Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train Program EIR/EIS

Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train Program EIR/EIS

With California's persistent congestion and growing demand for intercity travel, the high-speed train is an attractive solution to meet future transportation needs. A Statewide Program EIR/EIS was certified in November 2005 and was the first phase of a tiered environmental review process for the proposed California high-speed train system planned to connect the major metropolitan areas of the state. This Draft Program EIR/EIS further examines the San Francisco Bay Area to Central Valley region as the second part of programmatic analysis in the tiered environmental review process and generally describes the environmental impacts of a proposed high-speed train system within the broad corridor between and including the Altamont Pass and Pacheco Pass. The document describes no-project and high-speed train alternatives (network alternatives, alignment alternatives, and station location options), and identifies potential impacts, benefits, and mitigation strategies.

Alameda, Merced, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

Transportation:Rail (High-Speed Train)

State Agency Approval

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife