I-20 EAST TRANSIT INITIATIVE Project Fact Sheet | November 2014

THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is The I-20 East Transit Initiative was initiated in 2010 with a undertaking the I-20 East Transit Initiative to study new public Detailed Corridor Analysis (DCA), which built upon previous transportation service east into DeKalb County. The study area planning work undertaken in the corridor. The DCA involved for the I-20 East Initiative extends east from downtown Atlanta a two-tier screening process to evaluate alternatives and to in southeastern DeKalb County. resulted in the April 2012 adoption by the MARTA Board of Directors of a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) consisting of The project is intended to improve east-west mobility and two projects: 1) new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service operating improve accessibility to residential areas and employment between the MARTA Five Points rail station along I-20 to a new centers along the I-20 corridor east of the City of Atlanta, transit station at Wesley Chapel Road; and 2) an extension of provide convenient and efficient transit service to accommo- the MARTA rail system from the Indian Creek Station south to date the increasing transit demands within the corridor, and Wesley Chapel Road and east to a new station at the Mall at support economic development and revitalization. Expanded Stonecrest. MARTA proposes to implement the LPA in phases, transit service in the I-20 corridor will close an important gap with BRT constructed first followed by the Heavy Rail Transit in the MARTA system for the citizens of the City of Atlanta and (HRT) extension project. south DeKalb County by providing a proximate and direct transit link to downtown Atlanta. Since Fall 2012, MARTA has been performing environmental analyses of the two projects. The schedule for completion of Did You Know? the two reviews is presented below. MARTA is working with The I-20 East BRT service is projected to carry the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to explore the possi- 16,400 riders per day in 2040 from Wesley Chapel bility of obtaining up to 50% of the capital costs of the project to downtown Atlanta. The I-20 East HRT extension through its Capital Investment Grant program. Alternative is projected to carry over 19,000 new transit funding strategies are also being explored by MARTA, includ- riders by 2040. ing the potential for public-private partnerships and alterna- tive project delivery methods.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING PROCESS: NEXT STEPS Below are the timelines of upcoming project milestones moving forward with the environmental and planning efforts for the BRT and HRT projects. Bus Rapid Transit Environmental Assessement Request entry into Small Starts Project Development (1st Quarter 2015) 2014 2015 November January May July August FTA issues revised NOI Submit draft EA to FTA • FTA approves Project Development Submit Final FTA issues • EA Public Comment/Hearing EA to FTA FONSI

Heavy Rail Transit Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2014 2015 2016 November January May May August October FTA issues revised NOI Submit draft DEIS Public FEIS Public FTA issues FTA issues ROD EIS to FTA Comment/Hearing Comment/Hearing FEIS/ROD* *Combined FEIS/ROD schedule

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For more information about the project: Contact Janide Sidifall, MARTA Project Manager at (404)848-5828, E-mail the project team at [email protected], or find us on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/I20EastTransitInitiative/info.

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