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A

Access, 3, 7, 8, 9, 54, 57, 93, 110, 116, 119, 120, 126, 129, 

131, 254

Accessibility, 4, 102, 123, 129, 248

Aesthetic Quality, 188, 255, 261

Air Quality, 128, 130, 144, 243, 247, 248, 256, 264, 265, 

268

Air Service, 4, 9, 10, 62, 63, 82, 90

Airports, 6, 10, 82, 90

Alternatives, 1, 11, 13

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 129

Amtrak, 1, 6, 9, 10, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 60, 62, 66, 70, 

75, 84, 85, 86, 90, 93, 95, 99, 192

Ann Arbor, City of, 8, 71, 75, 83, 102, 112, 176, 189, 197, 

253

Aquatic Resources, 211, 212, 220, 223, 224, 227, 232, 238, 

258

Archaeological Resources, 159, 162, 172, 180, 181, 182, 

183

Area of Analysis, 7, 9, 11, 74, 75

Area of Potential Effects, 160, 161, 162

B

Benefits, 4, 8, 10, 77, 86, 90, 91, 94, 95, 98, 101, 102, 109, 

116, 117, 124, 126, 128, 247, 248, 249, 255, 256

Berrien County, 1, 63, 77, 111, 112, 116

Best Management Practice (BMP), 156, 158, 198, 207, 209, 

220, 222, 232, 262, 268

Bridges, 59, 94, 95, 97, 99, 159, 162, 189, 190, 192, 193, 

194, 197, 198, 199, 202, 207, 214, 220, 226, 227, 238, 

240

Brownfield, 152, 153, 155

Build Alternatives, 77, 78

Bus Service, 4, 9, 71, 82, 90, 243, 267

Business Travelers, 3, 8, 25

Businesses, 8, 110, 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 255, 264, 266

C

Calhoun County, 1, 63, 77, 111, 112

Canadian National Railway (CN), 28, 61

Canadian Pacific (CP), 60, 88

Carbon Dioxide (CO2), 243, 245

Carbon Monoxide (CO), 144, 145, 150

Cass County, 1, 63, 77, 111, 112

CEQ. See Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Chicago Midway International Airport, 10, 82

Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 82, 83, 253

Chicago Union Station, 1, 4, 7, 8, 47, 50, 52, 54, 80, 83, 85, 

86, 94, 97, 104, 180, 194

Clean Air Act, 144, 242

Climate Change, 242, 243

Coastal Zone, 216

Coleman A. Young International Airport, 82

Commuter Rail Service, 50, 86, 93, 253

Congestion

Airport, 6, 90

All modes, 4, 5, 8

Freight Rail, 5, 90, 256

Highway, 6, 10, 79, 81, 93, 116, 124, 126, 147, 248, 256, 

265

Passenger Rail, 5, 256

Construction Impacts, 93, 94, 99, 102, 116, 118, 119, 124, 

126, 148, 156, 158, 171, 195, 197, 198, 199, 202, 207, 

208, 209, 214, 220, 222, 227, 232, 233, 238, 244, 246, 

247, 248, 255, 256, 263

Consulting parties (Section 106), 160, 161, 171

Cook County, 1, 77, 111, 113, 116, 146, 237, 241, 253

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 1, 59, 74, 120, 

242, 245, 247, 249, 250, 251

CREATE Program, 60, 86, 132, 252

Crossings, 52, 54, 55, 62, 64, 93

CSX, 28, 50, 52, 54, 61, 65, 84, 87, 88, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

Cumulative Effects, 102, 249, 255

D

Department of Natural Resources, 202

Illinois, 216, 217, 222, 223, 227, 232, 233, 242, 259

Indiana, 216, 217, 222, 223, 227, 232, 233, 242

Michigan, 197, 203, 222, 223, 227, 232, 233, 242, 261

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County International Airport, 

10, 63, 82

Detroit, City of, 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 59, 60, 62, 75, 79, 80, 83, 

84, 87, 88, 100, 101, 102, 112, 115, 156, 178, 189, 256

Disabled Persons, 124, 129, 249, 268

E

Economics, economy, 5, 7, 74, 81, 101, 102, 109, 117, 124, 

126, 216, 248, 249, 256, 266
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Elderly Populations, 249, 268

Emergency Services, 89, 109, 110, 116, 202, 264, 266

Emissions, 243

Employment, 6, 81, 102, 109, 115, 116, 117, 248

Endangered Species Act of 1973, 222, 232, 233, 260

Energy, 243

Energy Use, 242

Englewood Flyover, 94, 252

Environmental Justice, 39, 42, 119

F

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 196, 197

Floodplains, 195, 198, 202, 213, 219, 220, 249, 257, 259, 

261

Freight Rail Service, 2, 5, 7, 87, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 97

Fuel

Consumption, 10, 89, 148, 150, 151, 242, 244

Prices, 10, 81

Spills, 156, 158, 247, 263

G

Gary/Chicago International Airport, 52, 82, 254

Gerald R. Ford International Airport, 63

Greenhouse Gas, 242, 243

Groundwater, 199, 202, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 265

H

Hazardous Materials, 145, 151, 152, 155, 247, 263, 266, 

268

Health, 126, 145, 151, 152, 153, 158, 199, 223

High-speed Passenger Rail Service, 77, 253

Historic District, 162, 171

Historic Resources, 159, 162, 172, 173, 180, 181, 182, 183, 

188, 190, 191, 194

I

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 146, 152, 259, 

262

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 187

Indiana Gateway, 252

Indiana Harbor Belt, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 193

Indirect Impacts, 102, 105, 124, 125, 144, 249, 255

Irretrievable Commitments, 245

Irreversible Commitments, 245

J

Jackson County, 1, 77, 111, 112, 116, 146

Jackson, City of, 83, 102, 189

Jobs, 116, 117

K

Kalamazoo County, 1, 77, 111, 112

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, 63, 82

Karst, 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209

L

Lake County, 1, 5, 77, 83, 111, 116, 219, 221

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCF or 

LAWCON), 184, 185, 186, 188

LaPorte County, 1, 5, 77, 103, 111, 112, 116, 192, 219

Lead (Pb), 144, 146, 147

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Populations, 119, 120, 

122, 126

Low-Income Populations, 119, 120, 121, 124, 126, 249

M

Maintenance Facility, 75, 77, 101, 102, 105, 124, 156, 190, 

192

Metra, 86, 253

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), 79

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), 

146, 216, 260, 261, 262

Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS), 84, 251

Migratory Birds, 223, 226, 227, 232

Minority Populations, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 249

N

National Environmental Policy Act, 11

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), 159

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), 

202, 210, 262, 268

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), 159, 160, 162, 

169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 189

Nature Preserve, 172, 173, 178, 181, 183, 188, 189, 193, 

194, 215, 216, 221, 222, 223, 224, 228, 230, 231, 240, 

241

Navigable Waterways, 91, 94, 99, 195, 197, 219, 257, 260

Neighborhood, 7, 86, 93, 118, 123, 126, 159, 172, 190, 

192, 255, 264, 265
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NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act, 74, 242, 245, 

247, 249, 250

No Build Alternative, 77, 78

No-Build Alternative, 243

Nonattainment (of NAAQS standards), 144, 146, 147, 148

Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS), 2, 7, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 94, 

95, 96, 98, 103, 192

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 

(NICTD), 29, 87

O

Oakland County, 1, 77, 111, 113, 115, 116, 206, 207

Oakland-Troy Airport, 82

P

Passenger Rail Service, 6

Permits, 257

Population Growth, 81, 112

Porter County, 1, 5, 77, 107, 111, 112, 206, 219, 221, 257

Preferred Alternative, 8, 11, 26, 69, 105, 116, 263, 285, 

287

Purpose and Need, 1, 34, 37, 287

R

Record of Decision (ROD), 26, 286

Recycling, 154, 156, 158, 246, 268

Ridership, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 79, 80, 84, 90, 91, 101, 148, 150, 

242, 244, 255

S

Safety, 7, 126, 129, 131, 158, 199, 248, 249, 256, 264, 266, 

268

Schools, 109, 110, 116, 172, 264, 266

Section 106, 159

Section 4(f), 171, 172

Section 401 Water Quality Certification, 195, 196, 259

Section 404, 195, 196, 202, 210, 216, 258, 259, 261, 263

Section 6(f), 184

Selected Program Alternative, 11, 14, 26, 77, 123, 143, 

158, 169, 185, 191, 201, 207, 216, 220, 227, 236, 245, 

256, 258, 266, 286, 287

Service Development Plan (SDP), 75, 77, 287

Social Impacts, 74, 109, 248

South Bend Airport, 82, 83

Stations, 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 57, 75, 77, 79, 83, 87, 90, 93, 101, 

102, 103, 105, 108, 110, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 156, 

160, 161, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 199, 253

Stormwater, 198, 202, 205, 207, 209, 214, 222, 262, 264, 

266, 268

T

Threatened and Endangered Species, 232

Tier 2 NEPA Analysis, 11, 77, 78, 93, 94, 95, 100, 110, 118, 

119, 125, 126, 131, 148, 151, 152, 154, 156, 160, 161, 

169, 171, 180, 183, 185, 188, 191, 193, 194, 254, 255, 

256, 257, 258, 263, 265, 266, 267, 268

Title VI, 119

Traffic

Freight Rail, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 126, 265

Passenger Rail, 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 98, 255, 265

Truck, 81, 89

Transit-oriented development, 7, 8, 9

Transportation Impacts, 9, 79, 101, 109, 126, 147, 150, 

185, 189, 202, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 250, 

255, 256

Travel

Air, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 79, 80, 82, 90, 92, 116, 243

Automobile, 9, 10, 79, 80, 81, 89, 92, 116, 243, 244, 

246, 255

Bus, 4, 8, 9, 79, 80, 82, 90, 92, 243, 244

Passenger Rail, 4, 5, 10

Rail, 79, 80, 84, 90, 92, 148, 243

U

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 94, 99, 196, 202, 

210, 216, 257, 258, 261

U.S. Coast Guard, 94, 100, 195, 260

U.S. Department of Transportation, 61

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), 120, 147, 

206

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 195, 196, 211, 223, 232, 233, 

241

Unemployment, 115

Utilities

ComEd, 95, 192

V

Van Buren County, 77, 111, 112, 116

Visual Impacts, 188, 191, 255, 265
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W

Washtenaw County, 77, 111, 112, 113, 115, 186, 206, 207

Waterfowl Refuges, 172, 222

Waterways, Streams, Rivers, 86, 94, 95, 97, 188, 189, 191, 

192, 194, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 

205, 206, 207, 209, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 221, 223, 

227, 236, 239, 240, 241, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263

Wayne County, 1, 77, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 206, 207

Wetlands, 210

Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat, 172, 173, 178, 180, 181, 182, 

183, 185, 188, 199, 219, 222, 224, 232, 246, 248, 249, 

255, 256, 261, 265

Willow Run Airport, 82

Woodlands, 188, 189, 192, 223, 246