a cooperative effort between fhwa, fta, cdot, rtd, and denver alternative development and screening...
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A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative Development and Screening Process
Alternative Development and Screening Process
Corridor-wide Meetings
May 2004
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative development starts with defining alternative categories
Master List ofAlternatives
Stations
Transit Alignment
Transit Technology
Interstate Alignment
Interstate Lane Types
Interchanges
TDM/TSM
Local SystemImprovements
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Pre-screening reduces the number of alternatives within categories
1. Pre-Screening1. Pre-Screening
TDM/TSM
Local SystemImprovements
Stations
TransitAlignment
TransitTechnology
InterstateAlignment
InterstateLane Types
Interchanges
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Comparative screening further reduces alternatives within categories
2. Comparative 2. Comparative ScreeningScreening
TDM/TSM
Local SystemImprovements
Stations
TransitAlignment
TransitTechnology
InterstateAlignment
InterstateLane Types
Interchanges
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative categories are combined for detailed screening
InterstateInterstateAlignmentAlignment
InterstateInterstate
Lane TypesLane Types
InterchangesInterchanges
InterstateAlternatives
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative categories are combined for detailed screening
StationsStations
TransitTransitAlignmentAlignment
TransitTransitTechnologyTechnology
Transit Alternatives
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Detailed screening reduces number of interstate and transit alternatives
InterstateAlternatives
TransitAlternatives
3. Detailed 3. Detailed ScreeningScreening
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative packaging defines the alternatives evaluated fully in the DEIS
InterstateInterstateAlignmentAlignment
InterstateInterstate
Lane TypesLane Types
InterchangesInterchanges
StationsStations
TransitTransitAlignmentAlignment
TransitTransitTechnologyTechnology
DemandDemandTransportationTransportation
ManagementManagement
TransportationTransportationSystemSystem
ManagementManagement
LocalLocalSystemSystem
ImprovementsImprovements
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Evaluation in the DEIS considers impacts to develop best transportation solution
4. Full DEIS4. Full DEISEvaluationEvaluation
In-depth alternative evaluation In-depth alternative evaluation that considers potential that considers potential impacts to over 20 different impacts to over 20 different social, environmental, and social, environmental, and economic resourceseconomic resources
A cooperative effort between FHWA, FTA, CDOT, RTD, and Denver
Alternative Development and Screening Process
Alternative Development and Screening Process
Corridor-wide Meetings
May 2004