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 Rail 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).