LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO PROPOSED RAIL CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS

DRAFT PROGRAM EIR/EIS

California Transportation Commission Meeting

September 15, 2004

LOSSAN CORRIDOR STUDY AREALOSSAN CORRIDOR STUDY AREA The Los Angeles to San The Los Angeles to San

Diego portion of the Diego portion of the LOSSAN (Los Angeles to LOSSAN (Los Angeles to San Diego and San Luis San Diego and San Luis Obispo) Rail Corridor is the Obispo) Rail Corridor is the rail alignment used by rail alignment used by Amtrak, Metrolink, Coaster Amtrak, Metrolink, Coaster and BNSF freight services.and BNSF freight services.

Corridor loosely parallels Corridor loosely parallels Interstate 5 from Los Interstate 5 from Los Angeles Union Station to Angeles Union Station to San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot.San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot.

Second busiest intercity Second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in passenger rail corridor in the nation.the nation.

IMPORTANT POINTS

1.1. Why did the Department decide to prepare a Why did the Department decide to prepare a corridor-wide EIR/EIS?corridor-wide EIR/EIS?

2.2. What types of projects are needed?What types of projects are needed?

3.3. How will priority projects be funded?How will priority projects be funded?

4.4. How will projects be prioritized?How will projects be prioritized?

WHY A CORRIDOR-WIDE EIR/EIS? Details a vision for LOSSAN corridor over a Details a vision for LOSSAN corridor over a

twenty-year timeframetwenty-year timeframe

Avoids piecemealing – Program document Avoids piecemealing – Program document allowed for a corridor-wide examination and allowed for a corridor-wide examination and identification of impacts, costs, and potential identification of impacts, costs, and potential mitigation strategiesmitigation strategies

Provides a foundation for future project-specific Provides a foundation for future project-specific workwork

Provides a mechanism for accessing federal Provides a mechanism for accessing federal fundingfunding

WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS ARE NEEDED?

HOW WILL PRIORITY PROJECTS BE FUNDED?

Funding for priority projects may come from a Funding for priority projects may come from a variety of sources, including:variety of sources, including:– Federal Railroad AdministrationFederal Railroad Administration– StateState– Regional and Local matching fundsRegional and Local matching funds

Projects may be individually or jointly Projects may be individually or jointly sponsored by:sponsored by:– CaltransCaltrans– MPOs (such as SANDAG)MPOs (such as SANDAG)– Rail OperatorsRail Operators– Individual Corridor Cities Individual Corridor Cities

HOW WILL PROJECTS BE PRIORITIZED?

Projects will likely be prioritized based on a Projects will likely be prioritized based on a number of criteria developed in the LOSSAN number of criteria developed in the LOSSAN Strategic Plan, including:Strategic Plan, including:

CostCost Available sources of fundingAvailable sources of funding Rail performance increaseRail performance increase Community and Environmental IssuesCommunity and Environmental Issues PhasabilityPhasability Timing (Short-, medium, or long-term)Timing (Short-, medium, or long-term)

HOW WILL PROJECTS BE PRIORITIZED?

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