THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Readers’ Guidance: This chapter reflects changes in impact analysis from that reported in the Draft EIR/EIS in April 2004. Please note that the although this Final EIR is being issued in order to take actions under the California Environmental Quality Act, the chapter also includes discussions of impacts under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Construction Authority has opted to retain these NEPA discussions for the readers of and commenters on the Draft environmental document. In the future, the federal lead agency, the Federal Transit Administration, may issue a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS). THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page VOLUME I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ i DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION.................................................................................................................. i Study Area and Study Corridor........................................................................................................ii CEQA AND NEPA DEFINITIONS OF IMPACT ...................................................................................... v Language Used in the Document..................................................................................................... v Explanation ...................................................................................................................................... v GLOSSARY ...............................................................................................................................................vii ACRONYMS............................................................................................................................................. xvi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... ES-3 ES-2 STUDY AREA AND STUDY CORRIDOR............................................................................. ES-3 ES-3 PURPOSE AND NEED............................................................................................................. ES-5 ES-3.1 Summary of Purpose and Need .............................................................................. ES-5 ES-3.2 Development of Purpose and Need ........................................................................ ES-5 ES-4 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STATUS .................................................................................. ES-11 ES-4.1 Development of Alternatives................................................................................ ES-11 ES-4.2 Alternatives Evaluated......................................................................................... ES-13 ES-5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS............................................................................................. ES-73 ES-5.1 Overview.............................................................................................................. ES-73 ES-5.2 Scoping................................................................................................................. ES-73 ES-5.3 Comments on the Draft EIS/EIR.......................................................................... ES-75 ES-5.4 Next Steps............................................................................................................ ES-76 ES-6 OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .............................................................. ES-77 ES-7 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS BY CITY.................................................................................... ES-81 ES-7.1 City of Pasadena................................................................................................... ES-81 ES-7.2 City of Arcadia..................................................................................................... ES-81 ES-7.3 City of Monrovia.................................................................................................. ES-82 ES-7.4 City of Duarte....................................................................................................... ES-82 ES-7.5 City of Irwindale.................................................................................................. ES-83 ES-7.6 City of Azusa........................................................................................................ ES-83 ES-7.7 City of Glendora................................................................................................... ES-84 ES-7.8 City of San Dimas ................................................................................................ ES-84 ES-7.9 City of La Verne................................................................................................... ES-85 ES-7.10 City of Pomona..................................................................................................... ES-85 ES-7.11 City of Claremont................................................................................................. ES-86 ES-7.12 City of Montclair.................................................................................................. ES-87 ES-8 MITIGATION ......................................................................................................................... ES-87 ES-8.1 Construction-Period Mitigation Measures to Be Applied in All Cities................ ES-87 ES-8.2 Long-term Mitigation Measures Applicable in All Cities.................................... ES-93 ES-9 FINANCIAL ANALYIS....................................................................................................... ES-106 Gold Line Foothill Extension – Pasadena to Montclair Final EIR page 1 February 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page ES-9.1 Capital Cost Estimates for Build Alternatives.................................................... ES-106 ES-9.2 Maintenance and Operations Facility................................................................. ES-107 ES-9.3 Operating and Maintenance Costs...................................................................... ES-107 ES-9.4 The Project Finance Plan.................................................................................... ES-108 ES-9.5 Financial Capability to Build and Operate ......................................................... ES-137 ES-9.6 Comparative Analysis of Alternatives ............................................................... ES-137 ES-10 PROPOSED FINDINGS ....................................................................................................... ES-142 ES-11 AGENCY COORDINATION............................................................................................... ES-143 ES-12 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND COMMENT .................................................................... ES-144 ES-12.1 Scoping Meetings............................................................................................... ES-144 ES-12.2 Other Meetings................................................................................................... ES-145 ES-12.3 Draft EIR/EIS Public Meetings ......................................................................... ES-146 ES-13 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED/AREAS OF CONTROVERSY ............................................. ES-148 ES-13.1 Issues to Be Resolved......................................................................................... ES-148 ES-13.2 Areas of Controversy ......................................................................................... ES-149 ES-14 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE....................................................... ES-149 ES-15 PERMITS AND APPROVALS............................................................................................. ES-150 VOLUME II: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CHAPTER 1 – PURPOSE AND NEED................................................................................................1-1 1-1 STUDY AREA AND STUDY CORRIDOR................................................................................1-1 1-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED ...........................................................1-3 1-3 TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS, PROBLEMS AND ISSUES ..........................................1-4 1-3.1 General Transportation Conditions and Problems ....................................................1-4 1-3.2 Population and Employment Factors ......................................................................1-12 1-3.3 Environmental Considerations................................................................................1-18 1-3.4 Corridor Transportation Planning Guidance ...........................................................1-19 CHAPTER 2 – ALTERNATIVES..........................................................................................................2-1 2-1 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS....................................................................................................2-3 2-1.1 Alternatives Analysis Process ...................................................................................2-3 2-1.2 Alternatives Screening Process.................................................................................2-8 2-1.3 Candidate Alternatives............................................................................................2-11 2-2 DETAILED DESCRIPTION