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<br />February 9, 2009 <br /> <br />78 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Study Session: Proposed California High Speed Rail Project <br />San Francisco to San Jose Section, on the Caltrain Corridor <br /> <br />Attachment to staff report: Preliminary listing, without detail - and in no particular rank order, of <br />potential impacts of construction and operation of the proposed High Speed Rail system through <br />Redwood City, which require study within the Environmental Impact Report process. Comments due <br />March 6, 2009. <br /> <br />Design ImDlications <br />a) Consistency with elements of the Downtown Precise Plan and New General Plan <br />b) Impacts on property values <br />c) Redwood City as a station location: overall impact to surrounding land uses, streets, utilities <br />d) Parking if station is located here <br />e) Linking with feeder transit systems <br />f) Physical separation from downtown/division of the community depending on profile of grade <br />separation <br />g) Impacts of elevated tracks, at-grade improvements, and/or subways <br />h) Right of way acquisition impacts on neighborhoods, adjacent properties and/or development <br />proposals <br />i) Impact on creek crossings <br />j) Implications of potential contaminated sites in or near right of way <br />k) Economic benefit of station in Redwood City <br />I) Economic benefit of line through Redwood City <br />m) Economic benefit of possible uses of 'new' available land ("value capture") <br />. Above a subway alternative if selected <br />. Below tracks if elevated non-berm alternative is selected <br />n) Displacements and relocations if the right of way is expanded <br />0) Neighborhood compatibility <br />p) Environmental justice / equality of impacts <br /> <br />During Construction <br />a) Noise, air quality, vibration, detours, traffic disruption. <br />b) Public safety personnel access across the right of way (during and post-construction) <br />c) Safety of pedestrians, cyclists, motorists in and around the construction zones <br />d) Loss of business and economic activity of adjacent businesses during construction <br /> <br />Post Construction - ODerations <br />a) Noise, air quality, vibration during operation <br />b) Community safety during operation (fencing) <br />c) Recorded / unknown archeological resources <br />d) Recorded / sensitive historic resources <br />e) Heritage trees / root zones in or near rights of way I and if additional right of way is to be acquired <br />