Printable VersionCCE Environmental Evaluation
On February 16, 2010, the RTD Board of Directors adopted the Environmental Evaluation (EE) for the Central Corridor Extension. The EE includes a Preferred Alternative recommendation for the Central Corridor Extension as well as identifies the environmental impacts and the avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures associated with the impacts. The final EE also includes responses to comments received on the draft EE document (Appendix A).The Preferred Alternative for the Central Corridor Extension includes in-traffic single light-rail vehicle transit between the existing 30th/Downing light rail station and the 38th/Blake station planned for the East Corridor commuter rail line between Denver Union Station (DUS) and the Denver International Airport (DIA). The Preferred Alternative includes roundtrip service between the 38th/Blake station and the downtown Denver light rail loop, using the existing tracks south of 30th/Downing and adds two new stops at 33rd Avenue/Downing and 35th Avenue/Downing.
Click on the volume titles below to view or download individual chapters of the Central Corridor Extension final Environmental Evaluation (EE):
Introduction (621 Kb) - Cover Page, Table of Contents, List of Acronyms, and References.
Summary (849 Kb) - Provides an overview of the project, Preferred Alternative, and outlines the major findings of the EE process.
Chapter One (2 Mb) - Purpose and Need discusses the project objectives and the need for improvements.
Chapter Two (10 Mb) - Alternatives Considered outlines the screening and selection process and gives a detailed description of the alternatives, including the No-Action Alternative.
Chapter Three - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences identifies the existing conditions of the study area environment, as well as the potential for changes by the Preferred Alternative and the associated avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. (Due to the large file size of this chapter, it has been split into three parts)
Part 1 (7.7 Mb) - Resources not Affected; Social Impacts and Community Facilities; Environmental Justice; Land use and Zoning; Economic Considerations; Land Acquisition, Displacements, and Relocation of Existing Uses
Part 2 (7.8 Mb) - Historic Resources; Visual and Aesthetic Qualities
Part 3 (7.5 Mb) - Energy; Noise and Vibration; Hazardous Materials; Safety and Security; Utilities
Chapter Four (5.3 Mb) - Transportation Systems examines the impacts the Preferred Alternative would have on existing roadways and traffic operations, and discusses the transit service, operations, and ridership for the corridor.
Chapter Five (788 Kb) - Public Comment and Agency Coordination outlines the community and agency involvement process that was used to solicit comments on alternatives and their potential effects.
Appendix A (248 Kb) - Response to Agency and Public Comments. The Central Corridor Extension draft EE was made available to the public for a 30-day comment period from December 9, 2009 through January 11, 2010. Appendix A documents all comments received on the draft EE as well as project team responses.
Appendix B (3.3 Mb) - RTD's Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA) (October 2007).
