Eastridge to BART Regional Connector: Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project
18 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001092014
Lead Agency
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Document Title
Eastridge to BART Regional Connector: Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Eight-lane arterial roadway with HOV lanes, bordered by low density residential, open space, a general aviation airport, retail
Document Description
The approved project would consist of the extension of light rail along Capitol Expressway between Alum Rock Light Rail Station and Eastridge Transit Center, a distance of approx. 2.4 miles. VTA is proposing the following changes to the approved project: extension of the aerial guideway to grade-separate the Ocala Avenue and Cunningham Avenue intersections; revisions to Capitol Expressway roadway lane configurations (including the conversion of the exiting high-occupancy vehicle lanes to general purpose traffic lanes and maintaining eight lanes between Story Road and Capitol Avenue); modifications to Eastridge Station platforms and track; reduction in parking spaces at Eastridge Park and Ride lot; relocation of the Story Station pedestrian overcrossing; modification to Story Station pedestrian access; and relocation of a construction staging area.
Contact Information
Name
Christina Jaworski
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Capitol Expressway between Capitol Avenue and north of Quimby Road
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
Hwy 130, 680, 101
Airports
Reid Hillview Airport
Schools
Various
Waterways
Silver Creek, Lake Cunningham, Thompson Creek
Other Information
Zip Code: 95122, 95148
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Transportation:Other (Transit Improvements)
Local Actions
Transit Improvements
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Utilities, Construction
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