Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev Project
The Pennsylvania Project of Magnetic Levitation TransportationTechnology Deployment Program
Pittsburgh International Airport to Greensburg area
Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation
Prepared by:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Port Authority of Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
in cooperation with
Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard
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SIGNATURE PAGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ES-1.0 Purpose and Need for Action
ES-2.0 Alternatives
ES-3.0 Project Setting
ES-4.0 Environmental Consequences
ES-4.1 Natural Resources
ES-4.2 Cultural Resources
ES-4.3 Community Resources
ES-4.4 Other Resources
ES-5.0 Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation
ES-5.1 Use of Section 4(f) Resources
ES-5.2 Avoidance, Minimization and Least Harm
ES-6.0 Comments and Coordination
ES-7.0 Other Actions
ES-8.0 Areas of Controversy and other Unresolved Issues and State and
Federal Actions Required
ES-8.1 Areas of Controversy
ES-8.2 Unresolved Issues and State and Federal Actions Required
ES-9.0 Final EIS and Record of Decision
1.0 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION
1.1 Project Overview
1.2 Project Purpose
1.3 Project Need
1.3.1 Developmental Need
1.3.2 Operational Need
1.3.3 Regional Need
1.4 Consistency with Local, Regional, State and National Planning
2.0 ALTERNATIVES
2.1 Overview and Background Information
2.2 Description of Maglev Technology
2.2.1 Suspension and Guidance
2.2.2 Propulsion
2.2.3 Guideway
2.2.4 Vehicles
2.2.5 Stations
2.2.6 Support Facilities
2.3 Development of Preliminary Alternatives in the PEIS
2.4 Planned Local Public Transportation as an Alternative
2.5 Description of the Remaining Preliminary Alternatives for this DEIS
2.5.1 No-Build Alternative
2.5.2 Build Alternatives
2.6 Preliminary Alternatives Analysis
2.7 Preliminary Alternatives Dismissed from Further Study
2.7.1 Section A
2.7.2 Section B
2.7.3 Section C
2.8 Alternatives Development, Screening, and Analysis
2.8.1 Section A
2.8.1.1 Alternative Alignments A5-North and A5-South
2.8.1.2 Alternative Alignment A6
2.8.1.3 Alternative Alignment A7
2.8.2 Section B
2.8.2.1 Alternative Alignments B4, B4-East, and B4-West
2.8.3 Section C
2.8.3.1 Alternative Alignment C1
2.8.3.2 Alternative Alignment C1-Modified (C1-Mod)
2.8.3.3 Alternative Alignment C2
2.8.3.4 Alternative Alignment C2-Modified (C2-Mod)
2.8.3.5 Alternative Alignment C4
2.8.3.6 Alternative Alignment C5
2.8.3.7 Alternative Alignment C6
2.8.4 Summary of Alternatives Development, Screening, and
Analysis
2.9 Stations
2.9.1 Preliminary Station Analysis
2.9.2 PIA Station
2.9.3 Downtown Pittsburgh Station
2.9.4 Monroeville/Penn Hills Area Station
2.9.5 Westmoreland County Stations
2.9.5.1 Greengate Mall
2.9.5.2 Toll Route 66 and PA Route 136
2.10 Cost Estimates and Financing
2.10.1 Capital Costs
2.10.2 Operating and Maintenance Costs
2.10.3 Financial Plan
2.10.4 Funding Sources
2.10.5 Management and Ownership Structure
3.0 PROJECT SETTING
3.1 Regional Setting
3.2 Cultural Setting
3.2.1 Historical Structures and Properties
3.2.2 Archaeological Resources
3.2.2.1 Prehistoric Archaeological Resources
3.2.2.2 Historic Archaeological Resources
3.3 Socioeconomic Setting
3.3.1 Land Use
3.3.2 Population and Housing
3.3.3 Economy and Employment
3.3.4 Community Facilities and Services, including Recreation
3.3.5 Visual Resources
3.4 Natural Environment Setting and Potentially Contaminated Areas
3.4.1 Aquatic Resources
3.4.2 Floodplains and Flood Hazard Areas
3.4.3 Vegetation, Wildlife, and Threatened and Endangered Species
3.4.4 Farmlands
3.4.5 Waste Management Activities
3.4.6 Air Quality
3.4.7 Noise/Vibration
3.4.8 Soils and Erosion
3.4.9 Climate and Geology
3.4.10 Energy
3.5 Traffic and Transportation
3.5.1 Roadways
3.5.2 Public Transportation
3.5.3 Aviation
3.5.4 Railroads
3.5.5 Pedestrian and Trail Facilities
3.5.6 Navigable Waterways
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
4.1 Air Quality
4.1.1 Methodology
4.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.1.2.1 Local Level Impact Analysis
4.1.2.2 Regional Level Impact Analysis
4.1.3 Summary
4.1.4 Mitigation
4.2 Water Resources
4.2.1 Soils, Geology, and Groundwater Resources
4.2.1.1 Methodology
4.2.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.2.1.3 Summary
4.2.1.4 Mitigation
4.2.2 Drinking Water
4.2.2.1 Methodology
4.2.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.2.2.3 Summary
4.2.2.4 Mitigation
4.2.3 Surface Water Quality
4.2.3.1 Methodology
4.2.3.2 Impact Analysis
4.2.3.3 Summary
4.2.3.4 Mitigation
4.3 Noise
4.3.1 Methodology
4.3.2 Impact Analysis
4.3.3 Summary
4.3.4 Mitigation
4.4 Vibration
4.4.1 Methodology
4.4.2 Impact Analysis
4.4.3 Summary
4.4.4 Mitigation
4.5 Potentially Contaminated Areas and Waste Disposal Sites
4.5.1 Methodology
4.5.2 Impact Analysis
4.5.3 Summary
4.5.4 Mitigation
4.6 Natural Ecological Systems
4.6.1 Terrestrial and Wildlife Resources
4.6.1.1 Methodology
4.6.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.6.1.3 Summary
4.6.1.4 Mitigation
4.6.2 Wetlands
4.6.2.1 Methodology
4.6.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.6.2.3 Summary
4.6.2.4 Mitigation
4.6.3 Mining and Mineral Resources
4.6.3.1 Coal
4.6.3.1.1 Methodology
4.6.3.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.6.3.1.3 Summary
4.6.3.1.4 Mitigation
4.6.3.2 Oil and Gas Wells
4.6.3.2.1 Methodology
4.6.3.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.6.3.2.3 Summary
4.6.3.2.4 Mitigation
4.7 Agricultural Lands
4.7.1 Methodology
4.7.2 Impact Analysis
4.7.2.1 Farmlands
4.7.2.2 FPPA Farmlands
4.7.2.3 Agricultural Security Areas
4.7.3 Summary
4.7.4 Mitigation
4.8 Threatened/Endangered Species
4.8.1 Methodology
4.8.2 Impact Analysis
4.8.3 Summary
4.8.4 Mitigation
4.9 Floodplains
4.9.1 Methodology
4.9.2 Impact Analysis
4.9.3 Summary
4.9.4 Mitigation
4.10 Cultural Resources
4.10.1 Historic Structures
4.10.1.1 Methodology
4.10.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.10.1.3 Summary
4.10.1.4 Mitigation
4.10.2 Archaeological Resources
4.10.2.1 Methodology
4.10.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.10.2.3 Summary
4.10.2.4 Mitigation
4.11 Aesthetic Environment and Scenic Resources
4.11.1 Methodology
4.11.2 Impact Analysis
4.11.3 Summary
4.11.4 Mitigation
4.12 Transportation
4.12.1 Existing Transportation Systems and Conditions
4.12.1.1 Existing Highway Network and Traffic
4.12.1.2 Existing Public Transportation
4.12.1.3 Existing Air Transportation Activity
4.12.1.4 Existing Rail and Freight Systen
4.12.2 No-Build Alternative
4.12.2.1 Planned Highway Improvements
4.12.2.2 Planned Public Transportation Improvements
4.12.2.3 Planned Air Transportation Improvements
4.12.2.4 Planned Rail and Freight Transportation System Improvements
4.12.3 Build Alternatives
4.12.3.1 Maglev Transportation System Description
4.12.3.2 Passenger Ridership and Revenue Estimation Process and Methods
4.12.3.3 Passenger Ridership Demand and Revenue Forecasts
4.12.3.4 Non-Passenger Revenues
4.12.3.5 Traffic
4.12.3.6. Design of Stations and Parking
4.12.3.7 Light Freight Service
4.12.3.8 Public Transportation
4.12.3.9 Summary
4.13 Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
4.13.1 Methodology
4.13.2 Impact Analysis
4.13.3 Summary
4.13.4 Mitigation
4.14 Land Use
4.14.1 Existing and Future Land Use
4.14.1.1 Methodology
4.14.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.14.1.3 Summary
4.14.1.4 Mitigation
4.14.2 Local Land Use Controls
4.14.2.1 Methodology
4.14.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.14.2.3 Summary
4.14.2.4 Mitigation
4.14.3 Comprehensive Planning
4.14.3.1 Methodology
4.14.3.2 Impact Analysis
4.14.3.3 Summary
4.14.3.4 Mitigation
4.15 Secondary and Cumulative Impacts
4.15.1 Secondary Impacts
4.15.1.1 Methodology
4.15.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.15.1.3 Summary
4.15.1.4 Mitigation
4.15.2 Cumulative Impacts
4.15.2.1 Methodology
4.15.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.15.2.3 Summary
4.15.2.4 Mitigation
4.16 Socioeconomic Environment
4.16.1 Community Facilities and Services
4.16.1.1 Methodology
4.16.1.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.1.3 Summary
4.16.1.4 Mitigation
4.16.2 Major Employers and Industrial Parks
4.16.2.1 Methodology
4.16.2.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.2.3 Summary
4.16.2.4 Mitigation
4.16.3 Planned Developments
4.16.3.1 Methodology
4.16.3.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.3.3 Summary
4.16.3.4 Mitigation
4.16.4 Community Cohesion
4.16.4.1 Methodology
4.16.4.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.4.3 Summary
4.16.4.4 Mitigation
4.16.5 Displacements
4.16.5.1 Methodology
4.16.5.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.5.3 Summary
4.16.5.4 Mitigation
4.16.6 Outdoor Advertising
4.16.6.1 Methodology
4.16.6.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.6.3 Summary
4.16.6.4 Mitigation
4.16.7 Local and Regional Economy
4.16.7.1 Methodology
4.16.7.2 Impact Analysis
4.16.7.3 Summary
4.16.7.4 Mitigation
4.17 Public Health and Safety
4.17.1 EMF/EMI
4.17.1.1 Background
4.17.1.2 Methodology
4.17.1.3 Impact Analysis
4.17.1.4 Summary
4.17.1.5 Mitigation
4.17.2 Other Public Health and Safety Considerations
4.18 Parks and Recreation Areas
4.18.1 Methodology
4.18.2 Impact Analysis
4.18.3 Summary
4.18.4 Mitigation
4.19 Environmental Justice
4.19.1 Methodology
4.19.2 Impact Analysis
4.19.3 Summary
4.19.4 Mitigation
4.20 Energy
4.20.1 Methodology
4.20.2 Impact Analysis
4.20.2.1 Energy Consumption
4.20.2.2 Electrical Supply System
4.20.3 Summary
4.20.4 Mitigation
4.21 Construction Impacts
4.21.1 Economy and Employment
4.21.1.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.1.2 Mitigation
4.21.2 Access and Traffic Detours
4.21.2.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.2.2 Mitigation
4.21.3 Air Emissions and Noise
4.21.3.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.3.2 Mitigation
4.21.4 Vibration
4.21.4.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.4.2 Mitigation
4.21.5 Water Quality
4.21.5.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.5.2 Mitigation
4.21.6 Utilities
4.21.6.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.6.1 Mitigation
4.21.7 Excavation Waste
4.21.7.1 Impact Analysis
4.21.7.2 Mitigation
4.22 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
4.23 Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of Man's Environment
and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity
4.24 Impact Summary
4.24.1 Consequences of Taking No Action
4.24.2 Design Issues
4.24.3 Natural Resources
4.24.4 Cultural Resources
4.24.5 Community Resources
4.24.6 Section 4(f) Resources
4.24.7 Additional Resources
5.0 DRAFT SECTION 4(f) EVALUATION
5.1 Proposed Action
5.2 Section 4(f) Resources
5.2.1 Section A
5.2.1.1 Oil Extraction Facility #2
5.2.1.2 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Complex
5.2.2 Section B
5.2.2.1 Highland Park
5.2.2.2 East Railroad Community Park
5.2.2.3 Penn Hills Community Park
5.2.3 Section C
5.2.3.1 Cottonwood Park
5.2.3.2 Garden City Inter-Park Trail System
5.2.3.3 Valley Sports Fields
5.2.3.4 Monroeville Municipality Inter-Park Trail System
5.2.3.5 Lauffer/Radakovich Farm
5.2.3.6 Lauffer/Blank Farm
5.3 Use of Section 4(f) Resources
5.3.1 Section A
5.3.1.1 Alternative Alignment A5-North
5.3.1.2 Alternative Alignment A5-South
5.3.2 Section B
5.3.2.1 Alternative Alignment B4
5.3.3 Section C
5.3.3.1 Alternative Alignment C2-Mod
5.3.3.2 Alternative Alignment C5
5.3.3.3 Alternative Alignment C6
5.4 Avoidance Alternatives
5.4.1 No-Build Alternative
5.4.2 Build Alternatives
5.4.2.1 Section A
5.4.2.2 Section B
5.4.2.3 Section C
5.5 Measures to Minimize Harm
5.5.1 Section A
5.5.1.1 Oil Extraction Facility #2
5.5.1.2 P&LE Railroad Complex
5.5.2 Section B
5.5.2.1 Highland Park
5.5.2.2 East Railroad Community Park
5.5.2.3 Penn Hills Community Park
5.5.3 Section C
5.5.3.1 Cottonwood Park
5.5.3.2 Valley Sports Fields
5.5.3.3 Lauffer/Radakovich Farm
5.5.3.4 Lauffer/Blank Farm
5.6 Assessment of Least Harm
5.6.1 Section A
5.6.2 Section B
5.6.3 Section C
5.6.4 Least Harm Alternative
5.7 Coordination
5.7.1 Coordination on Historic Resources
5.7.2 Coordination on Parks and Recreation Areas
6.0 COMMENTS AND COORDINATION
6.1 Early Coordination
6.2 Agency Coordination and Consultation
6.2.1 Agency Scoping
6.2.2 Interagency Coordination Meetings
6.2.3 Technical Advisory Committee
6.3 Public Involvement Plan
6.3.1 Public, Municipal, Community, and Special Group Meetings
6.3.2 Other Information Dissemination
6.3.2.1 Newsletters, Press Releases, Local Cable Access and Letters to the Editor
6.3.2.2 Toll-Free Number and Other Contacts by the Public
6.3.2.3 Database
6.4 Public Hearing
6.5 Summary of Key Issues
7.0 LIST OF PREPARERS AND REVIEWERS
8.0 DISTRIBUTION LIST
9.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY
9.1 Purpose and Need for Action
9.2 Alternatives
9.3 Project Setting
9.4 Environmental Consequences
9.5 Section 4(f) Evaluation
10-0 ACRONYMS
11-0 PLATES
Pittsburgh International Airport to Steel Plaza Station
Alternative Alignment A5-North - Airport area – Findlay Township
Alternative Alignment A5-North - Findlay Township, Moon Township, Robinson Township,
Kennedy Township, City of Pittsburgh, and McKees Rock Borough
Alternative Alignment A5-South - Airport area – Findlay Township
Alternative Alignment A5-South - Findlay Township, Moon Township, Robinson Township,
Kennedy Township, City of Pittsburgh, and McKees Rock Borough
Steel Plaza Station to Thompson Run Station
Alternative Alignment B4-East - City of Pittsburgh and the Municipality of Penn Hills
Alternative Alignment B4-East - Municipality of Penn Hills, Verona Boro., Plum Boro., and the Municipality
of Monroeville
Alternative Alignment B4-West - City of Pittsburgh and the Municipality of Penn Hills
Alternative Alignment B4-West - Municipality of
Penn Hills, Verona Boro., Plum Boro., and the Municipality of Monroeville
Thompson Run Station to Greengate Mall Station
Alternative Alignment C2-Mod - Municipality of Monroeville, Municipality of Penn Hills, and Penn Township
Alternative Alignment C2-Mod - Penn Township and Hempfield Township
Alternative Alignment C5 - Municipality of Monroeville, Municipality of Penn Hills, and Penn Township
Alternative Alignment C5 - Penn Township and Hempfield Township
Thompson Run Station to Toll Route 66/Pa Route 136 Station
Alternative Alignment C6 - Municipality of Monroeville, Municipality of Penn Hills, and Penn Township
Alternative Alignment C6 - Penn Township, Manor Boro., North Huntington Township
Alternative Alignment C6 - North Huntington, and Hempfield Township
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Agency Correspondence - Natural Resources
APPENDIX B: Agency Correspondence - Cultural Resources
APPENDIX C: Cooperating Agencies
LIST OF FIGURES |
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| ES-1 | Project Setting |
| ES-2 | Conceptual Rendering of the Steel Plaza Station |
| ES-3 | Environmentally Preferred Build Alternative |
| ES-4 | View of the Project along the Monogahela Incline |
| ES-5 | View of Penn Hills Park |
| ES-6 | Conceptual Rendering of the Landslide Station at Midfield Terminal |
| 1.2.1 | Project Area |
| 2.1-1 | Elements of the Maglev Deployment Program from the Transportation |
| Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA) | |
| 2.2.1-1 | Maglev Suspension and Guidance |
| 2.2.3-1 | Typical Section of Guideway |
| 2.2.4-1 | Three-Section Maglev Consist |
| 2.2.4-2 | Typical Interior of Vehicle Section |
| 2.2.5-1 | Conceptual Station |
| 2.2.6-1 | Maglev Maintenance Facility |
| 2.6-1 | Environmental Resource and Transportation Agencies with Jurisdiction over Transportation |
| Projects in Pennsylvania | |
| 2.7-1 | Preliminary Alternatives and Speed Information |
| 2.7-2 | Technical Advisory Committee Membership |
| 2.8.1-1 | Section A: Alternative Alignments A5 |
| 2.8.1-2 | Section A: Alternative Alignments Dismissed after Initial Screening |
| 2.8.2-1 | Section B: Alternative Alignments B4 |
| 2.8.3-1 | Section C: Alternative Alignments Dismissed After Initial Screening |
| 2.8.3-2 | Section C: Alternative Alignments Carried into Detailed Study |
| 2.8.4-1 | Environmentally Preferred Build Alternative |
| 2.9.2-1 | Conceptual Rendering of the Landside Station at Midfield Terminal |
| 2.9.2-2 | Station Area: Pittsburgh International Airport |
| 2.9.3-1 | Conceptual Rendering of the Steel Plaza Station |
| 2.9.3-2 | Station Area: Downtown Pittsburgh |
| 2.9.4-1 | Conceptual Rendering of the Thompson Run Station |
| 2.9.4-2 | Station Area: Monroeville/Penn Hills Area |
| 2.9.5-1 | Station Area: Westmoreland County |
| 2.10.2-1 | Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs of Maglev |
| 2.10.4-1 | Maglev Funding Sources |
| 4.0-1 | Various Pier & Beam Configurations |
| 4.2.3-1 | Regional Streams, Watersheds and PADEP Chapter 93 Classification |
| 4.3.1-1 | Land Use Categories for High Speed Rail Noise Impacts |
| 4.3.1-2 | Noise Impact Criteria for High Speed Rail Projects |
| 4.3.1-3 | Noise Levels Defining Impact for High Speed Rail Projects |
| 4.4.1-1 | Permissible Vibration Levels |
| 4.8.1-1 | Section A: Potentially Sensitive Habitats |
| 4.8.1-3 | Section C: Potentially Sensitive Habitats |
| 4.11.2-1 | View of a Maglev System in Germany |
| 4.11.2-2 | Conceptual Rendering of the Steel Plaza Station |
| 4.11.2-3 | View of the Project near the FedEx Facility |
| 4.11.2-4 | View of the Project along the Monongahela Incline |
| 4.11.2-5 | View of the Project within the Allegheny Valley Railroad |
| 4.11.2-6 | View of the Project as it crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| 4.12.1-1 | Existing Highway Network |
| 4.12.1-2 | Public Transportation Service Areas |
| 4.12.3-1 | Comparison of Travel Times Year 2026 Peak Period Travel Conditions |
| 4.12.3-2 | Ridership Forecasting Model |
| 4.12.3-3 | Corridor Catchment Areas |
| 4.12.3-4 | Transportation Modes used within the Region (Avg. weekday) |
| 4.12.3-5 | Transportation Modes used within the Maglev Corridor (Avg. weekday) |
| 4.12.3-6 | Level of Service (LOS) |
| 4.12.3-7 | Enlow Road Station 2008 Build AM (PM) Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-8 | Enlow Road Station 2026 Build AM (PM) Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-9 | Steel Plaza Station 2008 Build AM/PM Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-10 | Steel Plaza Station 2026 Build AM/PM Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-11 | Thompson Run Station 2008 Build AM/PM Traffic Volumes Connecting |
| with the Mon/Fayette Expressway and I-376 | |
| 4.12.3-12 | Thompson Run Station 2026 Build AM/PM Traffic Volumes Connecting |
| the Mon/Fayette Expressway and I-376 | |
| 4.12.3-13 | Toll Route 66/PA Route 136 Station 2008 Build AM (PM) Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-14 | Toll Route 66/PA Route 136 Station 2026 Build AM (PM) Peak Hour Volumes |
| 4.12.3-15 | Enlow Road Station 2008 Mitigated Lane Configurations |
| 4.12.3-16 | Enlow Road Station 2026 Mitigated Lane Configurations |
| 4.12.3-17 | Thompson Run Station 2008 and 2026 Mitigated Lane Configurations with |
| Direct Access to I-376 | |
| 4.12.3-18 | Toll Route 66/PA Route 136 Station 2008 and 2026 Build Mitigated Lane |
| Configurations | |
| 4.14-1 | Section A: Land Use/Land Cover |
| 4.14-2 | Section B: Land Use/Land Cover |
| 4.14-3 | Section C: Land Use/Land Cover |
| 4.15.1-1 | PIA Area: Potential Secondary Impact Analysis |
| 4.15.1-2 | Thompson Run Area: Potential Secondary Impact Analysis |
| 4.15.1-3 | Westmoreland County: Potential Secondary Impact Analysis |
| 4.16.1-1 | Section A: Community Features |
| 4.16.1-2 | Section B: Community Features |
| 4.16.1-3 | Section C: Community Features |
| 4.17.1-1 | EMF Monitored Site Clusters |
| 4.17.1-2 | Measured Magnetic Field Strengths |
| 4.17.1-3 | Elevated Guideway Steel and Concrete Construction TR08 Vehicle Magnetic |
| Field Profile | |
| 4.17.1-4 | Magnetic Field Exposure Guideline in IEEE C95.6 |
| 4.17.1-5 | Maximum Static and Time Varying Magnetic Fields (on board TR08) |
| 4.19.1-1 | Section A: Census Block Groups |
| 4.19.1-2 | Section B: Census Block Groups |
| 4.19.1-3 | Section C: Census Block Groups |
| 5.1-1 | Maglev Planning Analysis Zones |
| 5.2-1 | Section A: Section 4(f) Resources Used by the Project |
| 5.2-2 | Section B: Section 4(f) Resources Used by the Project |
| 5.2-3 | Section C: Section 4(f) Resources Used by the Project |
| 5.2.1-1 | Oil Extraction Facility #2 |
| 5.2.1-2 | Section 4(f) Resources within the Project Study Area: Section A |
| 5.2.1-3 | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Complex |
| 5.2.2-1 | Highland Park |
| 5.2.2-2 | Section 4(f) Resources within the Project Study Area: Section B |
| 5.2.2-3 | East Railroad Community Park |
| 5.2.2-4 | Penn Hills Community Park |
| 5.2.3-1 | Cottonwood Park |
| 5.2.3-2 | Section 4(f) Resources within the Project Study Area: Section C |
| 5.2.3-3 | Proposed Garden City Inter-Park Trail System |
| 5.2.3-4 | Valley Sports Fields |
| 5.2.3-5 | Proposed Municipality of Monroeville Inter-Park Trail System |
| 5.2.3-6 | Lauffer/Radakovich and Lauffer/Blank Farms |
| 5.3.1-1 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignments A5-North and A5-South on Oil |
| Extraction Facility #2 | |
| 5.3.1-2 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignments A5-North and A5-South on the |
| Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Complex | |
| 5.3.2-1 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment B4 on Highland Park |
| 5.3.2-2 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment B4 on the East Railroad Community Park |
| 5.3.3-1 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignments C2-Mod, C5 and C6 on |
| Cottonwood Park | |
| 5.3.3-2 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment C2-Mod on Valley Sports Fields |
| 5.3.3-3 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment C5 on Valley Sports Fields |
| 5.3.3-4 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment C5 on the Lauffer/Radakovich and |
| Lauffer/Blank Farms | |
| 5.3.3-5 | Section 4(f) Use of Alternative Alignment C6 on Valley Sports Fields |
| 5.4.2-1 | Alternative Alignment A5-North and A5-South Section 49(f) Avoidance Shifts |
| for the Oil Extraction Facility #2 | |
| 5.4.2-2 | Alternative Alignments A5-North and A5-South Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts |
| for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Complex | |
| 5.4.2-3 | Alternative Alignment B4 Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts for Highland Park |
| 5.4.2-4 | Alternative Alignment B4 Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts for the East Railroad |
| Community Park | |
| 5.4.2-5 | Alternative Alignment B4 Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts for Penn Hills |
| Community Park | |
| 5.4.2-6 | Alternative Alignments C2-Mod, C5, and C6 Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts for |
| Cottonwood Park | |
| 5.4.2-7 | Alternative Alignments C2-Mod 1, C5, and C6 Section 4(f) Avoidance Shifts |
| for Valley Sports Fields | |
| 5.4.2-8 | Alternative Alignment C5 Section 4(f) Southern Avoidance Shift for the |
| Lauffer/Radakovich and Lauffer/Blank Farms |
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS |
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| 3.1-1 | View of the Westmoreland County Court House in the City of Greensburg |
| 3.1-2 | View of the Pittsburgh Skyline from Mount Washington |
| 3.3.2-1 | New houses near Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) |
| 3.4.1-1 | View of a wetland within the project study area |
| 3.4.3-1 | View of forested terrain within the project study area |
| 3.4.4-1 | A typical western Pennsylvania farmstead within the study area in |
| Westmoreland County | |
| 3.5.2-1 | View of the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway |
| 3.5.3-1 | Air Traffic Control Tower and Midfield Terminal at the Pittsburgh International |
| Airport |
LIST OF TABLES |
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| ES-1 | PA High-Speed Maglev Project Alternative Alignments Evaluated in Detail |
| 2.10.1-1 | Capital Cost by Category |
| 2.10.1-2 | Year of Expenditure Project Cost |
| 2.10.2-1 | Operating and Maintenance Costs |
| 2.10.3-1 | Finance Plan Sources and Uses of Funds |
| 2.10.4-1 | Operating Pro Forma Cash Flow Schedule |
| 3.3.2-1 | Housing Characteristics (U.S. Census 2000) |
| 4.1.2-1 | Air Quality Impacts Sections A, B, and C |
| 4.1.2-2 | Project VMT |
| 4.1.2-3 | Projected Maglev Related Annual Emission Outputs |
| 4.2.3-1 | Stream Impacts: Section A |
| 4.2.3-2 | Stream Impacts: Section B |
| 4.2.3-3 | Stream Impacts: Section C |
| 4.3.2-1 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment A5-North |
| 4.3.2-2 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment A5-South |
| 4.3.2-3 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment B-4 East |
| 4.3.2-4 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment B-4 West |
| 4.3.2-5 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment C2-Mod |
| 4.3.2-6 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment C5 |
| 4.3.2-7 | Noise Impacts: Alternative Alignment C6 |
| 4.5.2-1 | Potential Waste Site Impacts: Section A |
| 4.5.2-2 | Potential Waste Site Impacts: Section B |
| 4.5.2-3 | Potential Waste Site Impacts: Section C |
| 4.6.1-1 | Land Cover Impacts: Section A |
| 4.6.1-2 | Land Cover Impacts: Section B |
| 4.6.1-3 | Land Cover Impacts: Section C |
| 4.6.2-1 | Wetland Impacts: Section A |
| 4.6.2-2 | Wetland Impacts: Section B |
| 4.6.2-3 | Wetland Impacts: Section C |
| 4.7.2-1 | Agricultural Land Impacts: Section A |
| 4.7.2-2 | Agricultural Land Impacts: Section B |
| 4.7.2-3 | Agricultural Land Impacts: Section C |
| 4.8.2-1 | Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts: Section A |
| 4.8.2-2 | Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts: Section B |
| 4.8.2-3 | Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts: Section C |
| 4.9.2-1 | Floodplain Impacts: Section A, B, and C |
| 4.10.1-1 | Historic Resource Effects: Section A |
| 4.10.1-2 | Historic Resource Effects: Section B |
| 4.10.1-3 | Historic Resource Effects: Section C |
| 4.10.2-1 | Archaeological Impacts: Section A, B, and C |
| 4.10.2-2 | Archaeological Impacts: Passenger Stations |
| 4.10.2-3 | Archaeological Impacts: Roadway Improvements |
| 4.12.1-1 | Traffic Volumes for Major Existing Routes |
| 4.12.1-2 | Pittsburgh International Airport Annual Passengers and Operations |
| 4.12.2-1 | New Capacity and SPC Long Range Plan Capacity Upgrade Projects |
| 4.12.3-1 | Maximum Walking Distance to Transit Coded into the Travel Demand Model |
| 4.12.3-2 | Summary of Ridership Demand Estimates |
| 4.12.3-3 | Mode of Access to Stations |
| 4.12.3-4 | Percentage Mode of Access to Stations |
| 4.12.3-5 | Maglev Ridership Trip Purpose |
| 4.12.3-6 | Trips by Market Segment in 2008 including induced and Special Event Trips |
| 4.12.3-7 | Approximate Consumer Surplus |
| 4.12.3-8 | Annual Reduction in Congestion Costs |
| 4.12.3-9 | Annual Reduction in Pollutant Costs |
| 4.12.3-10 | Total Annual System Benefits (in Millions) |
| 4.12.3-11 | Enlow Road Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (No Mitigation) |
| 4.12.3-12 | Steel Plaza Station Ingress and Egress Percentages |
| 4.12.3-13 | Steel Plaza Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (No Mitigation) |
| 4.12.3-14 | Thompson Run Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (No Mitigation) |
| 4.12.3-15 | Thompson Run Station Ingress and Egress Percentages |
| 4.12.3-16 | Toll Route 66/PA Route 136 Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary |
| (No Mitigation) | |
| 4.12.3-17 | Enlow Road Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (Mitigated Conditions) |
| 4.12.3-18 | Steel Plaza LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (Mitigated Conditions) |
| 4.12.3-19 | Thompson Run Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary (Mitigated Conditions) |
| 4.12.3-20 | Thompson Run Station Proposed Mitigation Measures |
| 4.12.3-21 | Toll Route 66/PA Route 136 Station LOS and Intersection Delay Summary |
| (Mitigated Conditions) | |
| 4.14.1-1 | Land Use Impacts: Section A |
| 4.14.1-2 | Land Use Impacts: Section B |
| 4.14.1-3 | Land Use Impacts: Section C |
| 4.16.5-1 | Displacements: Section A |
| 4.16.5-2 | Displacements: Section B |
| 4.16.5-3 | Displacements: Section C |
| 4.16.5-4 | Potential Residential Displacements by Community: Section A |
| 4.16.5-5 | Potential Residential Displacements by Community: Section B |
| 4.16.5-6 | Potential Residential Displacements by Community: Section C |
| 4.16.5-7 | Percentage of Displaced Residential Structures by Community: Section A |
| 4.16.5-8 | Percentage of Displaced Residential Structures by Community: Section B |
| 4.16.5-9 | Percentage of Displaced Residential Structures by Community: Section C |
| 4.16.5-10 | Displacements of Residential Structures and Available Real Properties: |
| Sections A, B, and C | |
| 4.17.1-1 | Typical Magnetic Field Levels Generated from Common Electrical Appliances |
| and Power Lines | |
| 4.17.1-2 | Summary of RF Electrical Field Readings Where I V/m was Exceeded |
| 4.18.3-1 | Parks and Recreation Impacts: Section A, B, and C |
| 4.19.1-1 | Minority and Low-Income Thresholds as a Percentage of Total Population |
| 4.19.2-1 | Disproportionate Effect Test Results by Alternative Alignment |
| 4.20.2-1 | Projections of Vehicle Miles Traveled |
| 4.20.2-2 | Energy Consumed Annually in Corridor in Billion BTUs |
| 4.24-1 | PA High-Speed Maglev Project Alternative Alignments Evaluated in Detail |
| 4.24.2 | PA High-Speed Maglev Project Environmentally Preferred Alternative |
| 4.24-3 | PA High-Speed Maglev Summary of Impacts for the Maglev |
| Facility and Roadway Improvements | |
| 5.2-1 | Section 4(f) Resources Impacted: Sections A, B, and C |
| 5.6.1-1 | Assessment of Least Harm: Section A |
| 5.6.2-1 | Assessment of Least Harm: Section B |
| 5.6.3-1 | Assessment of Least Harm: Section C |
| 6.1-1 | Public Involvement Plan |
| 6.2.2-1 | Interagency Coordination Meetings |
| 6.2.3-1 | TAC Meetings |
| 6.3.1-1 | Public Official Briefings |
| 6.3.1-2 | Public Meetings/Municipal Briefings |
| 6.3.1-3 | Community Group Meetings |
| 6.3.1-4 | Special Group Meetings |
| 6.3.1-5 | Station Workshops |
| 6.3.2-1 | Stakeholders in Database |