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Anacostia Streetcar Phase 2 Environmental Assessment
& Section 106 Evaluation:Community Workshop
January 12, 2011
Welcome• Streetcar Program Overview
• Study OverviewStudy GoalsNEPA/EA Study ProcessHistoric Preservation
• Gather community feedback• Answer questions• Provide technical resources• Share schedule highlights• Share contact information
Overview of Proposed Streetcar Network • 37 miles of Streetcar lines
• Constructed in 3 network phases based on: System connectivity
Ridership potential
Location of operations & maintenance facilities
Manageable size
• 8 Lines total
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Anacostia Streetcar Update
• Construction Phase 1a:– from Maintenance Facility site on South Capitol
Street to Firth Sterling/Suitland Parkway– Completed 2010
• Construction Phase 1b:– Connection to Anacostia Metro Station and
construction of Maintenance Facility– Coordination with other construction efforts in
area
• Phase 2:– From Anacostia Metro Rail Station to 11th Street
Bridge – Currently in the NEPA Process
What is NEPA?NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF
1969 • Process to identify social, environmental
impacts of federally funded action• Balance:
– Public infrastructure development– Human and natural environment– Community, neighborhood preservation– Quality of life considerations
• Governs FTA environmental protection and project development process
• Aids federal decision-making
NEPA & Streetcar Program
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 Resulted from:
– Increasing appreciation for the environment (1960s)
– Freeway revolts in response to construction of Interstate Highway System (1960s)
Why does it apply to the streetcar?– Help define the project– Identify potential issues associated with
proposed project and necessary mitigation– Maintain eligibility for federal funding for
design, construction and operations
Anacostia Study Goals
• Identify community needs, goals, desires
• Evaluate potential impacts of proposed project
• Engage the community throughout
• Complete Environmental Assessment
• Complete conceptual engineering
P u b l i c O u t r e a c h
Final Decision Document
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and
Section 106 Evaluation
ProjectInitiation
Develop Project Purpose & Need
Develop & Screen
Alternatives
Identify PreferredAlignment
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Public Review of Draft Environmental
Assessment
We Are Here
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P u b l i c O u t r e a c h
EnvironmentalAssessment
Section 106Evaluation
ConceptualEngineering
The NEPA-EA Process
Historical & Cultural Resources Evaluation
Section 106
Frederick Douglass House
“Gateway to a Great Community” by Tim Conlon and
Billy Colbert
The Big Chair
“Real Justice” by Allen Uzikee Nelson
Anacostia Historic District
Historical & Cultural Resources Evaluation
Historic Districts
• Requires consultation with State Historic Preservation Office & interested parties
• Area of Potential Effects and Assessment of Effect on Cultural Resources document will be prepared
• Interested parties are invited to participate
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and Section
106 Evaluation
Workshop
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and
Section 106 Evaluation
• Public Meetings⁻ Public Kick Off Workshop⁻ Project Alternatives⁻ Public Hearing⁻ Online Meeting
• Presentations to ANCs, Community Organizations, Small Businesses
• Briefings to Elected Officials
Public Involvement
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WINTER SPRING SPRING-SUMMER SUMMER-FALL FALL
Project Initiation
Community Leaders Meeting
Agency Kick-Off Meeting
Public Workshop
2nd Public Meeting Develop and screen
alternatives Define Project
Alternatives Identify preferred
alternative Section 106
consultation
3rd Public Meeting Environmental
analysis Engineering
analysis Section 106
consultation Share study
findings
Complete Draft EA and Section 106 Evaluation
Public Review Period
Public Hearing for Draft EA and Section 106 Evaluation
FTA Decision Final Decision
Document
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and
Section 106 EvaluationSchedule Highlights
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and Section
106 EvaluationPublic Involvement
How to Stay Connected:
• DDOT Website: www.ddot.dc.gov/dcstreetcar
• DDOT Facebook/Twitter
• Project Email: [email protected]
• Project Hotline: (888) 415-9869
Anacostia Streetcar Extension Environmental Assessment and Section
106Project Contact
Circe TorruellasDDOT-PTSA: Streetcar PlanningProject [email protected]
Marc BleyerDDOT-PTSA: Streetcar PlanningDeputy Project [email protected]
