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Maglev Deployment Program Final Programmatic Environmnental Impact Statement, Volume I.Pdf DOT/FRA/RDV-00/02 DOT-VNTSC-FRA-00-04 U.S.Department Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of Transportation Federal Railroad Maglev Deployment Program Administration Volume I April 2001 Office of Railroad Development Prepared By: Washington, D.C. 20590 John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Form Approved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED April 2001 December 1999 – January 2001 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Maglev Deployment Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Vol. I RR194/R1130 2 2 2 2 2 6. AUTHOR(S): Paul Bousquet , Aviva Brecher , Kim Brian , Michael Coltman , Robert Dorer , Julie Ebbighausen2, William Fashouer1, Gregg Fleming2, Jeffrey Gordon2, Glenn Goulet2, Arnold Kupferman1, Adrian Hellman2, Jose Mantilla2, Stephanie Markos2, Ronald Mauri2, Chris Roof2, Roger Wayson2, David Valenstein1, Paul Valihura2. 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION US Department of Transportation REPORT NUMBER Research and Special Programs Administration John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center DOT-VNTSC-FRA-00-04 55 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING US Department of Transportation AGENCY REPORT NUMBER Office of Railroad Development Federal Railroad Administration DOT/FRA/RDV-00/02 1120 Vermont Ave. (M/S 20) Washington, D.C. 20590 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 1Federal Railroad Administration;2Volpe Center 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161. 13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words) The Maglev Deployment Program, as authorized by Congress in the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA 21), encourages the development and construction of an operating transportation system employing magnetic levitation. Magnetic levitation (Maglev) is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces lift, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially designed guideway with cruising speeds of up to 483 km/h (300 mph). In order to comply with the TEA 21 legislation, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a competition among seven state participants for the purpose of demonstrating the use of Maglev. To satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, FRA with the assistance of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has prepared and distributed a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS). In response to the public and agency comment on the DPEIS, FRA has refined the DPEIS that is now considered the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The PEIS is comprised of two volumes. Volume I is the DPEIS as revised by FRA in light of agency and public comment. Volume II contains the agency and public comments and FRA’s specific responses to those comments. 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF PAGES Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Maglev, environment, high-speed ground 424 transportation. 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT OF REPORT OF THIS PAGE OF ABSTRACT Unlimited Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18 298-102 U.S. Department Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Maglev Deployment Program Office of Railroad Development Washington, D.C. 20590 January 2001 Date S. Mark Lindsey Acting Deputy Admini strator Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation This Final P rogramm atic E nvi ronmental Impact St atement (PEIS) has been prepared in two volumes to s atisfy the requirements of the National E nvi ronmental Poli cy Act (NE PA) for the Magl ev Depl oyment P rogram. The P rogram encourages the d evelopment and con struction of a public transpo rtation sy stem using magnetic l evitation, capable of safe speeds in excess of 386 kilometers/hour (240 miles/hour). Magnetic levitation (Maglev) is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces lift, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially designed guideway. Through a nation-wide competition, FRA selected seven states or state designated authorities, from a pool of el even, to recei ve grants for pre-con struction planning. Those s even state projects are considered the Action Alte rnati ves in this PEIS. This document presents the pu rpose and need, alternatives, a description of the affected natural and human e nvi ronment s,and an assessment of the consequences with potential mitigation for each of the sub-alte rnati ves as well as for the No-Action Alte rnati ve. For additional information concerning this document contact: David Valen stein or Paul Valihura Office of Rail road D evelopment Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Federal Rail road Admini str ation Research and Special Programs Administration 1120 Vermont Ave. (Mail Stop 20) 55 Broadway, Kendall Square Washington, D.C. 20590 Cambridge, MA 02142-1093 Tel. (202) 493-6383 Tel. (617) 494-2918 Prepared By: John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Vol. I Maglev De ployment Program Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................ ................................ ....................................... iii List of Figures ................................ ................................ ............................................x List of Tables ................................ ................................ .............................................. xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................ ................................... ES-1 CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ......... 1-1 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................ ...................................................... 1-1 1.2 INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................................... 1-2 1.3 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE ACTION ......................................... 1-3 1.4 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ................................ ...................................... 1-4 CHAPTER 2 ALTERNATIVES ......................................................... 2-1 2.1 HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION BACKGROUND ...... 2-1 2.2 MAGLEV ALTERNATIVES ................................ .................................. 2-4 2.2.1 Initial Maglev Alternatives ................................ ................................. 2-5 2.2.2 Initial Maglev Alternative Screening ................................................. 2-5 2.3 ALTERNATIVE MAGLEV TECHNOLOGIES .................................... 2-5 2.3.1 Transrapid I nternational Maglev System ........................................... 2-6 2.3.2 Maglev 2000 System ................................ .......................................... 2-10 2.4 ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS ............ 2-17 2.4.1 California ................................ ............................................................ 2-18 2.4.2 Florida ................................ ................................ ................................ 2-20 2.4.3 Georgia ................................ ............................................................... 2-22 2.4.4 Louisiana ................................ ............................................................ 2-25 2.4.5 Maryland ................................ ............................................................ 2-27 2.4.6 Nevada ................................ ................................ ................................ 2-30 2.4.7 Pennsylvania ................................ ....................................................... 2-3 2 2.5 NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE ............................................................... 2-34 2.6 PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE .............................................................. 2-35 CHAPTER 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ............................ 3-1 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................ 3-1 3.1.1 Appalachian Region ................................ ........................................... 3-2 3.1.2 Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plains ........................................................... 3-2 3.1.3 Basin and Range Region ................................ .................................... 3-3 3.1.4 Coas t Ranges ................................ ...................................................... 3-3 3.2 CLIMATE ................................ ................................ ...............................
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