Scoping Summary Report
Scoping Summary Report
Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact Statement I-80/I-215 Eastside
Lead agency: Utah Department of Transportation
April 30, 2018
Contents
1.0 Introduction ...... 1 1.1 Purpose of This Scoping Summary Report ...... 1 1.2 Summary of Scoping Activities ...... 1 1.3 Notice of Intent ...... 1 1.4 SAFETEA-LU Process and Agency Scoping ...... 2 1.4.1 Cooperating Agencies ...... 2 1.4.2 Participating Agencies ...... 2 1.4.3 Agencies Consulted ...... 3 1.4.4 Agency Scoping Meeting ...... 4 1.5 Public Scoping ...... 5 1.5.1 Notification ...... 5 1.5.2 Public Scoping Meeting ...... 5 1.5.3 Scoping City Council Presentations ...... 6 1.5.4 Stakeholder Working Group Meetings ...... 6 2.0 Guide to Comments ...... 7 3.0 Parley’s Interchange EIS Scoping Comments ...... 8 4.0 Next Steps: Screening Analysis and Environmental Analysis ...... 13
Tables
Table 1. Cooperating and Participating Agencies for the Parley’s Interchange EIS ...... 4 Table 2. Scoping Period Comments ...... 7
Appendixes
Appendix A – Notice of Intent Appendix B – Agency Scoping Meeting Appendix C – Scoping Notification Materials Appendix D – Scoping Public Open House Materials Appendix E – City Council Presentations and Notes Appendix F – Stakeholder Working Groups Presentation and Notes Appendix G – Scoping Period Comments
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1.0 Introduction
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study current and long-term traffic congestion and safety on the Parley’s interchange (I-80/I-215 Eastside interchange) in Salt Lake County, Utah. The proposed project area extends on Interstate 80 (I-80) from 1300 East to the Mt. Aire Canyon Road interchange, on Interstate 215 (I-215) from the I-80/I-215 interchange to 3900 South, on Foothill Drive from the I-80/I-215 interchange to Stringham Avenue, and on Parley’s Way from the I-80/I-215 interchange to Wilshire Drive. Safety and transportation improvements are needed to address current identified design deficiencies and the current and projected (2050) travel demand on the existing interchange. The intent of the EIS is to identify solutions that address the transportation needs, maintain a safe environment for adjacent neighborhoods and businesses, and are compatible with the natural and built environments. The EIS will study various alternatives including taking no action (the no-action alternative) and making improvements to the existing system (action alternatives). Because UDOT has received National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assignment from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by UDOT pursuant to 23 United States Code 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT.
1.1 Purpose of This Scoping Summary Report This Scoping Summary Report summarizes public and agency input gathered during the scoping period, which lasted from February 9 to March 30, 2018. Scoping is the first step in the NEPA process. It involves using public and agency participation to develop possible solutions and identify issues regarding a proposed project. Scoping also helps determine needs, objectives, resources and constraints, potential alternatives, and any additional requirements for alternatives-screening criteria. This Scoping Summary Report is a tool to ensure that the efforts of the EIS are focused on the appropriate issues.
1.2 Summary of Scoping Activities Public and agency input plays an important role in identifying issues and ideas regarding future improve- ments to the Parley’s interchange project area. Throughout the environmental review process, UDOT will facilitate and encourage involvement from the neighboring residential and business communities to help identify issues and develop solutions. The project team will continue to work with the public to ensure that people with interests in the project understand how and why certain suggestions are being carried forward and why others are being eliminated. All public and agency comments received to date are being considered for this project and have been included in this report.
1.3 Notice of Intent The Parley’s Interchange EIS scoping period began on February 9, 2018, with a Notice of Intent to conduct an EIS advertised in the U.S. Federal Register. This notice, which is a requirement of NEPA, alerted federal agencies of UDOT’s intent to study the Parley’s interchange. A copy of the Federal Register Notice of Intent is included in Appendix A, Notice of Intent.
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1.4 SAFETEA-LU Process and Agency Scoping
Although people who live and access the project area understand the What is SAFETEA-LU? issues associated with day-to-day life in the area, it’s important to also coordinate with local, state, and federal agencies that oversee the SAFETEA-LU—the Safe, management of natural resources in the project area. Since these Accountable, Flexible and agencies oversee impacts and issue permits for their resource areas, it’s Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users—is a important to include them in the initial scoping activities. In this way, 2005 federal law that established issues are identified early so that they can be properly considered and, if new provisions and requirements necessary, avoided, minimized, or mitigated as the project progresses. for transportation projects. More discussion regarding the agencies that have been consulted is included in Section 1.4.3, Agencies Consulted.
1.4.1 Cooperating Agencies The regulations that implement NEPA define a cooperating agency as “any federal agency other than a lead agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved in a proposal (or a reasonable alternative) for legislation or other major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.” Typically, agencies with resources in a project area that could be affected by certain actions of the project are contacted early in the scoping process and asked to be involved with the project as cooperating agencies. A cooperating agency has a high level of involvement and responsibility for the project and works with the project team to develop solutions. Being involved as a cooperating agency allows resource agencies to better protect their resource areas but requires a commitment to remain involved and accept some responsibility for activities during the environmental review process.
1.4.2 Participating Agencies In August 2005, a federal law—the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Section 6002—developed a category under which agencies can participate in the development of alternatives but that doesn’t require them to take on the same level of responsibility for the project as a cooperating agency. An agency that has this level of involvement in a project is known as a participating agency. Participating agencies perform the following activities in coordination with the project team: • Attending agency coordination meetings • Developing an agency coordination plan • Commenting as early as practicable on the project’s purpose and need and the range of alternatives • Evaluating the environmental and socioeconomic resources in the project area and the general locations of alternatives • Identifying as early as practicable any issues regarding the project’s environmental and socioeconomic impacts that could substantially delay or prevent the granting of a permit or other approval
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1.4.3 Agencies Consulted The following agencies and federally recognized tribes were sent letters on January 29, 2018, requesting their involvement as a cooperating and/or participating agency:
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation • State of Utah Resource Development Coordinating Committee • Bureau of Indian Affairs • Summit County • Bureau of Land Management • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Cedar Band of the Paiutes • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Granite School District • Utah Division of Air Quality • Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and • Utah Division of Drinking Water Sandy • Utah Division of Environmental Response • Millcreek City and Remediation • National Park Service, Land and Water • Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Conservation Fund Lands • Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation • Utah Division of Indian Affairs • Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah • Utah Division of Parks and Recreation – Land and Water Conservation Fund Coordinator • Park City • Utah Division of Water Quality • Salt Lake City • Utah Division of Water Resources • Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities • Utah Division of Water Rights • Salt Lake County • Utah Division of Wildlife Resources • Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah • Utah State Historic Preservation Office • Shoshone–Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall • Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation Reservation • Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians • Wasatch Front Regional Council
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Of the agencies and federally recognized tribes that were contacted, 3 agreed to be cooperating agencies and 11 agreed or were assumed to be participating agencies (Table 1).
Table 1. Cooperating and Participating Agencies for the Parley’s Interchange EIS
Cooperating Agencies Participating Agencies National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities Millcreek City U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Summit County U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Utah Division of Indian Affairs Utah Division of Parks and Recreation – Land and Water Conservation Fund Coordinator Utah Division of Water Quality Wasatch Front Regional Council
1.4.4 Agency Scoping Meeting SAFETEA-LU requires that the project team hold an agency scoping meeting. An agency scoping meeting was held on February 27, 2018, at 1:00 PM at the UDOT Region Two office. The project team gave a brief presentation that included a project overview as well as the requirements of being a participating agency. The materials that were discussed at the meeting included the purpose of and need for the project, potential alternatives, alternatives screening, indirect impacts, and other issues pertaining to the project area. In addition, to help identify potential issues, the project team completed an environmental checklist with input from the following agencies that attended the agency scoping meeting (see Appendix B, Agency Scoping Meeting): • Millcreek City • Salt Lake City • Summit County • Utah Division of Parks and Recreation – Land and Water Conservation Fund Coordinator • Utah Division of Water Quality • Wasatch Front Regional Council
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1.5 Public Scoping Public scoping is a key component of the environmental review process. Scoping helps UDOT prepare a comprehensive and focused EIS that will help inform the decision-making and permitting processes. UDOT relies on public comments to help identify issues, gather input on a reasonable range of alternatives, and gauge public sentiment about the proposed improvements. Because some of the alternatives under consideration for the project could affect adjacent property owners, a combination of measures was taken to ensure that the public was notified about the project and invited to participate in the process.
1.5.1 Notification The scoping period was initiated with the Federal Register notice on February 9, 2018, and ended on March 30, 2018. The following methods were used to notify the general public of the public scoping meeting and activities: • Advertisements were placed in the following publications:
o Deseret News, February 19 and March 1, 2018 o The Salt Lake Tribune, February 19 and March 1, 2018 • Information regarding the public meeting was posted on the Parley’s Interchange EIS project website: www.udot.utah.gov/parleyseis/. • An information brochure was distributed to 3,117 property owners and residents living within 0.25 mile of the project study area. • A UDOT press release was sent to local media outlets. • A link to the Parley’s Interchange EIS website was provided on Millcreek City’s website. Copies of the notification materials listed above are included in Appendix C, Scoping Notification Materials.
1.5.2 Public Scoping Meeting UDOT held a public scoping meeting on March 6, 2018, at Highland High School in Salt Lake City. The meeting was held in an open-house format from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. The public scoping meeting had the following format: • The public was encouraged but not required to sign in at the registration desk. • Each participant was given a comment sheet and a project fact sheet. Each participant was also given an explanation of the display materials, information about how to submit comments, and additional contact information. • Participants were encouraged to leave their comments.
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• Displays included the following stations:
o Purpose of the Meeting o Parley’s Interchange Study Area o What Is an Environmental Impact Statement? o Project Purpose o Project Need o How Congested Will Parley’s Interchange Become Without Improvements? o Initial Potential Alternatives o Safety Hotspots and Priority Areas o How Will UDOT Evaluate Alternatives? o What Is the EIS Schedule? o How Can I Participate? • Project staff members were available to answer questions and provide information. • A scroll map of the project area was provided, and meeting participants were encouraged to draw their ideas on the map. • Participants were encouraged to view the display materials and submit questions or comments on the materials provided. • A computer station was provided where commenters could identify specific areas on a map and then record their comment. A total of 52 people attended the public scoping meeting. Copies of the handouts and display boards are included in Appendix D, Scoping Public Open House Materials.
1.5.3 Scoping City Council Presentations During the scoping process, the project team gave presentations at two city council meetings. UDOT presented to the Millcreek City council on February 26, 2018, and the Salt Lake County Council on February 28, 2018. The presentation and notes from the meetings are included in Appendix E, City Council Presentations and Notes. UDOT contacted the Salt Lake City Council to schedule a presentation, but the City informed UDOT that a date within the scoping period wasn’t available.
1.5.4 Stakeholder Working Group Meetings UDOT held a business stakeholder working group (SWG) and a residents/recreation SWG meeting on March 1, 2018, at 4:30 PM and at 6:00 PM, respectively. About 12 people attended the business SWG meeting and 12 attended the resident/recreation SWG meeting. The presentation and notes from the meetings are included in Appendix F, Stakeholder Working Groups Presentation and Notes. In addition to the business SWG meeting, UDOT did further business outreach at the Canyon Rim Shopping Plaza at 3300 South 3300 East because many of the smaller businesses in this shopping center weren’t represented in the business SWG. In all, 20 businesses were visited, were given information about the Parley’s Interchange Project, and asked to provide input into the EIS process. Appendix F summarizes this outreach.
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2.0 Guide to Comments
The public will continue to have opportunities to provide input throughout the Parley’s Interchange Project environmental review process, and public comments will continue to be solicited throughout the project. The scoping period for the Parley’s Interchange EIS concluded on March 30, 2018. All comments that were received by March 30, 2018, are included in this Scoping Summary Report. Original copies of all written comments are included in Appendix G, Scoping Period Comments. A summary of the comments is included in Section 3.0, Parley’s Interchange EIS Scoping Comments. Each comment (see Table 2) was reviewed by the project team as it was received. A single comment might have contained several issues. All issues raised will be considered in the EIS.
Table 2. Scoping Period Comments Comment Submission Type Name Number(s) Comments on open-house map (47 total comments) 1 Map comment at public scoping meeting Sally Barraclought 7 Public scoping meeting comment form Sio Baucom 9 Public scoping meeting comment form Teri Lyn Baucom 3 Public scoping meeting comment form Marc Bodson 19 Email Jan Brittain 13, 22 Email Paul Brown 11 Website Anna Clare 21 Email Kerry Doane 2 Public scoping meeting comment form Karen Domer 17 Website Thomas Gacek 10 Website Rick Gregory 5 Public scoping meeting comment form Jay Griffin 12 Website Jacob Hampton 24 Website Chris Haverberg 26 Website Chris Jones, Salt Lake City Transportation Department 27 Email Sue Ann Jones 6 Public scoping meeting comment form Mark Kirk 15 Website Leo Masic 23 Website Steve Nelson 4 Public scoping meeting comment form Riley Lorimer-Reznik 18 Website Nick Sefakis 16 Website (continued on next page)
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Table 2. Scoping Period Comments Comment Submission Type Name Number(s) Earl Shephard 21 Email Jonathan Skardi 8 Public scoping meeting comment form Philip Strobel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 28 Letter Konrad Thiel 25 Email Melissa Trapalis 20 Website Steve Van Maren 14 Website
3.0 Parley’s Interchange EIS Scoping Comments
In addition to comments received during the city council presentations and SWG meetings, 75 individual comment submissions were received that identified issues. The majority of the comments were related to safety, potential alternatives, air quality, community impacts, parks and trails, and wetlands. Many commenters were concerned about impacts to Parley’s Way Park and the Wilshire Drive neighborhood. A summary of the unique comments is included below.
Purpose and Need • The project’s purpose should be more specific and should include measures such as reduce crashes, update design, accommodate through traffic, reduce the number of single-occupant vehicles, and spread peak travel. • The project’s purpose should reduce person-hours of delay over the peak period by a certain percentage.
Alternatives • The alternatives should include reconfiguring the interchange, travel demand management (carpooling, staggered work hours, and moving University of Utah classes to off-peak travel periods) and transit improvements. • The number of merges/choke points in rapid succession along I-80 westbound needs to be reduced. • Design the interchange to accommodate flex lanes on Foothill Drive. • Consider having 2300 East extend north over I-80 and the golf course. • Interest in a full interchange on I-215 at 3900 South. • Interest in full interchange on I-80 at 2300 East.
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• Salt Lake City is interested in having infrastructure that can support bus turnaround movements at the southern end of Foothill Drive. • Salt Lake City recommended that UDOT involve the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in the project design and alternatives. • Millcreek City would like UDOT to consider improvements to the 3900 South interchange and the slip ramp off of I-215 onto Wasatch Boulevard. • Salt Lake County would like UDOT to consider expanding the study area to 4500 South on I-215 because it isn’t a full interchange and should be improved. • Mass transit should be considered as an alternative. • U-turns were an issue on Foothill Drive and Parley’s Way due to people not knowing where they’re going or missing their turns. • Difficult to make left turns from Foothill Drive into the first shopping center north of the Parley’s interchange. • Include a trail connecting directly from Suicide Rock to Parley’s Historic Nature Park. • Include a trail going into Parley’s Historic Nature Park from the Sons of the Utah Pioneers property in Canyon Rim. • Improvements to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail north and south of the Parley’s interchange would also be beneficial since the trail is primarily bicycle lanes on a street in most of these locations. • Self-driving vehicles will change future travel demand and the What is travel demand? necessary infrastructure. Travel demand is the expected • Improving the Foothill Drive interchange could potentially reduce number of transportation trips in traffic on 1300 East. People use 1300 East instead of Foothill an area. Travel demand can be Drive because of the congestion on Foothill Drive. met by various modes of travel, such as automobile, bus, light • Include parking for mass transit in the Parley’s Interchange rail, carpooling, and bicycling. Project. • Connect the Parley’s Trail to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to the west of the interchange and then connect to the Parley’s Historic Nature Park. • Improve freight truck movement out of the Walmart property onto Parley’s Way. Freight trucks hit signs. • Don’t close Foothill Drive. • Light-rail transit should be considered on I-80 and north on Foothill Drive. • Increase bus service to reduce congestion. • The University of Utah should consider satellite campuses to reduce the number of students at the main campus.
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• Include through lanes in the interchange that are separated from the traffic exiting the interchange. This could be a collector-distributor–type system. • Put a traffic signal at the YESCO driveway for the northbound lane and tie it to the Stringham Avenue/Thunderbird Drive traffic signal. • Bjorn’s Brew and the Top Stop do a steady business all day long. Bjorn’s added a second lane to get as many cars as possible off Foothill Drive so that the vehicles don’t back up into traffic. Both businesses require two left turns for northbound motorists. • Remove street parking on Parley’s Way. • Don’t eliminate the “Texas T” at the northbound I-215 off ramp to 3900 South. • Don’t add a northbound I-215 off ramp to 3300 South. • Build on top of the new buried reservoir to expand off the ramp from I-80. • Remove lanes from 3300 South and boulevard it. • The Salt Lake City Transportation Department provided a drawing of a proposed alternative to improve the entrance from Parley’s interchange to Foothill Drive.
Air Quality • Air quality impacts from the project could be a concern for local residents. • The gravel pit up Parley’s Canyon is a source of dust and bad air quality in the valley. • Include a description of current air quality conditions and an estimate of future conditions.
• Salt Lake County is in nonattainment for PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 microns in diameter or less) and PM10 (particulate matter 10 microns in diameter or less). • The air quality analysis should quantify construction-related emissions. • Include a wind rose to help identify transport of particulates. • Provide an inventory of mobile-source air pollutant emissions and consider cumulative impacts. • Provide emission estimates for all action alternatives using the MOVES model. • Prepare a Project of Air Quality Concern Memorandum. • Include an analysis of mobile-source air toxics. • Conduct a conformity analysis. • Include mitigation for construction-related air quality monitoring.
Community Impacts • Avoid affecting the Wilshire Drive neighborhood. • Reduce vehicle speeds on Parley’s Way and Foothill Drive.
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• Include landscaping and aesthetic improvements as part of the project. • The project could reduce property values near the interchange. • Please eliminate the “Suicide Rock/Parley’s Gulch” area as it is along with the unpoliced drug use and graffiti.
Cumulative Impacts • Conduct cumulative impact analyses for air quality, aquatic resources, and water quality.
Cultural Resources • There could be historic resources in the study area. • Suicide Rock area could have historic resources.
Economics • Construction of the project could severely affect local businesses, some of which could go out of business. • Businesses said that signs for rerouting traffic weren’t adequate on past UDOT projects. • Minimize construction-related traffic congestion.
Ecosystems • Potential for Bonneville cutthroat trout to be present in Parley’s Creek. • Parley’s Creek might be a trout fishery. • Concerns about deer-vehicle strikes near the interchange.
Indirect Impacts • Conduct indirect impacts analyses for aquatic resources and water quality.
Noise • The project should include noise walls and look at improvements to existing noise walls. • Remove as much of the Wasatch Boulevard noise wall as possible north of 3300 South.
Recreation • Parley’s Trail and existing parks could be affected. • Preserve Parley’s Way Park. • Provide a bicycle trail along I-80 up Parley’s Canyon.
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• Salt Lake City and pedestrian and bicyclist groups will be interested in maintaining and improving active-transportation connections. • Salt Lake City is interested in having a grade-separated/protected trail movement across Foothill Drive to connect the west side of Foothill Drive to the Bonneville Shoreline and Parley’s Trail system. • The Grandeur Peak open space is located southeast of the interchange. • The Grandeur Peak climbing area (Iron Curtain Wall) could be affected by changes to the I-215 eastbound ramp to I-80. • The “tube” is a popular recreational area in the summer that could be affected. • Preserve the pedestrian and bicycle trails through the Parley’s interchange. • Preserve and enhance the Suicide Rock area and turn it into a Millcreek City park. • Consider a way to remove some of the extreme bicycle trail grades required to navigate this area and the pedestrian/bicycle trail bridges.
Safety • Concerns about the amount of truck traffic on I-80. • The Parley’s interchange area feels unsafe when driving through it due to the age and design of the roadway. • Debris left on the freeway from accidents causes additional accidents. • The sidewalks on the south side of Parley’s Way are too narrow.
Section 4(f)/Section 6(f)
• Tanner Park, Parley’s Historic Nature Park, and Sugarhouse Park What are Section 4(f) and are Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) resources and should be avoided Section 6(f)? if possible. Section 4(f) is part of an FHWA regulation that protects historic Traffic properties and recreation and • The volume of traffic projected to go from I-215 northbound to I-80 wildlife areas. Section 6(f) is a section of the Land and Water eastbound in 2050 is being overestimated. Conservation Fund Act that protects recreation properties. Visual
• The project could affect the viewshed. What is a viewshed?
Utilities A viewshed is all of the views that can be seen from a given • The project could affect existing water infrastructure near I-80 location. and I-215.
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Wetlands
• There might be wetlands, riparian areas, and waters of the United What are waters of the States along Parley’s Creek. United States?
• Identify existing aquatic resources, including wetlands and waters Waters of the United States are of the United States. specific waters protected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Include direct and secondary impacts to aquatic ecosystems and under the Clean Water Act. possible mitigation measures. • Conduct a functional assessment of wetland resources. • Conduct a cumulative impacts assessment for aquatic resources.
Water Quality, Water Resources, and Floodplains • The project could affect Parley’s Creek and associated floodplains. • Parley’s Creek has been listed as impaired for E. coli bacteria. Any actions associated with the project could affect the creek’s impairment status. The EIS should evaluate the total maximum daily load requirements. • Evaluate potential changes to Parley’s Creek water quality from the project. • Conduct a cumulative impacts assessment for water quality.
Other • Conduct a resiliency analysis on the Parley’s interchange from extreme weather and natural disasters.
4.0 Next Steps: Screening Analysis and Environmental Analysis
All of the alternatives that were proposed during the scoping process will be included in the alternatives- development and screening analysis to determine which alternatives will be carried forward for further review in the EIS and which will be eliminated from further consideration. Once alternatives are selected for further review, the project team will invite the public to review the remaining alternatives and provide comments and suggestions before the environmental review process moves forward. Additional public involvement opportunities will be available throughout the environmental review process, including additional open houses, community working groups, and community outreach opportunities.
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available. Please confirm your rescission is based on a lack of available Bridge Corridor (Interstate 395) is being attendance with the person listed in the funding for the proposed new road rescinded. The NOI was published in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT alignments proposed by this project as the Federal Register on July 18, 2006. A section no later than February 28, 2018. well as lack of funding and planning draft EIS was released in January 2012. Please provide the following approval for the Bi-County Parkway. This rescission is based on a lack of information: Full legal name, country of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt available funding for the full corridor citizenship, and name of your industry Dowden, Chief of Business Operations, proposals and has led to identification association, or applicable affiliation. If Eastern Federal Lands Highway of numerous individual projects of you are attending as a public citizen, Division, FHWA, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, independent utility. please indicate so. Sterling, VA 20166, Telephone (571) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt For persons participating by 434–1598. Dowden, Chief of Business Operations, telephone, please contact the person SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Eastern Federal Lands Highway listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FHWA in cooperation with the Virginia Division, FHWA, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, CONTACT section by email or phone for Department of Transportation, the Sterling, VA 20166, Telephone (571) the teleconference call-in number and National Park Service and impacted 434–1598 passcode. Callers are responsible for counties initiated preparation of a study SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The paying long distance charges. to identify and study alternative means FHWA in cooperation with the District The public must arrange by February of transportation for vehicular traffic of Columbia Department of 28, 2018, to present oral statements at currently using the two main public Transportation (DDOT), Virginia the meeting. The public may present roadways (VA Routes 29 and 234) Department of Transportation (VDOT), written statements to the Aviation running through the Manassas National Arlington County, U.S. Department of Rulemaking Advisory Committee by Battlefield Park. The preferred Defense and National Park Service providing 25 copies to the Designated alternative would utilize the proposed initiated preparation of an EIS to study Federal Officer, or by bringing the Bi-County Parkway alignment (as actions/alternatives to reduce copies to the meeting. independently proposed by VDOT) with congestion, enhance safety, and improve If you are in need of assistance or a new roadway located outside but traffic operations in the 14th Street require a reasonable accommodation for adjacent to the park’s east and north Bridge Corridor of Interstate 395. The this meeting, please contact the person boundary as a full corridor (for Routes study limits were generally between listed under the heading FOR FURTHER 29 and 234) Battlefield Bypass. South Capitol Street in DC and INFORMATION CONTACT. Sign and oral The NOI for the previously notified Arlington Ridge Road in Arlington interpretation, as well as a listening EIS is being rescinded due to funding County, VA. The NOI was noticed in the device, can be made available if constraints for the proposed new road Federal Register on July 18, 2006. requested 10 calendar days before the alignments proposed by the Draft EIS. A The NOI for this EIS is being meeting. lack of funding and withdrawal of local rescinded due to funding restraints that Lirio Liu, planning approval for the Bi-County have led to a reduced set of separate Parkway make it impossible to create a Designated Federal Officer, Aviation projects with independent utility. Rulemaking Advisory Committee. complete Battlefield Bypass without this Several of the proposed separate essential roadway segment. [FR Doc. 2018–02596 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] projects would today likely qualify as Categorical Exclusions. Anticipated BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48 rescind. funding for several of the proposed Issued on: January 31, 2018. actions/alternatives could be provided DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Kurt Dowden, by DDOT and VDOT but they have yet to do so. Comments or questions Chief of Business Operations, Eastern Federal Federal Highway Administration Lands Highway Division, FHWA. concerning the rescission of this NOI and the EIS should be directed to the [FR Doc. 2018–02602 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] Rescinding the Notice of Intent for an FHWA at the address provided above. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): BILLING CODE P Authority: [23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48 Manassas National Battlefield Park rescind]. Bypass, Loudon, Fairfax, Fauquier and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Prince William Counties, VA Issued on: January 31, 2018. Kurt Dowden, Federal Highway Administration AGENCY: Federal Highway Chief of Business Operations, Eastern Federal Administration (FHWA), DOT. Rescinding the Notice of Intent for an Lands Highway Division, FHWA. ACTION: Rescind notice of intent to Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): [FR Doc. 2018–02605 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] prepare an EIS. 14th Street Bridge Corridor, Arlington BILLING CODE 4910–22–P SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this County, Virginia and Washington, DC notice to advise the public that the AGENCY: Federal Highway DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Administration (FHWA), DOT. preparation of an EIS to identify and ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent to Federal Highway Administration study alternative means of prepare an EIS. transportation for traffic currently using Environmental Impact Statement: I–80/ the two main public roadways (VA SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this I–215 Parley’s Interchange, Salt Lake Routes 29 and 234) running through the notice to advise the public that the County, Utah Manassas National Battlefield Park is Notice of Intent (NOI) for the AGENCY: Federal Highway being rescinded. The NOI was preparation of an Environmental Impact Administration (FHWA), DOT. published in the Federal Register on Statement to study ways to reduce ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an November 1, 2001. A draft EIS was congestion, enhance safety, and improve Environmental Impact Statement. released in January 2005. This traffic operation in the 14th Street
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SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of the Utah the interchange operate efficiently; (3) www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS. Department of Transportation (UDOT), using alternate travel modes; (4) using Information requests or comments can is issuing this notice to advise the transportation demand management to also be provided by email to public that an Environmental Impact improve the efficiency of the existing [email protected]. (Catalog of Statement (EIS) will be prepared for road network; (5) combinations of any of Federal and Domestic Assistance proposed transportation improvements the above; and (6) other reasonable Program Number 20.205, Highway to the I–80/I–215 Parleys Interchange in alternatives if identified during the Research, Planning and Construction. Salt Lake County, Utah. scoping process. Alternatives that do The regulations implementing Executive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: not meet the project purpose and need Order 12372 regarding Naomi Kisen, Environmental Program or that are otherwise not reasonable will intergovernmental consultation on Manager, Environmental Services not be carried forward for detailed Federal programs and activities apply to Division, UDOT 4501 South 2700 West, consideration. this program.) P.O. Box 141265, Salt Lake City, Utah A Coordination Plan is being prepared Dated: January 31, 2018. to define the agency and public 84114–1265 Telephone: (801) 965–4603, Ivan Marrero, email: [email protected]. Rebecka participation procedure for the environmental review process. The plan Division Administrator, Federal Highway Stromness, Parley’s Interchange Project Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah. Manager, UDOT Region 2, 2010 South will outline (1) how agencies and the public will provide input during the [FR Doc. 2018–02609 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am] 2760 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104– BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 4592; Telephone: (801) 887–3470, scoping process; (2) the development of Email: [email protected]. the purpose and need; and (3) alternatives development. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Letters describing the proposed action environmental review, consultation, and and soliciting comments will be sent to Federal Highway Administration other actions required by applicable appropriate Federal, state, and local federal environmental laws for this agencies as well as to Native American Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions project are being or have been carried tribes and to private organizations and of Proposed Highway/Interchange out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 citizens who have previously expressed, Improvement in California; Statute of and a Memorandum of Understanding or who are known to have, an interest Limitations on Claims dated January 17, 2017, and executed by in this proposal. A public scoping FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the meeting will be held in the study area AGENCY: Federal Highway assigned National Environmental Policy from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on March 6, Administration (FHWA), DOT. Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS 2018 at Highland High School, 2166 S ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for a proposal to address safety and 1700 E, Salt Lake City, Utah. Public for Judicial Review of Actions by the current and projected traffic demand on notices announcing the meeting will be California Department of Transportation the I–80/I–215 Parley’s interchange in published in the region. Information (Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Salt Lake County, Utah. The proposed regarding this meeting and the project SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of project study area extends on I–80 from may also be obtained through a public Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 1300 East to the Mt. Aire Canyon Road website maintained by UDOT at announce actions taken by Caltrans, that interchange, on I–215 from the I–80/- www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS. are final. The actions relate to the 215 interchange to 3900 South, on During the NEPA process, other proposed highway project, Niles Canyon Foothill Drive from the I–80/-215 public meetings will be held as Safety Improvements Project on State interchange to Stringham Avenue, and appropriate to allow the public, as well Route 84 (SR–84) between the City of on Parley’s Way from the I–80/I–215 as Federal, state, and local agencies, and Fremont and the town of Sunol in interchange to Wilshire Drive. Safety tribes, to provide comments on the southern Alameda County, State of and transportation improvements are purpose of and need for the project, California. Those actions grant licenses, needed to address current identified potential alternatives, and social, permits, and approvals for the project. design deficiencies and current and economic, and environmental issues of projected 2050 travel demand at the concern. DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on interchange. To address these needs, In addition, a public hearing will be behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public UDOT is proposing to upgrade the held following the release of the Draft of final agency actions subject to 23 interchange, including potentially EIS. Public notice advertisements and U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking adding capacity to the interchange and direct mailings will notify interested judicial review of the Federal Agency the surrounding road network to make parties of the time and place of the Actions on the highway project will be the interchange operate efficiently. If public meetings and the public hearing. barred unless the claim is filed on or implemented as proposed, the project The Draft EIS will be available for before July 9, 2018. If the Federal law will require FHWA to approve an public and agency review and comment that authorizes judicial review of a Interchange Access Change Request prior to the public hearing. claim provides a time period of less from UDOT for modifications to the To ensure that the full range of issues than 150 days for filing such claim, then interchange. related to this proposed action is that shorter time period still applies. UDOT will consider a range of addressed and all significant issues are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For alternatives based on the purpose of and identified, comments and suggestions Caltrans: Brian Gassner, Environmental need for the project and taking into are invited from all interested parties. Branch Chief, Office of Environmental account agency and public input. The Written comments or questions Analysis, California Department of currently contemplated alternatives concerning this proposed action and the Transportation—District 4, 111 Grand include: (1) Taking no action (no-build); EIS should be directed to UDOT Avenue, Oakland, California, 8 a.m. to (2) the proposed action, i.e., upgrading representatives at the mail or email 5 p.m., (510) 286–6025, brian.gassner@ the interchange, including potentially addresses provided above by March 30, dot.ca.gov. adding capacity to the interchange and 2018. For additional information please SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective the surrounding road network to make visit the project website at July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway
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Parley’s Interchange EIS Agency Scoping Meeting
February, 27 2018 MEETING PURPOSE
. Review and Discuss Project background and environmental study goals SAFETEA-LU and SAFETEA-LU coordination Agencies’ and local governments’ roles under SAFETEA-LU Project Purpose and Need Alternatives Environmental checklist EIS milestone and review timelines
PARLEY’S EIS TEAM
. UDOT – Lead Agency Project Manager – Becky Stromness Environmental Lead – Naomi Kisen
. HDR – Lead EIS Consultant Vince Izzo PM Kevin Kilpatrick NEPA Lead . Horrocks – Travel Demand, Cultural Resources
NEPA ASSIGNMENT
. UDOT has been assigned FHWA’s NEPA responsibilities: All NEPA classes of action: CEs, EAs, and EISs All environmental laws, rules, and orders Consultation with agencies . UDOT is assigned federal agency (FHWA) responsibilities, which include: UDOT reviews and approves environmental documents State defends any legal challenges in federal court . UDOT still must comply with the same laws as before . Increases efficiency in the environmental process PARLEY’S EIS STUDY AREA WHY NEPA? (NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT) . NEPA Must be completed for all federal actions (e.g., funding, permits) For the Parley’s interchange project, changes to the interchange will still require a Interchange Access Change permit from FHWA NEPA requires lead agencies to evaluate a range of alternatives even if they are different from what might have been presented in previous studies
PROJECT BACKGROUND
. Interchange constructed in 1960s. . No major improvements since original construction. . I-80 Major Investment Study – 1998 . Foothill/I-80/I-215 Interchange Study – 2017 . Foothill Drive Implementation Study - 2017 WHY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED
. Interchange does not meet current design standards . Accident rate exceeds State averages . Traffic congestion during the AM and PM commute periods . Morning commute traffic backs onto mainline I-80 and I- 215 causing unsafe conditions . Many weave movements do not meet design standards HOW CONGESTED? SAFETY NEEDS PURPOSE AND NEED
. Based on previous needs, the draft project purpose is: Improve the Level of Service at Parley’s Interchange in 2050 • Level of Service D is UDOT’s goal Improve Regional Mobility in 2050 Improve Safety • Upgrade the design elements.
What are your thoughts? RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
. Parley’s Creek and associated potential wetlands . No known threatened and endangered species . Numerous cultural resources . Water quality and infrastructure . Recreational Resources Tanner Park Parley’s Way Park Parley’s Historic Nature Park Parley’s Trail Other recreational trails ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST
. What resources should be considered in the EIS?
SAFETEA-LU 6002 REQUIREMENTS
. SAFETEA-LU 6002 (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act) A part of the “federal transportation funding bill”: SAFETEA-LU Section 6002 specifically addresses the NEPA process Requires the lead agency (UDOT) to identify and coordinate with other agencies, local governments, tribal representatives, and the public during the EIS process Section 6002 directs UDOT to: • Identify and invite cooperating and participating agencies • Develop a coordination plan • Develop a coordinated schedule (contained in an approved coordination plan) • Identify milestone-based opportunities for coordination COORDINATION PLAN
. Required for an EIS . Describes the agency coordination and consultation plan . Details agencies roles and responsibilities . Identifies opportunities for public involvement . Describes the communication methods that will be used . Communicates upcoming meeting dates and the current project schedule . Communicates the expected document review schedule
You can review and provide comments! www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS
SAFETEA-LU 6002
. Cooperating agencies Normally identified during the NEPA process (not a new category) Agencies that have regulatory authority over the project (e.g., issue a permit) or manage land in the project area Participate in the scoping process and coordinate on development of resource specific information . Participating agencies New category under SAFETEA-LU Provides additional opportunities for other federal, state, and local agencies that have an interest in the project or project area to participate Work with team and other agencies throughout process Provide feedback and comment Provide supplemental information Cooperating agencies are always participating agencies
PARTICIPATING AGENCY EXPECTATIONS
. Participate in the NEPA process starting at the earliest possible time Milestone-based meetings (development of the purpose and need, identification of a range of alternatives, and alternatives screening) . Participate in the scoping process All agencies and the public encouraged to provide input . Identify, as early as practicable, any issues of concern regarding the project’s potential environmental or socioeconomic impacts
TEAMWORK
. Our commitment to you: Keep you informed. Involve you in analysis and decision-making. Provide early notification of upcoming reviews and events. Deliver review documents on time. Respond in a timely manner. . Partnering expectations: Open communication Timely document review Early communication of concerns Foster consensus
EXPECTED SCHEDULE
. EIS Notice of Intent – February 9, 2018 . Public Scoping – February 9 to March 30, 2018 . Purpose and Need – April 2018 . Project Alternatives – April to September 2018 . Draft EIS – June 2019 . Final EIS/ROD – February 2020
AGENCY REVIEW TIMES
. Coordination Plan – 30 days . Purpose and Need – 30 days . Range of Alternatives – 30 days Which alternatives should be considered for evaluation Input on alternatives screening process . Draft EIS – 45 Days
CURRENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS
. Scoping Period February 9 to March 30 Scoping comments due by March 30, 2018 . Public Scoping Meeting March 6, 2018 – 4 pm to 7 pm Highland High School
AGENCY POINT OF CONTACT
. What do we need from you? Contact information for your agency lead on this project Each agency’s specific issues Milestone reviews
TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Naomi Kisen UDOT Environmental Lead [email protected]
Website www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS
Email [email protected] FINAL QUESTIONS?
Meeting Notes
Agency Scoping Meeting 2/27/2018 1-2 pm
1. Attendance and Location a. List of attendees: Naomi Kisen UDOT Becky Stromness UDOT Kevin Kilpatrick HDR/UDOT Team Vince Izzo HDR/UDOT Team Cris Jones SLC Sandy Wingert UDWQ John Miller Millcreek City Rita Lund Millcreek City Susan Zarekarizi Utah State Parks Julie Bjornstad WFRC Brandon Brady Summit County
b. UDOT Region 2 Milestone Conference Room
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Presentation a. Naomi Kisen presented to the group. A copy of the Powerpoint presentation is included as an attachment to these minutes. The presentation included information about the project, the project schedule, roles and responsibilities of the agencies, and future opportunities for agency input and review. b. Naomi told the group they would get the opportunity to review the coordination plan, purpose and need, the range of alternatives and alternatives screening criteria, and the Draft EIS.
4. Environmental Checklist a. Naomi asked the group to fill out the provided environmental checklist to let UDOT know of any resources or issues that they knew were present in the project study area. The group discussed a few items. UDOT will compile this information as part of the scoping summary report. See attached summary environmental checklist.
Agency Scoping Meeting 2/27/2018 1-2 pm 1 of 2 Meeting Notes
5. Next Steps a. Vince told the group that the agencies would receive a copy of the draft coordination plan for review next week (March 5-March 9) and that they would have 30 days to review. b. The scoping period for the project is open until March 30th. c. The agencies will have an opportunity to review the draft purpose and need chapter. This is planned to be distributed for review in April 2018.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm. These minutes were prepared by Kevin Kilpatrick and Vince Izzo. Attachments: Powerpoint presentation, sign-in sheet, and environmental checklist.
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PARLEY’S EIS ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST
(Filled out based on Agency Scoping Meeting 2/28/2018) Is the resource Would there be Is the resource Would there be or issue present impacts on the or issue present impacts on the Resource or issue in the area? resource? Resource or issue in the area? resource?
Yes Yes Section 4(f)/6(f) wildlife 12 × Yes × Yes Sensitive biological resources No No and/or waterfowl refuge, No No (A) × Unknown × Unknown historic site, recreational site, Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable park (H) Not applicable Not applicable Yes Yes × Yes Yes × No × No No No Wildlife corridors Water bodies/water quality (I) Unknown Unknown Unknown × Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable × Yes Yes × Yes × Yes No No No No Wetland areas (B) Existing development (J) Unknown × Unknown Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable × Yes Yes × Yes Yes No No No No Riparian areas/Streams (C) Planned development (K) Unknown × Unknown Unknown × Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Title VI / environmental No No 100-year floodplain (D) × Unknown × Unknown justice populations (L) × Unknown × Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Yes Yes × Yes × Yes Prime or unique farmland or × No × No No No farmland of statewide or local Utilities (M) importance Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable × Yes × Yes Yes Yes No No × No × No Visual resources (E) Hazardous materials Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Yes Yes × Yes × Yes Designated scenic × No × No No No Sensitive noise receivers (N) road/byway Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable × Yes Yes × Yes Yes No No No No Archaeological resources (F) Air quality (O) Unknown × Unknown Unknown × Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable × Yes Yes × Yes × Yes No No No No Historical resources (G) Other (list) (P) Unknown × Unknown Unknown Unknown Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
12 Section 4(f)/6(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S. Code § 303, as amended); see
A. Sensitive Biological Resources a. Potential for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout to be present in Parley’s Creek. B. Wetland areas a. Around Parley’s Creek C. Riparian Areas/streams a. Parley’s Creek D. Floodplain a. Floodplain around Parley’s Creek E. Visual Resources a. There would likely be visual impacts from changes to interchange. b. Noise walls can have visual impacts F. Archaeological Resources a. Present in the area b. Historic Aqueduct G. Historical Resources a. Historic Aqueduct in the area b. Parley’s Historic Nature Park c. Old roads and infrastructure in the area H. Section 4(f)/6(f) resources a. 4(f)/6(f) parks are present in the area. If they are impacted they will require an EA for conversion of use and the identification of replacement properties. b. Tanner Park, Parley’s Historic Nature Park, Sugarhouse Park c. Parley’s Trail I. Water bodies/water quality a. Parley’s Creek J. Existing Development a. Salt Lake City and Millcreek residential and commercial development K. Planned Development a. Near 3900 South b. Foothill Drive L. Title VI/Environmental Justice a. Possible for protected populations to be present in the area. M. Utilities a. SLCDPU water infrastructure b. Metro Water infrastructure c. Aqueduct d. Others likely in the area N. Sensitive noise receptors/Noise impacts a. Existing and likely with new alternatives O. Air Quality a. Issue of concern for cities and residents in the area P. Others a. Active Transportation i. Salt Lake City and pedestrian and bicyclist groups will be interested in maintaining and improving active transportation connections. ii. Salt Lake City is interested in having a grade-separated/protected trail movement across Foothill Drive to connect the west side of Foothill Drive to the Bonneville Shoreline and Parley’s trail system b. Transportation/Access/Transit i. Interest in improving the I-215/3900 South interchange ii. Interest in full interchange on I-80 at 2300 East iii. Salt Lake City is interested in having infrastructure that can support bus turnaround movements at the southern end of Foothill Drive. iv. Salt Lake City recommended UDOT involve UTA in the project design and alternatives.
APPENDIX C Scoping Notification Materials
A4 DESERET NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 DNA science used to find missing persons Washington snipped BY VERENA DOBNIK · ASSOCIATED PRESS here? College says it NEW YORK — For families who have searched years for missing loved ones, donating a sample of their DNA is found prez’s hair often a last, desperate act to confirm their worst fears. BY MARY ESCH Eliza passed it on to her New Yo rk City’s medical examiner is · ASSOCIATED PRESS son, James A. Hamilton, as leading a nationwide effort to collect noted by the handwriting on genetic material and match it with SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — the envelope: “from James unidentified human remains. It’s a way Tucked in the pages of A. Hamilton given him by to finally give family members some a grimy, leather-bound his mother, Aug. 10, 1871.” answers and maybe some solace. almanac in the archives at A prominent collector of “People will not rest without an- New Yo rk’s Union College celebrity hair believes it’s swers, at least some answers,” said was a tiny envelope with truly a relic of the nation’s Dr. Barbara Sampson, the city’s chief the hand-scrawled words first president. medical examiner. “Washington’s hair.” “There’s no doubt in my Over the last decade, thousands of A librarian who had been mind it’s genuine,” said DNA samples have been donated to cataloging old books ginger- John Reznikoff, founder the city’s medical examiner’s office. ly opened the yellowed enve- of University Archives in Most include swabs of saliva from lope to find a lock of silvery Westport, Connecticut. And close relatives, but also DNA taken hair tied with a thread. Reznikoff knows hair. His from items used by the missing per- MARK LENNIHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS “It was one of those personal collection of 150 sons themselves, including toothbrush- Rose Cobo holds a framed photo of her daughter, Chelsea, at her house in the mind-blowing moments locks includes a brain-speck- es, combs, razor blades and, once, Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 9. that happen every once in led strand plucked from even a sanitary napkin. a while in a librarian’s life,” Abraham Lincoln’s fatal They’ve led to the identification of National Crime Information Center. tests are plugged into the databank said John Myers, a catalog wound, a voodoo charm about 50 missing people each year, all Most of those people are eventually called the National Missing and Un- and metadata librarian at made from Jimi Hendrix’s of whom had been found dead. But for found safe. The medical examiner’s identified Persons System. The system the college. “I thought, that hair and sartorial samples many who have submitted samples, the office program is open to people whose is capable of searching for unique sim- doesn’t mean George Wash- from Albert Einstein, John wait continues. loved ones have been missing 60 days ilarities in DNA strings that indicate ington, does it?” F. Kennedy, Napoleon, Mari- “Part of you hopes they never call or more. two people are related. It apparently does. lyn Monroe and, of course, you, because if they call, that means The New Yo rk City medical exam- “Our job is to help identify your While college officials George Washington. it’s over,” said Rose Cobo, who iner’s office has been a pioneer in loved one and return them to you, no can’t say for sure it’s the real India Spartz, head of spe- submitted DNA to the program after advanced DNA techniques since 9/11, matter where in the United States. deal, the historical evidence cial collections and archives her adult niece vanished in 2016 after when it was tasked with using genetic They don’t have to have died here in is there. The hair was at Union, called the hair “a being treated at a Brooklyn hospital evidence to identify and sort tens of New Yo rk City,” says Mark Desire, as- discovered in a pocket-sized very significant treasure” for postpartum depression following thousands of small pieces of human re- sistant director of the medical examin- almanac for the year 1793 that will eventually be the birth of a son. mains found in the rubble of the World er’s Department of Forensic Biology. that belonged to Philip J. displayed at the liberal arts Chelsea Cobo’s whereabouts are still Trade Center. Mary Lyall submitted her DNA to Schuyler, son of General college. unknown. One such advance, Sampson said, the New Yo rk City medical examiner, Philip Schuyler, who served Union has no plans to put The program helped end Luis was learning how to get good genetic along with her husband’s, as part of under Washington during the hair through DNA test- Merchan’s quest to find his younger material out of bone fragments. DNA her hunt for her missing daughter. the Revolutionary War and ing, in part because it could brother, Manuel, who was reported testing once required a large sam- Suzy Lyall was 19 when she disap- founded Union College in destroy part of the lock. missing in 2015 after he left his native ple of blood or saliva that was often peared in 1998. She was last seen 1795. Reznikoff said hair locks Ecuador and crossed the U.S. border destroyed in the process. The latest on the University at Albany campus Susan Holloway Scott, an are typically authenticated from Mexico. DNA matched with the genetic technology allows a few cells getting off a bus. independent scholar and through examination of remains of a 35-year-old “John Doe” to be reproduced for DNA that lasts After she vanished, her mother sifted author, said locks of hair associated artifacts and who succumbed to exposure and dehy- indefinitely. through her room at home looking for were frequently given as historical connections dration in the Texas desert. Pulverized genetic material is spun clues. In a wastebasket, she found a gifts during Washington’s rather than by DNA testing “It’s sad,” Merchan said. “We hoped in a centrifuge and turned into a clear sanitary napkin Suzy had wrapped and day and it’s likely Martha because genetic tests aren’t Manuel would call one day. But we at liquid that’s poured into test tubes discarded amid crumpled paper. Washington gave the snip of always reliable without the least know what happened.” on a robotic assembly line. The tubes Two decades later, no match has been her husband’s hair to Eliza hair’s root attached and the On any given day, there are as many are bar-coded and padlocked in metal made. Schuyler, daughter of the possible contamination of as 100,000 active missing-persons cas- cages in a secure vault. “I still look out the window and general and wife of Alexan- DNA from multiple people es in the U.S., according to the FBI’s Genetic profiles developed from the think, ‘Where is she?’” Lyall said. der Hamilton. who likely handled the hair.
Gov. Jerry Brown called the family members is to have a Many gun-rights activists GUNS effort premature and vetoed it. troubled loved one committed oppose the laws. They say FROM A1 State Assemblyman Phil to a psychiatric institution. they can be used to unfairly $3.3 million in career campaign Ting, a San Francisco Demo- Federal law permanently bans take away rights from people cash donated through the crat, said he plans to reintro- anyone who has been involun- who have not been convicted National Rifle Association — is duce the bill. tary committed from owning of crimes, nor professionally going a step further now. “We need to make sure that guns, but such actions are more evaluated for mental illness. Rubio said on a Sunday morn- when people see signs, they difficult to carry out than red The NRA’s lobbying arm has ing show that state legislators have every ability to do some- flag laws, which are intended said such laws enable courts to should “absolutely” consider thing about getting guns out to be quick and temporary and remove Second Amendment enacting a law enabling family of the hands of mentally ill and have a lower standard of proof. rights “based on third-party members or law enforcement dangerous people,” Ting told Without such a commitment, allegations and evidentiary officials to ask a court to The Associated Press. formal adjudication of serious standards” that are lower than remove guns from a person Circumstances similar to those mental illness or a felony con- what’s required in criminal who poses a danger. Rubio, in Florida played out seven viction, many people can pass proceedings. who once served as Florida’s years ago in the shooting of Rep. background checks and possess Connecticut led the way House speaker, told Miami JAE C. HONG, ASSOCIATED PRESS Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. guns they already own. with a 1999 law, passed after CBS affiliate WFOR that it’s an In this 2014 file photo, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Jared Loughner had become The red flag laws act as a an employee shot and killed “example of a state law” that Brown, right, walks past a board displaying photos of increasingly disruptive and sort of timeout, so someone in four executives at state Lottery could have helped prevent the gunman Elliot Rodger and the weapons he used in a mass erratic at his community college psychological distress can get headquarters. It allows police to Florida shooting. shooting in Isla Vista, Calif. in the months leading up to the counseling while their fitness to remove guns based on probable In 2014, California became shooting, frightening students possess a gun is evaluated, said cause that a person poses a “risk the first state to let family require authorities to remove The Florida shooting has and causing teachers to request Laura Cutilletta, legal director of of imminent personal injury.” members ask a judge to remove firearms for up to one year. revived debate about whether campus police officers be on the Giffords Law Center. In a study published last year, firearms from a relative who Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon teachers and school administra- hand during his classes. Eventu- “It’s a way to allow for tem- researchers at Duke, Yale, Con- appears to pose a threat. Its and Washington also have tors should have that authority ally, the school threatened him porary removal of firearms in necticut and Virginia estimated legislature took action after a some version of a red flag law. as well, given that people at with suspension. a situation just like this: where that dozens of suicides have mentally ill man, Elliot Rodger, More than a dozen others, Cruz’s high school witnessed Soon after, he went to a gun somebody has made threats, been prevented by the law, killed six students and wound- including Hawaii, New Jersey much of his erratic behavior. store and legally bought the where they have been expelled roughly one for every 10 gun ed 13 others near the Universi- and Missouri, are considering California lawmakers voted weapon he used to attack Gif- from school because of those seizures carried out. They said ty of California, Santa Barbara, bills to enable family members to expand their law in 2016 so fords as she met with constitu- threats, they’re in counseling, such laws “could significantly before killing himself. or police to petition the courts that high school and college ents, shooting her in the head and parents or the school or mitigate the risk” posed by California’s law also empow- to take weapons away from personnel, co-workers and and killing six people. whoever it is understands that the small number of legal gun ers police to petition for the people showing signs of mental mental health professionals can Without red flag laws, the this person poses a threat,” she owners who might suddenly protective orders, which can distress or violence. seek the restraining orders, but main recourse available to said. pose a significant danger.
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Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3300 South Time: 4-7p.m. MILLCREEK 215 Highland High School 3900 South 2166 S1700 E Salt Lake City, UT The Utah Department of Transportation is preparing an Environmental Meeting will be in an open house Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the short-and long-term needs of the format. Project team members will be I-80/I-215eastside interchange. The purpose of the study is to improve on hand to discuss the project. safety, reduce congestion, increase regional mobility and update the current design of the interchange. Public comments are encouraged by March 30, 2018 The public is invited to attend apublic scoping meeting to learn more about the project and provide comments regarding the purpose and In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, need, outstanding issues and possible improvement options. individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this TheIn complianceenvironmentalwith thereview,Americansconsultation,with Disabilitiesand otherAct,actionsindividualsrequiredneedingby applicablespecial meeting should notify the project team at 801.743.7885 Federalaccommodationsenvironmental(includinglawsauxiliaryfor thiscommunicativeproject are being,aids andor haveservices)been,duringcarried-outthis meeting or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance. byshouldUDOTnotifypursuantthe projectto 23teamU.S.C.at 801.743.7885327 and aMemorandumor of Understanding dated [email protected],2017, andat executedleast 48 hoursby FHWAin advance.and UDOT.
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cal note of $6 million because centrating the effectiveness. it targets only the intergen- I visited Washington, D.C., erational poverty population. last week as a guest of the Even better, it provides twice American Enterprise Insti- the credit to each family as tute. They invited me because earlier proposed legislation, so they wanted to learn more NATALIE the benefit can really make a about Utah’s intergenerational GOCHNOUR difference. poverty work as an example Finally, the legislation of innovative and locally driv- HE PROMINENT includes measurable outcomes. en public policy. I mention JOURNALIST and The Intergenerational Poverty this because the nation watch- Tauthor Megan McArdle Mitigation Act, passed in 2012, es and emulates smart public once observed that Utah is “a requires Utah government policies in Utah. Our national bit like Sweden … if it were run entities to share administrative public policy leadership will by the U.S. Chamber of Com- data across agencies, develop a be even stronger if we pass merce.” This statement cap- system to track intergeneration- HB57. tures something truly special al poverty, identify trends and I know of no public policy about the Beehive State — we study and develop plans and innovation over the past 30 care for the common good but programs to help individuals years to help low-income do it in an evidenced-based and and families break the poverty individuals that has as much fiscally conservative way. cycle. Utah now has one of the promise as Utah’s intergener- The Utah Legislature has the most complete data sets in the ational poverty work. When chance to build upon Utah’s country on families suffering combined with an EITC, Utah innovative and conservative economic hardship over suc- will be able to show the nation public policy reputation by sup- UTAH OFFICE OF TOURISM cessive generations and a plan how public policies that are porting an earned income tax A view of the Utah Capitol where lawmakers are considering implementing an earned in- to help alleviate the problem. targeted, incentivize work, credit (EITC) for Utah families come tax credit. Earlier versions of EITC legislation in Utah cost an estimated $25 million Because of this work, we can are fiscally constrained and trapped in poverty. Here’s why because the legislation targeted the entire poverty population. actually track HB57’s effec- include measurable outcomes the Legislature should pass tiveness. Traditional poverty are the best way to help fam- HB57: Utah Intergenerational passed from successive gen- pay taxes are eligible for the you make ends meet, whether assistance programs fall far ilies and children with great Poverty Work and Self-Suffi- erations. Public policy works credit. That is the essence of an it’s help with a rent payment, short of this aim. need. Even more important, ciency Tax Credit. best when we match our policy EITC … it is earned. food on the table, a new pair of Twenty-nine other states, we will help 25,000 working First, the legislation is fine- action with our policy goal. It We also know incentives shoes for your children or other 11 from red states like Utah families in Utah live happier, tuned to exactly the population doesn’t get much better than work. There’s a saying that all basic needs. (including two more in the more productive and self-reli- we want to serve. Unlike re- the EITC if you want to help of economics can be broken Third, the legislation is fiscal- past year — South Carolina ant lives. That’s public policy ducing or eliminating the sales poor working families stuck in down into four words: people ly constrained. Earlier versions and Montana), have passed at its best. tax on food, which is a blunt the cycle and human tragedy of respond to incentives; the rest of EITC legislation in Utah an EITC. I like Utah’s current Natalie Gochnour is an associate instrument to help low-income poverty. is just color commentary. HB57 cost an estimated $25 million proposal best because it focus- dean in the David Eccles School of individuals, the EITC precisely Second, the legislation provides a meaningful incen- because the legislation targeted es spending on people trapped Business at the University of Utah targets low-income working rewards self-reliance and work. tive to work and pay taxes. If the entire poverty population. in intergenerational poverty, and chief economist for the Salt families that have had poverty Only families that work and you do so, society will help HB57 carries an affordable fis- thereby reducing cost and con- Lake Chamber. The real obstacle preventing our move away from fossil fuels
2040 to see if environmentally consumption reflects this fossil fuels through either a “decisive break” from the past. cans would accept. friendly policies make signif- switching. carbon tax or a “tax and trade” But it might also break public Suppressing greenhouse icant progress against global Against this backdrop, you’d system. That could unleash opinion, at least in the United gases is, at best, a thorny policy warming. It assumes a larger expect significant progress in hordes of companies and States. How high would prices issue encompassing technol- ROBERT J. role for “renewables” — mostly curbing greenhouse gases. Not entrepreneurs to find ways to have to go to prove Dale’s ogy, atmospheric science, wind and solar power — and so. limit emissions. “If we don’t point? To succeed, the price international relations and SAMUELSON other policies that would damp- Just the opposite: Total use like something (greenhouse increase might have to be fairly practical politics. Put them all en fossil fuel consumption. of fossil fuels (oil, natural gases), the easiest way to get stiff — say, $2 or $3 a gallon together and, at worst, it could Consider: gas and coal) is projected to less of it is to put a price on it,” for gasoline — and that might be mission impossible. WASHINGTON — • Electric cars make large increase almost 20 percent Dale says. be far more than Congress Robert J. Samuelson is a Washing- advances compared with a between 2016 and 2040. The Indeed, this could herald a would adopt or many Ameri- ton Post columnist. NYONE WHO TELLS negligible role today. By 2040, electric cars, renewables and you that dealing with the number of electric vehicles fuel switching merely offset A climate change is simply worldwide hits 300 million some — but not all — of a matter of sweeping away the out of 2 billion total vehicles the added energy demand obstructionism of oil compa- (roughly a doubling of today’s from population and eco- nies is living in a dream world. total). More important, these nomic growth. The BP study The real obstacle is us — our electric vehicles account for assumes a world population vast dependence on fossil fuels a disproportionate share of of 9.2 billion in 2040, up from and the difficulty of extricating driving, about 30 percent. As a 7.4 billion in 2016. Over the ourselves without crippling the result, there’s no increase in oil same period, the global econ- & world economy. and liquid fuel demand for cars omy doubles its output. It’s true that the Trump and light vehicles, despite an What this means is that administration has withdrawn assumed doubling in world- greenhouse gases are still pour- HOTTUB from the Paris climate agree- wide travel. ing into the atmosphere, albeit ment, making any transition • There’s a continued boom at a slower rate. There’s a slight harder. But the problems in solar and wind power. shift away from fossil fuels. transcend President Trump’s From now until 2040, these In 2016, these fuels provided disengagement, as a new study renewables are the fast- 85 percent of world energy. SWIM SPASHOW from the oil giant BP makes est-growing source of energy, The projection for 2040 is 74 clear. increasing five-fold. As a percent, even with favorable Reading it, you might think share of global primary fuel assumptions about renewables it came from an environmental consumption, the gain is from and electric vehicles. group. The study’s central 4 percent to 14 percent. Their Virtually all the energy conclusion, writes BP chief impact on electricity gener- increase is projected to come executive Bob Dudley, is that ation is even greater, rising from developing countries for many anti-global warming pol- from 7 percent in 2016 to 25 factories, offices, homes, air icies fall “well short of” what’s percent in 2040. conditioners and heaters. India “necessary to achieve the Paris • Electric utilities contin- and China alone account for UTAH STATEFAIRPARK climate goals. We need a far ue to switch to natural gas half the increase in energy use TS more decisive break from the as their primary fuel from by 2040. AR past.” coal, which has much higher Governments, says Spencer ST W! The study projects global carbon emissions. About half Dale, BP’s chief economist, RO energy supply and demand to the growth in natural gas should discourage the use of TOMOR 18 MONTH INTEREST FREE Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping Meeting FINANCING to qualified buyers 21 11 To Downtown 00 00 Salt Lake City I-80 Exit 132 Eas Eas Fo
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I have a message for the provision only for the 1st and as small as 40 members. But no system is perfect. own membership. It can be purists on the Republican 2nd congressional districts. There are almost 629,000 The caucus system was too as inclusive or exclusive as it Party State Central Commit- Don’t ask.) active, registered Republicans exclusive. It didn’t allow for desires. tee: This minority group of in Utah, and 486,900 unaf- primaries in races where But regardless of how it de- Let it go. flame-throwers is trying to filiated voters. And 40 peo- credible challengers could fines membership, if the Utah Look, I get it. In my opinion, set up the perfect scenar- ple can call a quorum of the have made a difference to the GOP wants its candidates on SB54 is an unconstitutional io for another lawsuit. U.S. dominant party and change larger Republican base. the ballot next to the organi- law. Legislators, in a misguid- MICHELLE District Judge David Nuff- the way candidates are elect- But the caucus system does zation’s name, it has to follow ed attempt to save the caucus er hinted in the first lawsuit ed, most recently in a nefar- provide a way onto the ballot state law. And whether it’s a system, codified the demise of QUIST that the party can control its ious attempt to disqualify for those without name recog- registered political party or a the very system responsible membership however it wants. good Republicans who follow nition and/or money, if their qualified political party, the for most of their own success. The Salt Lake Tribune And the Utah Supreme Court the law. message resonates with dele- law requires it to allow can- But that’s just my opinion. mentioned in the second law- Like I said, I was on the gates. And that’s a worthwhile didates to gather signatures Two courts of law have decid- On Saturday, minority suit that the circumstances other side of this issue not opportunity. to get on the primary ballot. ed that the law is actually OK. members of the GOP State weren’t ripe to decide wheth- long ago. I was counsel for Both paths have merit, and And that’s what the court is There’s still another chance. Central Committee met and er a party can exclude a can- the party for a short period both are better than either going to say if these minority, The 10th Circuit Court of Ap- enacted a bylaw change that didate from the ballot via a during the beginning phases one alone. divisive central committee peals may decide that we’re demands that any candidate membership designation un- of the litigation against SB54. There, I said it. members push forward with right after all. But until they who uses the signature path til the party actually ejects (I withdrew from the case be- The party enjoyed a big vic- this asinine plan to pursue do, let it go. will automatically forfeit his someone. cause I didn’t want to be asso- tory in the first lawsuit when another lawsuit. I’m speaking, of course, of membership in the party until So it needs someone to ciated with the lack of civility the court found that the Leg- You’re welcome. I just saved the coup held this past week- at least the day after the next eject. Rep. Rob Bishop? Rep. on both sides.) islature could not force the the party $200,000. I’ll send end to enact yet another rule election. Chris Stewart? Volunteers? And we’ve already seen the party to allow unaffiliated my bill. change. (These hard-right In other words, any can- As it stands now, the party problems associated with pro- members to vote in its pri- activists are probably tickled didate who uses the signa- only requires 27 people from fessional signature-gatherers. mary election. Michelle Quist is an edito- that I called it a coup. It was a ture path isn’t a member of the approximately 180-person A man working for the com- But other than that win, rial writer for the Salt Lake carnival, really.) the party, and therefore can’t central committee to enact a pany has been charged with the party has lost, repeatedly. Tribune who thinks extremist How about a rule change be a candidate of the par- bylaw change. That’s because forging signatures on citizen There’s no question that GOP party members are acting that says you can’t keep ty. (They illogically and un- it requires a majority of a quo- ballot initiatives in Weber the Utah Republican Par- like her toddlers before they get changing the rules?? constitutionally enacted the rum, and a quorum could be County. ty has the right to define its a timeout. Protect natural habitat of city's Northwest Quadrant
The march of development natural areas primarily in the The natural area was not of the conservation commu- is a reality we all face, and do- northern low elevation areas determined through an ar- nity will help guide decisions ing it in balance with our en- within the floodplain. This bitrary and capricious man- to lessen impacts to the Great vironment is a responsibility approach provides balance ner; it was based on decades Salt Lake, wildlife and wet- for the future. between development and of discussion, negotiation and lands. The Northwest Quadrant protection of an irreplaceable collaboration with Salt Lake of Salt Lake City consists of a natural treasure. These natu- City, major landowners, con- Ella Dibble Sorensen, West large area of mostly undevel- ral areas hold distinct values servation advocates and oth- Valley City, has managed the oped land near the Great Salt ELLA DIBBLE WAYNE and also function as a buffer er government agencies, and Audubon Gillmor Sanctuary Lake shoreline. For decades, SORENSEN MARTINSON from development impacts to was based firmly on scientif- adjacent to the NWQ since multiple planning efforts for approximately 20,000 acres ic studies that identified land 1995. She is a sixth generation development have been un- of adjacent land dedicated to with the greatest natural val- Utahn and a writer whose pub- dertaken. With a rapidly in- wildlife. ues. lished works include “Seduc- creasing population along Online In August 2016, Salt Lake As decades of planning tive Beauty of Great Salt Lake.” the Wasatch Front, attention City incorporated the natural morph into realities — and, Wayne Martinson, Salt Lake has once again turned to this Many Utahns lack understanding of human-caused climate area as part of the NWQ Mas- regardless of the future gov- City, worked as Utah Import- large tract of land for its eco- change. By David Carrier and Andy Schoenberg ter Plan, largely following the ernance of NWQ — the ex- ant Bird Areas Coordinator nomic potential amid rising › sltrib.com/opinion/ recommendations from ma- pectation is that the current for National Audubon Society concerns of negative impacts jor landowners and conserva- NWQ zoning of the natural focusing primarily on Great to the natural resources of the tion advocates who had per- area be respected and hon- Salt Lake including the Gill- area. this area has been shaped by NWQ has led to decades of sonal understanding of the ored. As development moves mor Sanctuary before retiring Just as Salt Lake City is the prehistoric Jordan Riv- discussions between major character of the land. forward, continued inclusion in 2016. considered a national trans- er. For thousands of years, landowners and those with portation hub, the Great Salt the Jordan River meandered conservation interests for Lake is a critical migratory across the land, depositing strategies that would allow bird hub. It is one of North and moving sediments, leav- development in the NWQ, America’s most important ing behind old river channels, while minimizing impact on migratory stopover sites. Ev- basins and islands. Since the environmentally sensitive ery fall and spring, the lake late 1800s, humans have used lands. hosts one of the largest con- this distinctive landform to In 2002, a planning pro- centrations of birds on Earth, expand, create and enhance cess initiated by Salt Lake as they stop to rest and feed wetlands by lightly altering County included scientific & on its abundant resources. the prehistoric features and rationale that identified land Birds arrive from their nest- diverting water from the Jor- appropriate for retention in a ing sites as far north as the dan River back into the an- natural condition and recom- HOTTUB Arctic and depart for winter- cient waterways. mended a “conservation area” ing sites as far south as the tip The high water table and in the NWQ. This was to help South America. low permeability of soils in alleviate development-related Due to its critical impor- this area have been an ideal disturbance to wetlands and SWIM SPASHOW tance to birds, the Great Salt setting resulting in approx- wildlife, and conserve ecolog- Lake has been designated as imately 20,000 contiguous ically important and sensitive a hemispheric site within the acres of diverse habitat cur- portions of the NWQ. Western Hemispheric Shore- rently managed for wildlife. In 2015, major property bird Reserve Network and all This large wetland complex owners once again entered five of the lake’s major bays surrounding the NWQ on into a collaborative effort have individually qualified as the north and west is owned with conservation advocates. Globally Important Bird Ar- privately and publicly by such After months of negotiations, eas by BirdLife International entities as the National Audu- boundaries were drawn that and National Audubon Society. bon Society, duck clubs, Utah would allow light industri- UTAH STATEFAIRPARK A large complex of low-ly- Reclamation Mitigation and al development in the ma- TS ing wetlands dominates the Conservation Commission, jority of the NWQ, predomi- AR ! northern portions of the and Salt Lake City. nantly in the southern areas ST OW NWQ and extends to the west This juxtaposition of the where ground elevations are and north to the shoreline of Great Salt Lake and its as- higher, while maintaining TOMORR the lake. In geologic terms, sociated wetlands to the a non-development zone of 18 MONTH INTEREST FREE Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping Meeting FINANCING to qualified buyers 21 11 To Downtown 00 00 Salt Lake City I-80 Exit 132 Eas Eas Fo
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Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 SWIM•EXERCISE•REHABILITATE 3300 South Time: 4-7p.m. MILLCREEK 215 Highland High School COME SEETHE 3900 South 2166 S1700 E Salt Lake City, UT REVOLUTIONARY The Utah Department of Transportation is preparing an Environmental Meeting will be in an open house Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the short-and long-term needs of the format. Project team members will be I-80/I-215eastside interchange. The purpose of the study is to improve on hand to discuss the project. SWIM SPAINACTION safety, reduce congestion, increase regional mobility and update the current design of the interchange. Public comments are encouraged by March 30, 2018 The public is invited to attend apublic scoping meeting to learn more about the project and provide comments regarding the purpose and In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, FREE ADMISSION•FREE PARKING need, outstanding issues and possible improvement options. individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this TheIn complianceenvironmentalwith thereview,Americansconsultation,with Disabilitiesand otherAct,actionsindividualsrequiredneedingby applicablespecial meeting should notify the project team at 801.743.7885 Federalaccommodationsenvironmental(includinglawsauxiliaryfor thiscommunicativeproject are being,aids andor haveservices)been,duringcarried-outthis meeting or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance. byshouldUDOTnotifypursuantthe projectto 23teamU.S.C.at 801.743.7885327 and aMemorandumor of Understanding dated [email protected],2017, andat executedleast 48 hoursby FHWAin advance.and UDOT. WWW.SPAPOOLANDBBQSHOW.COM udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] (801) 743-7885 888-SPA-SALE THIS EVENTENDS SUNDAY ANDSODOTHE DEALS Purpose PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL We would like your thoughts on the following project objectives: IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside Improve the traffic flow at Parley's Interchange through 2050 Achieve stable traffic flow conditions on as much of Parley's Interchange as possible.
Improve regional mobility in 2050 Improve regional mobility in the local, state, and national transportation network for automobile, transit, and freight trips by substantially reducing travel delay through the interchange compared to the No-Action conditions.
Improve safety Improve safety by meeting UDOT’s safety and design standards (such as lane and shoulder widths, horizontal and vertical curves, access, sight distance, weaving movements, structures, and design speeds). Prevent traffic on the Parley’s Interchange exit ramps from backing onto the main and auxiliary travel lanes of I‑80 and I‑215. Parley's Interchange Public Scoping Meeting MAR 6 Environmental Impact Meet with project team members regarding the study purpose and need, outstanding issues and possible improvements. Statement Overview
Contact our team for special accommodations or language translation needs
When: Where: The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Highland High School preparing the Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact 4:00-7:00 p.m. 2166 S 1700 E Salt Lake City, UT Statement (EIS) to evaluate the short- and long-term Get Involved needs of the I-80/I-215 eastside interchange. The purpose te 20 0
The study team is proactively communicating and i of the study is to improve safety, reduce congestion, collaborating with the community to confirm the needs and identify possible options. increase regional mobility and update the current design
Your insight and feedback will shape the of the interchange. study’s outcome. Please provide your comments by March 30, 2018.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected]
5 East Cottonwood Parkway, Su Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out t Lake City, UT 84121-7077 2 o HDR Engineering / 8 Parley's Interchange EIS Study c 2 Sa l by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT Project Need Study Area
SAFETY Parley’s Interchange has not had a capacity or major To Downtown safety upgrade since its completion in the mid-1960s. SALT LAKE Salt Lake City I-80 Exit 132 Parts of the interchange have accident rates above the CITY
state average for similar facilities. Foothill Dr TRAFFIC FLOW 80
Parley's Interchange is congested during the morning and 2100 South evening peak commutes, with traffic backing up onto the Parleys Way Sugar House Stringham Ave To ParkCity freeway travel lanes. Park Intersection Salt Lake Country Club Parleys Way 80 Park REGIONAL MOBILITY Travel delay through the interchange has reduced EIS Study Area Tanner regional mobility for passenger and freight traffic that use Park this critical local and national link of the interstate system. Parleys Historic Nature Park UPDATED DESIGN 3300 South Parley's Interchange does not meet design and The Parley’s Interchange is a key regional connection for all safety standards. travel modes from southeast Salt Lake County and Summit MILLCREEK County, providing connections to the University of Utah, Research Park, Millcreek and downtown Salt Lake City. 3900 South Alternatives The interchange also provides an important connection to Park City from the Wasatch Front and is a critical local and UDOT will consider a range of alternatives that meet the purpose 215 and need for the project, and are based on public and agency input. national freight route. 4300 South The study only evaluates potential alternatives; no funding for 4500 South construction has been identified.
1 No action (no build) Schedule and Process
A Alternate travel modes B 2 (transit, active transportation) C WE ARE HERE Improve efficiency of the existing road network EIS Scoping Alternative Draft EIS (DEIS) Public Hearing/ Final EIS (FEIS) and 3 using transportation demand management Development Comments on DEIS Record of Decision (ROD) FEB− MAR 2018 SEPT 2018 − JUNE 2019 APR 2018 − SEPT 2018 JUNE− AUG 2019 AUG 2019 − FEB 2020 Upgrade the interchange, including added 4 capacity to the interchange, ramps and Ongoing Agency Coordination and Public Involvement surrounding road network Contact 5 Combination of any of the above udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] (801) 743-7885
For immediate release
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING ANNOUNCED FOR PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Public invited to comment on I-80/I-215 eastside interchange environmental study
WHAT: The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is hosting a public scoping meeting for the Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact Statement. The public is invited to attend the open house to discuss the project with the study team and make comments on the draft purpose and need for the study area.
The study will evaluate short-and long-term needs of the I-80/I-215 eastside interchange to improve safety, reduce congestion, increase regional mobility and update the interchange design.
Public comments are open now through March 30, 2018 and can be submitted through the project website at udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: Highland High School, 2166 S 1700 E, Salt Lake City
VISUALS: Map of study area, project boards, open house attendees
MEDIA CONTACT: Tim Beery UDOT Region 2 Communications Manager Cell: 801.891.6800 [email protected]
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APPENDIX D Scoping Public Open House Materials
PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside WELCOME Parley’s Interchange EIS Public Scoping Meeting March 6, 2018 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT’S SCOPING MEETING
▪▪Describe and discuss the environmental analysis process
▪▪Gather public input on the Purpose and Need for the study
▪▪Help define the transportation issues
▪▪Identify community interests
▪▪Understand key environmental resources in the study area
▪▪Discuss preliminary study alternatives
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE EIS STUDY AREA
SALT LAKE CITY
To Downtown Salt Lake City I-80 Exit 132
Foothill Dr
80
2100 South Parleys Way Sugar House Stringham Ave Park Intersection To Park City
Salt Lake 80 Country Club Parleys Way Park
EIS Study Area Tanner Park Parleys Historic Nature Park
3300 South
MILLCREEK
3900 South
215
4300 South 4500 South
HOLLADAY
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside WHAT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT?
WHAT IS AN EIS? WHAT IS TYPICALLY STUDIED IN AN EIS? ▪Describes and confirms the ▪ TRAFFIC CONDITIONS Purpose and Need for the study • Congestion • Safety
▪▪Identifies and evaluates NATURAL ENVIRONMENT study alternatives • Air quality • Wetlands and wildlife • Water quality ▪▪Studies potential impacts • Floodplains ▪Determines and documents a selected COMMUNITY IMPACTS ▪ • Noise alternative, associated impacts, and • Parks and recreation proposed mitigation • Land use • Residential and commercial • Cultural resources ▪▪Informs decision-making • Low-income and minority populations
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside PROJECT PURPOSE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY?
Improve the traffic flow at Improve safety Parley's Interchange in 2050 Improve safety by meeting UDOT’s safety Meet UDOT’s goal of Level of Service (LOS) D and design standards (such as lane and on as much of Parley’s Interchange as possible shoulder widths, horizontal and vertical (LOS D is considered light congestion). curves, access, sight distance, weaving movements, structures, and design speeds). Prevent traffic on the Parley’s Improve regional mobility in 2050 Interchange exit ramps from backing onto the main and auxiliary travel lanes Improve regional mobility through a key link in the of I‑80 and I‑215. local, state, and national transportation network for automobile, transit, and freight trips by substantially reducing travel delay through the interchange compared to the No-Action conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside PROJECT NEED
WHY IS THE STUDY NEEDED?
Safety Traffic Flow Parley’s Interchange has not had a capacity or major safety upgrade Parley’s Interchange is congested during the morning and since its completion in the mid-1960s. Parts of the interchange have evening peak commutes, with traffic backing up onto the accident rates above the state average for similar facilities. interstate travel lanes.
Regional Mobility Updated Design Travel delay through the interchange has reduced regional mobility Parley’s Interchange does not meet current for passenger and freight traffic that use this critical local and design and safety standards. national link of the interstate system.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside HOW CONGESTED WILL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE BECOME WITHOUT IMPROVEMENTS?
Foothill Dr Parleys Way To Salt Lake City
To Park City IS LOS D OR BETTER 80 UDOT’S GOAL 80 Levels of Service LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) FLOW CONDITIONS
FREE FLOW LOS 2050 AM LOS Low volumes and no delays. A LOS A-C LOS E LOS D LOS F STABLE FLOW LOS 215 0 .25 .5 Speeds restricted by travel miles conditions, minor delays. B 3300 South
STABLE FLOW LOS Foothill Dr Parleys Way Speeds and maneuverability closely To Salt Lake City controlled because of higher volumes. C
To Park City STABLE FLOW LOS Speeds considerably affected by change in 80 operation conditions. High density traffic restricts maneuverability; volume near capacity. D 80
UNSTABLE FLOW LOS Low speeds; considerable delay; volume at or slightly over capacity. E 2050 PM LOS FORCED FLOW LOS LOS A-C LOS E Very low speeds; volumes exceed capacity; LOS D LOS F long delays with stop-and-go traffic. F 215 0 .25 .5 miles 3300 South
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside SAFETY HOTSPOTS AND PRIORITY AREAS
Foothill Dr
Parleys Way Priority Area
AREA 1 To AREA 3 237 Crashes Park City Safety Hotspots 21 Crashes Areas with higher than Priority Priority 80 80 average crash rates* Area Area *Accidents between 2010 and 2015
Priority AREA 4 Priority 28 Crashes Area Priority Area Area
AREA 5 Priority Areas AREA 2 18 Crashes 37 Crashes Areas with inadequate capacity, congestion, slow speed traffic merging with higher speed Priority traffic, and weaving movements Area 3300 South
The crash data and associated analysis in 215 this report is protected by 23 USC 409 and is inadmissible in State or Federal court.
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside INITIAL POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES
WE NEED YOUR INPUT ON POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES
1 No action (no build)
Reconfigure Parley’s Interchange to meet safety standards 2 and add additional travel lanes to reduce congestion
Reconfigure 3300 South and 3900 South interchanges 3 on I-215 to improve flow into Parley’s Interchange
Improve connections What are 4 to Foothill Drive and Parley’s Way your thoughts
on other alternatives Look at transit options 5 to reduce traffic congestion that should be considered?
6 Combination of any of the above
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside HOW WILL UDOT EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES?
DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES TO BE EVALUATED
LEVEL 1 SCREENING: PURPOSE AND NEED DOES THE ALTERNATIVE: • Satisfy the Purpose and Need • Substantially reduce travel time and delay • Meet UDOT congestion goals • Eliminate exit ramp traffic from backing onto the freeway through lanes • Meet UDOT design standards
LEVEL 2 SCREENING: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ALTERNATIVE WITH LEAST IMPACTS TO: • Wetlands and floodplains • Parks and recreation • Homes and business • Historic sites • Trails • Cost
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING
{ WHAT CRITERIA WOULD YOU USE? }
ALTERNATIVES ADVANCED FOR DETAILED EVALUATION IN THE EIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside WHAT IS THE EIS SCHEDULE?
WE ARE HERE
A B C
Alternatives Draft EIS Public Hearing/ Final EIS (FEIS) and EIS Scoping Development (DEIS) Comments on DEIS Record of Decision (ROD) FEB – MAR 2018 APR 2018 – SEPT 2018 SEPT 2018– JUNE 2019 JUNE– AUG 2019 AUG 2019 – FEB 2020
Ongoing Agency Coordination and Public Involvement
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
We are interested in your comments and suggestions regarding issues, Purpose and Need and preliminary alternatives.
SUBMITTING YOUR COMMENT SUBMITTING YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT: COMMENTS LATER: ▪▪Hand-written comment sheets ▪▪Website: udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS ▪▪E-mail: [email protected] ▪▪Notes on easels or maps ▪▪Postal mail: Parley’s Interchange EIS c/o HDR 2825 E. Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84121-7077
Please submit comments by March 30, 2018 to be considered in the environmental review process
ENVIRONMENTAL PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside
Purpose PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL We would like your thoughts on the following project objectives: IMPACT STATEMENT I-80/I-215 Eastside Improve the traffic flow at Parley's Interchange through 2050 Achieve stable traffic flow conditions on as much of Parley's Interchange as possible.
Improve regional mobility in 2050 Improve regional mobility in the local, state, and national transportation network for automobile, transit, and freight trips by substantially reducing travel delay through the interchange compared to the No-Action conditions.
Improve safety Improve safety by meeting UDOT’s safety and design standards (such as lane and shoulder widths, horizontal and vertical curves, access, sight distance, weaving movements, structures, and design speeds). Prevent traffic on the Parley’s Interchange exit ramps from backing onto the main and auxiliary travel lanes of I‑80 and I‑215. Parley's Interchange Public Scoping Meeting MAR 6 Environmental Impact Meet with project team members regarding the study purpose and need, outstanding issues and possible improvements. Statement Overview
Contact our team for special accommodations or language translation needs
When: Where: The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Highland High School preparing the Parley’s Interchange Environmental Impact 4:00-7:00 p.m. 2166 S 1700 E Salt Lake City, UT Statement (EIS) to evaluate the short- and long-term Get Involved needs of the I-80/I-215 eastside interchange. The purpose te 20 0
The study team is proactively communicating and i of the study is to improve safety, reduce congestion, collaborating with the community to confirm the needs and identify possible options. increase regional mobility and update the current design
Your insight and feedback will shape the of the interchange. study’s outcome. Please provide your comments by March 30, 2018.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected]
5 East Cottonwood Parkway, Su Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out t Lake City, UT 84121-7077 2 o HDR Engineering / 8 Parley's Interchange EIS Study c 2 Sa l by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT Project Need Study Area
SAFETY Parley’s Interchange has not had a capacity or major To Downtown safety upgrade since its completion in the mid-1960s. SALT LAKE Salt Lake City I-80 Exit 132 Parts of the interchange have accident rates above the CITY
state average for similar facilities. Foothill Dr TRAFFIC FLOW 80
Parley's Interchange is congested during the morning and 2100 South evening peak commutes, with traffic backing up onto the Parleys Way Sugar House Stringham Ave To ParkCity freeway travel lanes. Park Intersection Salt Lake Country Club Parleys Way 80 Park REGIONAL MOBILITY Travel delay through the interchange has reduced EIS Study Area Tanner regional mobility for passenger and freight traffic that use Park this critical local and national link of the interstate system. Parleys Historic Nature Park UPDATED DESIGN 3300 South Parley's Interchange does not meet design and The Parley’s Interchange is a key regional connection for all safety standards. travel modes from southeast Salt Lake County and Summit MILLCREEK County, providing connections to the University of Utah, Research Park, Millcreek and downtown Salt Lake City. 3900 South Alternatives The interchange also provides an important connection to Park City from the Wasatch Front and is a critical local and UDOT will consider a range of alternatives that meet the purpose 215 and need for the project, and are based on public and agency input. national freight route. 4300 South The study only evaluates potential alternatives; no funding for 4500 South construction has been identified.
1 No action (no build) Schedule and Process
A Alternate travel modes B 2 (transit, active transportation) C WE ARE HERE Improve efficiency of the existing road network EIS Scoping Alternative Draft EIS (DEIS) Public Hearing/ Final EIS (FEIS) and 3 using transportation demand management Development Comments on DEIS Record of Decision (ROD) FEB− MAR 2018 SEPT 2018 − JUNE 2019 APR 2018 − SEPT 2018 JUNE− AUG 2019 AUG 2019 − FEB 2020 Upgrade the interchange, including added 4 capacity to the interchange, ramps and Ongoing Agency Coordination and Public Involvement surrounding road network Contact 5 Combination of any of the above udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] (801) 743-7885
PARLEY’S INTERCHANGE EIS PUBLIC COMMENT FORM
Date: ______
Name/Organization______Address ______Email ______Phone ______Note: Scoping comments must be submitted by March 30, 2018
PURPOSE AND NEED: Please provide comments or suggested changes to the proposed Purpose and Need statement for the Parley’s Interchange EIS. Highlights of the proposed statement are below:
PURPOSE: • Improve the Level of Service at Parley’s Interchange in 2050 (Level of Service D is UDOT’s goal) • Improve Regional Mobility in 2050 • Improve Safety
NEED:
udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] 801.743.7885
COMMENTS: ______
POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES: Please provide comments on the preliminary improvement alternatives presented or list new ideas for additional alternatives to address the Purpose and Need. Please be specific and include location.
COMMENTS: ______
udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] 801.743.7885
OTHER COMMENTS: ______
udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS [email protected] 801.743.7885
APPENDIX E City Council Presentations and Notes
Parley’s Interchange EIS Council Meetings
February 2018 PARLEY’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
. UDOT Lead Agency in preparing EIS*
. Cooperating and Participating Agencies Salt Lake City – Cooperating and Participating Salt Lake County - Participating Summit County – Participating Millcreek City - Participating
*The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this action are being, or have been, carried out by UDOT pursuant to 23 United States Code 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT. PARLEY’S EIS STUDY AREA WHY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED
4 WHAT IS THE PROJECT PURPOSE?
. Based on previous needs, the draft project purpose is: Improve the Level of Service at Parley’s Interchange in 2050 • Level of Service D is UDOT’s goal Improve Regional Mobility in 2050 Improve Safety • Upgrade the design elements, . What are your thoughts? ALTERNATIVES BEING CONSIDERED
6 OTHER STUDIES CONSIDERED
. I-80 Major Investment Study – 1998 . Foothill/I-80/I-215 Interchange Study – 2017 . Foothill Drive Implementation Study - 2017 CURRENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS
. Scoping period to seek public and agency input February 9 to March 30 Scoping comments due by March 30, 2018 . Public scoping meeting March 6, 2018 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Highland High School . Stakeholder Working Groups Business Residential and recreation March 1st 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
EIS SCHEDULE
. The EIS will take about 2 years (February 2020). . No funding for construction has been identified. . Project identified in Phase 2 (2025 to 2034) of Regional Transportation Plan
TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Becky Stromness UDOT Project Manager [email protected]
Website www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS
Email [email protected] QUESTIONS?
Meeting Notes
Millcreek City Council Presentation February 26, 2018 – 5:30 pm
1. Attendance and Location a. List of attendees: Millcreek City Council Naomi Kisen, UDOT Becky Stromness, UDOT Vince Izzo, HDR
b. Millcreek City Office
2. Topic a. Becky provided an overview of the Parley’s EIS and the scoping period. Becky noted that the project purpose and potential alternatives and asked the City to submit formal comments by March 30. b. The council had the following comments and questions: i. The City would like 2300 East to be a full interchange including a westbound ramp off of I-80 and a eastbound ramp onto I-80. ii. The City would like UDOT to consider improvements to the 3900 South interchange and the slip ramp off of I-215 onto Wasatch Blvd. iii. The City would like UDOT to consider expanding the study area to 4500 South on I- 215. iv. The City is in the process of developing a transportation master plan and would like to coordinate with UDOT on local interchange alternatives. v. The City wanted to make sure UDOT was including future commercial developments in the travel demand modeling.
The meeting was adjourned at 6 pm. These minutes were prepared by Vince Izzo, HDR.
Millcreek City Council Presentation February 26, 2018 – 5:30 pm 1 of 1 Meeting Notes
Salt Lake County Council Presentation February 27, 2018 – 2:30 pm
1. Attendance and Location a. List of attendees: Salt Lake County Council Becky Stromness, UDOT Vince Izzo, HDR
b. Salt Lake County Office
2. Topic a. Becky provided an overview of the Parley’s EIS and the scoping period. Becky noted that the project purpose and potential alternatives and asked the City to submit formal comments by March 30. b. The council had the following comments and questions: i. The County would like UDOT to consider expanding the study area to 4500 South on I-215 as it is not a full-interchange and should be improved. ii. The County asked what type of work was done on the interchange in 2017. Becky responded that was just routine maintenance.
The meeting was adjourned at 3 pm. These minutes were prepared by Vince Izzo, HDR.
Salt Lake County Council Presentation February 27, 2018 – 2:30 pm 1 of 1 APPENDIX F Stakeholder Working Groups Presentation and Notes
Parley’s Interchange EIS Stakeholder Working Group
March 1, 2018 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
. UDOT Lead Agency in preparing EIS* Becky Stromness – UDOT Project Manager Naomi Kisen – UDOT Environmental Lead Tim Beery – UDOT Public Involvement Lead . Consultant Team Vince Izzo – Consultant Project Manager Kevin Kilpatrick – Environmental Lead Tammy Champo – Public Involvement Lead . Stakeholder Working Group Members *The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this action are being, or have been, carried out by UDOT pursuant to 23 United States Code 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated January 17, 2017, and executed by FHWA and UDOT. PURPOSE OF MEETING
. To initiate the SWG and provide orientation to the Parley’s Interchange EIS process . Define the role of the SWG in the EIS process . To present and gather comments on the draft Purpose and Need. . To present and gather comments on preliminary alternatives
MEETING AGENDA
. Welcome and introductions . Project overview . SWG Orientation and Role . Issues and conditions . Draft purpose and need . Preliminary alternatives . Actions and next steps STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUP ORIENTATION AND ROLE
. Represent your organization’s interests. . Be open to the perspectives of others. . Participate fully in the discussions. . Work collaboratively to reach consensus. . Share the work of the group with your organization and relay any input back to the group. WHY NEPA? (NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT)
. NEPA . Must be completed for federal actions Approval of modifications of the interchange – FHWA. Wetlands – U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. NEPA requires lead agencies to evaluate alternatives even if they are different from what might have been presented in previous studies.
WHAT IS AN EIS?
7 RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
. Traffic conditions Congestion and safety . Community Impacts Business and residential access Property impacts Noise Historic resources Recreational Resources • Tanner Park • Parley’s Way Park • Parley’s Historic Nature Park • Numerous trails . Natural Environment Air quality Water quality and infrastructure Parley’s Creek and associated potential wetlands
GOALS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
. Conduct a thorough, objective, and technically sound environmental study. . Evaluate solutions that will accommodate those needs in a context-sensitive transportation manner and that: Addresses the transportation need Is an asset to the community, and Is compatible with the natural and built environment . Engage all project stakeholders in a proactive and cooperative manner to solicit feedback, resolve concerns, and build consensus. . Provide comprehensive, accurate, and well-organized documentation of the environmental process PARLEY’S EIS STUDY AREA WHY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED
11 CONGESTION
12 SAFETY NEEDS
13 WHAT IS THE PROJECT PURPOSE?
. Based on previous needs, the draft project purpose is: Improve the Level of Service at Parley’s Interchange in 2050 • Level of Service D is UDOT’s goal Improve Regional Mobility in 2050 Improve Safety • Upgrade of design elements
. What are your thoughts? ALTERNATIVES BEING CONSIDERED
15 OTHER STUDIES CONSIDERED
. I-80 Major Investment Study – 1998 . Foothill/I-80/I-215 Interchange Study – 2017 . Foothill Drive Implementation Study - 2017 EIS SCHEDULE
. Public Scoping Meeting March 6, 2018 between 4-7pm • Highland High School . Purpose and need – March/April 2018 . Stakeholder Working Meeting #2 – Alternatives, June 2018 . Stakeholder Working Group Meeting #3 – Draft EIS, June 2019 . Final EIS/ROD – February 2020 . No funding for construction has been identified. . Project identified in Phase 2 (2025 to 2034) of Regional Transportation Plan.
TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Becky Stromness UDOT Project Manager [email protected]
Website www.udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS
Email [email protected]
FINAL DISCUSSION
. Remaining Comments/Related Issues . Additional Input Phone Email . Additional Information See Newsletter Website: udot.utah.gov/parleysEIS
QUESTIONS? Meeting Notes
Business Stakeholder Working Group Meeting 3/1/2018 4:30-5:30 pm
1. Attendance and Location a. List of attendees: Naomi Kisen UDOT Becky Stromness UDOT Kevin Kilpatrick HDR/UDOT Team Vince Izzo HDR/UDOT Team Tammy Champo HDR/UDOT Team John Miller Millcreek City Amie Parker Huntsman Cancer Institute Frank Corbett Local Business Owner Ned Skanchy Olympus Hills Shopping Center
Erin Donnelly Primary Children’s Hospital Slater Wayment REI Alma Allred University of Utah Chris Shirley University of Utah Hospital Ron Dowden Foothill Village
b. Millcreek City Office
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Presentation a. Tammy, Vince, and Becky presented to the group. A copy of the Powerpoint presentation is included as an attachment to these minutes. The presentation included information about the project, the project schedule, roles and responsibilities of the Stakeholder Working Group (SWG), and future opportunities for SWG input and review. b. Becky told the group they would get the opportunity to review the purpose and need, the range of alternatives and alternatives screening criteria, and the Draft EIS.
4. Issues Identified or Discussed a. The group asked about plans north of Stringham on Foothill Drive. Becky responded that the team was not proposing improvements to Foothill north of Stringham as part of this
Business Stakeholder Working Group Meeting 3/1/2018 4:30-5:30 pm 1 of 2 Meeting Notes
project but was aware of the Foothill Implementation Study and would be coordinating with Salt Lake City (SLC) to make sure the project considers the future Foothill project. b. The group noted that there are lots of 24 hour a day, 7 days a week traffic generators around the University of Utah and Research Park. c. The group stated that U-turns were an issue on Foothill and Parley’s Way due to people not knowing where they are going or missing their turns. d. The group noted that the interchange area felt unsafe when they were travelling through it, due to the age and design of the roadway. e. The group noted that improving the Foothill Drive interchange could potentially reduce traffic on 1300 East. The group noted that there are people who use 1300 East instead of Foothill Drive because of the congestion on Foothill Drive. f. The group noted that they were very concerned about impacts during construction. The group noted that they were unhappy with some of the signing and other issues during the UDOT construction project on Foothill Drive in 2017. g. Members of the group noted that there could also be transportation benefits to having the I-80/2300 East interchange include an eastbound on-ramp and westbound off-ramp and to make the I-215/3300 South interchange be a full interchange by including a northbound off-ramp. h. Other members noted that improving the I-215/3900 South interchange (replacing the short northbound off-ramp and the northbound loop on-ramp) would also be beneficial. i. The group mentioned it might be beneficial for 2300 East to be extended north over I-80 and the Golf course. j. The group noted that traffic coming off the interchange onto Parley’s Way is too fast and doesn’t slow down until the first light; they noted that additional speed limit signage may be helpful k. The group noted that merging onto I-80 westbound felt unsafe when it reduces from two lanes to one, particularly with large trucks that are travelling downhill
5. Next Steps a. Becky told the group that the next planned meeting of the SWG would be in summer 2018 and would be during the alternatives process. The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 pm. These minutes were prepared by Kevin Kilpatrick, Tammy Champo and Vince Izzo. Attachments: Powerpoint presentation and sign-in sheet.
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Residential and Recreational Stakeholder Working Group Meeting 3/1/2018 6:00-7:00 pm
1. Attendance and Location a. List of attendees: Naomi Kisen UDOT Becky Stromness UDOT Kevin Kilpatrick HDR/UDOT Team Vince Izzo HDR/UDOT Team Tammy Champo HDR/UDOT Team John Miller Millcreek City Ellen Reddick Bonneville Hills Neighborhood Council
Jeff Waters Canyon Rim Citizen Association
Devon Olson Foothill/Sunnyside Neighborhood Council
John Knoblock Mt Olympus Community Council
Juan Arce Larreta Parley’s Rails, Trails and Tunnels Coalition Walt Gilmore Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation
Larry Miglaccio Sugar House Neighborhood Jan Brittain Wilshire Neighborhood Suzanne Stensaas East Bench Planning Richard Kanner Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
b. Millcreek City Office
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Presentation a. Tammy, Vince, and Becky presented to the group. A copy of the Powerpoint presentation is included as an attachment to these minutes. The presentation included
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information about the project, the project schedule, roles and responsibilities of the Stakeholder Working Group (SWG), and future opportunities for SWG input and review. b. Becky told the group they would get the opportunity to review the purpose and need, the range of alternatives and alternatives screening criteria, and the Draft EIS.
4. Issues Identified or Discussed a. The group identified the following issues or resources that were present in the study area: i. Earthquake fault line – the structures need to be designed for this risk ii. Grandeur Peak open space to the southeast of the interchange iii. Suicide Rock area – potential archaeological resource? iv. Parley’s Creek – trout fishery v. Grandeur Peak climbing area (Iron Curtain Wall) vi. Gravel pit up Parley’s Canyon is a source of dust and bad air quality in the valley vii. The “tube” is a popular recreational area in the summer viii. The group asked if there were plans for mass transit on I-215 ix. Major utilities – water lines b. The group noted that Salt Lake City (SLC) transportation had recently completed a Parley’s Way Complete Streets study. UDOT will coordinate with SLC to get a copy of this study. c. The group asked about plans north of Stringham on Foothill Drive. Becky responded that the team was not proposing improvements to Foothill north of Stringham as part of this project but was aware of the Foothill Implementation Study and would be coordinating with SLC and other members of the Steering Committee to make sure the project considers the future Foothill project. UDOT will also coordinate with WFRC on traffic modeling data to make sure the project is compatible with the RTP. d. The group noted that there are lots of 24 hour a day, 7 days a week traffic generators around the University of Utah and Research Park. e. The group noted that there were lots of attractions near the University of Utah (the zoo, Natural History Museum, and Red Butte Gardens) that generated a lot of traffic that do not have good transit options. f. The group noted that the students at the University of Utah are not the biggest traffic generators on Foothill Drive. g. The group stated that U-turns were an issue on Foothill and Parley’s Way due to people not knowing where they are going or missing their turns. h. The group discussed existing trails and the potential for new trail connections. i. The group asked if it would be possible to have a trail connecting directly from Suicide Rock to the Parley’s Historic Nature Park.
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ii. The group asked if it would be possible to have a new trail going into Parley’s Historic Nature Park from the Sons of the Utah Pioneers property in Canyon Rim. iii. The group noted that improvements to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST) north and south of the Parley’s Interchange would also be beneficial since the BST is primarily bike lanes on a street in most of these locations. i. The group stated concerns with the heavy truck traffic on I-80. j. The group wondered what the effect of self-driving vehicles would be on travel demand and the necessary infrastructure. k. Members of the group noted that there could also be transportation benefits to having the I-80/2300 East interchange include an eastbound on-ramp and westbound off-ramp and to make the I-215/3300 South interchange be a full interchange by including a northbound off-ramp. l. Other members noted that improving the I-215/3900 South interchange (replacing the short northbound off-ramp and the northbound loop on-ramp) would also be beneficial. m. Millcreek representatives noted that there is a private developer who owns some property between Wasatch Drive and I-215 that could affect any changes to the 3900 South on-or off-ramps on the east side of I-215. They expressed an interest in relocating Wasatch closer to I-15 to prevent cross traffic across Wasatch once it’s developed. n. The group asked why Level of Service (LOS) D is UDOT’s goal. The project team explained that because of the urban area, to get a LOS A would be impactful and costly. LOS D would be free flowing most of the time and would be rated D during peak times. o. The group noted that afternoon congestion on Wasatch is often due to parents parked along the street waiting to pick up their kids from the Eastwood Elementary School
5. Next Steps a. Becky told the group that the next planned meeting of the SWG would be in summer 2018 and would be during the alternatives process. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm. These minutes were prepared by Kevin Kilpatrick, Tammy Champo and Vince Izzo. Attachments: Powerpoint presentation and sign-in sheet.
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APPENDIX G Scoping Period Comments
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Comments Received at the Computer Map Station at March 6, 2018 Public Scoping Meeting
Please see the map series at the end of this table for the location of each comment Map ID identifier.
Map ID Category Name Comment
1 Safety Larry On/off merge is difficult here to travel east on I-80. 2 Other Open House Comment This traffic circle has caused more problems than it has solved. Remove it. 3 Environmental Open House Comment Concerned with wildlife crossings in this area. Please look at wildlife-vehicle collisions here. Specifically deer. 4 Safety Larry Very difficult to make left-hand turn traveling southbound on foothill into this complex. 5 Recreation Open House Comment Millcreek citizens would like UDOT to convert Suicide Rock area into a park. 6 Recreation Open House Comment Perserve Parleys Way Park and Wilshire Cir neighborhood. 7 Traffic Open House Comment Freight deliveries from Walmart making illegal turning maneuvers; makes difficult for residents. Better signage, barriers, etc. to manage freight deliveries from Walmart. 8 Other Open House Comment Possibility of mass transit parking in this area? To better support BRT, and future transit plans. 9 Other Open House Comment Possibility of park and ride, or parking for mass transit? Consider parking areas to better support future transit plans in the area. 10 Other Open House Comment Possibility of parking for mass transit?
11 Other Open House Comment Parking potential within the open space area here? 12 Recreation Richard Nash Please protect Parleys Way Park. A beloved park by residents on Wilshire. 13 Traffic Richard Nash One lane to merge, difficult for the volume of traffic to merge from I-15 to I-80. 14 Recreation Open House Comment Preserve Parleys Way park.
15 Property Impacts Open House Comment Please don't encroach on the Wilshire neighborhood. 16 Recreation Helen Peters Connect Parleys Trail to Bonneville Shoreline Trail to the west of the interchange and then into the Parleys Historic Nature Preserve. 17 Environmental John Bennion Noise - has increased over time. The new noise wall on the south side has increased the noise by deflecting it back. Would like a noise receptor placed in backyard for study. 18 Traffic Open House Comment Provide HOV transit lane on outside lane according to Foothill implementation study. 19 Safety Open House Comment On/off in snowy weather. Difficult to slow down on a bridge in snowy weather. 20 Safety Open House Comment Turning radius is too tight.
21 Safety Open House Comment Lane reduction at WB I-215 and I-80 merge forces trucks to change lanes. Provide more space between lane reduction and the merge. 22 Traffic Open House Comment Loop - makes it difficult to get up to speed to merge onto I-80 eastbound. 23 Recreation Open House Comment Save or replace all trail bridges and maintain trail connectivity. Applies to all 3 existing bridges. 24 Traffic Open House Comment This merge lane works really well - southbound 215 offramp to dedicated right lane on 3300 South works well. 25 Safety Open House Comment I-215 north/westbound. Uneven curve radius, difficult to navigate at high speeds. 26 Traffic Open House Comment Would like on-ramp to I-80 east at 2300 east 27 Recreation Open House Comment Please preserve Parleys Way Park.
28 Property Impacts Open House Comment Please do not encroach on this neighborhood. A lot of long term residents in this neighborhood. 29 Traffic Open House Comment Left turn out of Walmart, drivers are not signaling and causing traffic flow issue. 30 Traffic Open House Comment Drivers enter neighborhood not realizing there is no connection to I-80 and I-215. Sign gets knocked out. 31 Traffic Open House Comment U-turn maneuvers at the light, blocking traffic. 32 Traffic Open House Comment Freight movement out of Walmart blocking intersection, knocking signs out. 33 Safety Open House Comment Illegal U-turns here in the police turn around. 34 Traffic Open House Comment This signal works better as a 4-way stop at Wilshire. Would help manage speeds in both directions. 35 Recreation Open House Comment Preserve Parleys Way park.
36 Safety Open House Comment Concerns with speed along Parleys way by Walmart. 37 Recreation Open House Comment Preserve Parleys Way Park. Very popular local park used by many neighbors in the area. 38 Traffic Open House Comment Speed concerns along the Parleys Way Park. 39 Community Open House Comment Visual concerns from interchange to Parleys Way. Need landscaping or other aesthetic improvements. Make it a gateway. 40 Traffic Open House Comment Please do not close Foothill. It puts too much traffic 2000 E and 1700 E as commuters look for alternatives to go south on I-215. 41 Recreation Open House Comment Preserve Parleys Way Park
42 Traffic Open House Comment Intersection, illegal turning maneuvers, traffic accidentally going into Wilshire, unable to do U-turns. 43 Traffic Open House Comment Numerous U-turns within neighborhood. Lost drivers looking to connect to I-215/I- 80. 44 Safety Open House Comment Geometry concerns at intersection. Hard to see. 45 Recreation Open House Comment Pedestrian concerns at intersection.
46 Safety Open House Comment Safety concerns at merge for westbound I- 80. Lane reduction and merge in same location, creates a dangerous situation. 47 Safety Open House Comment Semi truck traffic do not have enough room to merge onto westbound I-80 where there is a lane reduction and merge. Not much room.
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Comment #10
Date: 2.17.18
Source: Website
Name: Thomas Gacek
Location:
Comments:
I'm for complete redesign. Too dangerous getting off 215 onto Parley's Way.
Comment #11
Date: 2.17.18
Source: Website
Name: Paul Brown
Location:
Comments:
Why schedule an EIS for potential improvements shortly after the interchange was closed for a considerable period to effect major repairs? Seems, to me, that the EIS should have preceded the major repairs - probably resulting in shortened construction times and lower costs.
Comment #12
Date: 2.17.18
Source: Website
Name: Jay Griffin
Location:
Comments:
"Two years to decide what to do?! Amazing. One year would be excessive, but reasonable considering the unreasonable groups and bureaucracy we are forced to live with. Could the study/design period be decreased to one year?
Light rail up Parleys and along Wasatch Blvd connecting to Foothill would be awesome. Much better than just adding more lanes, but adding a lane or two may help too.
Immediate possible action would be:
Advertise upcoming increased bus frequency. Increase bus frequency at peak hours. If the buses are used to a level that could improve traffic congestion then continue their use, if not discontinue it. This process could be started immediately."
Comment #13
Date: 2.27.18
Source: Email
Name: Jan Brittain
Location:
Comments:
I live in the Wilshire neighborhood, adjacent to the Parley’s Interchange. I would like to be involved, mostly to make sure that our neighborhood is not adversely affected. The last time UDOT drew up plans for the interchange rebuild, they had three plans, each of which took out a portion of Parley’s Way Park, and one even took a house out of our neighborhood. After we protested, UDOT came up with a fourth alternative that left our neighborhood intact.
I’m seeing a variety of meetings, and I don’t understand the difference. Please let me know what I need to do to at least be a watchdog and protect our neighborhood.
We would love to see the interchange improved, but not at our expense.
Thank you for your consideration and response.
Jan Brittain Comment #14
Date: 2.27.18
Source: Website
Name: Steve Van Maren
Location:
Comments:
"Note that several bridges over I-215 were replaced a few years ago using innovative techniques. I hope they do not need to be replaced under this new project.
I too feel the next interchange south should be included in the EIS. If it is determined nothing needs to change I would be surprised, but at least it would be looked at.
I am an observer, but the more I find out about traffic engineering, the more I respect all you have to deal with, and there are generally great outcomes. If you can, please advise me when the EIS is ready for review.
Thank you."
Comment #15
Date: 2.28.18
Source: Website
Name: Mark Kirk
Location:
Comments:
We live in the area near the Walmart, part of the study area. Last year's bridge work and most importantly the road widening will likely reduce traffic accidents in the area. The major problem with congestion is school (U of U) traffic. Traffic flows pretty well except for the morning and afternoon rush. The school must be a major player in any plans. For example, a study of satellite campuses rather than any more construction at the present campus should be reviewed. Foothill cannot be widened - perhaps a lane change mechanism as I saw decades ago when I lived in New York City would work. When I lived in Dallas they went from 4 lanes (two in each direction) to 6 to 8 to double-decked. It never stops. Mandatory park and ride (busses) or light rail to the school along Foothill should be studied. Expensive, but roads are not the solution.
Comment #16
Date: 3.1.18
Source: Website
Name: Nick Sefakis
Location:
Comments:
I agree with #5 above.
Comment #17
Date: 3.1.18
Source: Website
Name: Karen Domer
Location:
Comments:
I drive through this interchange every day via the 3300 S exit. The exit is quite difficult to merge onto given the current flow of traffic. Resolving this would be fantastic. Additionally, as a family that values our biking and walking lanes, I want to ensure alternative methods of transportation and recreation will be taken into consideration.
Comment #18
Date: 3.2.18
Source: Website
Name: Riley Lorimer-Reznik
Location:
Comments:
"Hello. My backyard immediately abuts the ramp that leads from westbound I-80 to southbound I-215. My home is the only one in the area that does not benefit from a sound wall to abate the considerable noise from the highway. I am writing because I may be unable to attend the upcoming public meeting, and I would like to learn what plans may be proposed for the area behind my house. Will the meeting be recorded in some way? Or are there documents of some kind that I can see that would allow me to assess what may happen behind my home? I am extremely eager to be engaged in this process.
Relatedly, I see in this document (https://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=10496602977480171) that there is a process for requesting that a sound wall be removed. Is there a policy that would allow a sound wall to be altered or added to? As I say, my home does not benefit from a sound wall or a natural barrier--as do the homes of all my neighbors--to block the noise from the highway. (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7072153,- 111.7970244,3a,75y,234.34h,86.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOvY7RwGSTtV_i436YczPGQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 ) In this image from Google maps, you can see that my home (in the center of the frame) is not covered by the sound wall because the wall travels downhill directly behind my backyard. Is there a possibility--either as part of the Parley's Interchange program or separate from it--to have the height of the sound wall increased so that it protects my home as well as the homes of my neighbors?
Thank you." Comment #19
Date: 3.6.18
Source: Email
Name: Marc Bodson
Location:
Comments:
As a resident of Wilshire drive, I write to share my views on the project to rebuild the interchange.
I regularly walk around the neighborhood, in particular Parley's park. I see many people walking their dog or playing with their children. Some of them drive from other neighborhoods. It is imperative for the quality of life of many people that the plan does not reduce this important resource. As my house is on the edge of the canyon rim, I am also concerned about any plan that would damage the views and reduce our property values.
Thank you,
Marc Bodson. Comment #20
Date: 3.7.18
Source: Website
Name: Melissa Trapalis
Location:
Comments:
I have lived in east millcreek for 20 years. The area of your study is much needed as on a daily basis we are honking our horns, and having close calls as large semi trucks are running us off the roads and cars are unwilling to merge properly at on and off ramps. The merge lanes are too tight and most times stacked up on the freeway (as the interchanges are so short 2 semi trucks coming down parleys onto I-80 block the entire merge lanes). This is happening as people merge on from 700 E to I-80, as we merge from Millcreek onto 215 (here one semi truck can ruin it all as people are trying to merge to park city at the same time we are trying to get on the freeway going towards I-80. Its not safe! The steady amount of cars and the semi trucks now travelling these roads make it for very unsafe driving. I have to get off at the 3300 S. exit everyday and we have to honk our horns at the traffic coming from Park City so we can merge to get off on this exit on a daily basis. It shouldn't be this difficult. I'm so happy that you are doing this study. I have also noticed an increased amount of car debris all over the roads in these areas due to the multiple car accidents. This debris is not safely being removed from the roads causing additional accidents that could of been prevented. Comment #21
Date: 3.7.18
Source: Email
Name: Anna Clare and Earl Shephard
Location:
Comments:
We spoke with UDOT a couple of years ago when we were Cub Scout den leaders planning a service project for the boys and their families in the pack. Suicide Rock area was a perfect place for us to pick up trash. It was close to home and also in the boundaries of Millcreek City.
At that time, we pointed out that, though that area is under UDOT management, it is within the boundaries of Millcreek City. We asked if it could be possible for the city to convert that area into a park, since we are so wanting for green space. UDOT representatives said that was certainly possible.
So our request is that the Suicide Rock area be preserved -- and even if enhanced, if possible, and Millcreek be allowed to gave it for a city park. As a city, we now own quite a large swath of open space just up the hill to the south. If there is a way that those two could be joined (even if under the ramp-way, if needed), that would be a great thing.
So that is our #1 request.
I have one more to have you study and think about: When you get off the I-15 Freeway at Thanksgiving Point and go east toward Highland, Alpine, and American Fork Canyon, there are two roads to choose from. One road is an 'expressway' of sorts for vehicles going straight through without stopping. This is for the way away from the freeway and for the way toward it. The other road is a 'collector system' that allows cars to exit and enter all along the way. I would suggest something similar for the Parley's Canyon interchange area. Those cars going straight through -- farther south on I-215, or further east on I-80, or straight to 1700 South or beyond on Foothill could be placed in an expressway. The others could be on a 'collector system'. This might make a real positive difference in congestion.
Also, better signage, and farther before exits and highway changes/modifications would be very helpful.
So those are the items we have to share at this time. Thanks so much for reaching out to us! Sincerely, Anna Clare &Earl Shepherd
Comment #22
Date: 3.8.18
Source: Email
Name: Jan Brittain
Location:
Comments:
Thank you for including me in the stakeholders’ group.
I have two suggestions for the Parley’s Interchange project.
One: Over the years, Salt Lake City and UDOT have allowed eight driveways on Foothill Drive, south of the Stringham/Thunderbird intersection. Ten years ago when we were fighting the Walmart rezone, I stood at the Top Stop on Foothill for about 20 minutes, late in the afternoon. I witnessed some of the most “creative” driving I’ve ever seen as motorists went in and out of all those driveways, dodging traffic on Foothill.
I suggested to a UDOT engineer that putting a traffic light at the YESCO driveway for the northbound lane, and tying it to the Stringham/Thunderbird light, could create a “dead zone” where Foothill traffic was stopped in both directions and would allow for safer access/egress for all those driveways. I was told that the current interchange configuration couldn’t accommodate a further buildup of vehicles trying to go north on Foothill Drive. I think this is worthy of consideration in this study. We are especially concerned about motorists turning left in and out of The Ridge, where a higher than average percentage of drivers will be elderly people with diminished reaction time, going to visit their friends.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, DABC is considering moving the Foothill liquor store to the Walmart parking lot. This is a terrible idea, not only because the owner of Lamplighter Square wants to keep the liquor store as an anchor tenant, but because most of the customers of this store live north of it and will be making heavy use of the Stringham stub. Other than taking a lengthy route, the only way to go north from the Walmart parking lot is to use the Stringham stub (driveway) and turn left on Foothill Drive.
Bjorn’s Brew and the Top Stop also do a steady business all day long. Bjorn’s added a second lane to get as many cars as possible off Foothill so they don’t back up into traffic. Both businesses require two left turns for northbound motorists.
Two: The Parley’s Way/Wilshire Drive intersection needs to be redesigned and maybe moved north.
The Parley’s Way study showed that residents have no need for parking on Parley’s Way, so there is room to move the traffic lanes. The reason for doing so is to make more space for safer driving in the eastbound lane of Parley’s Way, east of Maywood. Motorists turning out of Walmart and Wilshire Drive have a hard time finding the skinny eastbound lane. Motorists often turn into the westbound left turn lane, or wind up on the Parley’s Way frontage road. The traffic signs have been ripped off and run over by semis turning out of Walmart until UDOT has given up replacing them. Walmart will tell you that all their trucks go out the Maywood stub on to Parley’s Way, but there are still a number of semis that turn in and out of the Wilshire Drive entrance to Walmart, ripping up road furniture as they go. Maybe there could be signs on westbound Parley’s Way directing truckers to Maywood.
We have had some spectacular crashes where vehicles have come off the Parley’s Way ramps and crashed into residential yards. One went over a sandbox where the family’s children played, fortunately, not when the car crashed over it. That family moved out shortly after that. Another car missed the turn on the southbound Parley’s Way exit from Foothill Drive, flew across both ramp lanes and landed in Parley’s Way Park. Again, we were fortunate that no children were playing there when it happened. Parenthetically, the turn at the end of this ramp is very sharp and maybe could be mitigated.
The sidewalk on the south side of Parley’s Way between Maywood and Wilshire Drive is so narrow that a double-wide stroller takes up all the space and a pedestrian with a dog, going the other direction, might be forced into the street, walking in a traffic lane. This is the only section of Parley’s Way where there is no buffer between the sidewalk and the street.
At the very least, there needs to be a guard rail on the south side of the Parley’s Way ramp, east of Wilshire Drive. You can see tire tracks and ruts in the mud where motorists have either swung wide turning out of Walmart or have tried to make a U turn and didn’t quite make it. Motorists who can’t make the U turn will also back up in traffic, oblivious of the vehicles bearing down on them at 50+ mph.
Thank you for your consideration.
Comment #23
Date: 3.12.18
Source: Website
Name: Leo Masic
Location:
Comments:
I'd like to put in a plug for integrating the plans for bus-only lanes on Foothill to this project. It'd be fantastic if there were a seamless bus-only lane, even if only in the peak, all the way from Foothill to 39th and Wasatch park-and-ride. This would provide an exceptional alternative to driving for those who are traveling from the eastern and southeastern parts of the valley to the University of Utah and beyond.
Comment #24
Date: 3.15.18
Source: Website
Name: Jacob Hampton
Location:
Comments:
Just wanted to comment that the study area in question does create a lot of noise for the surrounding neighborhoods. Since there is the potential for a fair amount of new construction with this project, I just want to toss in the idea that nose mitigation should be included in road designs, if feasible (I understand it's probably not exactly top priority). Thanks!
Comment #25
Date: 3.20.18
Source: Email
Name: Konrad Thiel
Location:
Comments:
Good Day,
I own and live in a home just south east of the Parleys Interchange on Sequoia Ave. My attempt at summarized feedback follows:
Priority Problems:
• Heading north or south on I-215 from/towards I-80 in Safety Hotspot Priority Area 2 where there have been 37 crashes: The radius of the curve on a hill is inconsistent causing consistently poor lane keeping. This is especially troublesome in an area with traffic merging onto the highway from 3300 south moving through Parleys bound traffic and again East/Southbound from I-80 to I- 215 moving towards the exit for 3300 South. • The number of merges/choke points in rapid succession along I-80 Westbound needs to be reduced. • Wasatch Blvd and the 3330 South bridge over I-215 is being congested to Forced Flow levels in part because a different driveway and parking cannot be developed for Eastwood Elementary school because of the proximity to the onramps. • Congestion Eastbound I-80 to Southbound I-215 needs to be alleviated desperately with two lanes even if it means reducing lanes coming off of Foothill BLVD. • Please eliminate the “suicide rock/parleys gulch” area as it is along with the unpoliced drug use and graffiti. Fill it in, pave it, build a fishery or formal open space, or make it a reservoir again. It is an embarrassing blight at the gateway to our valley. • I would love a UTA bus stop closer to Eastwood Elementary School but the intersection makes that impossible.
Requests/Comments:
• Please consider a way to remove some of the extreme bicycle trail grades required to navigate this area and the pedestrian/bike trail bridges. • Please remove as much of the Wasatch Blvd sound wall north of 3300 south and do not add or increase the wall heights. • Please preserve Parleys Historic Park. • Please keep the 3300 215 northbound onramp. • Please keep the 3300 215 southbound offramp. • The “extra” onramp (This one) to go from i-80 Westbound to I-215 Northbound needs to be eliminated. • Please do not change the Wasatch Blvd. Frontage road north of 3300 south because of interstate widening except to: add a dedicated bike lane and eliminate the tight and blind curve by Eastwood Elementary. • Please fix the line of sight sitting at the 3300 South Southbound Offramp. Viewing if Westbound 3300 South traffic will stop (aka see the signals) is very difficult. • Please do not add a 3300 215 northbound offramp. This will complicate an already cramped intersection. • I think the 2050 volume of traffic going from 215 Northbound to I-80 Eastbound is being overestimated. • I think the volume of traffic – especially truck traffic - going proceeding along I-80 east is being underestimated especially if the inland port in Salt Lake City happens. • Please do not eliminate the “Texas T” at the 3900 South Northbound 215 Offramp. Please extend the length of this offramp on 215 or work on light timing so backups onto the highway do not happen. • Northbound morning traffic on Wasatch Blvd to get to the 3900 South 215 Northbound onramp is backing and blocking traffic. • I for one would not like to see a re-alignment of Wasatch Blvd near 3900 south but instead development on the property west of Wasatch Blvd to create a stronger east bench core and slowed traffic in this area. • Is there no way to build on top of the new buried reservoir (either offramps, park and ride, or open space) north west of the 3300 south interchange? • Pipe Dream: Please remove lanes from 3300 south and boulevard it. • Landslides are still happening on the ramp(s) to go from 215 NB to 80 Eastbound • I’m not sure some of the flyover concepts in the Foothill-I-80-I-215Interchange-Area-Study-12- DEC-17 report have been thought out for winter travel. This is a high wind, high snow area. • While some might argue that the recent foothill bridge re-construction made a mess of 3300 south – I would like to see a *good* long term solution put in place rather than placate short term construction gripes.
Konrad Thiel Comment #26
Date: 3.29.18
Source: Website
Name: Kris Haverberg
Location:
Comments:
I live near the 2300 E exit from I-80, and I would like to propose to add a freeway entrance ramp from 2300 E to eastbound I-80 / southbound I-215 and an exit ramp onto 2300 E from westbound I-80. Additionally, the freeway entrance ramp from 2300 E to westbound I-80 has a turn that is too sharp and the entrance ramp is too short to safety merge into traffic.
Thank you, From: Jones, Cris To: Kilpatrick, Kevin Subject: Parley"s Interchange EIS Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:07:30 PM Attachments: Foothill & Parley"s2.pdf
Hi Kevin,
For the team’s consideration, I wanted to send you a quick sketch I pulled together some time ago to represent a desired concept for Parley’s Way at Foothill Drive that will allow for slower vehicle speeds in a residential area, create a “gateway” for SLC, create an opportunity for buses to turn around without using the interchange and connect active transportation from below Foothill to above Foothill. We would love to see something like this considered as part of the “Manage Demand” alternative.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Cris
Cris Jones Transportation Section Manager - Planning and Programs
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