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MTA Holds June 2005 Red Line Open Houses
The Red Line Study Team is committed to reaching out to the public and encouraging residents, business owners, elected officials, commuters, and others to become involved in the Red Line project. At the June 2005 public Open Houses, participants reviewed and discussed:
- The various alternatives being recommended for further study;
- Where stations could be located;
- Information on environmental and community issues that are being studied; and
- The project schedule and next steps.
If you were unable to attend the June 2005 Open Houses, it is not too late to get involved. Below you will find materials and information presented at the Open Houses.
Click here to review the Alignment and Station Map provided at the June 2005 Open House
Click on links below to view Boards presented at the Open Houses.
In October 2004, the MTA began preliminary technical analyses to reduce the number of potential alignment alternatives being studied. These analyses considered factors such as:
- Engineering,
- Constructability;
- Conceptual construction costs;
- Preservation of, or minimization of, impacts on environmental resources;
- Potential for improved travel time;
- Connectivity to existing transit services;
- Auto and/or walk accessibility to stations;
- Existing and future land uses;
- Opportunity to serve transit-dependent populations while attracting choice riders; and
- Consistency with local community revitalization and economic redevelopment efforts.
Technical Evaluation Process, (pdf file 46kb)
Preliminary Evalutions of Alternatives (pdf file46kb).
Preliminary Technical Evaluation Factors (pdf file 262kb) used in reducing the number of alignment alternatives being studied
Alignments Map from October 2004: In late October/early November 2004, a description of the study corridor and transit vehicle options was presented at a series of public Open House meetings. Click below to view alignment maps displayed at the Fall 2004 Open Houses.
Alignments and Station Areas Recommended for Further Study: As a result of input from local and State agencies and the public along with the technical evaluation process, the MTA has developed alignment and station areas recommended for further study.
Evaluation of the Alternatives Recommended for Further Study
Environmental Resources: The Red Line Study includes conducting inventories and analyzing potential impacts to the natural and cultural resources within the study area. The Environmental Resources map features natural resources found within the corridor including wetlands, streams, floodplains, watersheds, rare, threatened and endangered species, parklands and Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas. Cultural resources within the study area include historic sites, historic districts, monuments and other places of interest. The Section 106 Review display explains how historic properties are protected under the National Historic Preservation Act. Each resource will be investigated and documented in detail in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which is anticipated to be completed in Winter 2006/ 2007.
Historical Site Table (pdf file 35kb)
Section 106 Review (pdf file 403kb)
Station Areas: What would a station look like? Where would it go? In this section, you can view photos of what stations look like in other cities and look at drawings of potential station layouts.
Station Areas (pdf file 173kb)
- Downtown and Neighborhood - BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) (pdf file 330kb)
- Downtown and Neighborhood - LRT (Light Rail Transit) (pdf file 808kb)
- Tunnel Facilities (pdf file 808kb)
- Commuter Park & Ride Facilities (pdf file 808kb)
- Potential Station Layout (pdf file 808kb)
Project Schedule: Where do we go from here? Click here for the project schedule, which shows the next steps for the Red Line.
Project Schedule (pdf file 808kb)
Public Involvement: How can you stay involved? Where can you find the latest project information? Click here to find out how to get information about the Red Line. You can also fill out a comment form and tell us what you like and dislike about the alignments and stations. We want to hear from you!
Public Involvement (pdf file 808kb)
Comment Card (pdf file23kb)
Video of Bus Rapid and Light Rail Transit:
This video shows examples of Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail Transit from across the country. (Approx. running time: 9 Minutes)
- 5 mb flash file
- 20 mb asf file (Windows Media Player Video. Please right click and save file to hard drive before viewing.)
Click on links below to view Handouts from the open houses.
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| Evaluation of Red Line Alignments and Stations / Matrix (pdf file236kb) | |
| Resource Hub Location (pdf file 30kb) | |
Workshop notification newsletter for June 2005 (pdf file 945 kb) .
