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daily traffic volume of as many as

90,000 vehicles per day in 1997. This

facility experiences serious congestion

and delays particularly during peak

travel times and is considered to be a

major transportation problem facing this

rapidly growing region. Based upon

current trends, traffic on I–85 will grow

to over 216,000 vehicles by the year

2015. Currently, I–85 has a level of

service of C or D and there are no

planned or programmed improvements

for I–85 within the West Corridor.

Therefore, a substantial portion of this

facility will still experience severe

congestion by the year 2015.

Future growth projections for the

region estimate a population increase of

57 percent and a 47 percent increase in

employment by the year 2025. Current

and anticipated growth in the Airport

area will further increase demand for

transportation services into, through

and within the corridor.

The Charlotte Metropolitan Area has

exceeded the Environmental Protection

Agency’s 1-hour and 8-hour standard for

ozone each of the past three years.

These violations will likely result in the

County being designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, which will be

officially stated by US EPA early next

year. The primary contributor of air

pollutants in the region is mobile

emissions.

III. Alternatives

The alternatives proposed for

evaluation include: (1) No-Build, which

involves no change to transportation

service or facilities in the corridor

beyond already committed projects; (2)

a Transportation System Management

alternative, which consists of low to

medium cost improvements to the

operations of the local bus service, the

Charlotte Area Transit System, in

addition to the currently planned transit

improvements in the corridor; and (3)

multiple ‘‘Build’’ alternatives including

bus rapid transit (BRT) facilities along

the I–85/Wilkinson Blvd. corridor and

light rail transit (LRT) generally

following the existing Norfolk Southern

railroad right-of-way and/or major

arterials within the study corridor. The

‘‘Build’’ alternatives may include

alternative land use scenarios to

evaluate the potential for focusing

development around transit stations.

Additional reasonable alternatives

suggested through the scoping process

may also be considered.

IV. Probable Effects

FTA and the City of Charlotte will

identify potentially significant social,

economic, and environmental impacts

associated with the alternatives

considered in the MIS. The primary

environmental issues to be considered

include potential impacts to air quality,

noise and vibration, historical and

archaeological resources, visual quality,

wetlands, natural areas, rare and

endangered species, water quality and

potential contamination sites. The

primary social and economic impacts

proposed for analysis in the MIS

include potential changes in land use

and future developments, neighborhood

and community resource impacts,

relocations and displacement impacts,

and traffic impacts throughout the

project corridor. In addition, both

beneficial and adverse impacts to

minority and low-income groups will be

evaluated. The impacts will be

evaluated both for the construction

period and for the long-term period of

operation. Potential measures to

mitigate any significant adverse impacts

will be identified.

V. FTA Procedures

In accordance with the federal

transportation planning regulations (23

CFR part 450), the MIS will be prepared

to include an evaluation of the social,

economic, environmental impacts and

benefits of the alternatives. The MIS

will consider the public and agency

comments received. At the conclusion

of the MIS, the Metropolitan Transit

Commission will select the preferred

mode and general alignment alternative

for the West Corridor (the LPA). Once

the LPA has been included in the

Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan

Planning Organization’s adopted longrange transportation plan, this project

and associated alignment, design, and

other options will be further studied in

the Preliminary Engineering/

Environmental Impact Statement (PE/

EIS) phase of project development.

Opportunities for agency and public

involvement will be provided

throughout the MIS and PE/EIS phases.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

Jerry Franklin,

FTA Regional Administrator.

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