements may be refined or modified.
Small Scale Station Concept
Passenger information displays
Shelters
Off-board fare collection
Station identification signage
Level boarding platforms
Seating and/or leaning rails
ADA compliant ramps
Large Scale Station Concept
Station identification signage
Shelters Passenger information displays
Off-board fare collection
Level boarding platforms
ADA compliant ramps
Seating and/or leaning rails
CO
ST
ES
TIM
ATE
S a
nd F
UN
DIN
G S
OU
RC
ES
C
apita
l cos
ts
ESTIM
ATE:
$54
.7 m
illion
*
75%
: Fed
eral
$4
0.9
mill
ion
25%
: Loc
al
$1
3.8
mill
ion
Cap
ital c
osts
are
a o
ne-t
ime
cost
ass
ocia
ted
the
cons
truc
tion
of th
e ph
ysic
al e
lem
ents
of t
he
BR
T in
clud
ing:
• Tr
affic
con
trol
•
Vehi
cles
•
Roa
dway
sy
stem
s im
prov
emen
ts
• S
tatio
ns
FUND
ING
SOUR
CE
Milw
auke
e C
ount
y is
pur
suin
g fe
dera
l fun
ds to
bui
ld th
e pr
ojec
t thr
ough
the
Fede
ral T
rans
it A
dmin
istr
atio
n’s
Cap
ital I
nves
tmen
t Gra
nt (C
IG) P
rogr
am.
The
loca
l mat
ch w
ould
be
prov
ided
th
roug
h a
com
bina
tion
of S
tate
, Cou
nty
and
MR
MC
fund
s.
* Th
e E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t ref
eren
ces
a ca
pita
l cos
t of $
50
mill
ion
(20
17
dol
lars
) and
was
not
esc
alat
ed to
yea
r of e
xpen
ditu
re d
olla
rs.
Ope
ratio
ns a
nd m
aint
enan
ce c
osts
ESTIM
ATE:
$3.7
milli
on an
nuall
y
O&
M c
osts
refle
ct th
e an
nual
cos
t to
oper
ate
and
mai
ntai
n th
e B
RT
serv
ice.
Thi
s in
clud
es, b
ut is
not
lim
ited
to:
• Ve
hicl
e op
erat
ion
•
Sta
tion
mai
nten
ance
•
Tran
sit l
ane
mai
nten
ance
an
d m
aint
enan
ce
FUND
ING
SOUR
CE
BR
T op
erat
ions
and
mai
nten
ance
cos
ts w
ould
be
fund
ed s
imila
r to
othe
r bus
rout
es in
the
MC
TS
syst
em: t
hrou
gh b
us fa
res,
adv
ertis
ing
and
spon
sors
hips
, sta
te a
nd fe
dera
l fun
ding
and
the
exis
ting
loca
l tax
levy
.
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NTA
L A
SS
ES
SM
EN
T M
ilwau
kee
Cou
nty,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
Fede
ral T
rans
it A
dmin
istr
atio
n, is
pre
parin
g an
Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent (
EA
) for
the
Eas
t-W
est B
RT
proj
ect,
as
requ
ired
by th
e N
atio
nal E
nviro
nmen
tal P
olic
y A
ct o
f 19
69
. The
env
ironm
enta
l rev
iew
pro
cess
is re
quire
d fo
r all
proj
ects
that
rece
ive
fede
ral f
unds
. The
EA
ev
alua
tes
the
bene
fits
and
impa
cts
of b
oth
the
No
Act
ion
(or N
o B
uild
) alte
rnat
ive
and
the
BR
T (B
uild
) alte
rnat
ive.
An E
A m
akes
sure
dec
ision
-mak
ers c
onsid
er th
e pro
ject’s
impa
cts a
nd b
enef
its b
efor
e the
fina
l pro
ject d
ecisi
on an
d do
cum
ent a
ppro
val.
Wha
t is
an
EA
?
An
EA
eva
luat
es th
e pr
ojec
t’s p
oten
tial i
mpa
ct to
the
envi
ronm
ent (
posi
tive
and
nega
tive)
and
iden
tifie
s m
easu
res
to a
void
, min
imize
or m
itiga
te th
ose
impa
cts.
An
EA
is re
quire
d to
incl
ude
brie
f, bu
t tho
roug
h di
scus
sion
on:
• Th
e ne
ed fo
r the
pro
ject
• A
ltern
ativ
es u
nder
con
side
ratio
n
• E
nviro
nmen
tal i
mpa
cts
of e
ach
alte
rnat
ive
• A
list
ing
of a
genc
ies
and
pers
ons
cons
ulte
d
EA T
IMEL
INE
and
REVI
EW P
ROCE
SS
How
is a
n E
A a
ppro
ved?
If it
is d
eter
min
ed th
at th
ere
will
be
no s
igni
fican
t im
pact
s on
th
e qu
ality
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t, FT
A is
sues
a F
indi
ng o
f No
Sig
nific
ant I
mpa
ct (F
ON
SI)
to c
oncl
ude
the
envi
ronm
enta
l re
view
pro
cess
and
doc
umen
t the
dec
isio
n.
The
FON
SI:
• C
onsi
ders
all
appl
icab
le c
omm
ents
and
resp
onse
s
• Id
entif
ies
the
proj
ect s
pons
or’s
sel
ecte
d al
tern
ativ
e
• C
oncl
udes
the
envi
ronm
enta
l rev
iew
and
allo
ws
the
proj
ect t
o ad
vanc
e in
to fi
nal d
esig
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n
Wha
t top
ics
does
the
EA
eva
luat
e?
The
EA
con
side
rs s
hort
- an
d lo
ng-t
erm
impa
cts
rela
ted
to th
e co
nstr
uctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e pr
ojec
t. It
eval
uate
s so
cial
, cul
tura
l, en
viro
nmen
tal
and
tran
spor
tatio
n-re
late
d im
pact
s in
clud
ing:
• Tr
affic
and
par
king
• N
oise
• A
ir qu
ality
• H
isto
ric re
sour
ces
• C
omm
uniti
es a
nd n
eigh
borh
oods
• M
inor
ity a
nd lo
w-in
com
e po
pula
tions
• La
nd u
se a
nd e
cono
mic
s
• N
atur
al a
nd b
iolo
gica
l res
ourc
es
Initia
te en
viron
men
tal r
eview
(fall
201
6)
Publi
sh E
A an
d be
gin 3
0-da
y com
men
t per
iod (f
all 2
018)
Ho
ld pu
blic m
eetin
g on
EA
(fall 2
018)
Prep
are r
espo
nses
to co
mm
ents
(fall 2
018)
Re
ceive
an en
viron
men
tal d
ecisi
on d
ocum
ent c
onclu
ding
the e
nviro
nmen
tal r
eview
pro
cess
R
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NTA
L A
SS
ES
SM
EN
T FIN
DIN
GS
• The
Eas
t-W
est B
RT
will
ope
rate
on
exis
ting
stre
ets.
O
nly
92
nd a
nd 9
4th
Str
eets
nea
r MR
MC
will
be
reco
nstr
ucte
d as
par
t of t
he p
roje
ct.
• Tra
ffic
sig
nal m
odifi
catio
ns w
ill b
e m
ade
to m
aint
ain
acce
ptab
le tr
affic
ope
ratio
ns.
• No
prop
erty
acq
uisi
tion
is re
quire
d by
the
proj
ect.
• Sta
tions
hav
e be
en d
esig
ned
and
loca
ted
to b
e co
mpa
tible
with
his
toric
str
uctu
res
and
plac
es in
the
corr
idor
.
• Pot
entia
l noi
se im
pact
s to
one
bui
ldin
g on
the
MR
MC
ca
mpu
s w
ill b
e m
itiga
ted
by th
e pr
ojec
t.
