Book Description

This report documents the financial, transportation and environmental characteristics and impacts of the No Project, Transportation Systems Management (TSM)/Enhanced Bus, and Los Angeles Metro Rail extension alternatives in the San Fernando Valley East-West Transportation Corridor. The corridor begins at the Metro Rail Red Line North Hollywood station (currently under construction), located in the vicinity of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard in the North Hollywood portion of the City of Los Angeles, and extends westerly to the vicinity of Valley Circle Boulevard, in the Woodland Hills portion of the City of Los Angeles; a distance of approximately 17 miles. The corridor is divided into two segments: the East Valley segment (approximately 6 miles in length) and the West Valley segment (approximately 11 miles in length). In addition the TSM Alternative, which could be implemented throughout the entire corridor, several rail transit alternatives are under consideration for implementation in the East Valley segment. Alternatives being considered in the West Valley segment (referred to as Cross Valley Strategies), are not being considered for implementation at the present time, but are discussed in this document for planning purposes. This report is a combined Major Investment Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, satisfying the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It focuses on the environmental impacts of the alternatives under consideration in the East Valley. This MIS/DEIS/DSEIR examines potential areas of impact including transportation (effects on transit, highways, travel corridors, station areas, and parking), land use and development, acquisitions and displacements, demographics and neighborhoods, community facilities and services, fiscal and economic conditions, visual and aesthetic conditions, air quality, energy, noise and vibration, geotechnical considerations, biological resources, water resources, safety and security, cultural resources, Section 4(f) considerations, and construction. Mitigation measures for the impacts are identified.