Study Group
Transit Routing Options and MARTA Connectivity Assessments
Atlanta BeltLine West
Westside Study Group: September 22, 2014 Southwest Study Group: September 25, 2014
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• Project Team Introductions • Today’s Agenda: . Schedule . Project Background . Environmental Review Process . Screening Process . Preference Exercise • Adjourn
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Community Engagement Schedule Summer and Fall 2014
Study Group Study Group SAC Kickoff Citywide SAC/TAC Citywide Meetings Meetings Meeting Conversation Meetings Conversation Round #1 Round #2
Sept 22 & 25, Oct 6 & 9, Sept 9, 2014 Sept 15, 2014 Oct 14, 2014 2014 2014 Oct 30, 2014
Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC): Advisory committee for Study Groups: Residents and business owners with an each project corridor representing business and property interest in the project within each geographical area. owners, adjacent neighborhoods, and community groups. Citywide Conversations: Citywide public meetings are Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): Advisory committee forums to educate the public at large with upcoming plans, comprised of representatives with technical and/or policies, and studies. environmental expertise.
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Transit Routing Technical Studies Complete Draft Public/Agency Finding of No Project Options/MARTA and Evaluation Environmental Review and Significant Development Connectivity Assessment (EA) Public Hearing Impact (FONSI) (PD) Entry Assessments Request
June 2014 to September 2014 November 2014 to March 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 Summer 2015
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Project Background Atlanta BeltLine West
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Connect Atlanta Plan
November 2008
Draft Atlanta BeltLine/Atlanta Streetcar System Plan (SSP) March 2014
Atlanta Streetcar Finding of No Record of Decision (ROD) for Tier 1 Significant Impact (FONSI) EIS April 2011 August 2012
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A Supplement to the Connect Atlanta Plan and the ABI Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) Phasing of transit in SIP based on this strategy Includes all streetcar lines in the Connect Atlanta Plan including Atlanta BeltLine Project evaluation based on Equity, Readiness, Value Capture, Finance, Ridership Significant stakeholder and public input garnered to date Integrates Atlanta Streetcar lines and Atlanta BeltLine into a unified system
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Streetcar is the transit technology for the Atlanta BeltLine corridor
Comprehensive system network
Complements existing and future MARTA bus and rail services
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Environmental Review Process Atlanta BeltLine West
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• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 • All federal projects must consider impacts to the environment
Social Natural
Built
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Review Previous Planning Work
Routing Selection / MARTA Connectivity
Technical Studies and Detailed Evaluation
Complete Documentation
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
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Atlanta BeltLine East -Alignment Options
Midtown/Crosstown Corridor -Alignment Options
Atlanta BeltLine West -Alignment Options
Atlanta Streetcar*
MARTA Red/Gold Line*
MARTA Blue/Green Line*
* Shown for Reference
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Screening Process Atlanta BeltLine West
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• Five Guiding Principles . Project Readiness . Practicality / Ridership . Equity . Financial Options . Development Impact • Shaped from community input during previous transit planning efforts
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Transit Routing Options Atlanta BeltLine West
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Dill Avenue Preference Exercise Transit Routing Options / MARTA Connectivity
• Four boards are for indicating your preferred routing, by Boone Infill MARTA station connection Station
• Two boards are for indicating Ashby Bankhead your preferred MARTA station Station MARTA Green Line Station connection, by focus area Connections • Please indicate your preferences with green dots (like most) and orange dots (like least) Oakland City MARTA Red/Gold Line West End Station Connections Station • Please label your dots with the route option number (GL1, NL3) Murphy • Explanatory comments should Infill Station be on sticky-notes
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Jonathan Lewis, AICP Document confirmed transit Interim Assistant Director of Planning - routes and environmental Transportation resources City of Atlanta, Department of Planning [email protected]
Shaun Green, PE Senior Transit Engineer Continue to engage Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. communities and coordinate [email protected] with resource agencies
Nathan Soldat Community Engagement Advocate Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Proceed with technical work [email protected] based on documented transit routes
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