Appendix a Document Support Information

Appendix A Document Support Information

AppendixA TableofContents

References...... AͲ1 Chapter1.PurposeandNeedforProject...... AͲ1 Chapter2.AlternativesConsidered...... AͲ1 Chapter3.AffectedEnvironment/EnvironmentalConsequences...... AͲ2 Chapter4.AlternativesAnalysis...... AͲ10 Chapter5.PublicandAgencyCommentSummary...... AͲ11 ListofPreparers...... AͲ13 SoundTransit...... AͲ13 ICFInternational...... AͲ13 HuittͲZollars...... AͲ14 HeffronTransportation,Inc....... AͲ14 MichaelMinorandAssociates...... AͲ14 HartCrowser...... AͲ14 ListofRecipients...... AͲ15 FederalAgencies...... AͲ15 Tribes...... AͲ15 StateAgencies...... AͲ15 RegionalAgencies...... AͲ16 CountyAgencies...... AͲ16 TransitAgencies...... AͲ16 LocalAgencies...... AͲ16 Libraries...... AͲ16 SchoolsandCommunityCenters...... AͲ16 UtilityProviders...... AͲ16 CommunityOrganizations...... AͲ17 AcronymsandAbbreviations...... AͲ19 Glossary...... AͲ25 Index...... AͲ35

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Chapter 4. Alternatives Analysis No references.

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KidderMatthews.2013.LinkLightRailOperations&MaintenanceSatelliteFacilityTransitOriented DevelopmentAssessment.DiscussionDraft.August5,2013.

SoundTransit.2013.LynnwoodLinkExtensionDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement.Preparedby NorthCorridorTransitPartners,Seattle,WA.PreparedforSoundTransit,Seattle,WA.July.

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Appendix A.2 List of Preparers

AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation

ListofPreparers

SoundTransit DonBillen—ProjectManager KentHale—SeniorEnvironmentalPlanner ErinGreen—AssociateEnvironmentalPlanner

ICFInternational SteveSeville—ProjectDirector/Principal ShilpaTrisal—ProjectManager ErinPace—ProjectCoordinator KaiͲLingKuo—Transportation CaseyMills—Economics PeterFeldman—SocialImpacts,CommunityFacilities,andNeighborhoods/ParklandandOpen Space ShannonHatcher—AirQualityandGreenhouseGases/Energy/ElectromagneticFields LauraYoon—AirQualityandGreenhouseGases/Energy/ElectromagneticFields BrendaChang—AirQualityandGreenhouseGases CoryMatsui—ElectromagneticFields TorreyLuiting—Ecosystems JohnSoden—Ecosystems EricDoyle—Ecosystems LoriAnderson—Ecosystems MarkMatthies—Ecosystems BobSullivan—Ecosystems/WaterResources MarioBarrera—HazardousMaterials ChrisHetzel—HistoricandArcheologicalResources TaitElder—HistoricandArcheologicalResources ShaneSparks—HistoricandArcheologicalResources MelissaCascella—HistoricandArcheologicalResources KristenLundstrom—LeadEditor

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ13 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation JohnMathias—Editor CorrineOrtega—PublicationsSpecialist JonWalker—GIS GrantNovak—GIS

HuittͲZollars JamesMcHendry—Acquisitions,Displacements,andRelocations/LandUse/PublicServices PenelopeSt.John—VisualandAestheticResources ChuckManning—WaterResources ArtMcCluskey—Utilities DavidBagley—CAD

HeffronTransportation,Inc. TodS.McBryan—Transportation MarniC.Heffron—Transportation JenniferA.Barnes—Transportation

MichaelMinorandAssociates MichaelMinor—NoiseandVibration

HartCrowser JeffWagner—GeologyandSoils MadanKarkee—GeologyandSoils

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ14 Appendix A.3 List of Recipients

AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation

ListofRecipients AllcommentersontheDraftEIShavebeenaddedtothelistofrecipientsforthisFinalEIS.Theirnames andaffiliation,ifprovided,arelistedinAppendixI,CommentsandResponses.

FederalAgencies AdvisoryCouncilonHistoricPreservation FederalEmergencyManagementAgency FederalRailroadAdministration NationalMarineFisheriesService NationalParkService U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers U.S.DepartmentofFishandWildlifeService U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(Region10)

Tribes ConfederatedTribesandBandsoftheYakamaIndianNation DuwamishTribe MuckleshootIndianTribe SnohomishTribe SnoqualmieIndianTribe SuquamishTribe TulalipTribesofWashington

StateAgencies WashingtonStateDepartmentofArchaeologyandHistoricPreservation WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology WashingtonStateDepartmentofFishandWildlife WashingtonStateDepartmentofNaturalResources WashingtonStateDepartmentofSocialandHealthServices WashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ15 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation RegionalAgencies PugetSoundCleanAirAgency PugetSoundRegionalCouncil

CountyAgencies KingCounty SnohomishCounty

TransitAgencies CommunityTransit KingCountyMetroTransit

LocalAgencies CityofBellevue CityofEdmonds CityofIssaquah CityofLynnwood CityofMountlakeTerrace CityofRedmond CityofSeattle CityofShoreline

Libraries BellevueLibrary LynnwoodLibrary WashingtonStateLibrary

SchoolsandCommunityCenters BellevueHighlineCommunityCenter EdmondsSchoolDistrict LynnwoodCommunityCenter

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Appendix A.4 Acronyms

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AcronymsandAbbreviations

APE AreaofPotentialEffects BCC BellevueCityCode BMPs bestmanagementpractice BRͲGC BelͲRedGeneralCommercial BRͲMO BelͲRedMedicalOffice BRͲORͲ1 BelͲRedOffice/ResidentialNode1 BRͲORͲ2 BelͲRedOffice/ResidentialNode2 BRͲR BelͲRedResidential BTP Business/TechnicalPark Btu Britishthermalunits CAA CleanAirAct CAO CriticalAreaOrdinance CEQ CouncilofEnvironmentalQuality CERCLA ComprehensiveEnvironmentalResponse,Compensation,andLiabilityAct CERCLIS ComprehensiveEnvironmentalResponse,Compensation,andLiability InformationSystem CFR CodeofFederalRegulations CH4 methane CO carbonmonoxide

CO2 carbondioxide

CO2e carbondioxideequivalent Corps U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers CORRACTS CorrectiveActionSites CPR cardiopulmonaryresuscitation CSCSLNFA ConfirmedandSuspectedContaminatedSitesListNoFurtherAction CTMP ConstructionTrafficManagementPlan CUP ConditionalUsePermit CWA CleanWaterAct DAHP DepartmentofArchaeologyandHistoricPreservation dB decibels dBA AͲweighteddecibel DraftEIS DraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement DSHS DepartmentofSocialandHealthServices DSTT DowntownSeattleTransitTunnel

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ19 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation EastLinkProjectFinalEIS EastLinkProjectFinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement Ecology WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology EDNA EnvironmentalDesignationforNoiseAbatement EDR EnvironmentalDataResources,Inc. EMF electromagneticfield EMI electromagneticinterference EMT emergencymedicaltechnician EPA U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency EPF essentialpublicfacility ERNS EmergencyResponseandNotificationSystem ESA EndangeredSpeciesAct ESMS EnvironmentalandSustainabilityManagementSystem FAZ ForecastAnalysisZone FEMA FederalEmergencyManagementAgency FHWA FederalHighwayAdministration ForestStreetOMF ForestStreetOperationsandMaintenanceFacility FTA FederalTransitAdministration FTAguidancemanual TransitNoiseandVibrationImpactAssessment FTTS Fungicide&RodenticideActandToxicSubstancesControlActTracking System GHG greenhousegas GIS geographicinformationsystem GMA GrowthManagementAct HASP HealthandSafetyPlan HAZWOPER HazardousWasteOperationsandEmergencyResponseStandard HPA HydraulicProjectApproval IͲ405 Interstate405 IͲ5 Interstate5 IͲ90 Interstate90 ICNIRP InternationalCommissiononNonͲIonizingRadiationProtection KOP keyobservationpoint kWh kilowatthours Ldn dayͲnightsoundlevel LEED LeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign Leq equivalentsoundlevel LI LightIndustrial

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ20 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation LID lowͲimpactdevelopment Lmax maximumnoiselevels LMC LynnwoodMunicipalCode LongͲRangePlan SoundTransitRegionalTransitLongͲRangePlan LOS levelofservice LRV lightrailvehicle LynnwoodLinkExtension LynnwoodLinkExtensionDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement DraftEIS MAPͲ21 MovingAheadforProgressinthe21stCenturyAct MBTA MigratoryBirdTreatyAct Metro KingCountyMetroTransit MMBtu millionmetricBritishthermalunits MOU MemorandumofUnderstanding mph milesperhour MPO MetropolitanPlanningOrganization MRI magneticresonanceimaging MRP MitigationReservesProgram MSA MagnusonͲStevensFisheryConservationandManagementAct MT millionmetrictons MTCA ModelToxicsControlAct

N2O nitrousoxide NAAQS nationalambientairqualitystandards NEPA NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct NFRAP NoFurtherRemedialActionPlanned NGPA NativeGrowthProtectionArea NHI NaturalHeritageInventory NHPA NationalHistoricPreservationAct

NO2 nitrogendioxide

NOX nitrogenoxides NPDES NationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystem NPL NationalPrioritiesList NRHP NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces O&M operationsandmaintenance

O3 ozone OHWM ordinaryhighwatermark OMSF OperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ21 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation OSHA OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration P1 Public Pb lead PGIS pollutiongeneratingimpervioussurface PHS PriorityHabitatsandSpecies PM particulatematter PM10 particulatematter10micronsindiameterorless PM2.5 particulatematter2.5micronsindiameterorless PRO Parks,Recreation,andOpenSpace proposedproject SoundTransitLinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility Project PSCAA PugetSoundCleanAirAgency PSE PugetSoundEnergy PSRC PugetSoundRegionalCouncil PUD/PNW PublicUtilitiesDistrict/PacificNorthwest PVC polyvinylchloride RCRA ResourceConservationandRecoveryAct RCRAͲCESQG ResourceConservationandRecoveryActͲConditionallyExemptSmall QuantityGenerator RCU reportedlycleanedup RCW RevisedCodeofWashington RMS rootͲmeanͲsquare ROD RecordofDecision ROG reactiveorganicgas RTIP regionaltransportationimprovementprogram RTP regionaltransportationplan SAFETEAͲLU Safe,Accountable,Flexible,andEfficientTransportationEquityAct:A LegacyforUsers SARA SuperfundAmendmentsandReauthorizationAct SEPA StateEnvironmentalPolicyAct SHPO StateHistoricPreservationOfficer SMA ShorelineManagementAct SMP ShorelineMasterProgram SnoPUD SnohomishCountyPublicUtilitiesDistrict

SO2 sulfurdioxide SPCC spillprevention,control,andcountermeasures

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ22 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation SR StateRoute ST2 SoundTransit2:MakingConnections,TheRegionalTransitSystemPlan forCentralPugetSound SWPPP StormwaterPollutionPreventionPlan TCPs TraditionalCulturalProperties TESC temporaryerosionandsedimentcontrol TFP TransportationFacilitiesProgram TIP TransportationImprovementProject TMDL TotalMaximumDailyLoad TPSS tractionpowersubstation TSCA ToxicSubstancesControlAct U.S.C. UnitedStatesCode ULI UrbanLandInstitute USDOT U.S.DepartmentofTransportation USFWS U.S.FishandWildlifeService UST UndergroundStorageTank UW UniversityofWashington VCP VoluntaryCleanupProgram VdB velocitydecibels VOCs volatileorganiccompounds WAC WashingtonAdministrativeCode WDFW WashingtonDepartmentofFishandWildlife WISAARD WashingtonInformationSystemforArchitecturalandArchaeological RecordsDatabase WPZ wellheadprotectionzone WRIA WaterResourcesInventoryArea WSAPM WashingtonStatewideArchaeologicalPredictiveModel WSDOT WashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation

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Appendix A.5 Glossary

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Glossary

Airpollutant.Smoke,dust,fumes,orodorsintheambientairthathavethepotentialforharmful effects. Alignment.Horizontalgeometricelements,whichdefinethelocationofthelightrailtrackor roadway. Aquaticresource.Thephysicalelementsoftheaquaticenvironment,suchasstreams,rivers,lakes,and shorelands;aswellaslifeformssuchasaquaticplantsandfishthatlivewithintheaquatic environment. Aquifer.AnundergroundlayerofwaterͲbearingpermeablerockorunconsolidatedmaterials (gravel,sand,orsilt)fromwhichgroundwatercanbeextractedusingawaterwell. Arterial.Amajorthoroughfareusedmainlyforthroughtrafficratherthanaccesstoadjacent property.ArterialsgenerallyhavegreatertrafficͲcarryingcapacitythancollectororlocalstreetsand aredesignedforcontinuouslymovingtraffic. AtͲgrade.Termusedtoexpressthatafeature,suchasarailtrackorcrosswalk,andaroadwaymeetat thesameelevation. Attainmentarea.Anattainmentareaisanareaconsideredtohaveairqualityasgoodasorbetterthan thenationalambientairqualitystandardsforspecificpollutantsasdefinedintheCleanAirAct. AͲweightedsoundlevel(dBA).Toapproximatethewayhumansinterpretsound,afiltercircuitwith frequencycharacteristicssimilartothehumanhearingsystemisbuiltintosoundmeasurement equipment.MeasurementswiththisfilterenactedarereferredtoasAͲweightedsoundlevels, expressedindBA(seeDecibel). Bestmanagementpractices(BMPs).Approvedphysical,structural,and/ormanagerialpracticesthat, whenusedsingularlyorincombination,preventorreducepollutantdischarges. Buffer.Anareaadjacentacriticalarea(e.g.,wetlandorstream)thatfunctionstoavoidlossordecline inecologicalfunctionsandvalues.Inadditiontopreservingtheecologicalfunctionsofawetland system,abufferphysicallyisolatesacriticalareafrompotentialdisturbanceandharmfulintrusion,and workstominimizerisktothepublicfromlossoflife,wellͲbeing,orpropertydamage. Capacity,person.Themaximumnumberofpersonsthatcanbecarriedpastagivenlocationduringa giventimeperiodunderspecifiedoperatingconditionswithoutunreasonabledelay,hazard,or restriction(usuallymeasuredintermsofpersonsperhour). Capacity,vehicle.Themaximumnumberofvehiclesthatcanbeaccommodatedinagiventimebya transitorhighwayfacility.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ25 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Capitalcosts.Nonrecurringcostsrequiredtoconstructtransitsystems,includingcostsofrightͲofͲ way,facilities,rollingstock,powerdistribution,andtheassociatedadministrativeanddesigncosts, aswellasfinancingchargesduringconstruction. Carbonmonoxide(CO).Acolorless,odorless,tastelessgas,andoneoftheU.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency’scriteriaairpollutantsreleasedfromautomobileexhaust. Censustract.AcensustractisasmallsubdivisionofanurbanareausedbytheU.S.CensusBureauto identifypopulationandhousingstatistics.Censusblocksaresubdivisionsofcensustractsandarethe smallestunitofcensusgeographyforwhichtheCensusBureaucollectsdata.Theboundariesofcensus blocksaregenerallystreetsorothernotablephysicalfeaturesandoftencorrespondtoacityblock.A censusblockgroupisacombinationofcensusblocks,typicallyencompassingtwotofourcityblocks. TheU.S.Censuscollectssomeinformationattheblocklevel,someattheblockgrouplevel,andsome atthetractlevel. Concentration(also,level).Ameasureoftheairpollutantintheambientair,havingtheunitsof masspervolume. Conformity(airquality).Aprocessthatensuresfederalfundingandapprovalgoestotransportation activitiesconsistentwithfederalairqualitygoals.TheFederalHighwayAdministrationandthe FederalTransitAdministrationjointlydeterminethatspecificregionsmeetairqualitystandards. Constructionstagingarea.Duringconstruction,asitetemporarilyusedformaterialsor equipmentstorage,assembly,orothertemporary,constructionͲrelatedactivities. Criteriaairpollutants.ThoseairpollutantsthathavebeenrecognizedbytheU.S.Environmental ProtectionAgencyaspotentiallyharmfulandforwhichstandardshavebeensettoprotectthepublic healthandwelfare.Thecriteriaairpollutantsarecarbonmonoxide,sulfurdioxide,particulates, nitrogendioxide,ozone,hydrocarbons,andlead. Daynightsoundlevel(Ldn).Ldnisa24Ͳhourequivalentcontinuoussoundlevel(Leq),butwitha10ͲdB penaltyassessedtonoiseeventsoccurringatnight.Nighttimeisdefinedas10pmto7am.This stronglyweightsLdntowardnighttimenoisebecausemostpeoplearemoreeasilyannoyedbynoise duringthenighttimehourswhenbackgroundnoiseislowerandmostpeoplearesleeping. dBA. Thesound level obtainedthrough the useof AͲweightingcharacteristicsspecifiedby the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard S1.4Ͳ1971. The unit of measure is the decibel(dB),commonlyreferred to as dBA whenAͲweightingis used. The “A” weightingscale closelyresembleshumanresponsetonoise. Decibel.Theunitusedtomeasuretheloudnessofnoise. Deminimis.DeminimisisaLatinphrasemeaningsomethingofinsignificanceornegligible.De minimis impacts are defined as those elements that do not adversely affect the activities, features,andattributesofaSection4(f)resourceorproperty. Dewatering.Thetemporaryremovalofgroundorsurfacewaterfromaconstructionareatoallow constructiontobedoneunderdryconditions.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ26 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Displacement.Apropertyacquisitionthatwouldrequireremovinganexistinguse. Ecologicallysensitivearea.Anarea,valuedlocallyforitsrareorsensitivehabitat,existingina relativelyundisturbed,naturalstateandsupportingindigenousspecies. Elevatedguideway.Aguidewaythatispositionedabovethenormalactivitylevel(e.g.,elevated structureforlightrailtocrossoverastreet). Emission.Particulate,gaseous,noise,orelectromagneticbyproductsofthetransitsystemorvehicle. Endangeredspecies.AccordingtotheEndangeredSpeciesActof1973,anendangeredspeciesisany speciesindangerofextinctionthroughoutallorasignificantportionofitsrange,otherthananinsect determinedbytheSecretaryoftheInteriortoconstituteapestwhoseprotectionundertheprovisions ofthisactwouldpresentanoverwhelmingandoverridingrisktoman. Equivalentlevel(Leq).Leqisameasureofsoundenergyoveraperiodoftime.Itisreferredtoasthe equivalentsoundlevelbecauseitisequivalenttothelevelofasteadysoundwhich,overareferenced durationandlocation,hasthesameAͲweightedsound(dBa)energyasthefluctuatingsound. Foresthabitat.InthePugetSoundlowlands,ahabitattypegenerallydominatedbyDouglasfir, westernredcedar,andwesternhemlock,frequentlywithahardwoodunderstory.Thegroundcoveris generallylush.Birdsandsmallmammalsabound,andlargermammalsarecommoninlargestands. Full acquisition. The full parcel would be acquired and the current use would be displaced. Full acquisitionsincludeparcelsthatmightnotbefullyneededfortheprojectbutwouldbeaffectedtothe extentthatcurrentuseswouldbesubstantiallyimpaired(e.g.,lossofparkingoraccess). Glacialtill.Thistypeofsoiltypicallyconsistsofadiversemixofgravellysandwithscatteredcobbles andbouldersinaclay/siltmatrix.Itisverydenseandislocallyreferredtoas“hardpan.”The predominantglacialtillencounteredintheprojectareaisVashonͲageglacialtill. Gradeseparated.Parallelorcrossinglinesoftrafficthatareverticallyorhorizontallyphysically separatedfromeachotheranddonotshareacommonintersection. Greenhousegas(GHG).Greenhousegasesincludecarbondioxide(CO2),methane(CH4),ozone (O3),watervapor,nitrousoxide(N2O),hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),andperfluorocarbons (PFCs),andsulfurhexafluoride(SF6).Thesegasemissionsarecollectivelyleadingtothegreenhouse effect,trappingthesun’ssolarraysandleadingtoanincreaseinEarthtemperature. Groundbornenoise.Noisethatistransmittedthroughtheground,typicallyreportedindecibels. Groundbornevibration.Asmallbutrapidlyfluctuatingmotiontransmittedthroughtheground, typicallyreportedasvelocityoracceleration. Guideway.Specificallydesignedwaytraversedbytransitvehiclesconstrainedtotheway(see ElevatedGuideway).

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ27 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Habitatfunction.Terrestrialplantcommunities,wetlands,andaquaticsystemssuchasstreams provideavarietyoffunctionsintheenvironment.Forinstance,dependingontheconditionand locationofawetland,wetlandfunctionsmightincludewaterqualityimprovement,groundwater recharge,nutrientandsedimentfiltering,andhabitatforavarietyofanimals,aswellaseducationand recreationopportunitiesforpeople—thehabitatfunctionisoneofseveralfunctionspotentially performedbywetlands.Similarly,terrestrialandaquaticsystemseachalsomayperformmany functions.Whentheyprovidehabitatforanimals,theyaresaidtobeperformingorprovidinga “habitatfunction.” Habitatvalue.Thevalueofaplantcommunity’sfunctionasdeterminedbythehabitat’sabilityto supporttheneedsofbiologicalspecies.HighͲvaluehabitatsarethosethatsupportormaysupport threatened,endangered,and/orsensitivespeciesasdeterminedbyfederal,state,andlocal jurisdictions. Hazardousmaterials.Hazardousmaterialsarematerials,which,becauseoftheirchemical,physical, orbiologicalnature,poseapotentialrisktolife,health,orpropertywhenreleased.Suchmaterials includehazardouswaste,dangerouswaste,hazardoussubstances,andtoxicsubstances. Headway.The headwaybetweenvehiclesin publictransit systemsistheamountof time(usuallyin minutes)thatelapsesbetweentwovehiclespassingthesamepointtravelinginthesamedirectionona givenroute. HighͲcapacitytransit.Asystemofpublictransportationserviceswithinanurbanizedregion operatingprincipallyonexclusiverightsͲofͲway;examplesincludelightrailtransitorexpressbuseson exclusivebuswaysandtheirsupportingservices. Hoursofservice.Thenumberofhoursduringthedaybetweenthestartandendofserviceonatransit route,alsoknownastheservicespan. Ldn.Theday/nightaveragenoiselevel. Leq.TheequivalentsteadyͲstatesoundlevelthat,inaspecifiedtimeperiod,wouldcontainthesame acousticenergyasthevaryingsoundlevelduringthesameperiod;considersvolumecapacity,travel speeds,anddelay. Leq(h).ThehourlyvalueofLeq. Levelofservice(LOS).Aqualitativemeasurethatrepresentsthecollectivefactorsoftravelundera particularvolumecondition.Ameasureoftrafficcongestion. Lightrailtransit(alsolightrail).Amodeofmasstransportationcomprisinglightrailvehicles,which travelonsteeltracksandarepoweredbyelectricityfromoverheadwires.Thismodeischaracterizedby itsabilitytooperateinatͲgradeand/orgradeͲseparatedenvironments. Link.SoundTransit’slightrailsystem. Loadfactor.Theaverageratioofpassengerstoseats,duringaspecifiedperiodofoperationofa publictransitroute.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ28 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Lowincome.ApersonwhosemedianhouseholdincomeisatorbelowtheU.S.Departmentof HealthandHumanServicespovertyguidelines. Lowincomepopulation.AnyreadilyidentifiablegroupoflowͲincomepersonswholivein geographicproximity,and,ifcircumstanceswarrant,geographicallydispersed/transientpersons (suchasmigrantworkersorNativeAmericans)whowillbesimilarlyaffectedbytheproject. Maintenancearea.Maintenanceareasaregeographicareaswithahistoryofnonattainmentof NationalAmbientAirQualityStandards(NAAQS)butwhichnowconsistentlymeetNAAQS. Megawatt(MW).1,000,000watts. Minority.Apersonwhois: x BlackͲApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheblackracialgroupsofAfrica; x HispanicorLatinoͲApersonofMexican,PuertoRican,Cuban,CentralorSouthAmerican,or otherSpanishcultureororigin,regardlessofrace; x AsianͲApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesoftheFarEast,SoutheastAsia,or theIndiansubcontinent; x AmericanIndianorAlaskanNativeͲApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeopleof NorthorSouthAmerica,includingCentralAmerica,andwhomaintainsculturalidentification throughtribalaffiliationorcommunityrecognition;or x NativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslanderͲApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoples ofHawaii,Guam,Samoa,orotherPacificIslands. Minoritypopulation.Anyreadilyidentifiablegroupsofminoritypersonswholiveingeographic proximity,andifcircumstanceswarrant,geographicallydispersed/transientpersons(suchasmigrant workersorNativeAmericans)whowillbesimilarlyaffectedbytheproject. Mobility.Theeaseofcontinuousmovementalongthetransportationsystem. Mode.Aparticularformormethodoftravel,suchaspedestrian,bicycle,automobile,bus,orlight rail. ModelToxicsControlAct(MTCA).TheModelToxicsControlActCleanupRegulation,WAC 173Ͳ340,implementstheModelToxicsControlAct,RCW70.105D,whichaddressesstrict requirementsforsitediscoveryandreporting,siteassessments,andsiteremediation.Mostimportant, theregulationdefinesstandardmethodsusedtoassesswhetherasiteiscontaminatedorclean. NationalAmbientAirQualityStandards(NAAQS).Federallimitsonlevelsofatmospheric contaminationnecessarytoprotectthepublicfromadverseeffectsonhealth(primarystandards) andwelfare(secondarystandards). NationalHistoricPreservationActof1966(NHRA).TheActthatestablishedtheNationalRegister ofHistoricPlacesandStateHistoricPreservationprogramandsetforthguidelinesandregulations forenvironmentalreviewofprojectsinvolvingfederalfunding. NationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces(NRHP).Theofficiallistofthenation’sculturalresources determinedtobeworthyofpreservation;theregisterismaintainedbytheNationalParkService.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ29 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Network.Asystemofrealorhypotheticalinterconnectinglinksthatformstheconfigurationof transitroutesandstopscomprisingthetotalsystem. Nonattainmentarea.AnareadesignatedbytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyascurrently violatingtheNationalAmbientAirQualityStandards,basedonarchivalairqualitydata. NOX.Oxidesofnitrogen(nitrogenoxideandnitrogendioxide).Thepollutantsreleasedduring highͲtemperaturecombustionoffossilfuelssuchasdiesel. OffͲpeak.Thoseperiodsofthedaywhendemandfortransitserviceisnotatamaximum. Operatingcosts.Recurringcostsincurredinoperatingtransitsystems,includingwagesand salaries,maintenanceoffacilitiesandequipment,fuel,supplies,employeebenefits,insurance, taxes,andotheradministrativecosts.Amortizationoffacilitiesandequipmentisnotincluded. Ozone.Agasconsistingofthreeoxygenatomsformedinreactionsofnonmethanehydrocarbonsand nitrogenoxidesinthepresenceofsunlight.OzoneisoneoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency’s criteriaairpollutants. Palustrineforestedwetland.Freshwaterwetlandsdominatedbytrees,shrubs,andemergent vegetation. Partialacquisition.Partof aparcelwouldbe acquired,but thecurrentuse generallywould notbe displaced.Insomeinstances,suchaslargerparcelsthatholdmultipleuses,abusinessorresidentialunit onaparcelcouldbedisplaced,butmostuseswouldremain. Particulatematter.Amixtureofextremelysmallparticlesandliquiddropletsthatismadeupofa numberofcomponents,includingacids(suchasnitratesandsulfates),organicchemicals,metals,and soilordustparticles.U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyisconcernedaboutparticlesthatare10 micrometersindiameterorsmallerbecausethosearetheparticlesthatgenerallypassthroughthe throatandnoseandenterthelungs. Peakhour.Thehourofthedayinwhichthemaximumdemandforserviceisexperienced, accommodatingthelargestnumberofautomobileortransitpatrons. Peakperiod.Atimeperiodorperiodswhentravelactivityisatitsheaviest. PollutionͲGeneratingImperviousSurface(PGIS).Impervioussurfacesconsideredtobea significantsourceofpollutantsinstormwaterrunoff.Suchsurfacesincludethosesubjectto vehicularuse,industrialactivities(asdefinedinWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology’s StormwaterManagementManual),orstorageoferodibleorleachablematerials,wastes,or chemicals,andwhichreceivedirectrainfallortherunͲonorblowͲinofrainfall. Potentiallyaffectedarea.Thisisdefineddifferentlybyeachtechnicaldiscipline.Itincludesthearea thatcouldbeaffectedbythelightrailalternatives.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ30 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Preferredalternative.FollowingpublicationoftheDraftEIS,theSoundTransitBoardidentifiesa preferredalternative,includingrouteandstationoptions.TheFinalEISwillfurtherevaluatethe preferredalternativeaswellasotheralternatives.Apreferredalternativeisnotanactionordecision withinthemeaningofWAC197Ͳ11Ͳ070. Recessionaloutwash.Sedimentdepositedbymeltwaterstreamsflowingawayfromaretreating glacierduringthelastepisodeofglaciation. Reliability.Howoftentransitserviceisprovidedaspromised;affectswaitingtime,consistencyof passengerarrivalsfromdaytoday,totaltriptime,andloadinglevels. RightͲofͲway.Thecorridor(horizontalandverticalspace)ownedbythetransitagencyforthe transportationway. Riparianhabitat.Ahabitattypeassociatedwithstreamorrivermarginsandcharacterizedbydense vegetationconsistingprimarilyofwillow,alder,andcottonwoodspecies,supportingawidevariety ofwaterfowl,songbirds,amphibians,andsmallmammals. Runoff.Therainwaterthatdirectlyleavesanareainsurfacedrainage,asopposedtotheamountthat seepsoutasgroundwater. Section106.Section106oftheNationalHistoricPreservationActof1966establishedaprocedureto reviewthepotentialeffectsonculturalresourcesbyprojectsthatinvolveafederalaction. Section4(f).Section4(f)oftheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationActrestrictstheUnitedStates DepartmentofTransportation’sapprovalofprojectsaffectingthefollowingproperties:publiclyowned landfromapublicpark,recreationarea,orwildlifeandwaterfowlrefuge,oranylandfroma significanthistoricsite. Section401.Section401oftheCleanWaterActisacertificationprogramadministeredbythe WashingtonDepartmentofEcologyunderguidelinesoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyto ensureprojectsapplyingforaSection404permitcomplywithstatewaterqualitystandardsandother requirementsofthestatelaw. Section404.Section404oftheCleanWaterActisapermitprogramadministeredbytheU.S. ArmyCorpsofEngineersunderguidelinesbytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencytoprotectthe nation'swatersfromdredgedandfillsources. Section6(f).Section6(f)oftheLandandWaterConservationActof1965establishedrestrictionson, andreplacementrequirementsfor,theuseoflandacquiredwithfundsauthorizedundertheLand andWaterConservationFundAct. Sensitivereceptor(Auditory).Alocalareaorsitethatsupportsactivitieseasilydisruptedbyaudio intrusionsordistractions,suchasaschool,historiclandmark,orresidentialneighborhood. Sensitiveview.Aviewthatisidentifiedbylocaljurisdictionsasrequiringprotection.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ31 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Socialinteraction.IntraͲneighborhoodcommunicationandcirculationusingstreet,sidewalk,and bikewayconnectionsbetweenresidentialareasandcommunityfacilities,retailbusinesses,and employmentcenters.Alsoincludesverbalinteractionandtelecommunicationsfacilities. SoundTransit2(ST2).ApackageofhighͲcapacitytransitinvestmentsintheregionaltransitsystem, adoptedbytheSoundTransitBoardinJuly2008,whichincludedlightrailasthemodechoicefor theprojectcorridor.ST2includesamajorexpansionoftheLinklightrailsystem.ST2wouldextend lightrailfromNorthSeattleintoSnohomishCounty,acrossLakeWashingtonintoEastKingCounty, andsouthofSeaTacInternationalAirporttoFederalWay. Stagingarea.Sectionoflandnearaconstructionsitedesignatedforequipmentandtruckstorage, maintenance,andwarmͲuppriortoengagementinconstructionactivities. StateImplementationPlan(SIP).AplanrequiredofeachstatebytheCleanAirActthat describeshowthestatewillattainandmaintaintheNationalAmbientAirQualityStandards. Stormwater.Stormwaterisrainandsnowmeltthatrunsoffsurfacessuchasrooftops,paved streets,highways,andparkinglots.Aswaterrunsoffthesesurfaces,itcanpickuppollution. Stormwaterdetention.Thetemporarystorageofstormwaterrunoffandsubsequentreleaseata slowerrate. Stormwatertreatment.Stormwaterpondsandundergroundvaultsareusedtoremovesedimentsand dissolvedmetalsfromstormwater.Theycollectsedimentsonthebottomofthepondorvault,where maintenanceworkerscancleanthemoutonaregularbasis. Subductionzone.Anareawhereonecrustalplateisdescendingbelowanother.ThePugetSoundarea isclosetoasubductionzone,whichisformedbytheJuandeFucaplatedescendingbelowtheNorth Americanplate.Thisactioncancausesignificantseismicactivity. Threatenedspecies.AccordingtotheEndangeredSpeciesActof1973,anyspeciesthatislikelyto becomeanendangeredspecieswithintheforeseeablefuturethroughoutallorasignificantportionof itsrange. Title23,CodeofFederalRegulations,Part771(23CFRPart771)(Revised1987).FederalHighway AdministrationandFederalTransitAdministrationregulationsgoverningthepreparationof environmentalimpactstatementsandrelateddocuments. TotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL).For303(d)Ͳlistedwaterbodies,TMDLsaredevelopedbythe WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcologyforthepollutantsthatexceedwaterqualitystandardsasa meansforultimatelyattainingthestandards. Till.Apoorlysorted,gravelͲlikedepositofsedimentthatisleftbehindbyaglacier,whichdoesnotshow stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because it is composed of clay, boulders of intermediatesizes,oramixtureofthese. Transit.Atransportationsystemprincipallyformovingpeopleinanurbanareaandmadeavailableto thepublicusuallythroughpayingafare.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ32 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Transitcenter.Astationwithshelterswherealargenumberoftransitvehiclesandpassengerscanbe broughttogetherwithsafetyandconvenience. TransitͲorienteddevelopment.TheTransportationResearchBoardprovidesseveraldefinitionsof transitͲorienteddevelopmentthatemphasizehighͲqualitywalkingenvironments,mixedlanduses,and highͲdensitydevelopmentslinkedtotransit.Generally,transitagenciesagreethatwhatconstitutesa transitͲorienteddevelopmentisapatternofdense,diverse,pedestrianͲfriendlylandusesneartransit nodesthat,undertherightconditions,translatesintohighertransitpatronage. Traveltime(invehicle).Thetimerequiredtotravelbetweentwopoints,notincludingterminalor waitingtime. Trip.TheoneͲwaymovementofonepersonbetweentheoriginandthedestination,including transfers,andthewalkdistancetoandfromthemeansoftransportation. Unity.Invisualanalysis,thevisualcoherenceandcompositionalharmonyofthelandscape. UseofSection4(f)land.AccordingtoregulationsoftheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation,useof Section4(f)landisdefinedas:(1)acquisitionoftitleoreasementtoland,or(2)inunusual circumstances,seriousindirectimpacts,suchasincreaseinnoise,visualintrusion,oraccess obstruction. Vehiclehoursoftravel(VHT).Thetotalvehiclehoursexpendedtravelingontheroadway networkinaspecifiedareaduringaspecifiedtimeperiod. Vibrationvelocity.Vibrationvelocityisthebasicmeasureofgroundbornevibration.Itisameasureof therateatwhichparticlesinthegroundareoscillatingrelativetotheequilibriumpoint. Vibrationvelocitylevel.Itisgenerallyacceptedthat,overthefrequencyrangeimportantfor groundbornevibrationfromtransitsystems,humanresponsetovibrationisbestcorrelatedtothe rootmeansquare(rms)vibrationvelocity.InthisEIS,rmsvibrationvelocityisalwaysexpressedas decibelsrelativeto1microͲinchpersecond. Viewersensitivity.Theextentoftheviewer’sconcernforaparticularvieworviewshed.Viewer sensitivitytotheviewedenvironmentisclassifiedaslow,average,orhigh. View.Asceneobservedfromagivenvantagepoint. Viewshed.Anareaofland,water,orotherenvironmentalelementthatisvisibletothehumaneye fromafixedvantagepoint. Visualcharacter.Referstoidentifiablevisualinformation,includingvisualelementsandmajor environmentalfeatures. Visualencroachment.Theimpositionofanobject,orobjects,onaviewsuchthattheviewis disrupted,obstructed,orotherwisemodifiedfromitsoriginalstate.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement AͲ33 AppendixA.DocumentSupportInformation Visualquality.Referstotheevaluationofthevisualexperiencetothepublicandisdescribedinterms ofvividness,intactness,andunity. Vividnessreferstothewaylandscapecomponentscombinein distinctiveandmemorablevisualpatterns. IntactnessreferstowhetherthenaturalandhumanͲbuilt visualpatternsformaconsistentlandscape,orwhetherhighlycontrastingfeaturesintrudeintothe view.Unityreferstothevisualcoherenceandcompositionalharmonyofthelandscapeconsideredasa whole.Visualqualityisanassessmentofthevisualcharacterandiscategorizedaslow,medium,or high,asfollows: Lowvisualquality.Viewsthatlackadominantvisualcharacterinwhichthereisalowleveloffit betweendisparateelements. Insomecases,theseviewsappeardisorganizedwithfeaturesthatseem outofplace,orareviewswithsomecompositionalharmonybutincludeeyesoreelementsthatcan dominateone’sperception. Mediumvisualquality.Viewswithaunityorcompositionalharmonybetweenelementsofthe landscapethatproduceapleasingoverallimpressioninwhichencroachingelementsareminoranddo notsubstantiallyaltertheperceptionofthelandscapeasaunit. Theseviewslackvivid,memorable featuresandaregenerallycharacterizedascommonorordinary. Highvisualquality.Viewswithvivid,memorable,distinctivefeaturesinalandscapewith compositionalharmonyorthatfitbetweenelementsofthelandscapethatisfreefromencroaching elements. WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology303(d)List.ThefederalCleanWaterAct(CWA),adoptedin 1972,requiresstatestorestoretheirwaterstobe“fishableandswimmable.”TheCWAestablisheda processtoidentifyandcleanuppollutedwaters.Every2years,allstatesarerequiredtopreparealist ofwaterbodiesthatdonotmeetwaterqualitystandards.Thislistiscalledthe303(d)listbecausethe processisdescribedinSection303(d)oftheCWA.

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Index

Acquisitions, Displacements, and Relocations ...... 3‐1, 3.2‐1, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐13, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐14, 3.15‐5, 3.15‐6, 4‐8, 5‐14, 5‐15, 5‐19 Agency Comments ...... 2‐1, 2‐6, 2‐13, 2‐36 Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases ...... 3‐1, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐22, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐13, 3.7‐1, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐9, 4‐7 Aquatic Resources ...... 3.9‐1, 3.9‐2, 3.9‐4, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐ 12, 3.9‐14, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐17, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐25, 3.9‐29, 4‐12 Area of Potential Effects (APE) ...... 3.17‐3

Bel‐Red Subarea ...... 2‐9, 2‐13, 2‐19, 3‐6, 3.1‐18, 3.2‐9, 3.2‐10, 3.2‐11, 3.3‐1, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐16, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐18, 3.3‐ 19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐6, 3.5‐12, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐10, 3.8‐12, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐7, 3.11‐5, 3.15‐6, 3.16‐10, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐10, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐9, 5‐10, 5‐12, 5‐15, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐19, 5‐20 Best Management Practices ...... 2‐30, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐13, 3.7‐5, 3.7‐11, 3.10‐8, 3.12‐6 BNSF Alternative ...... 2‐1, 2‐13, 2‐20, 4‐1, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐10, 5‐ 12, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐18, 5‐19, 5‐21 BNSF Modified Alternative ...... 2‐12, 2‐20, 2‐22, 2‐23, 2‐24, 2‐31, 2‐32, 2‐35, 2‐36, 3‐5, 3‐7, 3‐8, 3‐9, 3‐10, 3‐11, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐7, 3.1‐8, 3.1‐ 10, 3.1‐15, 3.1‐16, 3.1‐18, 3.2‐4, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐10, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐5, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐16, 3.3‐19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐2, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐3, 3.5‐7, 3.5‐ 8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.6‐3, 3.6‐4, 3.6‐7, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐11, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐6, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐9, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐14, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐23, 3.8‐ 29, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐ 11, 3.9‐17, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐19, 3.9‐28, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐32, 3.10‐3, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐5, 3.10‐6, 3.10‐9, 3.10‐10, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐4, 3.12‐1, 3.12‐2, 3.12‐3, 3.12‐4, 3.12‐5, 3.12‐7, 3.12‐8, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐3, 3.13‐10, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐3, 3.14‐4, 3.15‐1, 3.15‐2, 3.15‐4, 3.15‐5, 3.16‐4, 3.16‐5, 3.16‐6, 3.16‐7, 3.17‐4, 3.17‐5, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐3, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐10, 4‐3, 4‐4, 4‐5, 4‐6, 4‐8, 4‐10, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐10, 5‐14, 5‐18, 5‐19, 5‐21

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Build Alternatives ...... 2‐1, 2‐13, 2‐15, 2‐32, 2‐34, 3‐1, 3‐7, 3‐12, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐13, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐2, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐9, 3.2‐10, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐13, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐18, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.6‐3, 3.6‐10, 3.7‐3, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐5, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐10, 3.7‐11, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐18, 3.9‐1, 3.9‐2, 3.9‐4, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐25, 3.9‐26, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐31, 3.9‐32, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐1, 3.10‐6, 3.10‐7, 3.10‐8, 3.10‐9, 3.10‐10, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐4, 3.12‐5, 3.12‐7, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐2, 3.13‐8, 3.13‐9, 3.14‐2, 3.14‐4, 3.15‐3, 3.15‐4, 3.16‐2, 3.16‐3, 3.16‐5, 3.16‐10, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐2, 3.17‐5, 3.17‐6, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐10, 4‐1, 4‐2, 4‐4, 4‐7, 4‐11, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐7, 5‐8, 5‐9, 5‐10, 5‐12, 5‐13, 5‐14, 5‐15, 5‐16, 5‐ 17, 5‐17, 5‐18

Capital Costs ...... 2‐9, 2‐10, 2‐11, 2‐34, 4‐11, 5‐12 City Center Subarea ...... 3.3‐1, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐12 Clean Water Act ...... 3.9‐1, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐31, 3.10‐1, 3.13‐1 Climate Change ...... 3.7‐1, 3.7‐3, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐5, 3.7‐11 Conditional Use Permit ...... (CUP), 3.3‐13, 4‐10 Construction Cost ...... 2‐35, 2‐37, 4‐11, 5‐12 Construction Noise ...... 3.4‐7, 3.8‐5, 3.8‐6, 3.8‐7, 3.8‐10, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐18, 3.8‐19, 3.8‐29, 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐23, 3.18‐9, 5‐20 Construction Sequence and Activities ...... 2‐30 Construction Staging Area ...... 3.1‐19, 3.2‐8 Cumulative Effects ...... 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.1‐19, 3.3‐21, 3.5‐12, 5‐14

East Link ...... 2‐8, 2‐9, 2‐10, 2‐12, 2‐14, 2‐14, 2‐15, 2‐19, 2‐20, 2‐24, 2‐ 32, 3‐2, 3‐7, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐12, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐7, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.6‐13, 3.7‐2, 3.7‐6, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐28, 3.8‐29, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐12, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.10‐12, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐2, 3.13‐5, 3.13‐6, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐5, 3.16‐10, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐4, 3.18‐8, 4‐2, 4‐5, 4‐10, 5‐2, 5‐6, 5‐13, 5‐14 East Link Extension ...... 3‐2, 3.8‐24 Eastside Rail Corridor ...... 2‐12, 2‐14, 2‐14, 2‐15, 2‐19, 2‐20, 2‐21, 2‐24, 2‐32, 3‐11, 3‐12, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐13, 3.2‐2, 3.2‐10, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐16, 3.5‐12, 3.6‐11, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.8‐11, 3.9‐4, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6,

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3.10‐3, 3.10‐9, 3.12‐3, 3.12‐8, 3.16‐6, 3.16‐9, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐9, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐4, 5‐6, 5‐8, 5‐ 10, 5‐21 Economics ...... 2‐20, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.2‐8, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐22, 3.4‐ 1, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐13, 4‐8, 5‐14, 5‐16, 5‐18, 5‐22 Ecosystems ...... 3‐1, 3‐2, 3‐6, 3.5‐14, 3.9‐1, 3.9‐9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐28, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐31, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐6, 3.10‐11, 3.10‐12, 4‐7, 4‐9, 5‐2, 5‐ 3, 5‐20, 5‐21 Edmonds School District ...... 2‐12, 3‐5, 3‐11, 3.1‐11, 3.2‐11, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐5, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐12, 3.7‐4, 3.9‐12, 3.15‐3, 3.15‐5, 3.16‐2, 4‐10, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐8, 5‐9, 5‐15, 5‐16 Electromagnetic Fields ...... 2‐20, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.14‐1, 3.14‐5, 4‐7 Employee Parking ...... 2‐2, 3.1‐11, 3.5‐10 Employment ...... 3.3‐3, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐12, 3.4‐1, 3.4‐2, 3.4‐3, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.5‐ 8, 3.5‐11, 3.6‐9 Endangered Species Act (ESA) ...... 3.9‐1, 3.9‐13 Energy ...... 2‐20, 2‐34, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.7‐2, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐12, 3.8‐1, 3.8‐7, 3.11‐1, 3.11‐2, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐4, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐2, 3.14‐3, 3.15‐3, 3.16‐2, 3.16‐3, 3.16‐6, 3.16‐7, 3.16‐9, 3.16‐11, 4‐7 Environmental Justice ...... 3.3‐14, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 5‐18, 5‐19 Essential Public Facility ...... 3.3‐2, 3.3‐13, 3.9‐32

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ...... 2‐32, 3.5‐1 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) ...... 2‐1, 3.5‐1, 3.11‐1, 3.17‐2

Geology and Soils ...... 2‐20, 3‐1, 3.12‐1, 3.12‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.17‐4, 4‐7 Goff Creek ...... 2‐12, 2‐24, 3.2‐11, 3.3‐11, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐3, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐5, 3.10‐11, 3.18‐5, 4‐9, 4‐10, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐10, 5‐20

Historic Properties ...... 3.17‐5, 5‐5

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Interurban Trail ...... 2‐31, 3‐11, 3.1‐9, 3.2‐11, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐17, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐11, 3.5‐12, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐ 9, 3.18‐10, 4‐11, 5‐8, 5‐22

Key Observation Points ...... 3.6‐3

Land Use ...... 2‐3, 2‐6, 2‐13, 2‐14, 2‐19, 2‐20, 3‐1, 3‐2, 3‐6, 3.1‐6, 3.1‐ 11, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐18, 3.2‐1, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐9, 3.2‐10, 3.2‐11, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐1, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐13, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐16, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐18, 3.3‐19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.3‐22, 3.4‐1, 3.4‐3, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐11, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.6‐2, 3.6‐7, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐3, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐10, 3.8‐3, 3.8‐4, 3.8‐5, 3.8‐6, 3.8‐9, 3.8‐10, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐13, 3.8‐14, 3.8‐15, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐17, 3.8‐21, 3.8‐28, 3.8‐29, 3.9‐1, 3.9‐ 2, 3.9‐12, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐12, 3.11‐2, 3.11‐5, 3.14‐4, 3.16‐2, 3.16‐10, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐7, 4‐7, 4‐8, 4‐10, 5‐2, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐ 10, 5‐12, 5‐14, 5‐15, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐18, 5‐195‐20, 5‐22 Level of Service (LOS) ...... 1‐1, 2‐32, 2‐37, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐6, 3.3‐12, 4‐6 Lynnwood Alternative ...... 2‐12, 2‐24, 2‐27, 2‐28, 2‐29, 2‐30, 2‐31, 2‐32, 2‐35, 2‐36, 3‐5, 3‐7, 3‐8, 3‐9, 3‐10, 3‐11, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐9, 3.1‐10, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐16, 3.1‐17, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐6, 3.2‐7, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐11, 3.2‐12, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐7, 3.3‐8, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐18, 3.3‐19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐2, 3.4‐3, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐7, 3.5‐5, 3.5‐ 6, 3.5‐7, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐11, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐ 15, 3.6‐6, 3.6‐7, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐ 6, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐9, 3.7‐10, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐ 17, 3.8‐23, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐25, 3.8‐26, 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.8‐34, 3.8‐35, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐12, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐24, 3.9‐25, 3.9‐26, 3.9‐27, 3.9‐28, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐32, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐3, 3.10‐5, 3.10‐6, 3.10‐9, 3.10‐10, 3.10‐11, 3.10‐12, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐ 4, 3.12‐1, 3.12‐2, 3.12‐3, 3.12‐4, 3.12‐5, 3.12‐7, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐3, 3.13‐6, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐3, 3.14‐4, 3.15‐2, 3.15‐3, 3.15‐5, 3.16‐2, 3.16‐4, 3.16‐8, 3.16‐9, 3.16‐10, 3.17‐4, 3.17‐5, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐6, 3.18‐9, 3.18‐10, 4‐3, 4‐4, 4‐5, 4‐8, 4‐10, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐8, 5‐9, 5‐10, 5‐12, 5‐15, 5‐19, 5‐21, 5‐22

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Lynnwood Link ...... 2‐10, 2‐24, 2‐27, 2‐28, 2‐31, 3‐7, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐7, 3.5‐13, 3.6‐3, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐30, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐ 9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐12, 3.9‐23, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐2, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐5, 3.16‐10, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐4, 3.18‐10, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐8, 5‐12 Lynnwood Link Extension ...... 2‐10, 2‐24, 2‐27, 2‐28, 2‐31, 3‐7, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐7, 3.5‐13, 3.6‐3, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐30, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐ 9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐12, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐2, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐5, 3.16‐10, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐4, 3.18‐10, 5‐4, 5‐12 Lynnwood Transit Center ...... 1‐1, 2‐9, 2‐10, 2‐11, 2‐12, 2‐30, 3.2‐12, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐15, 3.5‐12, 3.6‐8, 3.9‐33, 3.18‐5, 4‐5, 4‐6

Mitigation ...... 2‐33, 2‐34, 2‐35, 2‐36, 3‐1, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐ 22, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐1, 3.7‐11, 3.7‐12, 3.8‐1, 3.8‐4, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.8‐33, 3.8‐34, 3.8‐35, 3.9‐14, 3.9‐26, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐31, 3.9‐32, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐12, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐2, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐12, 3.14‐5, 3.15‐6, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐1, 3.17‐2, 3.17‐6, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐9, 3.18‐10, 4‐8, 4‐12, 5‐12, 5‐20, 5‐ 21 Mitigation Measure ...... 2‐36, 3‐1, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐22, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐1, 3.7‐11, 3.8‐1, 3.8‐4, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.8‐33, 3.8‐34, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐31, 3.10‐13, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐12, 3.14‐5, 3.15‐6, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐6, 3.18‐9, 3.18‐10, 4‐12, 5‐12 Mobility Management Area ...... 3.1‐14, 3.1‐16

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) ...... 3.7‐1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ...... 2‐1, 3‐2, 3‐6, 3.2‐2, 3.9‐1, 3.17‐1 National Historic Preservation Act ...... 3.17‐1 National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) ...... 3.17‐1 No Build Alternative ...... 2‐1, 2‐14, 3‐1, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐6, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐13, 3.2‐8, 3.3‐12, 3.4‐3, 3.4‐7, 3.5‐9, 3.6‐9, 3.7‐3, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐ 10, 3.7‐12, 3.8‐16, 3.9‐12, 3.10‐6, 3.11‐2, 3.11‐5, 3.12‐5, 3.13‐8, 3.14‐3, 3.15‐3, 3.16‐2, 3.17‐5, 3.18‐7, 4‐1, 4‐2, 4‐ 6, 4‐7, 4‐11

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Noise ...... 2‐12, 2‐20, 2‐31, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐4, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐ 12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.7‐12, 3.8‐1, 3.8‐2, 3.8‐3, 3.8‐4, 3.8‐5, 3.8‐6, 3.8‐7, 3.8‐8, 3.8‐9, 3.8‐10, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐18, 3.8‐19, 3.8‐21, 3.8‐23, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐28, 3.8‐29, 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.8‐34, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐ 13, 3.9‐14, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐23, 3.9‐25, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐9, 4‐7, 4‐10, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐7, 5‐ 18, 5‐19, 5‐20, 5‐22, 5‐22 Noise and Vibration ...... 2‐20, 3‐1, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐22, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.8‐1, 3.8‐3, 3.8‐8, 3.8‐9, 3.8‐10, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐19, , 3.8‐30, 3.8‐31, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐9, 4‐8, 5‐19, 5‐19, 5‐20

Operating Costs ...... 1‐1, 2‐3, 2‐6, 2‐8, 2‐11, 2‐34, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐12, 5‐14 Operations and Maintenance Satellite Facility (OMSF) ...... 1‐1, 2‐1, 4‐1 Overlake Transit Center ...... 1‐1, 1‐3, 2‐2, 2‐8, 2‐10, 2‐14, 2‐32, 2‐37, 3.1‐1, 3.1‐4, 4‐ 3, 4‐4, 4‐5, 4‐6

Parklands ...... 3.3‐12, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐10 Parklands and Open Space ...... 3‐1, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐22, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐13, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐7, 5‐15, 5‐21 Pollutant‐Generating Impervious Surfaces ...... 3.10‐10 Potential Alternatives ...... 2‐2, 2‐6, 2‐8 Preferred Alternative ...... 2‐1, 2‐12, 2‐13, 2‐15, 2‐17, 2‐18, 2‐19, 2‐20, 2‐31, 2‐32, 2‐35, 2‐36, 3‐2, 3‐3, 3‐4, 3‐5, 3‐7, 3‐8, 3‐9, 3‐10, 3‐11, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐7, 3.1‐8, 3.1‐10, 3.1‐13, 3.1‐14, 3.1‐15, 3.1‐16, 3.1‐18, 3.2‐3, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐9, 3.2‐10, 3.2‐12, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐4, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐10, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐16, 3.3‐19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐2, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐7, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐2, 3.5‐7, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.6‐3, 3.6‐4, 3.6‐7, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐11, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐14, 3.7‐6, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐9, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐13, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐19, 3.8‐20, 3.8‐21, 3.8‐22, 3.8‐23, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐28, 3.8‐29, 3.8‐31, 3.8‐32, 3.8‐33, 3.9‐4, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐9, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐16, 3.9‐17, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐28, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐32, 3.10‐3, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐5, 3.10‐6, 3.10‐9, 3.10‐10, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐4, 3.12‐1, 3.12‐2, 3.12‐3, 3.12‐4, 3.12‐5, 3.12‐7, 3.12‐8, 3.12‐9, 3.13‐3, 3.13‐10, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐3, 3.14‐4, 3.15‐1, 3.15‐2, 3.15‐4, 3.15‐6, 3.16‐4, 3.16‐5, 3.16‐6, 3.16‐7, 3.16‐10, 3.17‐3, 3.17‐4, 3.17‐5,

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3.18‐2, 3.18‐3, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐7, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐9, 4‐1, 4‐3, 4‐ 4, 4‐5, 4‐6, 4‐7, 4‐8, 4‐10, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐4, 5‐12, 5‐ 13, 5‐14, 5‐15, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐18, 5‐21 Priority Species ...... 3.9‐2, 3.9‐12 Proposed Action ...... 3‐6, 3.10‐12, 3.17‐2 Public Involvement ...... 3.3‐13, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐15, 5‐1 Public Safety Training Center ...... 3.2‐10, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐16, 3.8‐20, 3.15‐1, 3.15‐3, 4‐10, 4‐12, 5‐2 Public Services ...... 2‐20, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.3‐14, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐13, 3.15‐1, 3.15‐ 3, 3.15‐4, 3.15‐6, 4‐9, 5‐15 Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) ...... 1‐1, 2‐3, 3.3‐1, 3.4‐1, 3.4‐2 Purpose and Need ...... 1‐1, 2‐1, 2‐5, 2‐11, 2‐15, 4‐1, 5‐12

Recreation ...... 3.6‐1, 3.10‐2, 3.18‐1, 3.18‐5 Riparian Habitat ...... 3.9‐2, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐20 Roadway Network ...... 3.1‐6, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐14, 3.1‐17

Scoping ...... 2‐5, 2‐6, 2‐8, 2‐10, 2‐15, 2‐36, 3.5‐14, 5‐15 Scriber Creek Park ...... 3‐5, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐20, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐12, 3.6‐8, 3.6‐13, 3.8‐3, 3.8‐16, 3.8‐24, 3.8‐28, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐9, 3.18‐10, 5‐3, 5‐8, 5‐9, 5‐22 Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) ...... 3.17‐1 Sensitive Views ...... 3.6‐3 Social Impacts, Community Facilities, and Neighborhoods ...... 3‐1, 3.2‐8, 3.3‐14, 3.5‐1, 5‐15, 5‐18, 5‐19, 5‐19, 5‐21 Sound Transit Link Light Rail ...... 1‐1, 2‐1, 4‐1 Spring District ...... 2‐14, 2‐32, 3‐8, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐1, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐21, 3.6‐11, 3.6‐ 13, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐20, 3.8‐21, 3.18‐2, 5‐7, 5‐16, 5‐18, 5‐19, 5‐20 SR 520 Alternative ...... 2‐12, 2‐24, 2‐25, 2‐26, 2‐31, 2‐35, 2‐36, 3‐5, 3‐7, 3.1‐4, 3.1‐5, 3.1‐7, 3.1‐8, 3.1‐10, 3.1‐15, 3.1‐16, 3.1‐18, 3.2‐5, 3.2‐8, 3.2‐10, 3.2‐11, 3.2‐13, 3.3‐3, 3.3‐6, 3.3‐11, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐18, 3.3‐19, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.4‐2, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐5, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐4, 3.5‐7, 3.5‐8, 3.5‐9, 3.5‐11, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐14, 3.5‐15, 3.6‐5, 3.6‐7, 3.6‐12, 3.6‐13, 3.6‐ 14, 3.7‐6, 3.7‐7, 3.7‐8, 3.7‐9, 3.8‐11, 3.8‐12, 3.8‐15, 3.8‐

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16, 3.8‐23, 3.8‐29, 3.8‐32, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐22, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐32, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐3, 3.10‐4, 3.10‐5, 3.10‐9, 3.10‐10, 3.10‐11, 3.11‐3, 3.11‐4, 3.12‐1, 3.12‐2, 3.12‐3, 3.12‐4, 3.12‐7, 3.12‐8, 3.13‐3, 3.13‐6, 3.13‐11, 3.14‐3, 3.14‐4, 3.15‐1, 3.15‐2, 3.15‐5, 3.16‐4, 3.16‐7, 3.16‐8, 3.16‐11, 3.17‐4, 3.17‐5, 3.18‐2, 3.18‐4, 3.18‐5, 3.18‐8, 3.18‐10, 4‐3, 4‐4, 4‐5, 4‐6, 4‐8, 4‐10, 4‐11, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐3, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐6, 5‐7, 5‐9, 5‐ 10, 5‐14, 5‐15, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐18, 5‐19, 5‐20

Traction Power Substation (TPSS) ...... 2‐4, 3.6‐10, 3.8‐11, 3.14‐3, 3.16‐3 Transportation ...... 1‐1, 1‐5, 2‐1, 2‐3, 2‐5, 2‐6, 2‐14, 2‐33, 2‐34, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.1‐ 1, 3.1‐6, 3.1‐7, 3.1‐8, 3.1‐9, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐13, 3.1‐ 14, 3.1‐18, 3.1‐19, 3.2‐2, 3.2‐12, 3.3‐1, 3.3‐2, 3.3‐9, 3.3‐12, 3.3‐13, 3.3‐14, 3.3‐15, 3.3‐16, 3.3‐20, 3.3‐21, 3.3‐22, 3.4‐3, 3.4‐4, 3.4‐6, 3.4‐8, 3.5‐1, 3.5‐10, 3.5‐11, 3.5‐12, 3.5‐13, 3.5‐15, 3.7‐1, 3.7‐2, 3.7‐4, 3.7‐7,3.7‐8, 3.8‐18, 3.8‐19, 3.9‐20, 3.10‐1, 3.11‐1, 3.13‐1, 3.13‐9, 3.15‐4, 3.17‐2, 3.18‐9, 4‐1, 4‐2, 4‐6, 4‐7, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐8, 5‐ 9, 5‐14, 5‐16, 5‐17, 5‐19, 5‐21 Transportation Network ...... 3.1‐6, 3.1‐7, 3.1‐8, 3.1‐11, 3.1‐12, 3.1‐13. 3.4‐6 Tribes ...... 3.17‐1, 3.17‐4, 5‐1, 5‐4, 5‐6 Truck Trips ...... 3.1‐11, 3.1‐13, 3.1‐15, 3.1‐16

Utilities ...... 2‐20, 2‐24, 2‐30, 3‐1, 3‐6, 3.7‐2, 3.7‐8, 3.11‐2, 3.14‐3, 3.16‐1, 3.16‐2, 3.16‐3, 3.16‐5, 3.16‐10, 3.16‐11, 3.18‐5, 4‐7, 5‐8

Vegetation and Wildlife ...... 3.9‐1, 3.9‐2, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐10, 3.9‐ 14, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐17, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐23, 3.9‐ 253.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 4‐9

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) ...... 3.9‐1, 3.10‐1, 5‐21 Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) ...... 3.7‐1, 3.7‐9, 3.7‐10, 3.8‐5, 3.9‐15, 3.10‐1, 3.10‐2, 3.13‐2 Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) ...... 3.2‐10, 3.3‐17, 3.10‐1, 3.16‐1

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Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) ...... 3.3‐1, 3.17‐2 Water Resources ...... 3‐1, 3.5‐14, 3.9‐13, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐23, 3.10‐1, 3.10‐ 2, 3.10‐7, 3.10‐10, 3.10‐11, 3.10‐12, 3.10‐13, 3.12‐2, 3.12‐6, 3.13‐9, 3.16‐5, 3.16‐6, 4‐9 Wetlands ...... 2‐8, 2‐24, 3‐5, 3.3‐17, 3.3‐20, 3.9‐1, 3.9‐3, 3.9‐4, 3.9‐5, 3.9‐6, 3.9‐7, 3.9‐8, 3.9‐9, 3.9‐11, 3.9‐12, 3.9‐13, 3.9‐14, 3.9‐15, 3.9‐17, 3.9‐18, 3.9‐20, 3.9‐21, 3.9‐23, 3.9‐25, 3.9‐26, 3.9‐28, 3.9‐29, 3.9‐30, 3.9‐32, 3.9‐33, 3.10‐7, 3.10‐11, 3.10‐12, 3.10‐13, 3.12‐3, 4‐12, 5‐2, 5‐4, 5‐5, 5‐ 6, 5‐8, 5‐9, 5‐21

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Appendix B Public Involvement and Agency Coordination

AppendixB PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination

Thisappendixsummarizestheagencycoordinationandpublicoutreachactivitiesperformedbythe CentralPugetSoundRegionalTransitAuthority(SoundTransit)andtheFederalTransit Administration(FTA)throughouttheenvironmentalreviewprocess,uptoissuanceoftheFinal EnvironmentalImpactStatement(FinalEIS).FTAandSoundTransithaveworkedwithfederal,state, andlocalagencies;tribes;andlocaljurisdictionstocreateanopenpublicinvolvementprocessthat providedvariousopportunitiestoinformandinvolvethepublic.

InSeptember2012,SoundTransitandFTAdraftedacoordinationplanthatdescribedtheirefforts forcoordinatingpublic,agency,andtribalenvironmentalreviewoftheLinkLightRailOperations andMaintenanceSatelliteFacility(OMSF)project(proposedproject).AnEnvironmentalScoping InformationReport(September2012)andEnvironmentalScopingSummaryReport(October2012) thatdocumentedtheproposedproject’sscopingprocesswasalsoprepared.InJuly2014,Sound TransitpreparedaDraftEISPublicCommentSummaryReportthatsummarizedagencyandpublic commentsreceivedbySoundTransitandFTAduringtheDraftEISpubliccommentperiod.The reportalsodocumentshowSoundTransitadvertisedthereleaseoftheDraftEISandassociated publicevents.CopiesofthesedocumentsareavailableforreviewonSoundTransit’sprojectwebsite (www.soundtransit.org/omsf).

Thediscussionbelowreferencesthesedocumentstooutlinethegoals,objectives,and implementationofthepublicandagencyoutreachactivitiesthroughouttheproposedproject.

OutreachGoalsandObjectives SoundTransitandFTAhaveprovidedseveralopportunitiesforcitizensandgroupstointeractand receiveresponsestoissuesofinterestorconcernrelatedtodevelopmentandevaluationofthe proposedproject.

Thefollowinggoalsandobjectiveshavebeenestablishedtoguidetheprocess:

z Informthepublicoftheproposedproject’spurposeandneed,andidentifyandcommunicate theprocessandscheduleforpublicparticipation.

z Activelyseekpublicinputthroughoutallprojectstagesofplanning,environmentalreview, projectdevelopment,anddesign.

z Researchandrespondtopublicinquiries,suggestions,andideasinthedecisionͲmakingprocess.

z Provideopportunitiesforthepublictoinfluencemajordecisionsbeforetheyarefinalized.

z Publicizeallprogramsandactivitiesthroughavarietyofdiversecommunicationvehiclesand maketheproceedingsandrecordsavailableforpublicreview.

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z Providethepublicwithdifferentandinnovativeopportunitiesandmethodsforaccessing projectinformationthroughouteachprojectphase.

z Ensurediversepopulations,includingminorityandlowͲincomepopulationsandpersonswith disabilities,areengagedintheplanninganddevelopmentprocessbymakingmaterialsavailable inmultipleformats,holdingmeetingsinaccessiblefacilities,andprovidingmeetingandproject informationtounderservedpopulations.

z Communicatekeyprojectmilestonesandaccomplishmentstoshowprogresstowardproject completion.Ensuretransparencyoftheprocessbycommunicatingtheneeds,potential solutions,schedules,andbudgetinformation.

z WorkcloselywithSoundTransitgovernmentandcommunityrelationsstaffandtheproject teamtoensurepublicoutreacheffortsandgovernmentͲelectedofficialandtribalinvolvement effortsarecoordinated.

z Continuouslymonitorandadaptoutreachactivitiesandtoolstohelpreachaffectedand interestedpopulationsandinterests.

z Distributecomprehensiveandunderstandableinformationabouttheproposedprojectand DraftEIS.

z EncouragepublicreviewoftheDraftEISandgathercommentsonthebuildalternatives, environmentalimpacts,andmitigationmeasuresidentifiedintheDraftEIS.

z PublicizeDraftEISactivitiesthroughavarietyofcommunicationvehicles.

z EngageeachcommunityinthebuildalternativesitesinBellevueandLynnwoodandincludea broadgroupofcommunitymembers,agencies,andorganizations.

AgencyCoordination EarlyagencycoordinationisstronglyencouragedbyNEPA,SEPA,andfederaltransportation planninglawandguidance.Section139ofTitle23UnitedStatesCodeidentifiesspecificprocesses fortheleadagenciesoftheproposedproject(SoundTransitandFTA)toinvolvecooperatingor participatingagencies.Theseagenciesandtheirinvolvementaredescribedbelow.

LeadAgencies Theleadagencies(SoundTransitandFTA)areresponsibleformakinginformationavailabletothe cooperatingandparticipatingagenciesasearlyaspracticableintheenvironmentalreviewprocess. Federal,state,andlocalagenciesandtribalgovernmentswereinvitedtoparticipate.Agencieshad thechoicetoaccepttheinvitationasacooperatingorparticipatingagency,declinetheinvitation,or asktobeinvolvedorcontactedatalatertime.Theinvitationsweremadeaspartofthescoping announcementstothecooperatingandparticipatingagencieslistedbelow.

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Cooperatingagenciesoftheproposedprojectincludethefollowing: x CityofLynnwood x KingCounty x CityofBellevue x SnohomishCounty x U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers

ParticipatingAgencies AparticipatingagencyisdefinedasafederalandnonͲfederalagencythatmayhaveaninterestin theproposedproject,eveniftheydonothavespecificjurisdictionbylaw.Theseagenciesare invitedtoparticipateintheenvironmentalreviewprocess.

Participatingagenciesoftheproposedprojectincludethefollowing: x U.S.DepartmentofInterior x CityofShoreline x U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency x CityofRedmond x EdmondsSchoolDistrict x CityofMountlakeTerrace x BureauofIndianAffairs x WashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology x AdvisoryCouncilonHistoricPreservation x WashingtonDepartmentofArchaeologyand HistoricPreservation x NationalOceanicandAtmospheric x WashingtonStateDepartmentof Administration Transportation x FederalEmergencyManagementAgency x WashingtonDepartmentofFishandWildlife x NationalParkService x PugetSoundRegionalCouncil x SnohomishCountyPublicUtilityDistrict x PugetSoundRegionalCleanAirAgency

Thebuildalternativesitesfortheproposedprojectdonotincludeanytriballands,buttribesare expectedtohaveinterestsregardingnaturalandculturalresources.BecauseofgovernmentͲtoͲ governmentconsultationresponsibilitiesassociatedwithfederallyrecognizedtribes,FTAandSound Transitinvitedthefollowingtribestobecomeparticipatingagenciesaspartofscopingandinitiated consultationunderSection106oftheNationalHistoricPreservationAct(NHPA)atthesametime:

x MuckleshootIndianTribe x TulalipTribes x SnoqualmieTribe x YakamaNation x SuquamishTribe

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ3 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination Chapter5,PublicandAgencyCommentSummary,oftheFinalEISsummarizesallcomments receivedduringthe45ͲdayDraftEIScommentperiod.AppendixI,CommentsandResponses,ofthe FinalEISincludesallcommentsreceivedduringthecommentperiod.

OutreachActivitiesandTools Throughouttheenvironmentalprocess,theoutreachactivitiesandtoolsidentifiedbelowwere implemented.Someoftheactivitieswerefocusedonspecificprojectmilestones,butmanywere appliedonanongoingbasis.AlloutreachactivitieswerecoordinatedwithanintraͲagencyteamat SoundTransitthatincludedgovernmentrelations,planning,design,environmental,mediarelations, communications,andoutreachstaffmembers.Outreachactivitiesandtoolsarediscussedbelow andinTableBͲ3.TableBͲ3,attheendofthisappendix,alsoprovidesalistofallpublicinvolvement activitiesconductedsinceOctober2012.

OpenHouses Throughouttheenvironmentalprocess,severalpublicmeetingswereheldtoshareinformation, answerquestions,andobtainpublicinput.Duringthescopingperiod,publicscopingmeetingswere heldinanopenͲhouseformatthatpresentedinformationabouttheproposedproject,providedthe opportunityforthepublictospeakdirectlywithprojectteammembersand/oraskquestions,and providedanopportunitytorequestandcollectwrittencomments.Afterthescopingperiodclosedin October2012,updatedinformationontheproposedprojectwasmadeavailableattheEastLink CostSavingsopenhouse,heldinApril2013;sixopenhousesfortheEastLinkProject“Welcometo FinalDesign”wereheldbetweenMarchandSeptember2013.

FollowingthereleaseoftheDraftEIS,SoundTransitheldpublichearingswithanopenͲhouse componentinthetworespectivecitieswherethebuildalternativesiteswouldbelocated: Lynnwood(June3,2014)andBellevue(June5,2014).Staffmemberswereavailabletodiscussand answerquestionsabouttheproposedproject,thebuildalternatives,andinformationintheDraft EIS.Publichearingswereheldaspartofthesemeetingstotakeverbalcomments.Additional informationonthesemeetingsisprovidedintheDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementdiscussion (pageBͲ12ofthisappendix)andTableBͲ2.

NoticesandAdvertisements SoundTransitprovidedavarietyofpublicnoticesandadvertisementstonotifyandengagethe publicandagenciesthroughouttheenvironmentalprocess.Duringthescopingperiod,Sound Transitsentpostcardnoticesto57governmentandcommunityrelationsstakeholders,88social serviceorganizations,andmorethan11,400addresseswithin0.5mileofthepotentialbuild alternativesitesfortheOMSF.

Afterthescopingperiodclosed,SoundTransitdistributedupdatedprojectinformationinmailersfor otherSoundTransitprojects(EastLinkProjectandLynnwoodLinkExtension).InMarch2014,door hangersweredeliveredtomorethan900singleͲandmultifamilyhomesadjacenttotheLynnwood

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ4 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination Alternative,theonlyalternativeborderingaresidentialcommunity.Thedoorhangerexplainedthe proposedprojectstatusandneedandnotedtheupcomingDraftEISprocessasanopportunityto provideformalcomment.Mailerswerealsosenttoupdatestakeholdersonprojectprogress.

TonotifythepublicandagenciesabouttheavailabilityoftheDraftEISandprovideanopportunity forcomments,publicnoticesandoutreachtothepublicincludedthefollowingitems:

z FederalRegisternotice;publishedonMay9,2014.

z Legaladvertisementsinnewspapers;publishedintheEverettHeraldandSeattleTimesonMay 9,16,and23,2014.

z Projectwebsite(seeSoundTransitwebpagediscussionbelow).

z EͲnewsletterupdates;distributedonMay9andJune19,2014,toapproximately7,000people whosignedupfortheelectronicmailinglist.TheMay9updateincludedmeetinginformation andinformationregardinghowtosubmitaformalcomment,whiletheJune19updateserved asaremindertopeopletoreviewtheDraftEISandsubmitformalpubliccommentsbytheend ofthecommentperiod(June23,2014).

z Postcardmailer;distributedtheweekofMay9,2014,tomorethan25,500addresses (approximately12,900inBellevueand12,700inLynnwood)overanapproximate5.5ͲsquareͲ mileareasurroundingthebuildalternativesites.RecipientsincludedthoselivinginsingleͲfamily homesandapartments,businessesandcommunitygroups,peoplewhosignedupforthe proposedprojectmailinglist,andkeystakeholders,includingorganizationsthattraditionally servetheunderrepresentedpopulationsthatmaybeaffectedbytheproposedproject.The postcardprovidedbasicinformationregardingpublicmeetings,wheretofindtheDraftEIS,and howtosubmitacomment.Thepostcardincludedtranslationandaccommodationinformation ineightlanguages(Russian,Vietnamese,Spanish,Chinese,Amharic,Korean,Filipino,and Ethiopian)inadditiontoEnglish.

z SoundTransitnewsrelease;issuedonMay12,2014,to7,000onlinesubscribers.Thenews releasenotedtheavailabilityoftheDraftEIS;publicmeetingsonJune3and5,2014;andhowto submitformalcomments.Italsoprovidedcontextforthebuildalternativesitesstudiedinthe EISrelatedtotheOMSF’suniqueoperationalandsizerequirements,whichwillsatisfythe neededfleetexpansionandmaintenance.

z Mailingstoorganizationsthatservetraditionallyunderrepresentedpopulations;mailedto123 organizations.ThepacketscontainedtheCommunityGuidetotheDraftEnvironmentalImpact StatementandcopiesoftheDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementExecutiveSummary,with informationaboutupcomingpublicmeetings,howtosubmitformalcommentsduringthe commentperiod,andhowtorequestabriefingfortheorganization.Phonecallsthatoffered projectinformationandinvitationstoupcomingpublichearings/openhousesandbriefingswere madeto30selectedkeystakeholders.

z Onlinecommunitycalendarandblogadvertisementsforthepublichearings,withopenͲhouse noticesplacedinthefollowingpublications:

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{ BellevueReporter—May9and16,2014(printandonline);May23,2014(online)

{ KoreaDaily(print)—May14and21,2014

{ LaRaza(print[translatedtoSpanish])—May16and23,2014

{ PhuongDongTimes(print)—May16and23,2014

{ RussianWorld(print[translatedtoRussian])—June2,2014

{ SeattleChineseNews(print[translatedtoChinese])—May14and21,2014

{ SeattleTimes(print)—May9and20,2014

{ DailyHerald—May9,2014(printandonline);May16and23,2014(online);May20,2014 (print)

{ Lynnwoodtoday.com(online)—May9,16,and23,2014

{ SeattleTransitBlog(online)—May9,16,and23,2014

z Propertyownerletters;mailedtoindividualpropertyownerswhocouldbeaffectedbythe proposedprojectapproximately4weekspriortothereleaseoftheDraftEIS.Lettersprovideda briefprojectoverview,indicatedparcelsthatcouldbeaffectedbytheproposedproject, identifiedwheretofindmoreprojectinformation,andextendedanofferforanindividual briefingwiththeprojectteam. NoticesandoutreachmaterialsregardingtheavailabilityoftheFinalEISincludedthefollowing items:

x FederalRegisternoticeandSEPARegisternotice;publishedSeptember18,2015.

x Legaladvertisementsinnewspapers;publishedintheEverettHeraldandSeattleTimeson September18,September25,andNovember2,2015.

x Projectwebsite(seeSoundTransitWebsitediscussionbelow).

x DirectmailingsoftheFinalEISSummarywithaCDofthedocumentinfull,toeveryonewho commentedandprovidedamailingaddress,oremailnotificationprovidingalinktothe FinalEIStothosewhocommented,butonlyprovidedanemailaddress.

x Postcardmailerdistributedtoover25,500addresses(approximately12,900inBellevueand 12,700inLynnwood)overanapproximate5.5ͲsquareͲmileareasurroundingthebuild alternativesites.RecipientsincludedthoselivinginsingleͲfamilyhomesandapartments, businessesandcommunitygroups,peoplewhosignedupfortheproposedprojectmailing list,andkeystakeholders,includingorganizationsthattraditionallyservethe underrepresentedpopulationsthatmaybeaffectedbytheproposedproject.Thepostcard providedinformationonwheretofindtheFinalEIS.Thepostcardincludedtranslationand accommodationinformationineightlanguages(Russian,Vietnamese,Spanish,Chinese, Amharic,Korean,Filipino,andEthiopian)inadditiontoEnglish.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ6 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination x SoundTransitnewsrelease;issuedSeptember18,2015,to7,000onlinesubscribers.The newsreleasenotedtheavailabilityoftheFinalEIS.

SoundTransitWebsite SoundTransitdevelopedawebsite(www.soundtransit.org/omsf)toprovideinformationregarding theproposedprojectandhowthepubliccouldgetinvolved.Thesiteprovidesprovidedproject highlights,phasesandmilestones,informationonmeetingsandevents,siteplansandlayoutsfor eachOMSFbuildalternativeanddownloadabledocumentswithspecificprojectinformationand background.BoththeDraftandFinalEISwerealsoavailableonthewebsite.BeforetheDraftEIS publiccommentperiod,thesitealsolistedthemanyopportunitiesforthepublictoparticipate throughouttheprojectprocess.

PriortotheDraftEISopenͲhousemeetings,thewebsiteadvertisedinformationontheupcoming meetings,linkeddirectlytotheDraftEIS,andindicatedhowtosubmitformalcommentsonthe document.WebsitevisitorscouldentertheiremailaddressontheSoundTransitwebsitetosignup forprojectͲspecificupdates.OpenͲhousedisplayboardsandtheCommunityGuidetotheDraft EnvironmentalImpactStatementwerepostedtotheprojectdocumentarchive.Materialspostedto thewebsitethroughouttheenvironmentalprocesscanbefoundonthewebsite’sOMSFdocument archive(www.soundtransit.org/ProjectsͲandͲPlans/LinkͲOperationsͲandͲMaintenanceͲSatelliteͲ Facility/OMSFͲdocumentͲarchive).

PublicandAgencyBriefings BeforeandduringtheDraftEIScommentperiod,SoundTransitconductedbriefingstoinformCities ofBellevueandLynnwoodcouncilandstaffmembers,projectstakeholders,community organizations,neighborhoodassociations,andpotentiallyaffectedbusinessesandpropertyowners inthevicinityofthebuildalternativesitesabouttheproposedproject.Briefingstypicallyincludeda grouppresentationtoprovideanoverviewoftheproposedprojectandaquestionͲandͲanswer session.Insomeinstances,telephonebriefingswithpotentiallyaffectedpropertyownersortheir representativeswereconducted.RegularprojectstatusupdateswereprovidedtoCityofBellevue andLynnwoodstaffmembersbyphoneoremailandinmeetings.

SoundTransitmailedoffersforbriefingstotheownersofpotentiallyaffectedparcelsbeforethe publiccommentperiodbeganandapproximately123environmentaljusticeandcommunityservice agenciesatthebeginningofthecommentperiod.Keystakeholderswerealsobriefeduponrequest. Ofthebriefings,18werephoneconversationswithenvironmentaljusticeandcommunityservice agencies,onewasforacommunitygroupof25smallbusinessstakeholdersinBellevue,onewasfor morethan27residentialstakeholdersinLynnwood,and12werewithcorridordevelopersand commercialserviceproviders,commercialrealtors,propertyowners,andaffectedtenants;these occurredinperson,byphone,orduringasitevisit.Informationpresentedinthebriefingsincluded howthebuildalternativesiteswereidentified;theproposedprojecttimelineandnextsteps;an overviewofeachbuildalternativesitewithrespecttocost,operationalissues,landuse,and economicandnaturalresourceconsiderations;andanoverviewoffeedbacktheprojectteamhas

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ7 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination receivedtodateregardingeachbuildalternative.Theprojectteamwillofferbriefingsand accommodatebriefingrequestsonanongoingbasisthroughoutthelifecycleoftheproposed project.AlistofthesebriefingsisincludedinTableBͲ3attheendofthisappendix.

AftertheDraftEISwaspublishedandtheSoundTransitBoardidentifiedthePreferredAlternative, SoundTransitworkedwiththeCityofBellevuetoassembleastakeholdergroupcomprisingagency personnel,formerBellevuePlanningofficialsandPlanningCommissionmembers,neighboring propertyownersandneighborhoodrepresentatives,TODadvocacyrepresentatives,andprivate developersadvancingTODinthevicinityofthe120thAvenueStation.Thestakeholdersincludedthe followinggroups: x CascadeBikeClub x BellevueChamberofCommerce x KingCountyMetro x SeattleChildren’sHospital x KingCountyDepartmentofNatural x BellevuePlanningCommission ResourcesandParks x BellevueDowntownAssociation x FeetFirst x BridleTrailsNeighborhood x LangtonSpieth x WSDOT x ARegionalCoalitionforHousing(ARCH) x Futurewise x PineForestProperties x BarrierMotors x WrightRunstad x LakeBellevueSubBasinAlliance x InternationalCommunityHealthServices

Thestakeholdergroupmetthreetimesinfallof2014:September18,October9,andOctober27. AlternativeconceptsforthePreferredAlternativeweredevelopedanddiscussedduringthe meetings.Attheconclusionofthestakeholdermeetings,representativesofthegroupprovided commentstotheSoundTransitBoardwiththeircollectiverecommendations.

SoundTransitalsobriefedpropertyownersandkeystakeholdersuponrequestafterbeforethe FinalEISwaspublished.

ForestStreetOMFSiteTours SoundTransitconductedmidnightsitetoursoftheexistingForestStreetOperationsand MaintenanceFacility(ForestStreetOMF)forBellevueCityCouncilmembersandCityManagerand LynnwoodCityCouncilstaff.Thepurposeofthetourswastoletcitystaffobservenighttime operationalnoiseandlightinglevelsattheexistingfacility.ThesetourstookplaceinOctober2012.

BackgroundMaterialsandPreͲDraftEISOutreach Backgroundmaterialswereprovidedtothepublictoofferadditionalinformationaboutthe proposedprojectanditsenvironmentalprocess.ThesematerialsincludedtheEnvironmental ScopingInformationReport,theDraftCoordinationPlan,andcopiesoftheNoticeofIntentto PrepareanEISandSEPADeterminationofSignificance.Thesepublicationsweremadeavailableon theprojectwebsiteandatpublicmeetingsduringthescopingprocess.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ8 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination PreͲDraftEISoutreachbeganinMarch2014andfocusedonpreparingthepublicandagenciesfor thereleaseoftheenvironmentalanalysis.Materialsexplainedtheenvironmentalreviewprocess, providedgeneralprojectinformation,andindicatedwhentheenvironmentalanalysiswouldbe available.PreͲDraftEISoutreachincludedaprojectupdateposter,whichwasmailedto123 organizationsthattraditionallyserveunderrepresentedpopulationsinBellevueandLynnwood,and adoorhangerthatwasdeliveredto1,200residencesinLynnwood.

OutreachtoMinorityandLowͲIncomePopulations SoundTransitandFTAhavecontactedserviceprovidersandcommunitygroupstohelpconnect withminorityandlowͲincomegroups(listprovidedinCoordinationPlan),andwillcontinueto engagethesegroupsthroughouttheprojectprocess.TheleadagencieshavealsohelpednonͲ Englishspeakersengagewiththeproposedprojectbyofferinglanguagetranslationsfornoticesand literatureinChinese,Mandarin,Hindi,Japanese,Korean,Russian,Spanish,andVietnamese. Additionally,OMSFfactsheetsandrelatedinformationcanbetranslateduponrequest,aswellas articlesfornewsletters,websites,orothercommunicationtoolsusedbyserviceprovidersand communitygroups.Interpretationserviceshavealsobeenofferedontheproposedproject’spublic notices.

ThirdͲPartyOutreach,CitiesofBellevueandLynnwood TheCitiesofBellevueandLynnwoodconductedoutreachseparatefromSoundTransitoutreach. TheCityofBellevueconductedthefollowingoutreach:

z ArticlepublishedintheCity’sneighborhoodnewsletter.

z ArticlepublishedinthemidͲJunepublicationofBellevue’sIt’sYourCity.

z WebupdatespublishedontheCityofBellevueEastLinkProjectpage,announcingtheDraftEIS releaseandprovidinginformationabouttheBellevuepublichearingwithopenhouse.

z SocialmediaupdatesthroughtheCity’sTwitterandFacebookaccounts,alertingfollowersofthe Bellevuepublichearingwithopenhouseandremindingfollowersofthecloseofthecomment period.

z ElectronicalertsdistributedthroughGovDelivery,announcingDraftEISpublication,reminding listservemembers2dayspriortotheBellevuepublichearingwithopenhouse,andreminding listservemembersthedaybeforetheDraftEIScommentperiodclosed.

z DirectemailcommunicationsabouttheDraftEISandupcomingBellevuepublichearingwith openhousetostakeholdersthatexpressedinterestintheproposedproject.

TheCityofLynnwoodpassedaresolution(2014Ͳ13)opposingtheLynnwoodAlternativeonJune9, 2014,andhostedacommunitymeetingabouttheproposedprojectattheCedarValleyGrangeHall onMay17,2014.TheCityofLynnwoodoutreachfortheCityͲhostedOMSFmeetingincludedthe following:

z OnlinedisplayadvertisementplacedonHeraldNet.com.

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z Doorhangersdeliveredbyvolunteers.

z ElectroniceventnoticedistributedthroughGovDelivery.

z PressreleasedistributedthroughGovDelivery.

z ProjectnoticeshungatfiveCitylocations.

z Projectpostersdisplayedatvariouscommunitylocations.

EarnedMedia InadditiontoSoundTransitandthirdͲpartyoutreach,newsabouttheproposedprojectwas publishedthroughthefollowingearnedmediasources:

z KIROTV:newsstoryonpotentialOMSFsites(video)—May10through12,2014.

z BellevueReporter:SoundTransitreleasesstudyforEastLinkmaintenancefacility—May18, 2014.

z DailyJournalofCommerce:Sitesidentifiedfor$345Mrailmaintenancecenter—May15,2014.

z LynnwoodToday:Proposedlightrailmaintenancefacilitydrawsoppositionatcommunity meeting—May19,2014.

z EverettHerald:FrontPorch:Publichearingonproposedrailyard(OMSFhearingnotice)—June 3,2014.

z BellevueReporter:SoundTransithearsBellevueoppositiontomaintenancefacilityoptions— June6,2014.

z KIROTV:SpecialͲneedsclinicforkidsfightsSoundTransitplans—June8,2014.

OutreachStepsintheEnvironmentalImpactStatementProcess Publicinputtotheproposedprojectisanessentialelementofthealternativesdevelopment, environmentalanalysis,documentation,andreviewprocess.Asdescribedabove,avarietyof methodstoreachouttothepublichavebeenused,includingopenhouses,notifications,and briefings.ConsistentwithNEPA,SoundTransitandFTAhavemadediligenteffortstoinvolvethe publicinpreparingandimplementingNEPAproceduresthatinvolvedecisionthatwouldaffectthe community.TheseoutreachandcoordinationeffortsforthepreparationoftheEISaredescribedin thissection.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ10 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination NoticeofIntentandScoping FromSeptember17toOctober22,2012,SoundTransitandFTAconductedpublicscopingforthe EIS.Thepurposeofscopingwastoshareinformationaboutthepublicprocess,environmental resources,andpotentialalternativeswiththepublicandagencies.Asstatedpreviously,theNEPA andSEPAscopingprocessbeganwithformalnoticestoprepareanEIS,accompaniedby advertisementsandotherpublicnoticesandoutreachmaterials.ForNEPA,aNoticeofIntentto prepareanEISwaspublishedintheFederalRegisteronSeptember17,2012.ForSEPA,a DeterminationofSignificanceandscopingnoticewaspublishedintheSEPAregisteronSeptember 19,2012.SoundTransitalsoprovidedwebsitelinkstothenoticesat(www.soundtransit.org/omsf).

Duringthescopingperiod,SoundTransitandFTAaskedthepublicandagenciestoprovide commentsontheproposedproject’spurposeandneedstatement,environmentalissuesfor evaluationintheEIS,andthepotentialalternativesbeingconsideredforstudyintheEIS.

PublicandAgencyScopingMeetings Duringthe30Ͳdayscopingcommentperiod,SoundTransithostedtwopublicscopingmeetingsand onemeetingfortheagenciesandtribes.Approximately100peopleattendedthepublicmeetings andstaffmembersfromfiveagenciesattendedtheagencymeeting(TableBͲ1).

TableBͲ1. PublicandAgencyScopingMeetings

Meeting/Date/Time Location NumberofAttendees PublicMeetings October8,2012 HighlandCommunityCenter 70(63signedin) 4:00–6:00p.m. 14224BelͲRedRoad Bellevue,WA98007 October11,2012 LynnwoodConventionCenter 30(26signedin) 5:00–7:00p.m. 3711196thStreetSW Lynnwood,WA98036 AgencyandTribalMeeting October9,2012 RuthFisherBoard,UnionStation401 5Agencies 1:00–3:00p.m. SJacksonStreet,Seattle,WA98104

Asdescribedpreviously,thepublicscopingmeetingswereheldinanopenͲhouseformatcombined withapresentationoftheproposedprojectandaQ&Asession.ThemeetingsincludedsignͲinareas, commentforms,andinformationstationswithdisplaysandbackgroundmaterials.Staffmembers wereavailabletolistenandanswertheparticipant’squestions.

Fromthesemeetings,commontopicsofconcernwereasfollows:

z Compatibilityoftheproposedprojectwithneighboringlanduses

z Compatibilityoftheproposedprojectwithfuturelanduseplans

z Displacementofbusinesses

z Propertyvalues

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z Safetyandsecurity

z Noise

z Lightandglare

z Visualquality

z Wetlands

z Parksandtrails

z Processforidentifyingpotentialsites

z RelationshipoftheOMSFtotheLynnwoodLinkExtensionandEastLinkprojects

Fortheagency/tribalmeeting,asimilarformatasthepublicmeetingswasprovided.Anoverviewof theproposedprojectwaspresentedandthenaQ&Asessionwasheld.Agencyrepresentativesfrom FTA,WSDOT,thecitiesofLynnwoodandRedmond,andEdmondsSchoolDistrictattendedthe meeting.

AllscopingcommentsaresummarizedintheEnvironmentalScopingSummaryReport(October 2012).Thisdocumentisavailableontheprojectwebsite.

DevelopmentofAlternatives SoundTransitheldmeetingswithrepresentativesoflocaljurisdictionsalongtheLynnwoodLink ExtensionandEastLinkprojectcorridorstoassistintheidentificationofpotentialOMSFsites.The sitesthatmetthephysical,operational,andplanconsistencyrequirementswereincludedinthe environmentalpublicscopingprocess.Duringthepublicscopingprocess,additionalpotential alternativesitesweresuggestedandconsidered(listedintheOMSFEnvironmentalScoping SummaryReport).Followingthepublicscopingprocess,theSoundTransitBoardofDirectors consideredscopingcommentsinidentifyingthealternativestostudyintheEIS.

DraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement PriortotheissuanceoftheDraftEIStothepublic,cooperatingagenciesreceivedapreliminaryDraft EISforreviewandcomment.OnMay9,2014,theDraftEISwasreleased,followedbya45Ͳday publicreviewandcommentperiodfromMay9toJune23,2014.

Duringthepubliccommentperiod,theDraftEISwasmadeavailableelectronicallyontheSound Transitwebsite,atthreelibraries(BellevuePublicLibrary,LynnwoodPublicLibrary,andWashington StateLibrary),atSoundTransitoffices,andinprintedoralternativeformatsuponrequest.

SoundTransitheldtwopublichearingswithopenhouseswherestaffmemberswereavailableto answerquestions.Attendeesofthepublichearingswereofferedtheopportunitytoprovide comments,giveformaltestimony,andspeakwithSoundTransitRealPropertystaffmembersabout potentialimpactsonproperty.Thepublichearingswereheldinthetworespectivecommunities wherethebuildalternativesitesarelocated:theCitiesofBellevueandLynnwood.Morethan170

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ12 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination peopleattendedthetwopublichearings,withmorethan100attendeesinBellevueand approximately70attendeesinLynnwood(TableBͲ2).

TableBͲ2. PublicHearingswithOpenHouse

Meeting/Date/Time Location NumberofAttendees Bellevue CoastHotelBellevue 100+ June5,2014 625116thAvenueNE 5–7:30p.m. Bellevue,WA98004 Lynnwood LynnwoodConventionCenter 70 June3,2014 3711196thStreetSW 5–7:30p.m. Lynnwood,WA98036

OutreachMethodsandTools NotificationregardingtheDraftEISpubliccommentperiodwasintendedtoreachabroadaudience, withafocusontheproposedproject’stargetaudiences,whichareidentifiedasfollows:

z ResidentsandbusinessesintheCitiesofBellevueandLynnwood,includinglowͲincomeand minoritypopulationsandlimitedͲEnglishandforeignͲlanguagespeakers.

z Communitygroupsandagencies,supportingCityagencyrequeststobriefandinformkey stakeholders.

z CommutersandtransitridersonIͲ5betweenBellevueandSeattleandLynnwoodandSeattle.

z Neighborhoodsandcommunitygroupsinareasthatcouldbeaffectedbytheproposedproject.

z BusinessinterestgroupssuchaslocalChamberofCommerceorganizations,propertyowners, andbusinessowners.

z Federal,state,andlocalagenciesandtribes.

z Environmentaljusticeandcommunityinterestorganizations,includinglowͲincome,social service,minority,andethnicgroups.

InadditiontoprovidingclearandconciseinformationaboutcommentͲperiodparametersandopen houses/publichearings,notificationmaterialswereintendedtofosteranunderstandingaboutthe proposedproject,buildalternativesites,andnextsteps.Methodsofdistributionvariedaccordingto notificationtype,withthegoalofreachingasbroadanaudienceaspossible.Thetoolsandmethods usedforthisdistributionweregleanedfromthetwoscopingperiodsandinfluenceddecisions regardingmediause,organizations,andthemaildistributionlocationstheforposter,which resultedinwidenotificationinthestudyarea.Advertisementsincludedinformationaboutthe commentperiod,publicopenhousesandhearings,aswellasthedifferentwaystoaccesstheDraft EISdocument,submitcomments,findmoreinformation,andcontactstaffmembersforabriefing.

PublicNotices Asstatedpreviously,aFederalRegisterandSEPARegisternoticeannouncedtheavailabilityofthe DraftEISaswellasthe45Ͳdaypubliccommentperiod.Informationregardingthecommentperiod

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ13 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination andthepublichearingdatesandlocationswasmadeavailableontheprojectwebsite,throughprint andonlinedisplayadvertisements,andwithnoticesinlocalnewspapers,localcommunitypapers, andotherpublications.Notificationsaboutthepublichearingswerealsodistributedelectronically tothosewhohadsignedupfortheelectronicmailinglist;theywerealsosenttopropertyownersin andsurroundingthebuildalternativesitesthroughdirectpostcardmailings.Additionally,packets withinformationregardingpublicmeetingsandhowtosubmitformalcommentsweremailedto organizationsthattraditionallyserveunderrepresentedpopulations.

ANoticeofAvailabilitywasalsoprovidedtopartieswhoprovidedcommentsduringscoping, cooperatingandparticipatingagencies,andotheragenciesorpartieswithaninterestinthe proposedproject.

FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement TheSoundTransitBoardconsideredcommentsandtheDraftEISfindingsbeforeidentifyingthe BNSFAlternativeasthePreferredAlternative.Asmentioned,afterthePreferredAlternativewas identified,SoundTransitworkedwiththeCityofBellevuetoassembleastakeholdergroupwho providedrecommendationsonalternativeconceptsforthePreferredAlternative.SoundTransitalso continuedtomeetwithaffectedpropertyownersduringdevelopmentoftheFinalEIS.

AswiththeDraftEIS,aNoticeofAvailabilitywasplacedintheFederalRegister,SEPARegister,and localnewspapers.TheFinalEISwasdistributedtoallcooperatingandparticipatingagencies.Itwas alsomadeavailablethroughavarietyofmediaandlocationsincludingelectronicallyontheSound Transitwebsite,threelibraries(BellevuePublicLibrary,LynnwoodPublicLibrary,andWashington StateLibrary),SoundTransitoffices,andprintedoralternativeformatsuponrequest.

AspartoftheFinalEIS,responseshavebeenprovidedtoallsubstantivewrittencommentsand testimonyreceivedduringtheDraftEIScommentperiod.CopiesoftheFinalEISSummarywithaCD ofthecompletedocumentoranemailnoticeprovidingalinktotheFinalEISwerealsosentto partieswhoprovidedcommentsontheDraftEIS.ANoticeofAvailabilitywassenttoalladdresses within0.5mileofthebuildalternativesites.

TableBͲ3. PublicInvolvementActivities

Activity Type Date Notes BellevueCityCouncilmemberand SiteTour October2012 BellevueCityCouncilmembers CityManagertourofForestStreet andCityManagergivenatourof OMFatmidnight ForestStreetOMFtoobserve operationalnoiseandlighting levels LynnwoodCityCouncilandstafftour SiteTour October2012 LynnwoodCityCouncilmembers ofForestStreetOMFatmidnight andcitystaffgivenatourofthe ForestStreetOMFtoobserve existingoperationalnoiseand lightinglevels

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ14 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination Activity Type Date Notes Ongoingcontactandregularstatus Phone/Email/ Ongoing updateswithBellevueCitystaff Meetings Ongoingcontactandregularstatus Phone/Email/ Ongoing updateswithLynnwoodCitystaff Meetings Ongoingcontactandstatusupdates Phone/Email Ongoing BridleTrails,CherryCrest, withneighborhoodgroups ComptonTrails,ComptonGreen BridleTrailsCommunityClub Presentation/ November2012 Presentationtoapproximately40 Monthlymembershipmeeting Briefing membersofBTCCbyproject manager Potentiallyaffectedpropertyowner Briefing:Phone Januarythrough Telephonebriefingswith briefings April2013 potentiallyaffectedproperty ownersortheirrepresentatives (approximately10) EastsideRailCorridorRegional Presentation February2013 Projectoverviewslidesin AdvisoryCouncilMeeting presentationgivenbySound TransitCEOandAdvisoryCouncil memberJoniEarl ProjectPublicInvolvementPlan February2013 sharedwithCitystaffforreviewand comment BellevueDowntownAssociation Briefing February2013 Metwithorganizationtoprovide overviewoftheproposedproject BellevueChamberofCommerce Briefing February2013 Metwithorganizationtoprovide overviewoftheproposedproject SeattleChildren’sHospital,Bellevue Briefing February2013 Metwithorganizationtoprovide ClinicandSurgeryCenter overviewoftheproposedproject “ConcurrentProjects&Plans” Mailer March2013 Mailedtoapproximately63,000 mentioninEastLinkProjectupdate Bellevueresidents DraftEISnoticedoorhanger Mailer(door March2014 Distributedtomorethan900 hanger) residencesadjacenttothe LynnwoodAlternative EastLink“WelcometoFinalDesign” Informationand Marchthrough openhouses(sixtotal) ResourceTable September2013 LegacyCommercialbriefing Briefing April2013 Briefingforownersofa potentiallyaffectedparcel Proposedprojectupdate Mailer April2013 Mailedanddistributedto stakeholders EͲnewsletteronproposedproject Email April2013 Distributedtothe1,500Ͳmember update OMSFsubscriberlist “RelatedProjectsintheArea” Mailer April2013 Mailedtoapproximately83,000 mentionedinLynnwoodLink residentsalongtheproposed Extensionupdate alignment CityofBellevue“SpringForward” Informationand April2013 AnnualshowcaseforallCityof event ResourceTable Bellevueandconcurrentregional transportationprojects

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September 2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement BͲ15 AppendixB.PublicInvolvementandAgencyCoordination Activity Type Date Notes EastLinkCostSavingsopenhouse Informationand April2013 ResourceTable EͲnewsletterupdateonupcoming Email May2014 Distributedtothe7,000Ͳmember publichearingswithopenhouses subscriberlist OMSFDraftEISpostcard Mailer May2014 Mailedtomorethan25,500 mailboxesinBellevueand Lynnwood PacketscontainingtheCommunity Mailer May2014 Mailedto123organizationsthat GuidetotheDraftEISandcopiesof traditionallyserve theDraftEISExecutiveSummary underrepresentedpopulations Letterstopropertyowners Mailer April2014 Mailedtoindividualproperty ownerswhocouldbeaffectedby theproposedproject EͲnewsletterupdateonupcoming Email June2014 Distributedtothe7,000Ͳmember publichearingswithopenhouses subscriberlist BellevueandLynnwoodopenhouses Informationand June2014 (twototal) ResourceTable Stakeholdergroupmeetings(three Briefing Septemberand Discussedfouralternative total) October2014 conceptsforthePreferred Alternative FinalEISpostcard Mailer September2015 Mailedtomoremailboxeswithin 0.5mileofthebuildalternative sites Letteroremailprovidingacopyof Mailer/Email September2015 Mailedoremailedtoallparties theFinalEIS whocommentedontheDraftEIS EͲnewsletterupdateonreleaseof Email September2015 Distributedtothe7,000Ͳmember theFinalEIS subscriberlist

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Environmental Justice

AppendixC EnvironmentalJustice

IntroductionandRegulatoryFramework ThisappendixdescribestheopportunitiesprovidedtominorityandlowͲincomepopulationsto activelyparticipateintheOMSFplanningprocessandevaluateswhethertheproposedproject wouldresultinanydisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectsonindividualsinthesepopulations. TheanalysiswaspreparedincompliancewithPresidentialExecutiveOrder12898,FederalActions toAddressEnvironmentalJusticeinMinorityPopulationsandLowͲIncomePopulations(EO12898), datedFebruary11,1994,andwiththeU.S.DepartmentofTransportation(USDOT)OrdertoAddress EnvironmentalJusticeinMinorityPopulationsandLowͲIncomePopulations(DOTOrder5610.2).

EO12898,issuedin1994,providesthat“eachfederalagencyshallmakeachievingenvironmental justicepartofitsmissionbyidentifyingandaddressing,asappropriate,disproportionatelyhighand adversehumanhealthorenvironmentaleffectsofitsprograms,policies,andactivitiesonminority andlowͲincomepopulations.”Theexecutiveorderaddressestheimportanceofpublicparticipation inthereviewprocess.USDOTissuedtheDOTOrder,whichestablishestheprocedurestousein ordertocomplywithEO12898inordertoavoiddisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectson minorityandlowͲincomepopulations.TheDOTOrderrequiresagenciestotaketwoactions:

z Explicitlyconsiderhumanhealthandenvironmentaleffectsrelatedtotransportationprojects thatmayhavedisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectsonminorityorlowͲincome populations.

z Implementprocedurestoprovide“meaningfulopportunitiesforpublicinvolvement”by membersofminorityorlowͲincomepopulationsduringprojectplanninganddevelopment (DOTOrder§5(b)(1)).

TheDOTOrderfurtherprovidesthat“Inmakingdeterminationsregardingdisproportionatelyhighand adverseeffectsonminorityandlowͲincomepopulations,mitigationandenhancementmeasuresthat willbetakenandalloffsettingbenefitstotheaffectedminorityandlowͲincomepopulationsmaybe takenintoaccount,aswellasthedesign,comparativeimpacts,andtherelevantnumberofsimilar existingsystemelementsinnonͲminorityandnonͲlowͲincomeareas”(DOTOrder§8(b)).

ThefollowingdefinitionsarefromtheDOTOrderfordisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffects, minoritypersons,andlowͲincomepersons.

z DisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectonminorityandlowͲincomepopulationsmeansan adverseeffectthat:ispredominatelybornebyaminoritypopulationand/oralowͲincome population,orwouldbesufferedbytheminoritypopulationand/orlowͲincomepopulationand isappreciablymoresevereorgreaterinmagnitudethantheadverseeffectthatwouldbe sufferedbythenonͲminoritypopulationand/ornonͲlowͲincomepopulation(DOTOrder5610.2, §Appendix1(g)).

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z Aminorityisapersonwhomeetsthefollowingcriteria.

{ Black(apersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheblackracialgroupsofAfrica)

{ Hispanic(apersonofMexican,PuertoRican,Cuban,CentralorSouthAmerican,orother Spanishcultureororigin,regardlessofrace)

{ AsianAmerican(apersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesoftheFarEast, SoutheastAsia,theIndiansubcontinent,orthePacificIslands)

{ AmericanIndianorAlaskanNative(apersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeopleof NorthAmericaandwhomaintainsculturalidentificationthroughtribalaffiliationor communityrecognition)(DOTOrder5610.2,§Appendix1(c))

{ AlowͲincomepersonisidentifiedasapersonwhosemedianhouseholdincomeisator belowtheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicespovertyguidelines(DOTOrder5610.2, §Appendix1(b)).

MethodsandApproach Theenvironmentaljusticeanalysisfortheproposedprojectfollowstheguidanceinthe2001Sound Transit/WashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation(WSDOT)EnvironmentalActionTeamIssue PaperNo.36ImplementingEnvironmentalJusticePursuanttoExecutiveOrder12898andthe DepartmentofTransportationOrdertoAddressEnvironmentalJusticeinMinorityPopulationsand LowͲIncomePopulations(SoundTransit2001)aswellastheFederalTransitAdministration(FTA) August2012CircularonEnvironmentalJusticePolicyGuidanceforFederalTransitAdministration Recipients.Theissuepaperwaswrittentoprovidespecificguidanceaboutenvironmentaljustice methodologyforimpactassessmentandpublicoutreach.Theissuepaperdescribesthethree processestobeusedwhenimplementinganenvironmentaljusticeanalysis:publicinvolvement processes,analyzingpotentialdisproportionatehighandadverseeffects,anddocumentation.

Thisanalysisdescribesthedemographics ofthebuildalternativestudyareasfor What Are Census Tracts and Block Groups? A census tract is a small subdivision of an urban area used by theproposedprojectusingthemost the U.S. Census Bureau to identify population and housing recentU.S.Censusdataavailableatthe statistics. Census blocks are subdivisions of census tracts and are the smallest unit of census geography for which the Census timetheanalysiswasinitiated(2010and Bureau collects data. The boundaries of census blocks are generally streets or other notable physical features and often 2011AmericanCommunitySurvey); correspond to a city block. A census block group is a combination providesinformationontheeffortsthat of census blocks, typically encompassing two to four city blocks. The census collects some information at the block level, some at SoundTransithasmadetoinvolve the block group level, and some at the tract level. minorityandlowͲincomepopulationsin thevicinityofthebuildalternativesites;andassesseswhethertheproposedprojectwouldresultin disproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectsonminorityandlowͲincomepopulations,takinginto considerationmitigationandenhancementmeasuresandprojectbenefits,asappropriate.The analysisofpotentiallydisproportionatehighandadverseeffectsisbasedontheinformation developedinthisenvironmentalimpactstatement(EIS)andtheaccompanyingtechnicalreportsin AppendixE.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ2 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice DemographicsofStudyArea Thestudyareausedfortheenvironmentaljusticeanalysisisa0.5Ͳmileradiusaroundeachofthe buildalternativesites.Thisradiuswasidentifiedastheareathatismostlikelytobeaffectedasa resultoftheproposedprojectandreflectstheimpactassessmentdescribedinChapter3,Affected EnvironmentandEnvironmentalConsequences,oftheFinalEIS.Thestudyareaisappropriate becauseitidentifiespotentiallyaffectedpopulationsorcommunityresourcesthatwouldbe affectedmostdirectly.

The2010censusand2011AmericanCommunitySurveydatawerereviewedtodeterminethe demographiccompositionofminorityandlowͲincomepopulationslocatedwithinthestudyarea, andthendevelopedgeographicinformationsystem(GIS)mapstoillustratetheminorityandincome characteristicsofthepopulationinthestudyarea.Noneofthebuildalternativeswoulddisplace residentialuses.Censusdataisusedtocharacterizethedemographicsofpersonslivinginthe vicinity(i.e.,the0.5Ͳmilestudyarea)ofeachbuildalternativesite.Thestudyareaincludescensus blockgroupsthatareeitherlocatedentirelyorpartiallywithinthe0.5Ͳmileradius.Minority populationswereanalyzedatthecensusblockgrouplevel,whileincomeinformationwasreviewed atthecensustractlevelbecauseincomeandpovertyinformationisnotavailableatthecensusblock grouplevel.FiguresCͲ1throughCͲ4bshowminoritypercentagesinthestudyarea,andFiguresCͲ5 throughCͲ8bshowpercentagesofthepopulationbelowthepovertyline.Theenvironmentaljustice analysiscomparesthedemographicsinthestudyareawiththoseoftheSoundTransitdistrict,asa whole,tounderstandhowthedistributionandconcentrationofminorityandlowͲincome populationscouldbeaffectedbytheproposedprojectandhowtheyrelatetothebroader geographicareawhereSoundTransitprovidesservices.TheSoundTransitdistrictincludesthemost populatedareasinKing,Pierce,andSnohomishCounties.Itgenerallyfollowstheurbangrowth boundariesthatwerecreatedbyeachcountyinaccordancewiththestateGrowthManagementAct andtheelectoralprecinctsestablishedin1996.1

TableCͲ1providesasummaryofthestudyarea’sdemographiccharacteristicsandcomparesthem withthoseoftheSoundTransitdistrict.AsshowninTableCͲ1,thePreferredAlternativestudyarea haslowerlevelsoflowͲincomeresidentsthanthedistrictasawholeandslightlyhigherlevelsof minorityresidents.Comparatively,theSR520AlternativeandtheLynnwoodAlternativestudyareas havesubstantiallyhigherlevelsofminorityresidentsthanthedistrict.TheLynnwoodAlternative siteistheonlyonethathaslevelsoflowͲincomeresidentsthatarecomparabletothoseofthe district.

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TableCͲ1. EnvironmentalJusticeCharacteristics

2010StudyArea 2011LowͲIncomePopulation 2010Minority BuildAlternative Population Estimates(%)a Population(%)b PreferredAlternative 5,233 Average 4.6 37.4 BNSFModifiedAlternative Median 4.5 BNSFStorageTracks Range 2.8–6.8 SR520Alternative 5,742 Average 6.5 50.4 Median 7.2 Range 3.4–8.4 LynnwoodAlternative 9,391 Average 12.9 44.9 Median 11.9 Range 7.2–23.1 SoundTransitDistrict 2.7million 11.2 31.1 Source:U.S.CensusBureau2013.2010DecennialCensus,SummaryFile1,2011AmericanCommunity Survey,5ͲyearEstimates. a Percentagesrepresentestimates,basedonsurveydata.SurveydataarenotavailableatthecensusͲblock level;thedatarepresenttheaverage,median,andrangeofpercentagesofallpersonsbelowthepoverty lineinthecensustractswithin0.5mileeachbuildalternativesite. b African,Hispanic,AsianͲAmerican,AmericanIndian,orAlaskandecentorotherrace.

AsshowninFiguresCͲ1throughCͲ3,thedevelopmentpatternwithinthestudyareasforthe PreferredAlternative,BNSFModifiedAlternative,andSR520Alternativeisindustrialand/or commercialinnaturewithlargeportionshavingnoresidentsatall.UndertheBNSFModified Alternative,theonlyareawithapopulationthatismorethan50%minorityislocatedalongthe southwesternedgeofthestudyareaindowntownBellevue.UsesinthePreferredAlternativeand BNSFModifiedAlternativestudyareasaregenerallyindustrialinnatureanddonotappeartobe orientedtowardaminorityorlowͲincomepopulation.FortheSR520Alternative,theonlyareas withpopulationsthataremorethan50%minorityarelocatedalongthesouthernandnorthern edgesofthestudyarea.

FiguresCͲ4aandCͲ4bshowthatmostcensusblocksintheLynnwoodAlternativestudyareahave minorityconcentrationsof50%orlower.TheLynnwoodAlternativesiteitselfislocatedwithina censusblockthathasaminoritypopulationthatisover50%minority.Asofthe2010censusthis censusblockhadonly25residentswhichsomewhataccountsforthedisparatedemographic makeup.Otherwise,theonlyotherareaswithahighminorityconcentrationarelocated1,000feet tothewestoftheLynnwoodAlternativesitebetween56thAvenueWand55thAvenueW,and along212thStreetSWonthesoutheastsideofInterstate5(IͲ5).TheLynnwoodAlternativeis developedwithvariouscommercialandindustrialuses.Amongtheseuses,isanofficebuilding (2031152ndAvenueW.)whichhousesseveralStateofWashingtonDepartmentofSocialand HealthServices(DSHS)socialserviceofficesincludingtheChildren’sAdministration,Community ServiceOffice,DivisionofDevelopmentDisabilities,HomeandCommunityService,andthe LynnwoodDivisionofVocationalRehabilitation.

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Figure C-8b: Lynnwood Alternative, BNSF Storage Tracks*—Percentage Below Poverty Line by Census Tract Sound Transit Link Light Rail OMSF Final EIS *The BNSF Storage Tracks are located in Bellevue AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice TheSR520Alternativesitecontainsastripmallwhichhousesmultiplebusinessesthatappearto serveanethnicpopulation.Amongthem,theCornerstoneChurchwhichisanAsianAmerican ministrymaintainsitsadministrativeofficeinthestripmalllocatedontheSR520Alternativesite.A Chineselanguagechurch,SeattleFormosanChristianChurch,maintainsanactivityandsmallscale ministryinthestripmallaswell.OtherbusinessesincludePersepolisSpecialtiesCafé,aPersian groceranddeli;CathayBank,aChineseͲAmericanbank;andseveralAsianacupunctureclinicsand Chineseherbalist/medicinestores.Itislikelythatsomeofthesebusinessesandchurchesare minorityownedasevidencedbytheChineselanguagesignageandadvertisingalongstore frontages.

AsshowninFigureCͲ8a,20%to25%ofresidentsintheLynnwoodAlternativestudyarea,generally betweenPacificHighwayand44thAvenueW,areconsideredlowincome.Morespecifically,within CensusTract514,whichincludestheLynnwoodAlternativesite,23%oflowͲincomeresidentswere atorbelowthepovertylevelin2011,whichismorethantheSoundTransitdistrictͲwidelowͲincome populationof11.2%.Generally,thestudyareasforthePreferredAlternative,BNSFModified Alternative,andSR520AlternativehavelowͲincomepopulationsof10%orless,whichisslightlyless thantheSoundTransitdistrictͲwidepopulation.

OutreachtoMinorityandLowͲIncomePopulations Aspartofproposedprojectpublicoutreach,SoundTransithasmadeitaprioritytoengagediverse minorityandlowͲincomepopulationsthroughouttheplanninganddevelopmentprocessby providingmaterialsandmakingthemavailableinmultipleformats.Publicparticipationisakey componentofEO12898andtheDOTOrder.SoundTransithasdevelopednumerouseventsand toolstosuccessfullyengageandcommunicatewiththepublic,includingscopingmeetings, workshops,factsheets/handouts,posters,displayadvertisements,stakeholderbriefings,anda projectwebsitethatisregularlyupdatedthroughouttheproposedproject.Publicinvolvementin theproposedprojectisdescribedinAppendixB,PublicandAgencyInvolvement.

Beforescoping,SoundTransitreviewedtheminorityandincomecharacteristicsofthepopulationin theproposedprojectvicinitytoidentifyminorityandlowͲincomepopulations.Basedonthis information,publicinvolvementhasincluded,andwillcontinuetoinclude,outreachatkey milestonesspecifictothosegroupsusingthepublicinvolvementtoolsdevelopedbySoundTransit.

SoundTransitprovidedpostcardnoticesandonlineandprintedadvertisementstonotifyand engagethepublicandagenciesduringtheenvironmentalscopingprocess.Specifically,Sound Transitsentpostcardnoticesto57governmentandcommunityrelationsstakeholders,88social serviceorganizations,andover11,400addresseslocatedwithin0.5mileofthebuildalternative sites.Postingsandadvertisingforthepublicscopingmeetingwerepostedtonumerousonlineand printmediaincludingnonͲEnglishpublicationssuchastheLaRaza,RussianReklama,andSeattle ChinesePost.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ15 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Sincethescopingperiodclosed,SoundTransitdistributedupdatedprojectinformationthrough mailersforotherSoundTransitprojects,suchastheLynnwoodLinkExtensionandEastLink projects,andapproximately1,500OMSFsubscribersreceivedEͲnewsletters.Mailerswerealsosent outtoupdatestakeholdersonproposedprojectprogress.Languagetranslationsforproposed projectnoticesandliteraturewereofferedinChineseMandarin,Hindi,Japanese,Korean,Russian, Spanish,andVietnamese.

PublicinvolvementandoutreachactionstargetedatminorityandlowͲincomepopulations,as definedundertheDOTOrder,includethefollowingefforts.

z Performcontinuedconsultationwithkeycommunityorganizationsforassistanceinoutreachto minorityandlowͲincomeindividuals.

z ProvideagencyandprojectͲspecificinformationtokeycommunityorganizationsthatservethe minorityand/orlowͲincomepopulationsprevalentintheareastobeservedbyorinthevicinity oftheproposedproject.

z Presentprojectinformationatmeetingsheldatcommunityvenuesinlocationswithminority and/orlowͲincomepopulationslikelytobeservedbytheproposedprojectand/ordirectly affectedbyconstructionactivities.

z ProvidepublicationͲspecifictranslatedlanguageblocks,inChineseMandarin,Hindi,Japanese, Korean,Russian,Spanish,andVietnameseonoutreachmaterialsproducedfortheproposed project.

z OfferinterpretationservicesforallpublicmeetingsfordeafandnonͲEnglishspeaking communitymembers.

z IfSoundTransitiscontactedbyanyonewhohaslimiteduseofEnglish,SoundTransitstaffcan accessanimmediateoverͲtheͲphoneinterpretationserviceprovidedbyTelelanguage,afullͲ servicelanguageinterpretationandtranslationcompanythatprovidesinterpretationin150 languages,24hoursadayand7daysaweek.

ScopingMeetings SoundTransitbegantheEISprocesswithtwopublicscopingmeetingsandoneagency/tribal meetingheldduringthescopingperiodwhichtookplacefromSeptember17toOctober22,2012. ThepublicscopingmeetingswereheldattheHighlandCommunityCenterinBellevueandthe LynnwoodConventionCenter,withattendancetotalingapproximately100peoplebetweenthetwo meetings.Themeetingsconsistedofan“openhouse”formatcombinedwithabriefpresentation andaquestionandanswersession.MeetingshadsignͲinareas,commentforms,andinformation stationswithdisplaysandbackgroundmaterials.Projectstaffmemberswereavailabletolistenand answerparticipant’squestions.

Issuesraisedduringthescopingmeetingsincludedbusinessdisplacements,compatibilitywithland uses,concernsaboutpropertyvalues,safety,noise,lightandglare,visualimpacts,parksandtrail impacts,therelationshipbetweentheproposedprojectandtheLynnwoodLinkExtensionandEast

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DraftEISCirculation TheDraftEISwascirculatedtothepubliconMay9,2014,forapublicreviewandcommentperiod of45days,fromMay9toJune23,2014.TwopublichearingsinopenͲhouseformatwereheld,one inBellevueattheCoastHotelonJune5,2014,andoneinLynnwoodattheLynnwoodConvention CenteronJune3,2014.Morethan170peopleattendedthetwopublichearings,withmorethan 100attendeesinBellevueandapproximately70attendeesinLynnwood.

NotificationoftheDraftEISpubliccommentperiodwasintendedtoreachabroadaudience,witha focusontheproposedproject’stargetaudiences,identifiedasfollows.

z ResidentsandbusinessesinthecitiesofBellevueandLynnwood,includinglowͲincomeand minoritypopulationsandlimitedͲEnglishandforeignͲlanguagespeakers.

z Communitygroupsandagencies,insupportofCityagencyrequeststobriefandinformkey stakeholders.

z CommutersandtransitridersonIͲ5betweenBellevueandSeattleandLynnwoodandSeattle.

z Neighborhoodsandcommunitygroupsinareasthatcouldbeaffectedbytheproposedproject.

z BusinessinterestgroupssuchaslocalChamberofCommerceorganizations,propertyowners, andbusinessowners.

z Federal,state,andlocalagenciesandtribes.

z Environmentaljusticeandcommunityinterestorganizations,includinglowͲincome,social service,minority,andethnicgroups.

Methodsofdistributionvariedaccordingtonotificationtype,withthegoalofreachingasbroadan audienceaspossible.Thetoolsandmethodsusedforthisdistributionweregleanedfromthetwo scopingperiodsandinfluenceddecisionsregardingmediause,organizations,andthemail distributionlocationsfortheposter,whichresultedinwidenotificationinthestudyarea. Advertisementsincludedinformationaboutthecommentperiod,publicopenhousesandhearings, aswellasdifferentwaystoaccesstheDraftEISdocument,submitcomments,findmore information,andcontactstaffmembersforabriefing.

TheNoticeofAvailability,whichprovidedinformationregardingthecommentperiodandpublic hearingdatesandlocations,wasmadeavailableontheprojectwebsite,throughprintandonline displayadvertisements,andwithnoticesinlocalnewspapers,localcommunitypapers,andother publications.Thenoticeandnotificationsaboutthepublichearingswerealsodistributed electronicallytothosewhohadsignedupfortheelectronicmailinglist;theywerealsosentto propertyownersinandsurroundingthebuildalternativesitesthroughdirectmailings.Aswith previousoutreachefforts,mailingsincludedtranslationandaccommodationinformationineight

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ17 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice languages(Russian,Vietnamese,Spanish,Chinese,Amharic,Korean,Filipino,andEthiopian)in additiontoEnglish.SeveralpublicationsthatcatertoforeignͲbornornonͲEnglishͲspeaking populations,includingKoreaDaily,LaRaza,PhuongDongTimes,RussianWorld,andSeattleChinese News,publishedadvertisementsforthepublichearing.

Atthecloseofthepubliccommentperiod,SoundTransitreceivedapproximately790comments fromvariousfederal,state,andregionalagencies;tribes;businesses;communityorganizations;and membersofthepublic.Generally,thecommentsfocusedonoppositiontooneofthealternatives; however,manyoutlinedspecificenvironmentalconcerns(e.g.,landacquisitionsanddisplacements, ecology,landuse,communitiesandneighborhoods)asbeingtheprimaryconcerns.

Todate,socialserviceprovidershavenotexpressedconcernorobjectionsregardingtheproposed project’spotentialimpactsonminorityorlowͲincomepopulations.Furthermore,SoundTransithas receivedlimitedfeedbackfromcommunitieswithminorityorlowͲincomepopulationsaboutthe impactsonthemfromthebuildalternatives.

TheCedarValleyneighborhoodisdirectlywestoftheLynnwoodAlternativeandhasahigher presenceofminorityandlowͲincomepopulationscomparedwiththestudyareasthatsurroundthe otherOMSFalternatives.LeadinguptotheDraftEIScommentperiod,doorhangerswere distributedinthisneighborhoodtoraiseawarenessabouttheproposedproject.DuringtheDraftEIS commentperiod,residentsoftheneighborhoodopposedtheLynnwoodAlternative,stating concernsoverpedestriansafety,noise,andvisualimpacts.TheMuckleshootIndianTribeprovided commentsaboutitsoppositiontotheLynnwoodandSR520Alternativesbecauseofpotential impactsonfisheryresourcesintheLakeWashingtonbasin.SoundTransithasreceivednoobjections regardingtheimpactsofthePreferredAlternative(BNSF)orBNSFModifiedAlternativeonminority orlowͲincomepopulations.

ProjectImpactsandMitigation TheDOTOrderrequiresagenciestoexplicitlyconsiderhumanhealthandenvironmentaleffects relatedtotransportationprojectsthatmayhaveadisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffecton minorityorlowͲincomepopulations.Section8.boftheDOTOrderallowsformitigationand enhancementmeasurestobetakenintoconsiderationwhendeterminingprojectimpacts.TableCͲ2 summarizestheimpactsidentifiedintheelementsanalyzedfortheEISaswellasanymitigation measurestoreduceoreliminatetheimpacts.

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TableCͲ2. SummaryofPotentialImpactsandMitigation

Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary Transportation NoticeableconstructionͲrelatedtraffic Constructiontransportation alongsurroundingroadways. managementplanwillbepreparedand InthelongͲterm,therewouldbeanet implemented.NolongͲtermmitigation reductionintrips. required. Theproposedprojectisbeneficialforall populationswhousetransit,including minorityandlowͲincomepopulations. Acquisitions, Noresidentialrelocationswouldoccur Propertyownersanddisplaced Displacements,and underanyofthealternatives.Each businesseswouldreceivecompensation Relocations alternativewouldresultinacquisition andrelocationassistanceconsistent anddisplacementofindustrialand withthefederalUniformRelocation commercialproperties. AssistanceandRealPropertyAcquisition PoliciesActof1970,thestateof Washington’srelocationandproperty acquisitionlawandregulations (WashingtonAdministrativeCode [WAC]468Ͳ100andRevisedCodeof Washington[RCW]8.26),andSound Transit’sadoptedRealEstateProperty AcquisitionandRelocationPolicy, Procedures,andGuidelines(Resolution #R98Ͳ20Ͳ1). LandUse Allbuildalternativeswouldconvert Nomitigationisrequired. existingusestotransportationͲrelated uses.Acquisitionsunderallbuild alternativeswouldrepresentonlya smallportionofthelandavailableinthe studyarea,andsomeexcessproperty acquiredcouldbesoldandredeveloped afterconstruction. Allbuildalternativeswouldbe consistentwithregionalplansand polices,butwouldbeinconsistentwith localjurisdictions’adoptedplansand wouldrequireconditionaluseapprovals basedonlocalcomprehensiveplanand zoningdesignationsorapprovalofa landusecodeamendment.The LynnwoodAlternativewouldalso requireanamendmenttotheCityof Lynnwood’scomprehensiveplan.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ19 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary Economics Allbuildalternativeswouldresultin SeemitigationforTransportation,Noise businessandemployeedisplacements. andVibration,andAcquisitions, Displacedbusinessescouldberelocated, Displacements,andRelocations. andtherefore,nolongͲtermimpactson employeesareanticipated. Allbuildalternativeswouldresultin propertytaxreductionsfromthe conversionofexistingusestotaxͲ exempt,transportationͲrelateduses. Allbuildalternativeswouldresultin increasedexpendituresforconstruction materialsandassociatedsalestax revenuesaswellasincreaseddemand forconstructionworkers. Constructionofallbuildalternatives wouldresultintemporaryimpactson trafficcirculation,noise,vibration,and visualeffects. SocialImpacts, Constructioncouldtemporarilyaffect SeepotentialmitigationforNoiseand Community neighborhoodqualitythrough Vibration,AirQualityandGreenhouse Facilities,and temporaryincreasesinnoise,dust,and Gases,Transportation,Parklandsand Neighborhoods traffic. OpenSpace,andAcquisitions, ConstructionoftheLynnwood Displacements,andRelocations. Alternativewouldalsotemporarilyalter accesstotheInterurbanTrail,which providesaconnectionbetweenthe studyareaandneighborhoodssouthof theLynnwoodAlternativesite. TheLynnwoodAlternativewould displaceWashingtonStateDepartment ofHealthandSocialServicesOffices. TheSR520Alternativewoulddisplace twochurchͲaffiliatedfacilities (administrativeoffices)thatservean Asiancommunity. VisualandAesthetic Eachbuildalternativewouldresultin Nomitigationisrequired. Resources visualchanges,suchasvisibilityofthe OMSFfromnearbypropertiesand roadways.Thesechangeswouldnot degradetheexistingvisualquality. TheLynnwoodAlternativesitewouldbe visiblefromtheInterurbanTrailand ScriberCreekPark,whichhave moderatesensitivitytovisualchanges. However,thechangeexperiencedwould notbesubstantial.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ20 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary AirQualityand Constructionofthebuildalternatives Nomitigationisrequired. GreenhouseGases wouldresultinminoramountsof construction–relatedcriteriapollutants andgreenhousegasemissions.Best managementpracticeswouldprevent andreducefugitivedustemissionsfrom construction. Operationofthebuildalternatives wouldconsumenaturalgasand electricityandresultinincreasesinair pollutantemissionsrelatedtoemployee vehiclescommutingtoandfromthe site.Increasesingreenhousegas emissionsarenotanticipatedtoexceed theNationalAmbientAirQuality Standards. NoiseandVibration PreferredAlternativewouldresultin Wouldincludewashfacilitydesign onenoiseimpactattheMetroBus measures,suchasextendingthelength storageandmaintenancebasedueto ofthewashfacilitytoreducenoisefrom nighttimewashoperationswhichwould thewashblowersforthelightͲrail exceedCitynoiseordinancecriteria. vehicles. LynnwoodAlternativewouldresultin19 Inadditiontowashfacilitydesign residentialnoiseimpactsasaresultof measures,tomitigateimpactsunderthe washsystemandmaintenancebay LynnwoodAlternative,anoisewall operation. wouldbeinstalledalong52ndAvenue WtoblocknoisefromtheLynnwood site. WouldcoordinatewithSeattle Children’sHospital:BellevueClinicand SurgeryCentertodetermineif constructionͲperiodvibrationmitigation isneeded. Ecosystems Noneofthebuildalternativeswould Whereimpactscannotbeavoided, resultinadverseeffectsonthreatened compensatorymitigationwouldbe orendangeredspecies. implementedtoachievenonetlossof Allbuildalternativeswouldhave ecosystemfunctionandacreage. wetlandimpactsand/orthelossofhighͲ valuehabitat. TheSR520Alternativewouldrequire pipingaportionofGoffCreek.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ21 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary WaterResources Allbuildalternativeswouldincreasethe Stormwaterwouldbemanaged amountofexistingimpervioussurface accordingtoapplicableregulatory area. requirements. Erosionofsoilwouldoccurdueto Constructionbestmanagement construction,whichmayincrease practices,includingthepreparationofa sedimentationinnearbystreams. temporaryerosionandsedimentcontrol Placementoffillwouldberequiredina plan;spillprevention,control,and 100ͲyearfloodplainundertheLynnwood countermeasuresplan;concrete Alternative. containmentanddisposalplan; dewateringplan;andfugitivedustplan wouldminimizeimpactssuchthatno additionalmitigationmeasureswould berequired. FloodͲhazardmitigationwouldbe determinedbasedonafloodanalysis fortheLynnwoodAlternative. Energy Allbuildalternativeswouldresultinan Nomitigationrequired. increaseinenergyconsumption.This increasewouldrepresentaminute portionofSnoPUD’sandPSE’stotal energyresourcesandtherewouldbe sufficientcapacitytoaccommodatethe increaseinenergyconsumption. GeologyandSoils Allbuildalternativesitesarelocatedina Riskswouldbeavoidedorminimized seismicallyactiveareathatcreates throughimplementationofdesign hazardsrelatedtogroundshakingand standardsandbestmanagement liquefaction.Allbuildalternativeswould practicesforsoilerosioncontrol,slope requirealterationtoexistingtopography stability,geotechnicalengineering includingimportandexportoffill design,andconstruction. material. TheSR520Alternativesitewouldbe adjacenttoarelativelysteepfill embankmentthatsupportsSR520.A slopestabilityanalysiswouldbe conductedpriortoconstruction.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ22 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary HazardousMaterials Constructionofallbuildalternatives Plansgoverninghandlingofhazardous wouldinvolvetheroutineuse,storage, materialsandspillresponsewouldbe anddisposalofhazardousmaterials implementedduringconstructionand suchasfuels,solvents,paints,oilsand operation.Contractorswouldbe grease. requiredtodevelopprojectͲspecific Constructionimpactscouldalsoresult planstoimplementbestmanagement fromencounteringcontaminatedsoilor practicestoensuremanagementof groundwater.Twohazardousmaterials hazardousmaterialsduringconstruction sitesarelocatedontheLynnwood isconsistentwithstateandfederal Alternativesite.Onesiteislocatedin regulations. theBNSFStorageTrackscomponentof Alevelofduediligenceappropriateto theLynnwoodAlternative,thePreferred thesiteandpresumedpastuseof Alternative,andBNSFModified propertywouldbecompletedbefore Alternativesites. propertyisacquired. OMSFoperationalactivitieswould generatehazardousmaterialwastedue totheuseoflubricants,solvents,etc. Electromagnetic Noneofthebuildalternativeswould Nomitigationisrequired. Fields affectfacilitiessensitiveto electromagneticfields. PublicServices Allbuildalternativeshavethepotential Seepotentialmitigationforacquisitions, toaffectemergencyresponsetimes displacements,andrelocations. duringconstructionduetoconstructionͲ relatedtraffic. TheLynnwoodAlternativewoulduse propertyonwhichtheEdmondsSchool Districtintendstoconstructadistrict supportcenter. TheBNSFModifiedAlternativewould displacetheBellevuePublicSafety TrainingCenter. Utilities Constructionimpactswouldinclude Nomitigationisrequired. relocatingsomeutilities. Eachbuildalternativewouldresultin negligibleincreasesindemandfor naturalgas,electricity,andwater.No longͲtermimpactsonutilityproviders (naturalgas,electricity,telephone, telecommunications,water,or wastewater)areexpectedunderanyof thebuildalternatives. Historicand Noadverseimpactsonarchaeological DevelopInadvertentDiscoveryPlan Archaeological resourcesortraditionalcultural priortogroundͲdisturbingactivities. Resources properties.Nohistoricbuildingsor structureswouldbeaffected.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ23 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice Environmental Resource ImpactSummaryforBuildAlternatives PotentialMitigationSummary ParklandsandOpen TheLynnwoodAlternativewouldrequire SoundTransitwouldcoordinatewith Space temporaryclosureoftheInterurban theCityofLynnwoodregarding Trailduringconstruction. temporarytrailclosuresduring TheleadtrackfortheLynnwood constructiontoprovidepublic Alternativewouldcrossoverthe informationandsigneddetourroutes InterurbanTrail,whichwouldchange thatwouldallowforcontinued thevisualcharacteratthetrailbut connectionsandusersafety. wouldnotresultinasubstantialchange tothevisualenvironment.

Noresidentialpropertieswouldbeacquiredorrelocatedunderanyalternative.Residentialusesare closertotheLynnwoodAlternativestudyareawhencomparedtootheralternatives.TheLynnwood Alternativesitecontainsarelativelysmallerminoritypopulationascomparedtotheother alternativesitesbuthasahigherpercentageoflowͲincomeresidentsthantheotheralternative sites.NoisegeneratedbytheLynnwoodAlternativewouldbebelowtheimpactthresholdlevels establishedbyFTAandthelocaljurisdiction.

TheLynnwoodAlternativewouldrequiretheacquisitionanddisplacementoftheDepartmentof SocialandHealthServices(DSHS)officeslocatedat2031152ndAvenueW.Servicesatthislocation includedisabilityassistanceoffices,vocationaleducationservices,andemploymentassistance offices.TheseDSHSofficeshavemultiplelocationsthroughouttheStateandSnohomishCounty.Itis anticipatedthatthereisadequateavailabilityofsimilarofficebuildingsintheCityofLynnwood, suchthatthepopulationwouldbeadequatelyservedbytherelocatedDSHSoffices.Therelocation oftheseofficestoasimilarfacilitywithintheCityofLynnwoodwouldnotresultinalackofsocial serviceproviderofficesintheCityofLynnwoodorinthegreaterregion.

Oftheapproximate101businessesthatmaybedisplacedundertheSR520Alternative, approximatelysixoftheseaswellastwochurchͲassociatedfacilities(SeattleFormosanChristian Church–EastsideFacilityandCornerstoneChurchadministrativeoffices)serveanAsiancommunity fromthesurroundingarea.Neitherchurchfacilityisaprimarylocationofworship.TheCornerstone ChurchfacilityservesastheadministrativeofficefortheCornerstoneChurchwhichholdsserviceat LakeHillsElementarySchoollocatedapproximately1.9mileawayfromtheSR520Alternativesite. TheFormosanfacilityprovidesweekendyouthactivitiestoitscongregationmembers;however,its primarylocationis333NE76thStreetapproximately8.4milesawayinSeattle.Itislikelythatthe churchfacilitiesandbusinessesonthesitecouldberelocated.Althoughsomeofthebusinessesmay beminorityowned,displacedbusinessownerswouldbecompensatedequally.Allimpacts associatedwiththeproposedprojectwouldbeeffectivelymitigated.Completeinformationonthe projectimpactsisprovidedinChapter3,AffectedEnvironmentandEnvironmentalConsequences,of theFinalEIS.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement CͲ24 AppendixC.EnvironmentalJustice ProjectBenefits UndertheDOTOrder,thebenefitsofaproposedtransportationprojectmaybetakenintoaccount whendeterminingwhetheranydisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectsonminorityandlowͲ incomepopulationswouldoccur.TheOMSFwouldhavetheindirectbenefitoffacilitatingoperation oftheexpandedSoundTransitLinklightrailsystemtotheLynnwoodTransitCenter,Overlake TransitCenter,andtheKent/DesMoinesareaatplannedservicelevels.Thiswould,inturn,improve regionalconnectivityandmobilityandprovideareliablemeansoftransportationforpopulations reliantonpublictransitincludinglowͲincomeandminoritypopulations.Whileallpopulationswithin theproject’sserviceareawouldrealizethesebenefitstothesameextent,theycouldaccruetoa higherdegreeonminorityandlowͲincomeresidentsasaprimaryandaffordablemeansof transportation.

Conclusion Whenmakinganenvironmentaljusticedetermination,DOTOrder5610.2andFTA’sEnvironmental JusticePolicyGuidanceforFederalTransitAdministrationRecipientsdirectprojectproponentsto considertheimpactsofaprojectandwhomaybeaffected,thenconsiderthemitigationproposed fortheimpactsand,finally,anyoffsettingbenefitstominorityandlowͲincomepopulations.

Theenvironmentaljusticestudyareafortheproposedprojectwasdefinedtoidentifypopulations thatwouldbeaffectedbythebuildalternatives.Thestudyareacapturespopulationsthatwould experiencebothdirectandindirectimpactsaswellasthebenefitstheproposedprojectwould provide.Mostprojectimpactswouldbelimitedinscope,andadverseimpactswouldbemitigated throughtheimplementationofeffectivemitigationmeasures.Completeinformationonthe proposedprojectimpactsandmitigationisprovidedinChapters3,AffectedEnvironmentand EnvironmentalConsequences,ofthisFinalEIS.Projectimpactswouldnotdiffersubstantially betweenthebuildalternatives.Mitigationmeasureswouldbeprovidedforimpactsuniformlyinall affectedareas.

Indirectbenefitsoftheproposedprojectwouldincludeimprovingregionalconnectivitythrougha reliable,efficient,andaffordablemeansoftransportationforpopulationsthatrelyonpublictransit.

Giventheconceptualdesign,theFinalEISanalysis,andpublicandagencycommentsreceivedon theDraftEIS,theOMSFisnotexpectedtohavedisproportionatelyhighandadverseeffectson minorityandlowͲincomepopulations,asdescribedunderExecutiveOrder12898andDOT Order5610.2.Becausetheproposedprojectwouldnotresultindisproportionatelyhighandadverse effects,furtheranalysisoftheminorityandincomecharacteristicsofeffectedpopulationsisnot warranted.

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Appendix D Section 4(f) and 6(f) Evaluation

AppendixD Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation

Introduction ThisappendixprovidesdocumentationnecessarytosupporttheFederalTransitAdministration’s (FTA)determinationsrelatedto23CodeofFederalRegulations(CFR)Part774,whichimplements legislationoriginallyenactedasSection4(f)oftheDepartmentofTransportationActof1966andis stillcommonlyreferredtoasSection4(f).Section4(f)propertiesarepubliclyownedlandsofapark, recreationalarea,orwildlifeandwaterfowlrefugeorlandofahistoricalsiteofnational,state,or localsignificanceasdeterminedbythefederal,state,regional,orlocalofficialshavingjurisdiction overtheresource.

PotentialeffectsonpropertiesprotectedunderSection6(f)oftheLandandWaterConservation Fund(LWCF)Actof1965(hereinafterreferredtoasSection6(f))arealsoaddressed.Section6(f) propertiesarerecreationalresourcesacquiredorimprovedwithfundingthroughtheLWCFAct. Landpurchasedwiththesefundscannotbeconvertedtoanonrecreationalusewithout coordinationwiththeNationalParkService(NPS)andmitigationthatincludesreplacingthequality andquantityoflandused.Convertinganyportionoftheselandsfollow36CFR59.3oftheLWCF Program.TherecordsofgrantsundertheLWCF,whicharemaintainedbytheWashingtonState RecreationandConservationOffice,werereviewedtoconfirmthattherearenopropertieswithin thestudyareathatweredevelopedwithLWCFfunds.Nofurtherevaluationisneededforthe proposedprojecttocomplywithSection6(f)requirements(NationalParkService2013).

Thisappendixaddressesimpacts,mitigationandavoidancealternativesonSection4(f)resources.Only thoseSection4(f)resourcesthatcouldbeaffectedbytheproposedprojectareaddressedinthis analysis.Informationonpubliclyownedparklands,recreationallands,andhistoricsitesisprovidedin Sections3.17,HistoricandArchaeologicalResources,and3.18,ParklandsandOpenSpace.

AsamendedMarch2008,Section4(f)statesthattheAdministrationmaynotapprovetheuseof publiclyownedlandofapublicpark,recreationalarea,orwildlifeandwaterfowlrefugeofnational, state,orlocalsignificance,orlandofahistoricsiteofnational,state,orlocalsignificance(as determinedbythefederal,state,orlocalofficialshavingjurisdictionoverthepark,area,refugeor site),unlessoneofthefollowingdeterminationismade.

(a) TheAdministrationdeterminesthat (1) Thereisnofeasibleandprudentavoidancealternative,asdefinedin§774.17,totheuse oflandfromtheproperty;and (2) Theactionincludesallpossibleplanning,asdefinedin§774.17,tominimizeharmtothe propertyresultingfromsuchuse;or (b) TheAdministrationdeterminesthattheuseoftheproperty,includinganymeasure(s)to minimizeharm(suchasanyavoidance,minimization,mitigation,orenhancementmeasures) committedtobytheapplicant,willhaveademinimisimpact,asdefinedin§774.17,ontheproperty.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ1 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation (c) Iftheanalysisinparagraph(a)(1)ofthissectionconcludesthatthereisnofeasibleandprudent avoidancealternative,thentheAdministrationmayapprove,fromamongtheremainingalternatives thatuseSection4(f)propertyonlythealternativethat: (1)Causestheleastoverallharminlightofthestatute'spreservationpurpose. (2)Thealternativeselectedmustincludeallpossibleplanning,asdefinedin§774.17,tominimize harmtoSection4(f)property. Theproposedproject,whichisevaluatedintheenvironmentalimpactstatement(EIS),isa transportationprojectthatmightreceivefederalfundingand/ordiscretionaryapprovalsthrough theU.S.DepartmentofTransportation(USDOT)(e.g.,FTA);therefore,documentationofcompliance withSection4(f)isrequired.Inaddition,thisevaluationincorporatesSection6009(a)oftheSafe, Accountable,Flexible,EfficientTransportationEquityAct:ALegacyforUsers(SAFETEAͲLU), PublicationL,109Ͳ59.ThisactamendedexistingSection4(f)legislationat138U.S.Code(USC)23 and303USC49tosimplifytheprocessingandapprovalofprojectsthathaveonlydeminimis impactsonpropertiesprotectedbySection4(f).Fortheproposedproject,FTAistheleadfederal agency,whichmakesthefinaldeterminationondeminimisforaparticularresource.

Afindingofdeminimismayoccurwhenallpossibleplanningtominimizeharmbyreducingthe impactsontheSection4(f)propertytoademinimislevelsuchthattheproposedprojectdoesnot adverselyaffectSection4(f)resources.Whenafindingofdeminimiscanbereached,ananalysisof feasibleandprudentavoidancealternativesisnotrequired.Thefollowingcriteriamustbemetto concludeademinimisfinding.

z Forparks,recreationalareas,andwildlifeandwaterfowlrefuges,ademinimisfindingmaybe madeonlyifthefollowingapply.

{ Publicnoticeandanopportunityforpublicreviewandcommentconcerningtheeffectson theprotectedactivities,features,orattributesofthepropertymustbeprovided.This requirementcanbesatisfiedinconjunctionwithotherpublicinvolvementprocedures,such asacommentperiodprovidedonaNationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA)document.

{ TheAdministrationshallinformtheofficial(s)withjurisdictionofitsintenttomakeade minimisimpactfinding.Followinganopportunityforpublicreviewandcomment,the official(s)withjurisdictionovertheSection4(f)resourcemustconcurinwritingthatthe proposedprojectwillnotadverselyaffecttheactivities,features,orattributesthatmake thepropertyeligibleforSection4(f)protection.

z Forahistoricsite,ademinimisfindingmightbemadeonlyif,inaccordancewiththeSection 106processoftheNationalHistoricPreservationActof1966(NHPA)andwrittenconcurrence fromtheStateHistoricPreservationOfficer(SHPO)orTribalHistoricPreservationOfficer (THPO),andfromtheAdvisoryCouncilonHistoricPreservation(ACHP),ifparticipatinginthe consultationprocess,itisfoundthatthetransportationprogramorprojectwillnotaffect historicpropertiesorhavenoadverseimpactonhistoricproperties.FTAshallinformthese officialsofitsintenttomakeademinimisimpactdeterminationbasedontheirconcurrencein thefindingof“noadverseeffect”or“nohistoricpropertiesaffected.”

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ2 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation Section106oftheNHPArequiresfederalagenciestotakeintoaccounttheeffectsoftheir undertakingsonhistoricproperties.InthisFinalEIS,Section3.17,HistoricandArchaeological Resources,andAppendixE.4,CulturalResourcesTechnicalReport,documenttheseresourcesand potentialeffects.

Thisevaluationaccomplishesthefollowing.

z IdentifiesSection4(f)resourceswithinthevicinityofthebuildalternativesites.

z Assesseswhetherbuildalternativeswouldresultinuseofa4(f)resource.

ProposedProject TheSoundTransitLinkOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility(OMSF)project(proposed project)supportsexpansionoftheSoundTransitLinkLightRailsystem.Fourbuildalternativesare underconsiderationinvariouslocationswithintheCitiesofBellevueandLynnwood.Thisevaluation waspreparedinconjunctionwiththeEISfortheproposedproject.Chapter1,PurposeandNeedfor theProject,andChapter2,AlternativesConsidered,oftheFinalEIS,providethecomplete descriptionoftheproposedproject,andChapter2alsoillustratesthebuildalternativesconsidered inthisreport.Chapter3,Sections3.17,HistoricandArchaeologicalResources,and3.18,Parklands andOpenSpace,oftheFinalEISdescribethehistoricpropertiesandparkandrecreationalresources inthestudyarea,respectively.

DefinitionofSection4(f)Use Section4(f)appliesonlytothoseportionsofsuchlandswhichfunctionfor,oraredesignatedinthe plansoftheadministeringagencyasbeingfor,significantpark,recreation,orwildlifeandwaterfowl refugepurposesasdeterminedbytheofficial(s)withjurisdictionovertheSection4(f)resource.The Section4(f)requirementsapplytohistoricsites(bothstructuresaswellasarchaeologysites)listed oreligibleforlistingintheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces(NRHP)andthoseportionsoftheU.S. InterstateSystemformallyidentifiedbyFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)forSection4(f) protectionbasedonnationalorexceptionalhistoricsignificance.ImpactsonSection4(f)resources, orproperties,occurwhenthereisa“use”oftheproperties.Suchimpactscanconsistofeithera directoraconstructiveuseoftheproperties,asdefinedinthefollowingsubsections.The4(f) resourcemustbepubliclyownedatthepointatwhich“use”occurs.A“use”ofaprotectedSection 4(f)resourceoccurswhenoneormoreofthefollowingoccur.

z Landispermanentlyincorporatedintoatransportationfacility(e.g.,directuse).

z Thereisatemporaryoccupancyoflandthatisadverseintermsofthepreservationistpurposes (e.g.,temporaryuse).

z Thereisnopermanentincorporationofland,buttheproximityofatransportationfacility resultsinimpactssoseverethattheprotectedactivities,features,orattributesthatqualifya resourceforprotectionunderSection4(f)aresubstantiallyimpaired(e.g.,constructiveuse).

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ3 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation DirectUse AdirectuseofaSection4(f)resourcetakesplacewhenpropertyispermanentlyincorporatedintoa proposedtransportationfacility.Thismightoccurasaresultofpartialorfullacquisition,permanent easements,ortemporaryeasementsthatexceedregulatorylimitsnotedbelow.

TemporaryUse AtemporaryuseofaSection4(f)resourceoccurswhenthepropertyistemporarilyoccupiedand thatoccupancyisconsideredadverseintermsofthepreservationistpurposesoftheSection4(f) statute.UndertheFTA/FHWAregulations,atemporaryoccupancyofpropertydoesnotconstitutea useofaSection4(f)resourcewhenthefollowingconditionsaresatisfied.

z Theoccupancymustbeoftemporaryduration(e.g.,shorterthantheperiodofconstruction) andmustnotinvolveachangeinownershipoftheproperty.

z Thescopeofworkmustbeminor,withonlyminimalchangestotheprotectedresource.

z Theremustbenopermanentadversephysicalimpactsontheprotectedresourceortemporary orpermanentinterferencewithactivitiesorpurposeoftheresource.

z Thepropertybeingusedmustbefullyrestoredtoaconditionthatisatleastasgoodasexisted priortotheproposedproject.

z Theremustbedocumentedagreementoftheappropriateofficialshavingjurisdictionoverthe resourceregardingtheforegoingrequirements.

ConstructiveUse AconstructiveuseofaSection4(f)resourceoccurswhenatransportationprojectdoesnot permanentlyincorporatelandfromtheresource,buttheproject’sproximityresultsinimpacts(e.g., noise,vibration,visual,access,and/orecologicalimpacts)soseverethattheprotectedactivities, features,orattributesthatqualifytheresourceforprotectionunderSection4(f)aresubstantially impaired.Substantialimpairmentoccursonlyiftheprotectedactivities,features,orattributesof theresourcearesubstantiallydiminished.

Aconstructiveusetesttodeterminewhethertheresourcesaresubstantiallydiminishedis summarizedbelow.

z Identifyingthecurrentactivities,features,orattributesoftheresourcethatmightbesensitive toproximityimpacts.

z AnanalysisoftheproximityimpactsoftheproposedprojectontheSection4(f)property.Ifany oftheproximityimpactswillbemitigated,onlythenetimpactneedbeconsideredinthis analysis.Theanalysisshouldalsodescribeandconsidertheimpactsthatcouldreasonablybe expectediftheproposedprojectwerenotimplemented,sincesuchimpactsshouldnotbe attributedtotheproposedproject.

z Consultation,ontheforegoingidentificationandanalysis,withtheofficial(s)withjurisdiction overtheSection4(f)property.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ4 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation Section4(f)Resources ForthepurposesofthisSection4(f)evaluation,astudyareaof1,000feetfromanyproposed projectfeaturewasusedtoevaluatethepotentialforSection4(f)useofparksanddesignated wildlifeandwaterfowlrefuges.Theareaofpotentialeffects(APE)developedundertheSection106 processwasusedasthestudyarea(approximately200feetfromeachalternativesiteboundary)for evaluatingthepotentialforSection4(f)useofhistoricproperties.TableDͲ1liststheSection4(f) resources(parksandrecreationalresources)thatareinthestudyareaandpotentialforuseunder Section4(f).Section3.18,ParklandandOpenSpace,oftheEISprovidesinformationontheparksin thestudyareasforeachbuildalternative.Nodesignatedwildlifeandwaterfowlrefugesexistinthe studyareas.

TableDͲ1. Section4(f)Resources

Facility Ownership Size RecreationalAttributes PotentialUse PreferredAlternativeandBNSFModifiedAlternative None SR520Alternative BridleTrailsCorner CityofBellevue 0.002acre Neighborhoodpark NoSection4(f) Park Features: use Openspace,naturalplay area,picnictables,and loopingtrail ViewpointPark CityofBellevue 24acres Neighborhoodpark NoSection4(f) Features: use Openspace,benches, scenicviews,andhiking trail LynnwoodAlternative InterurbanTrail Theaffectedportionof 15.1miles Pavedtrail,separatedfrom Temporary thetrailismanagedby motorizedtraffic Occupancynot CityofLynnwood Features: resultingin Somebencheslinethetrail Section4(f)use thoughnotintheproject vicinity ScriberCreekPark CityofLynnwood 3.8acres Neighborhoodpark NoSection4(f) Features: use ScriberCreek,forested wetlands,wildlifeviewing, walkingtrails,accessto ScriberCreekTrail, benches,picnictables

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ5 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation Facility Ownership Size RecreationalAttributes PotentialUse ScriberCreekTrail CityofLynnwood 1.5miles Localtrail.SoftͲsurface NoSection4(f) pedestriantrailalong use ScriberCreek. Features: 8ͲfootͲwidecombination softͲsurfaceandasphalt trail,wildlifeviewing, connectionstothe InterurbanTrail

InadditiontotheaboveͲlistedfacilities,theEastsideRailCorridorislocatedadjacenttothe PreferredAlternativeandtheBNSFModifiedAlternative.TheEastsideRailCorridoris“railbanked,” whichpreservesthecorridorforreactivationoffreightandallowsforatrailuseonaninterimbasis. Becausethecorridorisformallyreservedforafuturetransportationuse,reactivationoffreight,it doesnotqualifyasaSection4(f)resource.ThedesignofboththePreferredAlternativeandBNSF ModifiedAlternativeacknowledgestherailbankedstatusoftheEastsideRailCorridorbyallowing sufficientwidthandheightclearancestoaccommodateafuturetrailandfuturefreightorpassenger railuseofthecorridor.

TheCityofBellevueownsasmallparcel,whichwasaformerrailspurassociatedwiththeformer BNSFRailCorridor,justsouthofthePreferredAlternativeandBNSFModifiedAlternativesites.The parcelisidentifiedintheParksandOpenSpaceSystemPlan(CityofBellevue2010)asopenspace ownedbytheCity.Thispropertyiscurrentlyundeveloped,andthereisnospecificplanorfunding fordevelopmentofthispropertyasaparkresource.Becausetherearenospecificplanstodevelop thisparcelanditsdevelopmentiscontingentupondevelopmentoftheEastsideRailCorridorintoa regionaltrail,itisnotconsideredaSection4(f)resourceforthepurposesofthisanalysis.Thedesign andlayoutofthePreferredAlternativedonotprecludefuturedevelopmentofthisparcel.In addition,thePreferredAlternativewouldincludedevelopmentofaninterimcrushedͲgraveltrailin theEastsideRailCorridorinthevicinityoftheOMSF,asimilarlydesignedtrailconnectiononthe northsideoftheOMSFbetweentheEastsideRailCorridorand120thAvenueNE,anda multipurposepathalong120thAvenueNEtoprovidenonmotorizedconnectivitybetweenthe EastsideRailCorridorandtheEastLink120thAvenueStationarea.

Section3.17,HistoricandArchaeologicalResourcesandAppendixE.4detailtheproposedproject’s potentialimpactsonhistoricandarchaeologicalresources.Basedonthisreview,FTAdetermined thatnohistoricpropertiesonoreligibleforlistingintheNRHParelocatedintheAreaofPotential Effect(APE)fortheproject.TheWashingtonDepartmentofArchaeologyandHistoricPreservation (DAHP)concurredwiththisdeterminationonAugust22,2013.Nofurtheranalysisofhistoricand archaeologicalresourcesforthepurposeofSection4(f)isrequired.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ6 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation PotentialUseofSection4(f)Resources AlthoughScriberCreekParkandScriberCreekTrailarelocatedclosetotheLynnwoodAlternative andBridleTrailsCornerParkandViewpointParkarelocatedclosetotheSR520Alternative,no temporaryoccupancyorusewouldresultfromtheproposedprojectforthefollowingreasons.

z Nolandfromtheseresourceswouldbepermanentlyincorporatedintotheproposedproject.

z Noconstructionactivitiesorequipmentwouldoccupyanyportionoflandfromtheseresources duringanypointofconstruction;therefore,notemporaryoccupancywouldoccur.

Proximityimpacts(e.g.,noise)oftheproject,bothduringconstructionandoperation,wouldnot substantiallyinterferewiththeuseandenjoymentoftheseresources.ScriberCreekParkis consideredanoiseͲsensitiveuseunderFTAnoisecriteria.Anoiseanalysiswasconductedthat determinedthatnoisegeneratedbytheLynnwoodAlternativewouldbebelowtheFTAcriteriafora moderatenoiseimpact.Therefore,noisegeneratedbytheLynnwoodAlternativeatScriberCreek Parkwouldnotinterferewiththeuseandenjoymentofthepark.

TheonlypotentialforaSection4(f)useinvolvestheInterurbanTrail,whichwouldbeaffectedby LynnwoodAlternative.UndertheLynnwoodAlternative,anelevatedleadtrackwouldcrossoverthe InterurbanTrailapproximately820feeteastof52ndStreet.TheLynnwoodAlternativeproposes twoleadtracksfromthesouthernmidpointoftheLynnwoodAlternativesitetotheparcelopposite thetrailalong48thAvenueW.FigureDͲ1depictstheproposedprojectdesignfeaturesinrelationto theInterurbanTrail.

PermanentUseEvaluation—InterurbanTrail UndertheLynnwoodAlternative,nopermanentuseoftheInterurbanTrailwouldoccurasnoland fromthetrailwouldbepermanentlyincorporatedintotheproposedproject.Theelevatedguideway wouldrequireairrights,butnophysicalpropertywouldbeacquired.USDOT’sSection4(f)policy paper(FederalHighwayAdministration2012)distinguishestheneedforairrightsfromthe acquisitionofland,andstatesthatthereisnouseaslongastheaerialstructuredoesnotadversely affecttheresource.

ConstructiveUseEvaluation—InterurbanTrail AlthoughoperationoftheLynnwoodAlternativewouldresultinapermanentstructureoverthe InterurbanTrail,whichwouldhavesomevisualeffectsonthetrailusers’experience,these proximityimpactswouldbeexperiencedforabriefdurationduringanygivenuser’stripalongthe trail.TheOMSFwouldcreateshadingandalterviewsforpartofthetrail,butthechangeintheview forthissectionofthe15Ͳmiletrailwouldnotadverselyaffecttheactiverecreationalandtrailtravel activitiesthatareessentialtothetrail’spurpose.Further,theprimarypurposeoftheInterurban Trailisrecreationaltravel(e.g.,walking,bicycling,jogging,andskating).Generally,visualimpacts wouldnotbesubstantialorinterferewithsuchactivitiesandwouldposeonlyaminorannoyance forthetrailuser.

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Track Affected Parcels Elevated Track Pavement Lynnwood Link Extension (Elevated) 0200± Feet Meters 050

Path: K:\Projects_3\Huitt_Zollars\00329_12_ST_LightRail\mapdoc\ Sources: Site plans, Huitt Zollars, 2013; Aerial imagery, Sound Transit, 2010 Figure D-1: Lynnwood Alternative—Interurban Trail Sound Transit Link Light Rail OMSF Final EIS AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation Inaddition,thisparticularstretchoftheInterurbanTrailissurroundedbyvarioustransportation facilities(i.e.,LynnwoodTransitCenter,IͲ5,46thAvenueWViaductovertheInterurbanTrail approximately1,200feettotheeastoftheLynnwoodAlternativesite)andotherurban development;therefore,thepresenceoftheOMSFnearashortportionofthetrailwouldnotbea notablechangeinthetrail’scharacter.Forthesereasons,noconstructiveusewouldoccur.

TemporaryOccupancyEvaluation—InterurbanTrail ConstructionactivitiesfortheLynnwoodAlternativewouldrequiretemporaryoccupancyof portionsoftheInterurbanTrailinordertoconstructtheleadtrackandconductconstructionwork ontheLynnwoodAlternativesite.AnexceptiontotherequirementforSection4(f)approvalis grantedfortemporaryoccupancywhentheconditionslistedonpageDͲ4aresatisfied.Thefollowing discussionevaluateshowtheproposedprojectmeetstheconditionsforanexceptiontothe requirementforSection4(f)approvalfortemporaryoccupancy.

1. Duration.Workrequiredtoconstructtheleadtrackwouldbetemporary,lastingashortnumber ofdaysrelativetotheentireprojectconstruction.Constructionofalightrailguidewayspan overthetrailmayrequirethetrailtobeclosedandreroutedforapproximatelyupto3weeks. 2. ScopeoftheWork.Theworkwouldbeminorinscope,andwouldnotresultinapermanent effecttotheInterurbanTrailsuchasdamagetothetrailpavement. 3. EffectsontheResource.BecauseportionsoftheInterurbanTrailwouldbeoccupiedby constructionequipmentandworkers,andconstructionworksurroundingthetrailmayhave posesafetyconcerns,atemporarydetourofthetrailwouldberequiredtoallowforthe continuedrecreationaluseofthetrailduringconstruction. 4. Restoration.VegetationsurroundingtheInterurbanTrailwouldbereplacedandgenerally restoredtoitspreconstructionconditions. 5. Consultation.SoundTransitwouldconsultwiththeCityofLynnwoodregardingthetemporary occupancyoftheInterurbanTrail.Writtenconcurrenceoftheabovefindingsfromtheofficials withjurisdictionovertheInterurbanTrailwouldbeneededpriortoapprovaloftheproposed project.FTAwouldneedwrittenconcurrencefromtheCityofLynnwoodbeforeitcouldapply theSection4(f)temporaryoccupancyexception. ThetemporaryoccupancyposedundertheLynnwoodAlternativewouldnotconstituteauseunder Section4(f)asconstructionworkwouldbetemporaryandshorterthantheoverallconstruction phase.TomitigatetheconstructionperiodclosureoftheInterurbanTrail,SoundTransitwould coordinatewiththeCityofLynnwoodtodevelopadetourandprovidesignageandnoticestousers toallowforcontinueduseofthetrailandpreventinterferencewithitsactivitiesorpurpose.The trailwouldberestoredtoitscurrentconditionsfollowingconstructionworkandreplacement landscapingwouldalsobeprovidedwherevegetatedareasneedtobeclearedforconstruction. Withthesemeasuresinplace,SoundTransitanticipatestheshortͲtermconstructionimpactswould qualifyforaSection4(f)exceptionfortemporaryoccupancy,andnoSection4(f)usewouldoccur. TheCityofLynnwood,whichhasjurisdictionoverthetrailasarecreationalresource,wouldneedto agreeinwriting.

LinkLightRailOperationsandMaintenanceSatelliteFacility September2015 FinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement DͲ9 AppendixD.Section4(f)andSection6(f)Evaluation Conclusion ThePreferredAlternative,BNSFModifiedAlternative,andSR520Alternativewouldnotresultina useofanySection4(f)properties.Asdescribedabove,theLynnwoodAlternativewouldtemporarily occupyaportionoftheInterurbanTrail.Thetemporaryoccupancywouldmostlikelyqualifyasan exceptiontothe4(f)regulations,andnousewouldoccur.ConcurrencefromtheCityofLynnwood wouldberequiredbeforetheexceptioncouldbeappliedandFTAcouldmakeafinaldetermination.

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