ADVISORY/Public Invited to Comment on First-in-the-Nation System of High-Speed Rail.News Editors/Transportation Writers ADVISORY... SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 The California High-Speed Rail The California High-Speed Rail project is a proposed high-speed rail system in the state of California. The system is being planned by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which will design, build, and operate the system. Authority (CHSRA CHSRA California High Speed Rail Authority (Sacramento, CA) CHSRA Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis ) and the Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created in 1966 as a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote rail transportation and safety. The FRA is one of 10 agencies within the Department of Transportation concerned with intermodal transportation. (FRA Fra: see Angelico, Fra; Bartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, Fra; Fra Filippo Lippi under Lippi. ) will hold statewide public hearings to invite comments on the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) prepared for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a California law (California Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) passed in 1970, shortly after the Federal Government passed the National Environmental Policy Act. and the National Environmental Policy Act. The 2,500 page Draft Program EIR/EIS determined that high-speed trains are a smart solution for California's growing transportation needs. Public hearing times and locations are as follows: Sacramento: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:00 - 8:00 PM, Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, McCuen Meeting Room 828 I Street Sacramento, CA Los Angeles: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:00 - 8:00 PM, MTA Board Room, 3rd Floor, 1 Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA San Francisco: Thursday, April 15, 2004 3:00 - 8:00 PM, State of California Building, Milton Marks Conference Center 455 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA San Diego: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:00 - 8:00 PM San Diego Association of Governments Board Room 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA Fresno: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:00 - 8:00 PM, City of Fresno Council Chambers 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA The Draft Program EIR/EIS demonstrates that the proposed high-speed train system could carry up to 68 million passengers by 2020. It is two-to-three times less costly than expanding highways and airports and will increase mobility, relieve highway congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , help protect California's environment and boost the state's economy. Preparation of the Draft Program EIR/EIS involved more than 30 months of data gathering, analysis and evaluation, plus seventeen public scoping meetings, multiple agency consultations and numerous public briefings. Copies of the Draft Program EIR/EIS can be downloaded from the CHSRA's Web site at www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. |
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