Environmental Impact Statement for the BART-Oakland Airport Connector in Oakland, California

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a proposed BART-Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). The transportation improvements are being defined in conjunction with a Major Investment Study (MIS), which will include the NEPA/CEQA scoping process and the selection of alternatives to be addressed in the joint environmental document. The EIS/EIR will evaluate a no build alternative, a quality bus alternative, and various automated guideway transit technologies, as well as other options that surface during the scoping process. Based on the presentation of the proposed action, project alternatives, and breadth of the environmental analysis described below, please let us know of your agency's views regarding the scope and content of the EIS/EIR. Your thoughts can be offered at the scoping meeting or sent in written form to the contact person identified below.