Northwest Corridor
LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport
Final Environmental Impact Statement

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LIST OF TABLES

Table ES-1 Summary of LRT Alternative Environmental Impacts (54KB PDF) ES-8
Table 1-1 Forecast Population and Employment Growth (42KB PDF) 1-9
Table 1-2 Existing and Projected Traffic Volumes (43KB PDF) 1-10
Table 2-1 Station Characteristics - LRT Alternative (42KB PDF) 2-15
Table 2-2 Bus Operating Plan - LRT Alternative (36KB PDF) 2-31
Table 2-3 Traction Power Substations (41KB PDF) 2-33
Table 2-4 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cost Inputs (39KB PDF) 2-34
Table 2-5 Operating and Maintenance Cost Variables (40KB PDF) 2-35
Table 2-6 Operating and Maintenance Cost Constant $2006 (40KB PDF) 2-35
Table 3-1 Corridor Cities Land Use (41KB PDF) 3-3
Table 3-2 Irving/DFW Corridor Land Use (51KB PDF) 3-7
Table 3-3 Schools and Community Facilities (41KB PDF) 3-12
Table 3-4 Major Activity Centers and Employers (40KB PDF) 3-13
Table 3-5 Population Change 1990-2000 Region, County and Corridor Cities (40KB PDF) 3-16
Table 3-6 Demographic Forecast Region, County and Corridor Cities (40KB PDF) 3-17
Table 3-7 Demographic Forecast Las Colinas and Irving/DFW Corridor (40KB PDF) 3-17
Table 3-8 Land Area by Census Tract Irving/DFW Corridor (2000 Census Tracts) (40KB PDF) 3-18
Table 3-9 Population Change 1990-2000, Irving/DFW Corridor (40KB PDF) 3-18
Table 3-10 Demographic Profile DART Service Area, County, and Corridor Cities (40KB PDF) 3-21
Table 3-11 Demographic Profile Irving/DFW Corridor Census Tracts (42KB PDF) 3-22
Table 3-12 Employment Change 1990-2000 County and Corridor Cities (40KB PDF) 3-24
Table 3-13 Employment 1990 -1998 Irving/DFW Corridor Census Tract (40KB PDF) 3-24
Table 3-14 Employment Projections Region, County, Corridor Cities and Irving/DFW Corridor (51KB PDF) 3-26
Table 3-15 Major Roadways Paralleling the Proposed Alignment (41KB PDF) 3-35
Table 3-16 Major Roadways Crossing the Proposed Alignment (41KB PDF) 3-35
Table 3-17 Existing Irving/DFW LRT Corridor Bus Ridership (41KB PDF) 3-37
Table 3-18 Bus Operations Summary (41KB PDF) 3-37
Table 3-19 Parking Facilities at Existing Transit Centers (42KB PDF) 3-42
Table 3-20 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (41KB PDF) 3-46
Table 3-21 Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets and Estimated Emissions for the Dallas/Fort Worth Nine-County Nonattainment Area (61KB PDF) 3-49
Table 3-22 Local Air Monitoring Stations Data Summary (76KB PDF) 3-52
Table 3-23 FTA Noise Impact Criteria (126KB PDF) 3-56
Table 3-24 Summary of Existing Ambient Noise Measurement Results (128KB PDF) 3-59
Table 3-25 Ground-Borne Vibration Impact Criteria (191KB PDF) 3-61
Table 3-26 Ground-Borne Vibration Impact Criteria for Special Buildings (201KB PDF) 3-62
Table 3-27 General Rating of Corridor Visual Assessment Units (192KB PDF) 3-67
Table 3-28 Evaluation Ratings (192KB PDF) 3-67
Table 3-29 Parks and Recreational Resources within 700' of the Alignment (193KB PDF) 3-76
Table 3-30 Waters of the U.S. and Wetland Types Present within the Project Corridor (195KB PDF) 3-78
Table 3-31 Length and Area of Waters Located within the Project Corridor (193KB PDF) 3-79
Table 3-32 Area of Wetlands Located within the Project Corridor (194KB PDF) 3-92
Table 3-33 Area and Classifications of Waters and Wetlands within ¼ Mile of Proposed Stations (exclusive of corridor) (191KB PDF) 3-93
Table 3-34 Total Size of Plant Communities Present within the Project Corridor (exclusive of stations) (191KB PDF) 3-93
Table 3-35 Plant Communities and Their Sizes Present within Project Corridor (195KB PDF) 3-96
Table 3-36 Threatened, Endangered, and Rare Species Occurring or Potentially Occurring in Dallas County (195KB PDF) 3-98
Table 3-37 Soil Types Intersecting the Alignment (204KB PDF) 3-103
Table 3-38 Floodplain Crossings (192KB PDF) 3-107
Table 3-39 Summary of Registered and Non-Registered Facilities (189KB PDF) 3-110
Table 3-40 Summary of Findings for the Regulatory Database Search (279KB PDF) 3-113
Table 4-1 2030 Transit System Level of Service Performance Measures (DART System-wide) (40KB PDF) 4-2
Table 4-2 Preliminary Operating Plan for the LRT Alternative (39KB PDF) 4-3
Table 4-3 Transit Travel Times from Select Origins and Destinations (40KB PDF) 4-4
Table 4-4 Daily LRT Alternative Station Passenger Volumes in 2030 (43KB PDF) 4-6
Table 4-5 2030 Freeway ADT in the Northwest Corridor (41KB PDF) 4-9
Table 4-6 2030 Arterial ADT in the Northwest Corridor (69KB PDF) 4-11
Table 4-7 Level of Service Criteria for Signalized Intersections (43KB PDF) 4-13
Table 4-8 Grade Crossing Analysis (43KB PDF) 4-13
Table 4-9 LRT Roadway Crossing Configurations (42KB PDF) 4-15
Table 4-10 Proposed Parking and Bus Facilities at LRT Stations (41KB PDF) 4-18
Table 5-1 Station Area Acquisitions and Land Use (41KB PDF) 5-10
Table 5-2 Alignment Acquisitions and Land Use (41KB PDF) 5-11
Table 5-3 Micro-scale CO Analysis Sites (53KB PDF) 5-13
Table 5-4 2025 Projected Corridor Pollutant Burden (DFW) (43KB PDF) 5-14
Table 5-5 2025 Carbon Monoxide Concentrations (41KB PDF) 5-15
Table 5-6 Conformity Analysis Findings (9-County Nonattainment Area) Vehicle Emission Summary (52KB PDF) 5-17
Table 5-7 Noise Impacts for Land Use, Daytime/Nighttime (Category 2) (47KB PDF) 5-19
Table 5-8 Noise Impacts for Institutional Land Use without Nighttime (Category 1&3) (47KB PDF) 5-19
Table 5-9 Land Use Category 2 Vibration Impacts (59KB PDF) 5-22
Table 5-10 Land Use Category 1 and 3 Vibration Impacts (59KB PDF) 5-22
Table 5-11 Visual and Aesthetic Impacts (67KB PDF) 5-24
Table 5-12 Impacts to Waters and Wetlands (including potentially jurisdictional waters of the U.S.) (41KB PDF) 5-31
Table 5-13 Designated and Suspected Floodplains crossed/bordered by Alignment (52KB PDF) 5-40
Table 5-14 Moderate Environmental Risk Sites (52KB PDF) 5-45
Table 5-15 Construction Elements by Elevation (40KB PDF) 5-54
Table 5-16 Construction Coordination (40KB PDF) 5-56
Table 5-17 Typical Noise Levels of Construction Equipment (39KB PDF) 5-57
Table 5-18 FTA Construction Noise Guidelines (39KB PDF) 5-57
Table 5-19 Construction-related Traffic Impacts (44KB PDF) 5-60
Table 5-20 Ordinances Applicable to Project Construction in City ROW (44KB PDF) 5-60
Table 5-21 Analysis of Environmental Effects on Recreational Facilities (52KB PDF) 5-68
Table 5-22 Environmental Justice Evaluation of Census Tracts in Project Corridor (40KB PDF) 5-71
Table 5-23 Environmental Justice Census Tracts with High Poverty, Minority, or Hispanic Populations (40KB PDF) 5-73
Table 5-24 Project Impacts Related to FAA Environmental Impact Assessment Guidance (43KB PDF) 5-75
Table 5-25 Required Permits and Approvals (51KB PDF) 5-76
Table 6-1 Parks and Recreational Lands (40KB PDF) 6-4
Table 6-2 Effect of Project on Parks and Recreational Lands (41KB PDF) 6-5
Table 7-1 Summary of Public and Agency Participation (73KB PDF) 7-3
Table 7-2 Agency Comments and Responses on Draft EIS and Subsequent Project Changes (112KB PDF) 7-9
Table 7-3 Written and Public Hearing Comments and Responses on Draft EIS and Subsequent Project Changes (92KB PDF) 7-18

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