Final Cultural Resources Assessment As Approved by FTA on March 31, 2016
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Swift II Bus Rapid Transit Final Cultural Resources Assessment As approved by FTA on March 31, 2016 Prepared for Prepared by Environmental Science Associates Swift BRT II Cultural Resource Assessment Submitted to OTAK 11241 Willows Road NE, Suite 200 Redmond, WA 98052 Prepared for Community Transit Prepared by Alicia B. Valentino, Ph.D. and Chanda Schneider This report is exempt from public distribution and disclosure (RCW 42.56.300) ESA Project Number 120361.02 Swift BRT II Cultural Resource Assessment ABSTRACT Environmental Science Associates (ESA) was retained by OTAK on behalf of Community Transit to conduct a cultural resources survey for the Swift II Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) II project. Community Transit is preparing to construct approximately thirty-four (34) BRT stations along an approximate 12-mile corridor, which includes portions of SR 527, SR 96/132 nd Street SE, 128th Street SE/SW, Airport Road, and Seaway Boulevard. Many of the proposed stations are located either on existing paved sidewalks/roadways or on previously disturbed vegetated areas along the road corridor. The project will involve construction of an in-lane, concrete bus pad approximately 70 foot by 16 feet, and the station platform and sidewalk approach will be modified to meet surrounding site conditions such as abutting sidewalks, ADA ramps, street paving, landscaping, and curbs and gutters. ESA performed pedestrian survey, subsurface survey, and recorded historic properties in and adjacent to the Area of Potential Effect (APE). No National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) properties or archaeological sites were identified during the project. ESA recommends that site 45-KI-528, located approximately 300 feet to the east of the intersection of SR 527 and 196 th Street SE (where sidewalk improvements are proposed) is not eligible for listing in the NRHP. The site does not retain integrity and is not eligible under any of the four National Register criteria for listing. If DAHP concurs with this recommendation, then sidewalk improvements proposed for the area east of the intersection of SR 527 and 196 th Street SE, would not have an effect to Historic Properties. While the potential for encountering archaeological resources is low throughout the APE, ESA recommends the development of an Inadvertent Discovery Plan (IDP) that will outline protocols and procedures to be followed in the event of construction encountering cultural resources. ESA Page i March 31, 2016 Swift BRT II Cultural Resource Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................. I 1.0 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 1 3.0 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................. 7 4.0 AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ............................................................................................ 7 5.0 BACKGROUND RESEARCH METHODS ................................................................................ 7 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .................................................................................................. 8 6.1 GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 8 6.2 SOILS .................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.3 FLORA AND FAUNA ............................................................................................................................... 8 7.0 ETHNOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND .......................................................................................... 9 7.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 9 7.2 ETHNOGRAPHIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE PROJECT VICINITY ............................................................. 11 8.0 HISTORIC BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 12 8.1 OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 12 9.0 PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ................................................................... 14 9.1 PREVIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEYS ....................................................................................... 14 9.2 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES .................................................................. 16 9.2.1 45-SN-459: North Creek Johnson Dairy historic debris scatter and prehistoric lithic site 16 th 9.2.2 45-SN-528: 196 Street SE Corduroy Road ........................................................................ 17 9.3 HISTORIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE PROJECT VICINITY ....................................................................... 17 9.4 EXPECTATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 17 10.0 FIELD ASSESSMENT METHODS .......................................................................................... 17 10.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY ............................................................................................................... 17 10.2 HISTORIC RESOURCES ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 18 11.0 RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 18 11.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY ............................................................................................................... 18 11.2 HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY .......................................................................................................... 21 11.2.1 19525 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell ............................................................................. 21 11.2.2 915 Elgin Way, Everett ........................................................................................................ 22 11.2.3 12724 East Gibson Road, Everett ........................................................................................ 23 th 11.2.4 101 128 Street SE, Everett 98208 ...................................................................................... 24 th 11.2.5 111 128 St SE, Everett 98208 ............................................................................................ 25 th 11.2.6 214 128 Street SW, Everett 98204 ..................................................................................... 26 12.0 INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION ................................................................................... 27 12.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................ 27 12.2 HISTORIC PROPERTIES ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. 28 13.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................. 28 ESA Page iii March 31, 2016 Swift BRT II Cultural Resource Assessment BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 30 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Area of Potential Effect (APE) Vicinity Map, 1 of 4. ..................................................... 3 Figure 2. Area of Potential Effect (APE) Vicinity Map, 2 of 4. ..................................................... 4 Figure 3. Area of Potential Effect (APE) Vicinity Map, 3 of 4. ..................................................... 5 Figure 4. Area of Potential Effect (APE) Vicinity Map, 4 of 4. ..................................................... 6 Figure 5. 1874 General Land Office (GLO) map overlaid on modern street map, showing the location of the Old Military Road and proposed BRT stations (base map DAHP 2010). .... 13 Figure 6. SP-04, glacial at base of probe (81 cmbs). .................................................................... 19 Figure 7. Shovel probes locations for the Swift BRT Phase II Project. ........................................ 20 Figure 8. 19525 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell; looking northeast. ....................................... 21 Figure 9. 915 Elgin Way, Everett 98208; looking northeast. ....................................................... 22 Figure 10. 12724 East Gibson Road, Everett 98204; looking northwest...................................... 23 Figure 11. 101 128th Street SE, Everett 98208; looking northeast. ............................................. 24 Figure 12. 111 128th Street SE, Everett 98208; looking northeast. ............................................. 25 Figure 13. 214 128th Street SW, Everett 98204; looking south. .................................................. 26 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Recorded Place Names near the APE. ............................................................................ 11 Table 2. Previous cultural resources