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CHAPTER 3 – PURPOSE AND NEED

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Corridor Region Transportation System. State of the Northeast Corridor Region Transportation System.

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Needs on the Northeast Corridor. Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission.

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Corridor. Letter from Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters to The Honorable Robert C. Byrd 

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U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2015). Regional Economic Accounts. Retrieved 

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U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2015, February). Airline On-Time Statistics 

and Delay Causes. Retrieved 2015, from Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Challenges and Alternatives.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. (2012). Freight Analysis Framework: FAF3. 

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Analysis.

CHAPTER 7 – AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES & MITIGATION 

STRATEGIES

7.2 – Land Cover

Baltimore Regional Transportation Board. (2011). Plan It 2035: Baltimore Regional Transportation Board regional 

long-range transportation plan for 2016-2035. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Regional Transportation Board.

Berks County Planning Commission. (2013). Berks County Comprehensive Plan 2030. Reading Area Transportation 

Study MPO.

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. (2012). 2012 Berkshire Regional Transportation Plan. Berkshire Regional 

Planning Commission.

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. (2014). Sustainable Berkshires, Community Strategies for a Sustainable 

Future.

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2012). The Long-Range Transportation Plan, Paths to a 

Sustainable Region.

Cape Cod Commission. (2013). Cape Cod 2012 Regional Transportation Plan: 2012-2035.

Cape Cod Commission. (2013). Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan.

Capital District Transportation Committee. (2011). New Visions 2035 Plan Update: Choosing Our Future, New 

Visions for a Quality Region. Albany, NY: Capital District Transportation Committee.

Capitol Region Council of Governments. (2009). Achieving the Balance: A Plan of Conservation and Development 

for the Capitol Region. Hartford, CT: Capitol Region Council of Governments.

Capitol Region Council of Governments. (2011). Capitol Region Transportation Plan: A Guide for Transportation 

Investments Through The Year 2040. Hartford, CT: Capitol Region Council of Governments.

Capitol Region Council of Governments. (2014). Regional Plan of Conservation and Development: Vibrant. Green. 

Connected. Competitive. Hartford, CT: Capitol Region Council of Governments.

Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency. (2011). Long-Range Transportation Plan for Central Connecticut, 

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Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency. (2013). PLAN of Conservation and Development for the Central 

Connecticut Region, 2013-2023. Bristol, CT: Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency.

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. (2011). 2012 Regional Transportation Plan: Multimodal -

Intermodal. Central Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley. (2008). Central Naugatuck Valley Regional Plan of 

Conservation and Development: 2008. Waterbury, CT: Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck 

Valley.

Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley. (2011). Central Naugatuck Valley Long Range Regional 

Transportation Plan: 2011-2040. Waterbury, CT: Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley.

Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination. (2010). Delaware Strategies for State Policies and Spending. Dover, 

DE: Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination.

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. (2013). Connections 2040: Plan for Greater Philadelphia.

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Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2013). Metropolitan Transportation Plan: 2040 Update.

Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Franklin Regional Council of Governments. (2011). 2012 Regional Transportation Plan. Greenfield, MA: Franklin 

Regional Council of Governments.

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Sustainable Development. Frankling Regional Council of Governments.

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Department. (2015, January 15). Land Cover Classification Systems, Definitions. Retrieved from FAO 

Corporation Document Repository: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X0596E/x0596e01e.htm

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PE&RS, 77 (9), 858-864.

Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency. (2008). Growth Management Alternatives: Regional Conservation 

and Development Plan Update. Bridgeport, CT: Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency.

Greater Bridgeport Regional Council. (2011). Regional Transportation Plan for the Greater bridgeport Planning 

Regiona: 2011-2040. Bridgeport, CT: Greater Bridgeport Regional Council.

Greater Washington 2050 Coalition. (2010). Region Forward: A comprehensive guide for regional planning and 

measuring progress in the 21st century . Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Harrisburg Area Transportation Study. (2010). 2035 Regional Transportation Plan: 2011-2035. Harrisburg Area 

Transportation Study.

Harrisburg Area Transportation Study. (2014). 2040 Regional Transportation Plan: Vision, Goals and Objectives.

Harrisburg Area Transportation Study.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials. (2011). 2011-2040 Regional Transportation Plan for Greater 

Danbury, CT. Brookfield, CT: Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials.

Lancaster County Transportation Coordinating Committee Planning Commission. (2012). Connections 2040: The 

Transportation Element. Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County Transportation Coordinating Committee 

Planning Commission.

Lancaster County Transportation Coordinating Committee Planning Commission. (2014). Lancaster County 

Congestion Management Process. Lancaster, PA: Lancaster County Transportation Coordinating 

Committee Planning Commission.
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Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2007). Lebanon County Comprehensive Plan. Lebanon 

County Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2012). 2013 Long Range Transportation Plan. Lebanon 

County Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. (2005). Comprehensive Plan: The Lehigh Valley: 2030. Allentown, PA: Lehigh 

Valley Planning Commission.

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. (2010). Lehigh Valley Surface Transportation Plan: 2011-2030. Lehigh Valley 

Transportation Study.

Martha's Vineyard Commission. (2009). Island Plan: Charging the Future of the Vineyard. Oak Bluffs, MA: Martha's 

Vineyard Commission.

Martha's Vineyard Commission. (2011). Martha's Vineyard Regional Transportation Plan. Oak Bluffs, MA: Martha's 

Vineyard Commission.

Maryland Department of Planning. (2011). Plan Maryland: A Sustainable Growth Plan for the 21st Century.

Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Planning.

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission. (2009). Merrimack Valley Priority Growth Strategy. Haverhill, MA: 

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission.

Merrimack Valley Planning COmmission. (2011). Merrimack Valley 2012 Regional Transportation Plan. Haverhill, 

MA: Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Metropolitan Area Planning Council. (2008). Metro Future, Making a Greater Boston Region: Regional Plan, Goals 

and Objectives. Metroplitan Area Planning Council.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. (1998). Transportation: The TPB Vision. Retrieved January 23, 

2015, from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: 

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Midstate Regional Planning Agency. (2011). 2011-2040 Regional Transportation Plan. Middletown, CT: Midstate 

Regional Planning Agency.

Montachusett Regional Planning Commission. (2011). Montachusett Regional Strategic Framework Plan. Fitchburg, 

MA: Montachusett Regional Planning Commission.

Montachusett Regional Planning Commission. (2011). Montachusett Regional Transportation Plan 2012. Fitchburg, 

MA: Montachusett Regional Planning Commission.

Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission. (2011). Nantucket Regional Transportation Plan: 

2012 - 2035. Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission.

National Capital Planning Commission. (2004). Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. Washington, D.C.: 

National Capital Planning Commission.

New Jersey State Planning Commission. (2001). The New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan New.

Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State Planning Commission.

New York Metroplitan Transportation Council. (2013). Plan 2040, Regional Transportation Plan, A Shared Vision for 

a Sustainable Region. New York, NY: New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. (2013). Plan 2040, NJTPA Regional Transportation Plan for 

Northern New Jersey. North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. (2011). Northern Middlesex Regional Transportation Plan. Lowell, 

MA: Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments. (2009). Plan of Conservation and Development. Northwestern 

Connecticut Council of Governments.
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Office of Policy and Management, Intergovernmental Policy Division. (2005). Conservation and Development 

Policies Plan for Connecticut: 2005-2010. Hartford, CT: State of Connecticut.

Old Colony Planning Council. (2011). 2012 Old Colony Regional Transportation Plan. Brockton, MA: Old Colony 

Planning Council.

Orange County Transportation Council. (2011). Orange County Transportation Council Long Range Transportation 

Plan: 2011-2040. Goshen, NY: Orange County Transportation Council.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. (2011). 2012 Regional Transportation Plan for the Pioneer Valley 

Metropolitan Planning Organization. Springfield, MA: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. (2013). Our Next Future: An Action Plan for Building a Smart, Sustainable and 

Resilient Pioneer Valley. Springfield, MA: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. (2014). Valley Vision 4: The Regional Land Use Plan for the Pioneer Valley.

Springfield, MA: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council. (2012). Moving Dutchess: The 2040 Metropolitan 

Transportation Plan for Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council.

Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program. (2006). Land Use 2025. Providence, RI: State of Rhode Island, 

Department of Administration, Statewide Planning Program.

Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program. (2012). Transportation 2035: Long Range Transportation Plan.

Providence, RI: State of Rhode Island, Department of Administration, Statewide Planning Program.

South Central Regional Council of Governments. (2009). Plan of Conservation and Development. North Haven, CT: 

South Central Regional Council of Governments.

South Central Regional Council of Governments. (2011). South Central Regional Long Range Transportatin Plan: 

2011-2040. North Haven, CT: South Central Regional Council of Governments.

South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization. (2012). South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization 

Regional Transportation Plan 2040. Vineland, NJ: South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization.

Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments. (2007). Regional Plan of Conservation and Development 2007.

Norwich, CT: Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments.

Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments. (2011). Long Range Transportation Plan 2011-2040 for 

Southeastern Connecticut. Norwich, CT: Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments.

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. (2007). Report of the Futures Task Force.

Taunton, MA: Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District.

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. (2011). 2012 Regional Transportation Plan.

Taunton, MA: Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District. (2014). Growing the Economy of 

Southeastern Massachusetts: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy . Taunton, MA: 

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District.

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District,Old Colony Planning Council, Metropolitan 

Area Planning Council. (1999). Southeastern Massachusetts Vision 2020, An Agenda for the Future.

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District,Old Colony Planning Council, 

Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

Southwestern Regional Planning Agency . (2011). Going Forward: The Plan to Maintain & Improve Mobility, 

Southwestern Region Long Range Transportation Plan 2011-2040 (2011). Stamford, CT: Southwestern 

Region Metropolitan Planning Organization.
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Southwestern Regional Planning Agency. (2006). Regional Plan of Conservation and Development 2006-2015.

Stamford, CT: Southwestern Regional Planning Agency.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Real Estate Services. (2005, June). 

Acquisition. Acquiring Real Property for Federal and Federal Aid Programs and Projects. U.S. DOT, Federal 

Highway Administration, Publication No. FHWA-HEP-05-030.

Ulster County Transportation Council. (2010). Year 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan. Kingston, NY: Ulster 

County Transportation Council.

Valley Council of Governments. (2012). Long Range Regional Transportation Plan Update 2011-2040. Derby, CT: 

Valley Council of Govern.

Valley Regional Planning Commission. (2008). Strategic Plan of Conservation & Development for the All-American 

Valley. Derby, CT: Valley Council of Governments.

Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Council. (2011). WILMAPCO 2040 Regional Transportation Plan Update.

Newark, DE: Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

Windham Region Council of Governments. (2005). Regional Transportation Plan 2005. Willimantic, CT: Windham 

Region Council of Governments.

York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. (2013). YAMPO Long Range Transportation Plan: 2009 - 2035. York, 

PA: York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

7.3 – Agricultural Lands (Prime Farmland/Timberland)

Church, P. (2012, June 29). Massachusetts Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Davies, R. K. (2012, February 6). New York Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Delaware Department of Agriculture. (2013). Delaware Agricultural Statistics and Resource Directory, 2011-2012.

Dover: Delaware Department of Agriculture.

Devlin, D. (2012, February 2). Pennsylvania Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Fleming, L. (2012, February 2). New Jersey Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Hodgetts, R., & Freese, R. (2000, September). An Economic Overview of the United States Solid Wood Industry. 

Retrieved from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS): http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/economicoverview/overview.html

Koehn, S. W. (2012, February 2). Maryland Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Martin, C. (2012, February 6). Connecticut Forest Resource Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Maryland Department of Agriculture. (2012). Agriculture in Maryland Summary for 2011. Annapolis: Maryland 

Department of Agriculture.

Maryland Department of Planning. (2011). Plan Maryland: A Sustainable Growth Plan for the 21st Century.

Baltimore: Maryland Department of Planning.

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. (2014, December 22). National Land Cover Database. Retrieved

from Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium: http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd06_data.php
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New Jersey Agricultural Statistics Service. (2012). New Jersey Annual Report and Agricultural Statistics, 2012.

Trenton: New Jersey Agricultural Statistics Service.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation. (2011, April 27). NJDEP: Forest Facts. Retrieved from New 

Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation: 

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/iyof_facts.html

New York Department of Agriculture and Markets. (2012). New York 2011 Agricultural Annual Bulletin. Albany: 

New York Department of Agriculture and Markets.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2013). NYSDEC: Forests. Retrieved from New York 

State Department of Environmental Conservation: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/309.html

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. (2013). Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics, 2011-2012. Harrisburg: 

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Smith, W. B., Miles, P. D., Perry, C. H., & Pugh, S. A. (2009). Forest Resources of the United States, 2007: A Technical 

Document Supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assesment.

South Central Regional Council of Governments. (Amended 2009). Plan of Conservation and Development - South 

Central Region. North Haven: South Central Regional Council of Governments.

Sparks, C. (2012, February 6). Rhode Island Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Survey. (2012). Annual Bulletin: New England 

Agricultural Statistics, 2011. Concord: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics 

Survey.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2014, March 11). Geospatial Data 

Gateway. Retrieved from Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/

Valenti, M. (2012, February 2). Delaware Forest Resource Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2012. USDA Forest Service, 

Northeastern Area.

Wharton, E. H., Widmann, R. H., Alerich, C. L., Barnett, C. J., Lister, A. J., Lister, T. W., Borman, F. (2004). USDA 

Forest Service - Northeastern Research Station: The Forests of Connecticut. Resource Bulletin NE-160.

Newtown Square, PA: USDA Forest Service.

7.4 – Parklands and Wild and Scenic Rivers

Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks. (2011). Baltimore City Parks. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

https://data.baltimorecity.gov/Community/Parks/3r8a-uawz

Bucks County Planning Commission. (2009). Bucks County Park, Recreation, and Open Space Parcels and Bucks 

County Parks Points.

Bucks County Planning Commission. (2012). Bucks County Parkland – Polygon. 

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2012). Parks and Forests CT and Open Space. 

Retrieved July 10, 2012, from 

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=322898&depNav_GID=1707

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2011). CT Comprehensive Statewide Outdoor 

Recreation Plan. Retrieved July 27, 2012, from 

http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/outdoor_recreation/scorp/scorp_2011_webversion.pdf

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2006). CT Trails. Retrieved August 9, 2012, from 

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=322898&depNav_GID=1707 and 

http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/document/TRAIL_FGDC_Plus.htm
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Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. (2005). Conservation and Development Policies Plan for 

Connecticut. Retrieved January 4, 2013, from www.ct.gov_opm_lib_opm_igp_cdplan_adopted2005-

2010cdplan.pdf

Delaware County Planning Department. (2008). Delaware County –County and Municipal Parks. 

Delaware Department of Agriculture, Delaware Forest Service. (2007). Delaware State Forest Data. . Retrieved 

June 25, 2012, from http://dda.delaware.gov/forestry/DE%20State%20Forest%20GIS.pdf

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation. (2012). 

Delaware Outdoor Recreation Inventory (DE Parks). 

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation (2011). 

Draft First State Trails and Pathways Plan Delaware. Retrieved June 25, 2012, from 

http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/parks/Information/Pages/1st-State-Trails.aspx

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Parks and Recreation (2009). 

Delaware Outdoors: 2009-2011: Delaware State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Retrieved June 

20, 2012, from http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/parks/Information/Documents/2009-2011_SCORP.pdf

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (2005). Terra Firma: Putting Historic Landscape 

Preservation on Solid Ground. Retrieved June 27, 2012, from 

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/stewardship/histland/terrafirma.pdf

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (2012). MA Forest Stewardship Program Property. 

Retrieved June 26, 2012, from www.mass.gov/mgis/stewardship.htm

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (2012). Scenic Landscapes. Retrieved June 26, 2012, 

from www.mass.gov/mgis/scen-inv.htm

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (2012). Long Distance Trails. Retrieved June 20, 2012, 

from www.mass.gov/gis/ldtrails.htm

Massachusetts Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement. (2012). Protected and 

Recreational Open Space. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from www.mass.gov/mgis/osp.htm

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. (2006). Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

Massachusetts Outdoors 2006 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Retrieved June 28, 

2012, from http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/eea/dcs/massoutdoor2006.pdf

Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS). (2012). Tracks & Trails. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

www.mass.gov/mgis/trails.htm

Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2011). Oyster Sanctuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Retrieved July 20, 

2012, from http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/

Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2009). Maryland Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan 2009 

Volume II. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from 

http://dnr.maryland.gov/land/stewardship/pdfs/completednrorp.pdf

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife & Heritage Service. (2006). Sensitive Species Project Review 

Areas. Retrieved July 27, 2012, from 

http://dnrftp.dnr.state.md.us/public/SpatialData/LivingResources/SensitiveSpeciesProjReviewArea/swssp

ra.zip

Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2003). Maryland State Forest and Park Trails and Paths. Seneca Creek 

State Park Infrastructure, Savage River Lodge Parcel Infrastructure, Savage River State Forest 

Infrastructure, Potomac State Forest Infrastructure, Pocomoke River State Forest and Park Infrastructure, 

Greenwell State Park Infrastructure, Green Ridge State Forest Infrastructure, Greenbrier State Park 

Infrastructure, Fort Frederick State Park Infrastructure, Deep Creek Lake State Park Infrastructure, 

Cunningham Falls State Park Infrastructure, Calvert Cliffs State Park Infrastructure, Wye Island Natural 
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Resource Management Area, Rosaryville State Park Data, Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area, 

Elk Neck State Forest and Park Data, Susquehanna State Park Facilities. Retrieved July 9, 16, 26, 2012, 

from http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/

Maryland Office of Information Technology/ Enterprise Geographic Information Services (MOIT – GIS). (2009). 

Baltimore City Recreation Areas. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

https://data.baltimorecity.gov/download/feax.-3ycj/application/zip

National Atlas of the United States. (2012). Federal Lands of the United States. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html

National Park Service, Appalachian Trail Project Office (1981). Comprehensive Plan for the Protection, 

Management, Development and Use of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Retrieved September 17, 

2012, from http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/ATCompPlan.pdf

National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). (2012). LWCF Grant Grantees for States in the 

Study Area. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from http://waso-lwcf.ncrc.nps.gov/public/index.cfm

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. (2012). New Jersey State Level Parks and Recreation. 

Retrieved July 12, 2012, from http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/newstate.zip

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. (2012). State Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 5, 2012, 

from http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/lists.html

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program. (2011). New Jersey County Level Parks 

and Recreation. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/openspace_county.zip

New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP). Retrieved September 17, 

2012, from http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/cmp/

New York City Department of City Planning. (2012). New York City Level Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 12, 

2012, from http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. (2012). New York Parks and Recreation 

Comprehensive Plans. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from 

http://nysparks.com/recreation/trails/statewide-plans.aspx

New York State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Clearinghouse. (2012). New York State Municipal Level Parks 

and Recreation. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from https://gis.ny.gov/

New York State GIS Clearinghouse. (2005). New York State Federal, County, and Municipal Level Parks and 

Recreation. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=931

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PADCNR). (2009). Pennsylvania Outdoor 

Recreation Plan 2009-2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from http://www.paoutdoorrecplan.com

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry. (2010). DCNR - State Forest 

Lands 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/dcnr/

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry. (2007). PA Wilds. Retrieved 

June 20, 2012, from http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/dcnr/PaWildsRec.zip

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry. (2005). Pennsylvania Wild 

Areas. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/dcnr/WildNaturalAreas2005

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. (2009). 

Explore PA Trails – Trails. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/dcnr/ExplorePAtrails_Trails.zip
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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks. (2011). PA DCNR State 

Parks 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from

http://www.pasda.psu.edu>/data/dcnr/DCNR_StateParks201109.zip

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. (2012). PA Water Trails. Retrieved June 28, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/pafish/WaterTrails201204.zip

Pennsylvania Game Commission. (2011). PA State Gamelands. Retrieved July 13, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/pgc/PGC_StateGameland201108.zip

Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Management. (2007). PA Game Commission – Wildlife 

Management Units 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/pgc/PGC_BNDWildlifeManagementUnits2007.zip

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. (1996). National Forests in Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 

20, 2012, from ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/compendium/nforest.zip

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. (2009). Philadelphia Recreation Parks. Retrieved July 9, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/MetadataDisplay.aspx?entry=PASDA&file=PhiladelphiaRecreationParks20

1201.xml&dataset=168

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. (2008). PA DCNR Rail Trails 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/dcnr/DCNR_RailTrails200808.zip

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. (2003). Appalachian National Scenic Trail Centerline in Pennsylvania. Retrieved 

June 20, 2012, from http://www.pasda.psu.edu/data/dcnr/dcnr_apptrail_2003.zip

Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation. (2012). Philadelphia – Fairmount Park Properties. Retrieved 

August 13, 2012, from http://www.pasda.psu.edu/philacity/data/PhiladelphiaFairmountPark201201.zip

Rhode Island Planning. (2009). RI Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Retrieved July 5, 2012, from 

http://www.planning.ri.gov/landuse/scorp09.pdf

Rhode Island GIS. (2012). RI Bikeways and Trails. Retrieved July 3, 2012, from 

http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis/data/data.aspx?ISO=transportation

State of New Jersey New Jersey Trails Program. (2009). 2009 New Jersey Trails Plan Update. Retrieved September 

17, 2012, from http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/natural/trail_plan.htm

State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture State Agriculture Development Committee. New Jersey State Level 

Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc/farmpreserve/resources/

State of New Jersey Department of Transportation. (2012). New Jersey Parks and Recreation GIS Data. Retrieved 

July 5, 2012, from http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/

The Conservation Fund - Pennsylvania Office. (2004). Protected Lands Inventory: Agricultural Easements. Retrieved 

June 20, 2012, from 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu>/pub/pasda/conservation_fund/protected_landsinventory.zip

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. (2012). National Recreation Areas – Bureau of Land 

Management. Retrieved July 12, 2012, from 

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/geothermal/geothermal_nationwide/Documents/GIS_Data.h

tml

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Cadastral Geodatabase. (2011). Simplified Wildlife Refuge Boundaries for 

States in the Project Study Area. Retrieved June 28, 2012, from 

http://www.fws.gov/GIS/data/CadastralDB/FWS_Refuge_Boundaries.htm

Washington DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer. (2011). Wooded Areas of Washington DC. Retrieved June 

29, 2012, from http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/catalog/download.asp?downloadID=106%downloadTYPE=ESRI
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Washington DC Department of Parks and Recreation. (2010). DC Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation 

Plan (SCORP). Retrieved June 20, 2012, from 

http://dpr.dc.gov/DC/DPR/Property+Improvements/Capital+Projects/Statewide+Comprehensive+Outdoor

+Recreation+Plan/DPR+Statewide+Comprehensive+Outdoor+Recreation+Plan

Washington DC Department of Transportation. (2010). DC Trails. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from http://data.dc.gov/

Washington DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer. (2010). DC Recreation Parks. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from 

http://data.dc.gov

Washington DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer. (2002). DC Recreation Parks. Retrieved June 21, 2012, from 

http://data.dc.gov/

7.5 – Hydrologic (Water) Resources

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. (1999). Geographical Boundary of Coastal Resources for 

Connecticut. Retrieved from 

http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=322898&deepNav_GID=1707%20

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2013, 2014). FEMA's Flood Map Service Center. Retrieved 2013, 2014, 

from http://msc.fema.gov/portal

Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2011). Geographical Boundary of Coastal Resources for Maryland.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. (1996). Geographical Boundary of Coastal Resources for New 

Jersey.

New York Department of State, Division of Coastal Resources NY-DS. (2011). Geographical boundary of Coastal 

Resources for NY.

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. (2003). Geographical Boundary of Coastal Resources for 

Rhode Island.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2010). U.S. Waterway Data. Retrieved 2014, from 

http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/data/datanwn.htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Impaired Water Lines. Retrieved 2014

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2010). National Geographic Boundary of Coastal Resources.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2010). National Wetlands Inventory. Retrieved from 

http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Data-Download.html

U.S. Geological Survey. (2004). National Hydrography Dataset: US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014, from 

http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html

7.7 – Geologic Resources

Johnston, P. M. (1964). Geology and Ground Water Resources of Washington, D.C., and Vicinity.

Meng, Andrew A.; Harsh, John F. (1988). Hydrogeologic Framework of the Virginia Coastal Plain: Regional Aquifer 

Systems Analysis.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. (2010, June 26). Digital Geodata Series - DGS09-2 Coastal 

Plain Sediments with Potential to Form Acid (Sulfate) Soils. Retrieved from State of New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection - Division of Water Supply and Geoscience: 

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs09-2.htm

Orndorff, Zenah; Daniels, W. L. (2002). Delineation and Management of Sulfidic Materials in Virginia Highway 

Corridors. Charlottesville: Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences - Virginia Polytechnic and 

State University.
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Tobin, Bret D.; Weary, David J. (2004). Digitial Engineering Aspects of Karst Map: A GIS Version of Davies, W.E., 

Simpson, J.H., Ohlmacher, G.C., Kirk, W.S., and Newton, E.G., 1984 Engeineering Aspects of Karst: U.S. 

Geological Survey, National Atlas of the United States of America.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water. (2011, March 16). National Sole Source Aquifer GIS Layer. 

Retrieved from Data.gov - USEPA Office of Water Data Catalog: http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nationalsole-source-aquifer-gis-layer#

U.S. Geological Survey. (2004, November 8). Physiographic Divisions of the Conterminous U.S. Retrieved from 

Water Resources NSDI Node: http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml#stdorder

U.S. Geological Survey. (2005). Active Mines and Mineral Plants in the US. Retrieved from Mineral Resources OnLine Spatial Data: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mineplant/

U.S. Geological Survey. (2005). Mineral Resources Data System. Retrieved from Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial 

Data: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/

U.S. Geological Survey. (2011). Asbestos Mines, Prospects, and Occurrences in the US. Retrieved from Mineral 

Resources On-Line Spatial Data: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/asbestos/

U.S. Geological Survey. (2012, January 1). Seismic Hazard Map for the United States - Direct Download. Retrieved 

from Data.gov - U.S. Geological Survey Data Catalog: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/seismic-hazardmap-for-the-united-states-direct-download#

U.S. Geological Survey. (2014, May 7). Digitial Complication of Landslide Overview Map of the Conterminous United 

States. Retrieved from Landslide Hazards Program: http://landslides.usgs.gov/hazards/nationalmap/

Van Gosen, Bradley S. (2007). The Geology of Asbestos in the United States and Its Practical Applications. 

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, 55-68.

7.8 – Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Materials Sites

DC.gov. (2012, July). Retrieved from District Department of the Environment: http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/vcpcleanup-sites

Maryland The Department of the Environment. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Land/MarylandBrownfieldVCP/mapping/Documents/www.mde.s

tate.md.us/assets/document/ERRP%20Site%20Inventory%20List.pdf

Mass.gov. (2012, July). Retrieved from Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS): 

http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographicinformation-massgis/

Mass.gov. (2012, July). Retrieved from MassGIS Data - Mass DEP Land Disposal of Solid Waste: 

http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographicinformation-massgis/datalayers/sw.html

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

https://koordinates.com/publisher/new-jersey-department-of-community-affairs/layers/

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. (2012, July). Retrieved from Bureau of Geographic 

Information Systems: http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/stateshp.html

New York State. (2012, July). Retrieved from NYSGIS Clearinghouse: 

http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/index.cfm

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2012, July). Retrieved from Environmental Site 

Remediation Database Search: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2012, July). Retrieved from Bulk Storage Database 

Search: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=4
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Official Website of the State of Connecticut. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/site_clean_up/brownfields/brownfieldsinventory.pdf

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. (2012, July). Retrieved from The Pennsylvania Geospatial Data Clearinghouse: 

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/MetadataDisplay.aspx?entry=PASDA&file=LandRecyclingCleanupLocations

2012_04.xml&dataset=279

State of Connecticut. (2012, July). Retrieved from Department of Energy & Environmental Protection: 

http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?A=2715&Q=325018

State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

Delaware Environmental Navigator: 

http://www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/DEN3/Search/FacilitySearch.aspx

State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

http://www.dem.ri.gov/brownfields/documents/sitelist10.pdf

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cleanup in My Community. (2012, July). Retrieved from 

http://www2.epa.gov/cleanups/cleanups-my-community

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Geospatial Data Download Service. (2012, July). Retrieved from Envirofacts: 

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/geo_data.html

7.9 – Cultural Resources and Historic Properties

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (updated 2010). Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’s Guide to 

Section 106, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Retrieved from 

http://www.achp.gov/docs/CitizenGuide.pdf.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (2010). Section 106 Regulations Summary. Retrieved from 

http://www.achp.gov/106summary.html

Council on Environmental Quality and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. (March 2013). NEPA and NHPA, A 

Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106. Retrieved from 

http://www.achp.gov/docs/NEPA_NHPA_Section_106_Handbook_Mar2013.pdf

National Park Service. (2010). National Register Information System. Retrieved from 

http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/Download.html#spatial

National Park Service (2010). Determinations of Eligibility (as of July 2010). Retrieved from 

http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome

7.10 – Visual and Aesthetic Resources

Churchward, C.; Palmer J.F.; Nassauer, J.I.; Swanwick, C.A, (2012). Evaluation Methodologies for Visual Impact 

Assessments. Washington, D.C. Transportation Research Board National Cooperative Highway Research 

Program

Microsoft. "Northeastern United States". Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by Nokia. Retrieved July – August 2014.

NEC FUTURE JV Team. (2014). Visual and Aesthetic Effects Assessment Methodology.

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Environmental Policy. (1988).Visual 

Impact Assessment for Highway Projects. Publication no. FHWA-HI-88-054. Washington, D.C.

7.11 – Environmental Justice

Moody's Analytics. (1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040). Data files for Population, Employment, and 

Economic Baseline Statistics by County. Retrieved from https://www.economy.com/
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NEC FUTURE JV Team. (2014). Demographics Effects-Assessment Methodology. NEC FUTURE Tier 1 Draft EIS. New 

York City, NY.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. (2011). 2006-2010 

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates [Data files S2301, S1701, B25044, DP03]. Retrieved from 

www.census.gov

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. (2011). 2010 Census 

Summary File 1 [data file]. Retrieved from www.census.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Railroad Administration. (1999, May 26). Procedures for Considering 

Environmental Impacts. Federal Register, 64(101), 1-2. Retrieved 2014, from 

https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L02710

7.13 – Air Quality

Egrid http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/documents/egridzips/eGRID_9th_edition_V1-

0_year_2010_Summary_Tables.pdf

Energy Information Administration. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/

Federal Highway Administration. (2012, December 6). INFORMATION: Interim Guidance Update on Mobile Source 

Air Toxic Analysis in NEPA. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from Federal Highway Administration: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/air_quality/air_toxics/policy_and_guidance/aqintguidmem.cfm

Federal Highway Administration. (2013, February 2). Interim Guidance Update on Mobile Source Air Toxic Analysis 

in NEPA - Appendix B. Retrieved from Air Quality: Transportation and Toxic Air Pollutants: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/air_quality/air_toxics/policy_and_guidance/aqintguidapb.cfm

National Conference of State Legislatures, State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals -

http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/renewable-portfolio-standards.aspx

Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. (2013, July 31). Transportation Energy Data Book. Retrieved December 15, 2014, from Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory: http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtml

Office of the Federal Register. (2007, February 26). Federal Register Monday February 26, 2007 . Retrieved May 

2013, from U.S. Government Publishing Office: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-02-26/pdf/FR2007-02-26.pdf

U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2014, December). U.S. States-State Profiles and Energy Estimates. 

Retrieved December 2014, from U.S. Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.gov/state/seds/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Transportation and Air Quality. (2015). Near Roadway Air 

Pollution and Health. Retrieved May 28, 2015, from Transportation and Air Quality: 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/nearroadway.htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1999). Technology Transfer Network 1999 National Scale Air Toxics 

Assessment. Retrieved September 10, 2014, from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/nata1999/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Retrieved 

December 2014, from United States Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, December). MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator). Retrieved 

December 2014, from United States Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/models/moves/index.htm
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, December). The Green Book Nonattainment Areas . Retrieved 

December 15, 2014, from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbk/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, September 10). Integrated Risk Information System. Retrieved 

September 10, 2014, from United States Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.html

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2015, January 2). Air Emissions Sources. Retrieved January 2, 2015, from 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/air/emissions/index.htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Retrived from 

http://www.epa.gov/iris/

U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency. (2013). Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-Spot 

Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas. Retrieved from 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/policy/420b13053-sec.pdf

U.S. Evironmmental Protection Agency. (2010). Using MOVES in Project-Level Carbon Monoxide Analyses. 

Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/policy/420b10041.pdf

U.S. Evironmmental Protection Agency. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors. Retrieved from 

http://www.epa.gov/oms/ap42.htm

U.S. Evironmmental Protection Agency. NONROAD Model. Retrieved from

http://www.epa.gov/oms/nonrdmdl.htm

U.S. Evironmmental Protection Agency. Preferred/Recommended Models. Retrieved from 

http://www.epa.gov/scram001/dispersion_prefrec.htm

7.14 – Energy

Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. (2014, July 31). Transportation Energy Data Book. Retrieved 2014 December, from Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory: http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtml

The NEPA Act. (2014, December). Retrieved December 2014, from The Council on Environmental Quality.

U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2014, December). U.S. States State Profiles and Energy Estimates. 

Retrieved December 2014, from U.S. Energy Information Administration.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, December). MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator). Retrieved 

December 2014, from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/models/moves/index.htm

7.15 – Climate Change and Adaptation

City of New York - Office of the Mayor. (2014). What Could Happen in the Future? Retrieved from 

http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/html/about/future.shtml

Climate Change Impacts in the United States. Retrieved August 15, 2014, from 

http://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/global-climate-change-impacts-united-states

CoastSmart Communities Program Inc. (2014). including Climate Change and Coast Smart Construction 

Infrastructure Siting and Design Guidelines.

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2012). Coastal Hazards Mapping Tool. 

Retrieved from http://ctecoapp1.uconn.edu/ctcoastalhazards/
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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (2013). Preparing for Tomorrow’s High 

Tide: Recommendations for Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Delaware. The Delaware Sea Level Rise Advisory 

Committee. Dover: Delaware Coastal Programs.

Federal Emergency Management. (Revised 2015). Agency Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1422653213069-

9af488f43e1cf4a0a76ae870b2dcede9/DRAFT-FFRMS-Implementating-Guidelines-1-29-2015r2.pdf

Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) & Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 2013. 

The Impact of Climate Change and Population Growth on the National Flood Insurance Program through 

2100. 

http://www.nfrmp.us/frmpw/2013webinarweek/docs/E3%20Coastal%20Climate%20Change/E3_FEMA_

MarkCrowell_climate_change3.pdf

Federal Transit Administration. (2011). Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate 

Change Adaptation. Retrieved 2015, from http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_0001_-

_Flooded_Bus_Barns_and_Buckled_Rails.pdf

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2013). IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 8: Urban Areas; Final Draft.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2013). Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2013: The 

Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Karl, T. M. (2009). Climate Change Impacts in the United States. Retrieved August 15, 2014, from 

http://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/global-climate-change-impacts-united-states

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. (2013). Sea Level Rise: Understanding and Applying Trends and Future 

Scenarios for Analysis and Planning. Boston: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management pursuant 

to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA13NOS4190040.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2012). Adapting to a Changing Climate: Federal Agencies in the 

Washington, D.C. Metro Area.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2012). Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States 

National Climate Assessment. Silver Spring: Climate Program Office.

New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. (2011). Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of New 

Jersey's Transportation Infrastructure. Retrieved from http://www.njtpa.org/Planning/RegionalStudies/Recently-Completed-Studies/Vulnerability-and-Risk-Assessment-of-NJTransporta/FHWAConceptualModel/CCVR_REPORT_FINAL_4_2_12_ENTIRE.aspx

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. (2014). Pennsylvania Climate Adaptation Planning Report: 

Risks and Practical Recommendations. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Rhode Island Sea Grant. (2013). Sea Level Rise Trends in Rhode Island: Trends and Impacts. University of Rhode 

Island Graduate School of Oceanography.

Transportation Research Board. (2008). Special Report 290: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. 

Transportation. National Research Council. Committee on Climate Change and U.S. Transportation. 

Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board. Retrieved 2014 from 

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr290.pdf

U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration. (2012, December). Climate Change & 

Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Framework. Retrieved from 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/publications_and_tools/vulnerability

_assessment_framework/fhwahep13005.pdf
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U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration. (2015, February 2). Virtual Framework for 

Vulnerability Assessment. Retrieved February 23, 2015, from Federal Highway Administration: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/adaptation_framework/

U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration. (2015, February 2). Gulf Coast Study, Phase 

2 Task 4. Retrieved February 23, 2015, from Federal Highway Administration: 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/adaptation/ongoing_and_current_research/gulf

_coast_study/phase2_task4/index.cfm

U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Transit Administration. (2011). Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails : 

Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation. FTA Office of Budget and Policy. Washington D.C.: 

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Transit Administration.

U.S. Department of Transportation – Volpe Center in Federal Transit Administration. (2011). Flooded Bus Barns and 

Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation. Retrieved 2015 from 

http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA_0001_-_Flooded_Bus_Barns_and_Buckled_Rails.pdf.

U.S. Department of Transportation. (2014). Climate Adaptation Plan: Ensuring Transportation Infrastructure and 

System Resilience. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 11, 2014

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2014, March 18). Climate Change: Basic Information. Retrieved September 

10, 2014 from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basics/

U.S. Global Change Research Program. (2014). 2014 National Climate Assessment. Retrieved from 

http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/

7.16 – Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) Resources

See 7.4 – Parklands and Wild and Scenic Rivers and 7.9 – Cultural Resources and Historic Properties.

7.17 – Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Interference

European Standards. (2006). Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility -- Part 2: Emission of the whole 

railway system to the outside. (Appendix C).

Maryland Transit Administration. (2010). Electromagnetic Emissions and Mitigation Measures.

T. Dan Bracken, Inc. (2008). Survey of Ambient Magnetic Fields on the University of Maryland Campus. Prepared for 

John Brandon & Associates: http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/08-1006-

umd-final-text-r3.pdf

7.18 – Safety

American Public Transportation Association. (2012). Ridership Report Achives. Retrieved January 2015, from 

American Public Transportation Association: 

http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/RidershipArchives.aspx

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis. (2012). 3.01 Accident Trends - Summary Statistics. 

Retrieved November 2014, from Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Train 

Accidents: http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/summary.aspx

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis. (2012). 3.18 Accident By State/Railroad. Retrieved 

November 2014, from Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis - Train Accidents: 

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/AccidentByStateRailroad.aspx

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis. (2012). 5.15 Consolidated Hwy Rail Accident Incidents. 

Retrieved November 2014, from Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis - Highway-Rail 

Crossing Accidents: 

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/ConsolidatedHwyRailIncidents.aspx
12. References

Tier 1 Draft EIS Page | 12-19

Federal Railroad Adminstration, Office of Safety Analysis. (2012). 4.12 Casualties by State/Railroad. Retrieved 

November 2014, from Federal Railroad Adminstration Office of Safety Analysis - Casualties: 

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/casabbr.aspx

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2012). State Traffic Safety Information For Year 2012. Retrieved 

November 2014, from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/USA%20WEB%20REPORT.HTM

National Transit Database. (2012). NTD Safety & Security Time Series Data. Retrieved June 2014, from NTD Data: 

http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm

National Transportation Safety Board. (2012). Aviation Accident Database & Synopses. Retrieved June 2014, from 

Investigations: Aviation Database: http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/index.aspx

CHAPTER 9 – EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

Abril, M, Barber, F, Ingolotti, L, Salido, M A, Tormos, P, Lova, A, (2008). “An Assessment of Railway Capacity.”

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Volume 44, Issue 5, pp 774-806.

CHAPTER 11 – AGENCY/PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

American Community Survey. (2010). Five Year Estimate.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Natural Resources Management and Environment 

Department. (2015, January 15). Land Cover Classification Systems, Definitions. Retrieved from FAO 

Corporation Document Repository: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X0596E/x0596e01e.htm

U.S. Deparment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Adminsitration. (Director). (2014). [Motion Picture].

U.S. Deparment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Adminsitration. (2012, June 22). Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York, NY, and Boston, MA. Notice 

of Intent, Daily Federal Register, Volume 77, No. 121.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Real Estate Services. (2005, June). 

Acquisition. Acquiring Real Property for Federal and Federal Aid Programs and Projects. U.S. DOT, Federal 

Highway Administration, Publication No. FHWA-HEP-05-030.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration. (2012, September 7). Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York, NY, and Boston, MA. Notice 

of Intent, Daily Federal Register.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration. (2013, January). NEC FUTURE CEQ Pilot 

Statement of Principles.