Palmdale to Los Angeles Section of the California High-Speed Train System
Summary
SCH Number
2007031066
Lead Agency
California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Title
Palmdale to Los Angeles Section of the California High-Speed Train System
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
The need for a high-speed train (HST) system is directly related to the expected growth in population and increase in intercity travel demand in California over the next twenty years and beyond. With growth in travel demand, there will be an increase in travel delays arising from the growing congestion on California's highways and at airports. In addition, there will be negative effects on the economy, quality of life, and air quality in and around California's metropolitan areas from a transportation system that will become less reliable as travel demand increases. The purpose of the proposed HST system is to provide a new mode for high-speed intercity travel that would link the major metropolitan areas of the state; interface with international airports, mass transit, and highways; and provide added capacity to meet increases in intercity travel demand in California in a manner sensitive to and protective of California's unique natural resources.
Contact Information
Name
Ms. Carrie Pourvahidi
Agency Name
California High Speed Rail Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Orange
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), Department of Water Resources
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Economics/Jobs, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Social, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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