East Chapter 3 Environmental Consequences

1 Operation. Preferred Alternative B2M passes July 2011 2 directly in front ofSegment the Winters House B: inSouth a lidded Bellevue 3 trench. The eastern edge of the Preferred Alternative 4 B2M right-of-way measures approximately 5 feet 5 from the edge of the Winters House but located 6 below gradeSegment and lidded Details to prevent visual effects on 7 the WintersIn Segment House B, lighthistoric rail runs context. between The I-90 guideway and SE 6th Street is 8 within thein south 50-foot Bellevue. boundary for the evaluated property six light rail route 9 established by the NRHP nomination. alternatives in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). B2M to C11A 10 Exhibit 3-8Preferred depicts Alternative the Winters B2M is elevated House in with the I-90 the center roadway, 11 proposedcrosses project, over westboundand Exhibit I-90, 3-9 and shows continues the elevated cross- on the east 12 section for Preferred Alternative B2M with the side of Bellevue Way SE to the , located B2M to C9T 13 existing cross-section. The perspective and cross- at the current South Bellevue Park-and-Ride Lot; this alternative 14 section views illustrate minimization and avoidance 52 15 designs alsoincorporated maintains the into westbound the project and eastbound to maintain I-90 HOV ramp 53 EXHIBIT 3-6 16 historic connectionsintegrity duringto Bellevue light Way. rail After operation. leaving the station,These the route 54 Winters House, 2102 Bellevue Way SE 17 elementstransitions include to placing a retained the cut lightin front rail of the in Wintersa lidded House to the 18 trench forintersection the property of Bellevue length, Way SE and and a 112th landscape Avenue SE.plan B2M 19 will be designed that is sensitive to the historic 20 nature ofThere the arebuilding two variations and setting. of the B2M preferred alternative, depending on whether a tunnel or an at-grade alternative 21 Whereas the Winters House continues to fully 22 convey itsis selected significance for Segment as outlined C in downtown in its Bellevue. NRHP When 23 registrationconnecting form, to the Preferred 50-foot 108th boundary NE At-Grade around Alternative the (C11A), 24 house, whichPreferred is Alternativenow reduced B2M transitions due to the from widening a retained cutof to 25 Bellevueat-grade Way SE, on theand east the side landscape of 112th Avenue no longer SE. South retain of SE 15th 26 integrityStreet, and Preferredare not historicAlternative or B2M character-defining. crosses the northbound lanes 27 Further,of although 112th Avenue the SEpresence at a gated of crossing land surrounding and continues north in B2M 28 the property has been a feature since it was the center of 112th Avenue SE at-grade until reaching Segment55 29 constructed, the setting of the residence as it relates C at SE 6th Street. 30 to Bellevue Way SE is not a character-defining 56 EXHIBIT 3-7 31 feature given the roadway’s loss of integrity. As a 57 January 6, 1939 Photograph of the Winters House, 2102 When connecting to Preferred 110th NE Tunnel Alternative (C9T), Bellevue Way SE (Courtesy of Eastside Heritage Center) 32 result, Preferred Alternative B2M would not impact 58 B2M (Preferred Alternative) and other EIS Alternatives B2M transitions to at-grade on the east side of 112th Avenue SE 33 a historic resource related to the extant landscape. and enters the at-grade SE 8th Station north of SE 8th Street. From 34 Due to thethere, proximity Preferred Alternative of the covered B2M to C9T trench remains and at-grade light until 35 rail guideway to the Winters House, the potential reaching Segment C at SE 6th Street. Under the C9T – East Main 36 for noise, settlement, and vibration impacts during Station Design Option, the SE 8th Station would not be built. 37 operation was analyzed and is described in more 38 detail inPreferred the Noise Alternative and Vibration B2M could includesection two above. stations. The Stations 39 project would likely have ground-borne noise would be located at: 40 impact at the Winters House. As described in the 41 Noise and• VibrationSouth Bellevue section, Station: resilient Elevated station fasteners with a or new 1,400 42 ballast mats would reduce the ground-borne noise stall parking structure at the existing South Bellevue Park-and- 43 levels, and such measures are incorporated into the 44 project. Ground-borneRide lot. noise will still be over the 45 impact criteria• SE 8th at Station: one location, If the route but connects the building to the tunnel in 46 could continuedowntown to be Bellevueused as (C9T), it is the currently. route would include an 47 Sound Transitat-grade applied station the at SECriteria 8th Street of and Adverse 112th Avenue Effect SE. The 59 48 (36 CFR 800.5)variation in analyzing connecting toeach an at-grade aspect alignment of Preferred in downtown Simulation of light rail in front of Winters House 49 Alternative BellevueB2M, considering (C11A) does not the include property’s a station at this location. 60 EXHIBIT 3-8 50 character-defining features that convey its 61 Winters House – Preferred Alternative B2M Birds Eye View 51 significance and qualify its listing in the NRHP. 62 Sound Transit • 401 S. Jackson St. WA 98104 For information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email: [email protected]

East Link Project Supplemental Draft EIS 3-19 August 2010 DRAFT: For internal discussion only; not reviewed by, approved by, or on behalf of any party. Simulation of South Bellevue Station Benefits: Travel times* • Provides access to high quality, frequent transit service that (from South Bellevue Station) operates 20 hours per day. • International District/Chinatown = 14 minutes • Approximately 4,500 to 5,500 daily boardings in Segment B. • University of Washington = 24 minutes • Increases park-and-ride capacity and travel options for south • = 6-8 minutes Bellevue residents and commuters, as well as employees in • Overlake Transit Center = 16-18 minutes business parks located east of 112th Avenue SE, consistent with City of Bellevue transportation goals. • Sea-tac Airport = 49 minutes

* Reflects preferred alternative travel times

For more information: Project Web page: www.soundtransit.org/eastlink Contact: Katie Kuciemba Sound Transit Community Outreach Corridor Lead 206-398-5459 • [email protected]