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FONSI Canarsietunnelproject All.Pdf FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ATTACHMENT A: Summary of Comments and Responses Project: Alternative Service Plan for the Canarsie Tunnel Project Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit Project Location: New York City, New York MTA NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT CANARSIE TUNNEL PROJECT Supplemental Environmental Assessment Summary of Comments and Responses Prepared by MTA New York City Transit Prepared for Federal Transit Administration Summary of Comments and Responses Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 Organizations and Individuals Who Commented on the SEA or ASP ........................... 3 ELECTED OFFICIALS ....................................................................................................................... 3 AGENCIES ...................................................................................................................................... 3 COMMUNITY BOARDS .................................................................................................................... 3 INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS .......................................................................... 4 INDIVIDUALS SUBMITTING FORM LETTERS .................................................................................... 12 Comments and Responses .................................................................................... 14 COMMENTS ON FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS ..................................................... 14 OVERALL COMMENTS ON SEA OR ASP .......................................................................................... 15 SUBWAY TRANSIT ......................................................................................................................... 31 BUS TRANSIT ............................................................................................................................... 39 TRAFFIC AND ROADWAYS ............................................................................................................. 50 BROOKLYN ........................................................................................................................................... 54 KENMARE & DELANCEY STREET/LITTLE ITALY AREA ............................................................................ 55 14TH STREET CORRIDOR AND SIDE STREETS ....................................................................................... 57 EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS ............................................................................................................. 67 ENFORCEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 69 FERRIES ........................................................................................................................................ 72 PEDESTRIANS .............................................................................................................................. 76 BICYCLES ..................................................................................................................................... 78 PARKING ...................................................................................................................................... 84 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................ 85 HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................ 91 NOISE AND VIBRATION ................................................................................................................ 92 PARKLANDS/SECTION 4(F) ........................................................................................................... 94 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ................................................................................................................. 95 PUBLIC OUTREACH ...................................................................................................................... 98 OTHER COMMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 101 CANARSIE TUNNEL PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 106 Agency Correspondence ...................................................................................... 109 Page | i Summary of Comments and Responses Introduction This document summarizes and responds to comments on the July 2018 Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Alternative Service Plan (ASP) to be implemented during the Canarsie Tunnel Project. The SEA was prepared by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit (MTA NYCT) in cooperation with New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as lead federal agency. Public review for the SEA began with publication and distribution of the SEA on July 20, 2018. A Notice of Availability for the SEA and an announcement of the public meeting was published in the following newspapers: The New York Post, New York Daily News, Metro, AM New York, El Especialito, and Sing Tao. Copies of the SEA and Notice of Availability were available for public review at the offices of the MTA (at 2 Broadway); FTA Region 2 (One Bowling Green, Room 429); the Brooklyn Borough President’s office; Community Boards (and libraries in) 1, 4, 5, 16, and 18 in Brooklyn; the Manhattan Borough President’s office; Community Boards (and libraries in) 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Manhattan; the Queens Borough President’s office; and Community Board 5 (and library) in Queens. In addition, the SEA was available on MTA's website at: http://web.mta.info/mta/news/notices/ MTA NYCT held a public meeting to receive comments on the SEA at 5 PM on August 6, 2018 at MTA Headquarters, 2 Broadway, Manhattan. At the meeting, a total of 40 speakers provided comments and an additional four attendees submitted comment cards. The public comment period remained open from July 20, 2018 through August 19, 2018. Comments on the SEA were accepted during the comment period via the website, mail, and e-mail through August 19, 2018. In addition to the oral testimony at the public meeting, an additional 359 letters, postcards, emails, and petitions were received. All relevant comments received that are germane to the Alternative Service Plan, including any late filed comments, are summarized and responded to in this attachment. This document is organized as follows. Section B lists all resource agencies, elected officials, individuals, and organizations that commented on the SEA. This list is organized alphabetically. Following each commenter's name is a list of the comments made, referenced by comment number. Section C contains a summary of all comments made and a response to relevant comments, including comments filed late (after the close of the comment period). Where similar comments on the same subject matter were made by more than one person, a single comment summarizes all comments on that issue. Following each comment is a list in parentheses of people or organizations that made the comment. Section D provides correspondence received from agencies subsequent to release of the SEA. The comments are organized into 16 different subject areas, and provided in the same general order as the organization of the SEA: Federal Environmental Review Process; Overall Comments on the SEA or ASP; Subway Transit; Bus Transit; Traffic and Roadways; Ferries; Pedestrians; Bicycles; Parking; Air Quality; Historic, Cultural, and Archaeological Resources; Noise and Vibration; Parklands/Section 4(f); Cumulative Impacts; Public Outreach; and miscellaneous other comments. Page | 1 MTA New York City Transit Canarsie Tunnel Project Based on a review of public comments, a modification to the Measures to Minimize Harm is considered necessary: Since it is clear from public comment that enforcement of traffic regulations is a key concern of residents and businesses, MTA NYCT, in coordination with NYCDOT, commits to work with New York Police Department (NYPD) on enforcement of traffic regulations. Based on a review of public and agency comments, a modification to the ASP is considered necessary: MTA NYCT has added a new L5 bus route providing service from Canarsie to the Crown Heights- Utica Av 3/4 station. 2 | Page Summary of Comments and Responses Organizations and Individuals Who Commented on the SEA or ASP ELECTED OFFICIALS 1. Honorable Corey Johnson, Speaker of the New York City Council; Hon. Brad Hoylman, New York State Senator, Hon. Richard N. Gottfried, Assembly Member; Hon. Deborah J. Glick, Assembly Member; Hon. Carlina Rivera, Council Member; and Hon. Keith Powers, Council Member joint letter dated August 19, 2018 (Comments 4, 190, 234, 237, 247, 255) 2. Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney, United States House of Representatives, comments made at public meeting, August 6, 2018 (presented by David Leeds, District Representative) (Comments 17, 60, 69, 78, 99, 193, 235, 239, 266) 3. Honorable Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly, comments made at public meeting, August 6, 2018 (Comments 4, 68, 73, 77, 128, 190, 214, 219, 234, 237, 247, 254, 255, 258, 268) 4. Honorable Harvey Epstein, New York State
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