BART Sets Public Scoping Meeting & Open House for Warm Springs Extension; the Public Has an Opportunity to Comment on the BART Warm Springs Extension Environmental Impact Statement.News Editors/City Desks OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 The San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay Rapid Transit District (BART) is holding a public scoping meeting / open house on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 to gather comments on the proposed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. ) for the Warm Springs Extension project. The project will extend BART service an additional 5.4 miles from the Fremont BART Station to a new station in the Warm Springs district, with an optional station at Irvington. Written comments can be submitted throughout the evening.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 28, 2004, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94538
WHAT: Public Scoping Meeting for the BART Warm Springs Extension
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
WHY: To receive public comments on the EIS for the BART Warm
Springs Extension Project
Refreshments will be served. Anyone needing special assistance to attend the meeting is encouraged to call the project information line at 510-476-3900 at least 72 hours prior to the public meeting. The meeting facility is ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. compliant. An Environmental Impact Report and Supplemental Environmental Impact Report were previously prepared for this project in 1992 and 2003 respectively. Both documents were prepared by BART in accordance 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. (CEQA CEQA California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 ). The EIS currently being prepared by the FTA FTA abbr. Future Teachers of America and BART will satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) in order to obtain federal funding for the project. Environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIS include, but are not limited to: transportation and traffic impacts; the use of parkland, including Fremont Central Park Fremont Central Park is a 450 acre park that lies in the central area of Fremont, California. The park is on Paseo Padre Parkway at Stevenson Boulevard and is easily accessible from both I-880 & I-680. It began development in 1960. ; biological resources and sensitive species; land use, including consistency of proposed stations with local plans and policies; potential impacts to historic and cultural resources; noise and vibration impacts on homes and other sensitive receptors near the tracks. Please visit our website at www.bart.gov for more information on BART. |
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