College Park Joint Development Environmental Evaluation Prepared by: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority March 2017 COLLEGE PARK JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION This page is intentionally left blank. COLLEGE PARK JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 4 2. EXISTING SITE DESCRIPTION............................................................................ 6 2.1 Metrorail .................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Bus Service ............................................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 College Park – White Flint Line (C8) ........................................................... 8 2.2.2 New Carrollton – Fort Totten Line (F6) ........................................................ 8 2.2.3 College Park – Bethesda Line (J4) .............................................................. 8 2.2.4 Kenilworth Avenue Line (R12) ..................................................................... 8 2.2.5 College Park Line (83/83X) .......................................................................... 9 2.2.6 College Park Line (86) ................................................................................. 9 2.2.7 RTA (302/G) ................................................................................................. 9 2.2.8 TheBus 14 .................................................................................................... 9 2.2.9 TheBus 17 .................................................................................................... 9 2.2.10 University of Maryland Shuttle 104 .............................................................. 9 2.2.11 University of Maryland Shuttle 109 .............................................................. 9 2.2.12 Maryland MTA 204 ..................................................................................... 11 2.3 MARC ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Park & Ride ............................................................................................................. 11 2.5 Kiss & Ride .............................................................................................................. 11 2.6 Pedestrian and Bicycle Access ............................................................................... 11 2.7 MTA Purple Line (Planned) ..................................................................................... 12 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 12 3.1 Park & Ride Lot ....................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Park & Ride Garage ................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Kiss & Ride Lot ........................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Bus Loop and Layover Spaces ............................................................................... 12 3.5 Joint Development .................................................................................................. 12 3.5.1 Developer Selection ................................................................................... 12 4. PROJECT IMPACTS .......................................................................................... 15 4.1 Land Acquisitions and Displacements .................................................................... 15 4.2 Transportation ......................................................................................................... 15 4.2.1 Parking ....................................................................................................... 15 4.2.2 Traffic ......................................................................................................... 15 4.2.3 Metrorail ..................................................................................................... 15 4.2.4 Metrobus and Other Bus Routes ............................................................... 16 4.2.5 Pedestrian and Bicycle Access .................................................................. 16 4.3 Land Use and Zoning .............................................................................................. 16 4.4 Planning Consistency.............................................................................................. 19 4.5 Neighborhoods and Community Facilities .............................................................. 21 4.6 Environmental Justice Populations ......................................................................... 23 4.6.1 Identification of Environmental Justice Populations................................... 23 4.6.2 Assessment of Disproportionately High and Adverse Impacts .................. 25 4.7 Cultural Resources.................................................................................................. 25 4.8 Public Parklands and Recreation Areas ................................................................. 25 4.9 Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. ............................................................................ 25 4.10 Floodplains .............................................................................................................. 25 4.11 Water Quality .......................................................................................................... 25 March 2017 i COLLEGE PARK JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION 4.12 Air Quality ................................................................................................................ 26 4.13 Forest Stands .......................................................................................................... 28 4.14 Threatened and Endangered Species .................................................................... 28 4.15 Utilities ..................................................................................................................... 28 4.16 Safety and Security ................................................................................................. 28 4.17 Hazardous and Contaminated Materials ................................................................ 28 4.18 Noise and Vibration ................................................................................................. 29 4.19 Secondary and Cumulative Impacts ....................................................................... 29 4.19.1 Secondary Impacts .................................................................................... 29 4.19.2 Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................... 29 4.20 Construction Impacts .............................................................................................. 30 5. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................... 30 6. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 30 March 2017 ii COLLEGE PARK JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION List of Figures Figure 1: Project Location ................................................................................................................ 5 Figure 2: Existing Transportation Facilities ...................................................................................... 7 Figure 3: Existing Bus Routes ........................................................................................................ 10 Figure 4: Joint Development Concept – Gilbane Development Company .....................................14 Figure 5: Existing Land Use ..........................................................................................................17 Figure 6: Existing Zoning .............................................................................................................. 18 Figure 7: Neighborhoods and Community Facilities ..................................................................... 22 Figure 8: Floodplains .................................................................................................................... 27 List of Tables Table 1: College Park – U of Md Metrorail Station Weekday Entry/Exit Averages .......................... 6 Table 2: Weekday Metrobus Route Statistics .................................................................................. 8 Table 3: Land Use and Transportation Plans ................................................................................ 19 Table 4: Minority and Low-Income Population by Block Group ..................................................... 23 Table 5: Minority Population by Geographic Area ......................................................................... 24 Appendices Appendix A: Project Concept Plan and Renderings Appendix B: USFWS IPaC Trust Resource Report March 2017 iii COLLEGE PARK JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION 1. INTRODUCTION The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has entered into an agreement with Gilbane Development Company (the developer). The developer is planning to construct a mixed-use joint development on the existing College Park – University