Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements: Grade Separation Feasibility Study
Summary
SCH Number
2024041031
Public Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements: Grade Separation Feasibility Study
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/24/2024
Document Description
Study for the design and delivery of one or more overcrossing structures capable of accommodating the movement of motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and other mobility users over the Embarcadero West corridor, while addressing the needs of a heavy weight vehicle route and emergency vehicle access to/from the waterfront.
Contact Information
Name
Edmond Siu
Agency Name
City of Oakland Department of Transportation
Job Title
Supervising Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Embarcadero West between Clay Street and Adeline Street
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code, Sections 21102 and 21150; CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies
Reasons for Exemption
The Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements: Grade Separation Feasibility Study is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies). The planning activities under this project are resource surveys, data analysis, and coordination and outreach towards the development of a Feasibility Study for one or more overcrossing structures, which have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded. The activities to be carried out as part of the project involve no ground or resource disturbance. The project is Statutorily Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies as the project only involves feasibility studies for possible future actions, which the City of Oakland has not approved, adopted, or funded; there is no legally binding effect on later activities.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15306, Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
The Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements: Grade Separation Feasibility Study is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant CEQA Guidelines Section 15306 (Information Collection). The planning activities under this project are resource surveys, data analysis, and coordination and outreach towards the development of a Feasibility Study for one or more overcrossing structures, which have not yet been approved, adopted, or funded. The activities to be carried out as part of the project involve no ground or resource disturbance. The project is Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15306 Information Collection because it consists of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a disturbance to environmental resources. None of the exceptions to a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15300.2 apply to the project. The proposed activities are for information gathering purposes and are part of a study leading to an action, which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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