Final Environmental Impact Statement Table of Contents 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 1-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 1-1 B. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................ 1-1 C. BACKGROUND........................................................................................ 1-11 D. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED...................................................................... 1-12 E. PROPOSED BUILDING PROGRAM AND DESIGN ................................................... 1-16 F. REQUIRED ACTIONS AND APPROVALS ............................................................. 1-36 G. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS AND RELATED LAND USE REVIEWS ...................... 1-39 2.0 LAND USE, ZONING, AND PUBLIC POLICY.............................................. 2-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 2-1 B. BACKGROUND.......................................................................................... 2-3 C. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 2-4 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ....................................... 2-12 E. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION ............................................ 2-15 3.0 SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS ............................................................. 3-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 3-1 B. DEFINITIONS AND METHODOLOGY................................................................... 3-2 C. INITIAL SCREENING ASSESSMENT................................................................... 3-6 D. DETAILED ASSESSMENT .............................................................................. 3-8 E. VARIATIONS.......................................................................................... 3-34 4.0 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER ................................................................ 4-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 4-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 4-3 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION.......................................... 4-7 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION .............................................. 4-8 E. VARIATIONS.......................................................................................... 4-10 5.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES ............................................... 5-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 5-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 5-2 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION........................................ 5-10 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION ............................................ 5-15 E. VARIATIONS.......................................................................................... 5-17 6.0 OPEN SPACE........................................................................................... 6-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 6-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 6-2 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ......................................... 6-6 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION .............................................. 6-8 E. VARIATIONS.......................................................................................... 6-15 7.0 SHADOWS .............................................................................................. 7-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 7-1 B. IDENTIFICATION OF SENSITIVE RECEPTORS........................................................ 7-2 C. SHADOW EFFECTS..................................................................................... 7-3 D. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 7-4 SILVERCUP WEST FEIS i FEIS Table of Contents E. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ......................................... 7-4 F. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION .............................................. 7-4 G. CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................7-13 H. VARIATIONS ..........................................................................................7-13 8.0 HISTORIC RESOURCES........................................................................... 8-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 8-1 B. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 8-3 C. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 8-3 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ......................................... 8-8 E. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION .............................................. 8-9 F. VARIATIONS ..........................................................................................8-16 9.0 TRAFFIC AND PARKING ......................................................................... 9-1 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 9-1 B. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (YEAR 2003) ................................................... 9-2 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION (NO BUILD CONDITION – YEAR 2009) 9-16 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION (BUILD CONDITION – YEAR 2009) ..9-31 E. TRAFFIC MITIGATION (YEAR 2009) ...............................................................9-53 F. ASSESSMENT OF VARIATIONS.......................................................................9-61 10.0 TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIANS ............................................................... 10-1 A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................10-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................10-1 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION......................................10-17 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION...........................................10-22 E. TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIAN MITIGATION (2009)...............................................10-29 F. ASSESSMENT OF VARIATIONS.....................................................................10-30 11.0 AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................... 11-1 A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................11-1 B. PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS ...........................................................................11-1 C. POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN ..........................................................................11-3 D. AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ......................................................11-5 E. EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................11-6 F. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ......................................11-12 G. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION...........................................11-13 H. VARIATIONS ........................................................................................11-22 12.0 NOISE .................................................................................................. 12-1 A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................12-1 B. NOISE ASSESSMENT .................................................................................12-2 C. CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................12-29 D. VARIATIONS ........................................................................................12-29 13.0 INFRASTRUCTURE................................................................................ 13-1 A. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................13-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................................13-1 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ........................................13-3 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION.............................................13-3 E. VARIATIONS ..........................................................................................13-5 SILVERCUP WEST FEIS ii FEIS Table of Contents 14.0 SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION SERVICES......................................... 14-1 A. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 14-1 B. EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 14-1 C. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ....................................... 14-1 D. FUTURE CONDITIONS WITH THE PROPOSED