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City of Milwaukee, Wis. Environmental Assessment October 2011 City of Milwaukee, Wis. Environmental Assessment October 2011 Prepared by the City of Milwaukee in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment ii October 2011 RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES Lead Agency: Federal Transit Administration Project Sponsors: City of Milwaukee WHERE TO FIND COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT A hard copy of the document is available for public inspection at the Federal Transit Administration field office at the following location: Federal Transit Administration Region V 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Hard copies of the document will also be available at the following locations: Milwaukee Public Library – Central Milwaukee Public Library – Center Street 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue 2727 W. Fond du Lac Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210 Milwaukee Public Library – Forest Home Milwaukee Department of City Development 1432 W. Forest Home Avenue 809 Broadway, 1st Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Hall City Hall, Room B-11 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 To view an electronic copy of this document, please visit the project Web site at www.themilwaukeestreetcar.com. CONTACT INFORMATION For additional information concerning this document please contact our public involvement coordinator who can direct your questions and comments to the appropriate person: Lois Kimmelman, Environmental Protection Specialist Federal Transit Administration Region 5 200 West Adams St., Suite 320 Chicago, IL 60606 Kristine Martinsek, Milwaukee Streetcar Public Involvement Coordinator Martinsek and Associates 1325 E. Potter Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207 Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment iii October 2011 ABSTRACT The proposed Milwaukee Streetcar project would establish a starter streetcar system in and around downtown Milwaukee connecting workers, visitors and residents to key destinations and attractions. This Environmental Assessment (EA) considers the effects of a streetcar starter system in the City of Milwaukee. The alternative reviewed in the EA was selected through an Alternatives Analysis conducted as part of the Milwaukee Streetcar project. This analysis resulted in a recommended locally preferred alternative (LPA) that provides streetcar service from the Milwaukee Intermodal Station on St. Paul Avenue, through downtown to Ogden Street on the City’s northeast side (initial route). Proposed route extensions could expand the system north along 4th Street on the west side of the Milwaukee River and along the Prospect and Farwell corridors to the Brady Street area. This EA considers the potential short-term and long-term effects of the project including social and economic factors, physical factors and indirect and cumulative effects. The analysis also includes a summary of the project’s public involvement activities and describes the project’s cost estimates. SUBMITTING COMMENTS Comments on this environmental assessment must be received at the City of Milwaukee by 5:00 PM CST, Friday, December 2, 2011. Comments may be submitted to the City of Milwaukee via the project website: [email protected] or in writing to the following address: Public Information Manager 1325 E. Potter Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207 Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment iv October 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose and Need ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Alternatives Analysis .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) .................................................................................... 2 1.3 Environmental Resources, Impacts and Mitigation ...................................................................... 2 2. Purpose and Need for Action ............................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Project Background ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Project Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Project Need 1 – Large Downtown with Dispersed Activity Centers ................................. 11 2.2.2 Project Need 2 – Lack of High Quality Transit Circulator ................................................. 23 2.2.3 Project Need 3 – Support Planned Development ................................................................ 25 3. Alternatives Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 29 3.1 Alternatives Developed and Considered ..................................................................................... 29 3.1.1 Streetcar Route Alternative 1 .............................................................................................. 32 3.1.2 Streetcar Route Alternative 2 .............................................................................................. 34 3.1.3 Streetcar Route Alternative 3 .............................................................................................. 36 3.1.4 No Action Alternative ......................................................................................................... 38 3.2 Evaluation of Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 38 3.2.1 Technical Analysis .............................................................................................................. 38 3.2.2 Public Feedback .................................................................................................................. 38 3.2.3 Alternative Ranking ............................................................................................................ 38 3.3 Alternative Elimination, Refinement and Selection .................................................................... 40 3.3.1 Route Alternatives Eliminated from Further Study ............................................................ 40 3.3.2 Route Alternatives and Variations Selected for Additional Study ...................................... 41 3.4 Locally Preferred Route Alternative Selection ........................................................................... 45 4. Description of Locally Preferred Alternative ................................................................................. 47 4.1 Streetcar Route ............................................................................................................................ 47 4.2 Streetcar Capital Improvements .................................................................................................. 47 4.2.1 Streetcar Vehicle ................................................................................................................. 51 4.2.2 Streetcar Tracks................................................................................................................... 51 4.2.3 Streetcar Stops..................................................................................................................... 51 4.2.4 Electric Power System ........................................................................................................ 53 4.2.5 Maintenance and Storage Facility ....................................................................................... 53 4.2.6 Roadway Improvements ..................................................................................................... 57 4.3 Streetcar Operating Characteristics ............................................................................................. 57 4.3.1 Service Frequency and Hours of Operation ........................................................................ 57 Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment v October 2011 4.3.2 Integration with Other Modes ............................................................................................. 57 4.3.3 Ridership ............................................................................................................................. 58 4.4 Capital and Operating Costs ....................................................................................................... 58 5. Environmental Resources, Impacts, and Mitigation ..................................................................... 59 5.1 Social and Economic Factors ...................................................................................................... 59 5.1.1 Land Use and Property Impacts .......................................................................................... 59 5.1.2 Economic Development ...................................................................................................... 63 5.1.3 Environmental Justice ......................................................................................................... 65 5.1.4 Historic and Archaeological Resources .............................................................................. 72 5.1.5 Aesthetics ...........................................................................................................................
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