APPENDIX E COMMUNITY EFFECTS ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS May 2020 COMMUNITY EFFECTS ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1 1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Corridors ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Study Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Alternatives Evaluated .................................................................................................................. 4 2 METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................................................9 2.1 CEA Analysis Area .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Data Collection ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.3 Analysis of Environmental Consequences .................................................................................. 15 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ................................................ 16 3.1 Land Use and Zoning, Planning, and Development .................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 16 3.1.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 29 3.2 Population and Demographics .................................................................................................... 31 3.2.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 31 3.2.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 37 3.3 Economic, Employment, and Commuting Characteristics .......................................................... 38 3.3.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 38 3.3.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 48 3.4 Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 50 3.4.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 50 3.4.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 52 3.5 Community Facilities and Services .............................................................................................. 53 3.5.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 53 3.5.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 60 3.6 Property Acquisitions and Relocations ....................................................................................... 65 3.6.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................. 65 3.6.2 Environmental Consequences............................................................................................. 65 4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 68 4.1 Environmental Justice Analysis Regulatory Context ................................................................... 68 4.2 Environmental Justice Analysis Methodology ............................................................................ 69 May 2020 i COMMUNITY EFFECTS ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS 4.2.1 Identification of Minority Race and Ethnicity Populations ................................................. 70 4.2.2 Identification of Low-Income Populations .......................................................................... 71 4.3 Existing Conditions of Environmental Justice Populations ......................................................... 72 4.3.1 Existing Minority Race and Ethnicity Populations............................................................... 72 4.3.2 Existing Low-Income Populations ....................................................................................... 81 4.3.3 Supplemental Community Data .......................................................................................... 86 4.3.4 Summary of the Existing Conditions of Environmental Justice Populations ...................... 91 4.4 Public Outreach with Environmental Justice Populations .......................................................... 93 4.4.1 Study Corridor-Wide Public Involvement Efforts ................................................................ 93 4.4.2 Coordinated Local Outreach and Demonstrated Engagement of Traditionally Underrepresented Populations .......................................................................................................... 98 4.4.3 Public Comments with Socioeconomic Themes ............................................................... 102 4.5 Identification of Beneficial and Adverse Effects to Environmental Justice Populations .......... 102 4.5.1 No Build Alternative .......................................................................................................... 102 4.5.2 The Screened Alternatives ................................................................................................ 103 4.5.3 The Potential for Adverse Effects to Environmental Justice Populations ......................... 108 5 COMMUNITY PROFILES AND EFFECTS ...................................................................................... 111 6 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 113 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: CEA Analysis Area Communities and Included Census Block Groups ........................................ 13 Table 2-2: Approximate Right-of-Way Widths in Feet of the Screened Alternatives ................................. 15 Table 3-1: Comprehensive, Master, and Sector Plans ................................................................................ 21 Table 3-2: Land Use Converted to Transportation Right-of-Way ............................................................... 30 Table 3-3: Historic and Projected Regional Population in the CEA Analysis Area ...................................... 32 Table 3-4: Major Montgomery County and Prince George’s County Employers in CEA Analysis Area ...... 40 Table 3-5: Means of Transportation to Work ............................................................................................. 43 Table 3-6: Top 30 Employment Destinations for Workers Who Live in the CEA Analysis Area .................. 45 Table 3-7: Top 30 Home Destinations for Workers Employed in the CEA Analysis Area ........................... 47 Table 3-8: Local Property Tax Rates and Revenue ...................................................................................... 48 Table 3-9: Overview of Potential Impacts by CEA Analysis Area Community ............................................ 61 Table 3-10: Summary of Impacted Community Facility Properties Within the CEA Analysis Area ............ 63 Table 3-11: Right-of-Way Needs of the Screened Alternatives .................................................................. 66 Table 4-1: HUD 2016 Low-Income Limit for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, ................................. 72 Table 4-2: EJ Analysis Area Race and Ethnicity Characteristics .................................................................. 74 Table 4-3: EJ Analysis Area Household/Low-Income Characteristics and EJ Populations .......................... 81 Table 4-4: Voluntary Demographic Survey Results ..................................................................................... 90 May 2020 ii COMMUNITY EFFECTS ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS Table 4-5: Public Involvement Efforts in or near EJ Populations ................................................................ 93 Table 4-6: Right-of-Way Requirements in EJ Populations ........................................................................ 103 Table 4-7: Potential for Adverse Effects to Environmental Resources within EJ Populations .................. 109 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Study Corridors ........................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 1-2: Typical Sections of Alternatives Considered ............................................................................... 7 Figure 2-1: CEA Analysis Area and Communities ........................................................................................ 12 Figure 3-1: CEA Analysis