Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 29/09/2000

Environmental Impact Statement for Transportation Improvements Within the Northeast (University) Corridor, Charlotte, NC

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Federal lead agency, and the City of Charlotte, the local lead agency, intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for transportation improvements within the proposed Northeast Corridor in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The study corridor of approximately 14 miles extends from Uptown Charlotte (the center city) in Mecklenburg County to the Concord Mills area near the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus County line. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg region is developing an integrated land use and supportive transit plan. Building on the 2025 Integrated Transit/Land Use Plan for Charlotte-Mecklenburg, four corridor Major Investment Studies (MISs) are being prepared for the North, Northeast (University), Southeast (Independence), and West (Airport) corridors. A previously-prepared MIS for the South Corridor resulted in a light rail transit project for that corridor. The EIS will be prepared following completion of a MIS for the Northeast Corridor. The Northeast Corridor MIS will evaluate the land use, mobility, and environmental benefits, costs and impacts of various land use and