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Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Final Environmental Impact Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Chapter 4: Affected Environment, Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Consequences, and Environmental Impact Report Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures CHAPTER SUMMARY: This chapter summarizes how the No Build and the three build alternatives (including the LPA, with or without the Vallejo Northbound Station Variant) are expected to affect the environment, both positively and adversely, and also proposes avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures for any adverse impacts. Topics covered in this chapter include Land Use, Growth Inducement, Community Impacts, Utilities, Visual/Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Hydrology and Floodplain, Water Quality and Storm Water Runoff, Geology/Soils/Seismic/Topography, Hazardous Waste/Materials, Air Quality, Noise and Vibration, Energy, Biological Environment, and Construction Impacts. CHAPTER 4 Affected5B Environment, Environmental Consequences, and Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures Environmental analyses presented in this chapter are primarily based on a series of technical studies prepared for the Van Ness Avenue BRT Project. These studies consist of the following: Tree Removal Evaluation and Planting Opportunity Analysis (BMS Design Group, 2013) Air Quality Technical Report and Addendum (Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc., 2013) Natural Resources Technical Memorandum (Garcia and Associates, 2009) Historic Property Survey (Parsons, 2010) Archaeological and Native American Cultural Resources Sensitivity Assessment (Far Western Anthropological Research Group, 2013) Historic Resources Inventory and Evaluation Report (JRP Historical Consulting, 2009) Finding of Effect (Parsons, 2013c) Visual Impact Assessment Memorandum (Parsons, 2010) Geologic Impacts Assessment Report (AGS Inc., 2009) Initial Site Assessment Report (AGS Inc., 2009) Overhead Cable System Support Poles/Streetlights Conceptual Engineering Report (San Francisco Department of Power and Water, 2009) Noise and Vibration Study (Parsons, 2010) Storm Water Data Report (Parsons, 2013d) Water Quality Technical Report (Parsons, 2013b) Vehicular Traffic Operations Technical Memorandum (CHS Consulting, 2013) Analysis of Non-motorized Transportation Impacts Technical Report and Addendum (Arup, 2013). BRT Design Criteria Technical Memorandum (BMS Design Group, 2008) Van Ness Avenue BRT Feasibility Study (San Francisco County Transportation Authority, 2006) San Francisco County Transportation Authority July 2013 4.1-1 Chapter 4: Affected Environment, Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Environmental Consequences, and Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures Environmental Impact Report Van Ness Corridor Initial Land Use and Urban Design Needs Assessment (City of San Francisco Planning Department, 2004) The above technical studies were incorporated in the EIS/EIR by reference and are available upon request to SFCTA through the following contact: Michael Schwartz San Francisco County Transportation Authority 1455 Market Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 415-522-4823 [email protected] 4.0 Introduction The Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) is a refinement of the two center-running build alternatives with limited left turns (Build Alternatives 3 and 4 with Design Option B). For many of the environmental impact areas described in Chapter 4, the LPA, with or without the Vallejo Northbound Station Variant, has identical environmental consequences to Build Alternatives 3 or 4 with Design Option B and is so noted. For some environmental consequences, the LPA, with or without the Vallejo Northbound Station Variant, falls within the range presented for Build Alternatives 3 and 4 in this chapter. When this is the case, it is described as such, and detailed information is provided in Chapter 10, Section 10.4.1, to explain the specific effects of the LPA for the following environmental factors: community impacts, aesthetics/visual resources, biological resources, cultural resources, utilities and public services, hydrology and water quality, and construction impacts. 4.1 Land21B Use 4.1.1102B Affected Environment This section describes the land use setting or “affected environment” for the Van Ness Avenue BRT Project, presenting an overview of the corridor land use and development patterns in the areas and activity centers along the 2-mile stretch of Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. Land use is broadly defined to encompass types of land uses, development and growth trends, activity centers, and local and regional land use policies. 4.1.1.1EXISTING LAND USES The Van Ness Avenue corridor, along with side and parallel streets, includes diverse neighborhoods and land uses within the project limits. Land uses in the vicinity of the Van Ness Avenue corridor include residential, commercial/ tourism, institutional, open space, and mixed uses. Figure 4.1-1 shows land designations in the project area based on zoning. Figure 4.1-2 shows designated areas of commercial and industrial land uses. As shown in the aforementioned figures, Van Ness Avenue is a major shopping corridor, zoned primarily as High Density Residential-Commercial Combined (RC-4). Existing land use is described below from south to north between Mission and North Point streets in the City and County of San Francisco. Between Mission and Market streets, Van Ness Avenue extends through primarily civic, commercial/tourism, light industrial, and mixed-use land uses. This stretch of Van Ness Avenue is zoned Downtown Commercial (C3-6) and Public (P). Automobile dealerships, retail shops, and art galleries are also located along this stretch of the corridor. Residential land uses are located west of Van Ness Avenue between Franklin and Laguna streets and east of Van Ness Avenue between 12th and 7th streets. 4.1-2 San Francisco County Transportation Authority July 2013 Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Chapter 4: Affected Environment, Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Consequences, and Environmental Impact Report Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures Figure 4.1-1: Zoning and Land Use San Francisco County Transportation Authority July 2013 4.1-3 Chapter 4: Affected Environment, Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Environmental Consequences, and Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures Environmental Impact Report Figure 4.1-2: Commercial and Industrial Land Use 4.1-4 San Francisco County Transportation Authority July 2013 Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project Chapter 4: Affected Environment, Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Consequences, and Environmental Impact Report Avoidance, Minimization, and/or Mitigation Measures Land uses between Market and McAllister streets are primarily institutional, civic, and arts. The Civic Center is a major activity center in the Van Ness Avenue corridor that includes the San Francisco City Hall, Supreme Court of California, and other government facilities, in addition to the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco Symphony, Opera Center, Herbst Theatre, Civic Auditorium, and other performing arts venues. This stretch of Van Ness Avenue is zoned Downtown Commercial (C3-6) and Public (P). Residential, commercial, and mixed-use land uses are located one to two blocks west and east of Van Ness Avenue. Van Ness Avenue supports a broad range of land uses between McAllister and California streets, including mixed-use, commercial/tourism, residential, and institutional. This stretch of Van Ness Avenue is zoned High Density Residential-Commercial Combined (RC-4) and Community Business (C-2). A variety of retail and residential uses are situated in the Tenderloin/Polk Street and Cathedral Hill areas. The AMC Theatres multi-screen movie theater complex, automobile dealerships, and hotels are also located in these areas. The Regency Center is a landmark hotel and event venue, and it is a major activity center in the Van Ness Avenue corridor. Various high-density housing developments have been completed recently or are nearly complete in this segment of the corridor. Between California Street and Broadway, Van Ness Avenue passes through residential, mixed- use, institutional, and commercial land uses. This stretch of Van Ness Avenue is zoned High Density Residential-Commercial Combined (RC-4). A variety of religious and other institutions, as well as neighborhood-serving retail uses, are located along Polk Street, which is the primary neighborhood-scale commercial street in the area. This portion of the corridor is interspersed with large and small multi-unit residential buildings and relatively little new development. Land uses along Van Ness Avenue, between Broadway and North Point Street, are primarily residential. A cluster of hotels are located near Lombard Street, and institutional and industrial land uses are situated in the Bay Street area. This segment of the corridor has a relatively well-defined pattern of individual apartment buildings lining the street, interspersed with neighborhood-serving retail uses, primarily located at the street corners. The Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, which is a high school, is located at the corner of Van Ness Avenue and Francisco Street. Fort Mason, which is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) managed by the National Park Service (NPS), is located along the east side of Van Ness Avenue, north of Bay Street. Fort
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