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Chapter 3: Analytical Framework...... 3-1 A. INTRODUCTION...... 3-1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS...... 3-1 1. LEGISLATIVE APPLICABILITY...... 3-1 2. GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (GEIS)...... 3-1 3. PROCESS OVERVIEW...... 3-2 a) Establishing a Lead Agency...... 3-2 b) Determination of Significance ...... 3-2 c) Scoping ...... 3-3 d) Preparation of the DGEIS ...... 3-3 e) Public Review...... 3-4 f) Preparation and Completion of the FGEIS...... 3-4 g) Statement of Findings...... 3-4 h) Summary of SEQRA/CEQR Schedule ...... 3-5 C. COORDINATION WITH OTHER REVIEW PROCESSES...... 3-5 1. UNIFORM LAND USE REVIEW PROCEDURE (ULURP)...... 3-5 2. WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION...... 3-6 3. EMINENT DOMAIN (CONDEMNATION) ...... 3-6 4. GENERAL PROJECT PLANS...... 3-7 D. LIST OF PRINCIPAL ACTIONS...... 3-8 1. REZONING AND RELATED LAND USE ACTIONS...... 3-8 2. NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION...... 3-8 3. CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION...... 3-8 4. MULTI-USE FACILITY...... 3-9 E. FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES...... 3-9 1. SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS...... 3-9 2. REASONABLE WORST-CASE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO (RWCDS)...... 3-10 3. ANALYSIS YEARS...... 3-20 a) 2010...... 3-20 b) 2025...... 3-20 c) Construction Periods...... 3-21 4. DEFINITION OF PROJECT AREA...... 3-21 5. DEFINITION OF STUDY AREAS...... 3-22 6. DEFINITION OF THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION, 2010 AND 2025 ...... 3-22 a) Relationship to Other Project Area Actions...... 3-23 7. ALTERNATIVES ...... 3-24

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TABLE 3-1 PROJECTED RESIDENTIAL POPULATION AND HOUSING UNITS...... 3-12 TABLE 3-2 RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THE PROJECT AREA ...... 3-13 TABLE 3-3 DEVELOPMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR PROPOSED OUTSIDE THE PROJECT AREA EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION...... 3-14 TABLE 3-4 2010 PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT SITES WITHOUT MSG RELOCATION ...... 3-15 TABLE 3-5 2025 PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT SITES WITHOUT MSG RELOCATION ...... 3-16 TABLE 3-6 2010 PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT SITES WITH MSG RELOCATION...... 3-17 TABLE 3-7 2025 PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT SITES WITH MSG RELOCATION...... 3-18 TABLE 3-8 DEVELOPMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR PROPOSED IN THE PROJECT AREA AND PRIMARY STUDY AREA, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION...... 3-19

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FIGURE 3-1 PROJECT AREA

3-ii Chapter 3: Analytical Framework

A. INTRODUCTION The No. 7 Subway Extension—Hudson Yards Rezoning and Redevelopment Program is a multifaceted and far-reaching public initiative to create the development opportunities necessary to help sustain economic growth in New York City (the City). The size and scope of the Proposed Action have led to the determination that the Proposed Action may generate significant environmental impacts and, as a result, that a comprehensive Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) should be prepared. A Generic EIS (GEIS) is an appropriate vehicle to evaluate environmental impacts of a proposed program, such as the Proposed Action, having wide applications, including new or significant changes to existing land use plans, development plans, and zoning regulations. This chapter outlines the procedural framework utilized to comply with environmental review regulations and identifies the necessary approvals, actions, and schedule to implement the Proposed Action. In addition, the chapter provides an overview of the analytical framework used to guide the GEIS technical analyses presented in subsequent chapters of this document.

B. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS All agencies of government at the State, County, and local level within New York, except the State Legislature and the courts, must comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). The City has further promulgated local regulations, the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), to specifically implement the SEQRA for actions within the City, to take