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Cotton Belt Corridor
Area Focus Group (AFG)
DFW Airport/Coppell/Cypress Water
May 4, 2017
John Hoppie, Capital Planning
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• Introductions
• Area Focus Group (AFG) Purpose
• Project Background
• Project Scope
• DFW/Coppell/Cypress Waters Focus Area
• AFG input
• Next Steps
Agenda
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Cotton Belt Corridor
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DFW/CypressWaters/Coppell
AFG
Addison/Carrollton AFG
NorthDallas AFG
Richardson/Plano AFG
Area Focus Groups
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• Composed of residents, stakeholders and community leaders
• Provide input and assist with resolving issues
• Developing support for the project
• Disseminate information to their respective neighborhoods or groups
Area Focus Groups
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Cotton Belt Corridor Public Involvement Plan
DART ProjectTeam
General Public
Area Focus Groups
City/CountyStaffs
CommunityStakeholders
DART Board of Directors
Airports
FWTATEX Rail
CommunityInput
TechnicalInput
ProjectOversight
Regional/ State
Agencies
Local Government
Approvals
Resource Agencies
Government Stakeholders
Railroads
One DOT(FTA/FAA/FRA)
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Project History
• 2010: DART initiated the Cotton Belt Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• Late 2011 the EIS process was suspended
• 2014: Cotton Belt environmental effort evolved into Alternatives & Environmental Considerations Report (AECR – April 2014): www.dart.org/cottonbelt
• 2016: Cotton Belt Project Reinitiated
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Alternatives & Environmental Considerations Report (AECR)
• Identifies existing environmental conditions and potential impacts along the length of the Corridor: DFW to Red Line
• Stations: Up to 11 Station Locations
• Assumed DCTA-like Vehicle
• Advanced Current Scope to 5% Design
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Project Scope
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Project Scope• Plano to DFW Airport
‒ Includes South Alignment to CityLine/Bush Station‒ Includes Cypress Waters Design Option‒ Freight will continue to operate on most of main corridor
• Single track with passing tracks; double track stations‒ Design will account for future expansion to double track
• Up to 11 Stations (TBD)‒ Some may be deferred, with limited structures to minimize
disruption to operations during future buildout• 30 minute peak headways
‒ Future 20 minute peak headways• Regional Rail Vehicle• Required mitigation measurements along corridor
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Alignment Modifications
Four areas with significant alignment modifications:
• DFW North: Alignment diverges from RR ROW to interface with TEX Rail project into DFW Airport
• Cypress Waters: Design option diverges from RR ROW to provide station in Cypress Waters development
• Downtown Carrollton: Junction with BNSF realigned to provide grade separation; Modifications to Mercer Yard and lumber yard
• CityLine/Bush: Alignment diverges from RR ROW to serve CityLine Bush LRT Station
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Alignment Modifications
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Rail Interfaces
• DFW Terminal B: Shared Platform With TEX Rail;pedestrian connection to Orange Line Terminal A LRT Station
• DFW North: Shared Platform With TEX Rail• Downtown Carrollton: New connection between at-
grade Cotton Belt Station and aerial Green Line Station
• CityLine/Bush: Adjacent to Red Line Platform• 12th Street: Retrofitted aerial Red Line Station at 12th
Street
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Rail Interfaces
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Regional Rail Vehicle
• Regional Rail Vehicle
• Environmentally and Community Friendly
– Tier 4 EPA Emissions Standards
• Meets FRA Standards
• Compatible with TEX Rail (FLIRT)
• Self-propelled
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Current Design Effort
• Coordinate project design with community• Advance 5% Design to 10%
• Alignment/Station Refinement– DFW North: Coordinating with DFW/TEX Rail
– Cypress Waters: Coordinating with Coppell/Developer
– Downtown Carrollton: Coordinating with Railroads
– UTD Station: Coordinating with Richardson/UTD
– 12th Street Alignment: Coordinating with Plano
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Current Environmental Effort
• Update AECR Information• New Noise/Vibration Analysis• New Traffic Analysis• Assess impacts to the natural and human environment• Identify mitigations• Producing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
NOTE: Few impacts identified in AECR
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Project Advancement
• Coordinate project design with community
• Advance project design
• Identify/Mitigate impacts
• Integrate project into community
– Identify improvements in residential areas
– Identify improvement in non-residential areas
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Focus Area Alignment/Stations
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Orange LineTEX Rail/
Cotton Belt
Terminal AOrange LineLRT Station
Terminal BRegional Rail
Station
DFW Airport Alignment/Station
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DFW North Alignment/Station
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Cypress Waters Alignment/Station
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Focus Area Grade Separations
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Coppell/Cypress Waters Issues
• Property Acquisition• Residential Adjacency
– Noise– Visual
• Radio Towers• Trails• Transit Oriented Development
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Property Acquisitions
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Acquisition must adhere Federal guidelines regarding acquisition and relocation assistance including the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
• Fair market value • Relocation benefits are provided
for all dislocated businesses and residents (owner occupants and tenants)
Property Acquisitions
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Residential Adjacency (Existing)
Freight and Passenger AdjacencyFreight only Adjacency
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Residential Adjacency
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Radio Towers
Existing Radio Towers
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Trails
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Transit Oriented Development
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Transit Oriented Development
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AFG Identified Issues
What are your:• Issues? • Concerns?• Comments?• Advice?
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Area Focus Group Meetings
• Designed to be Flexible
• Potential meetings• July
• September
• November
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Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Impact Statement Milestones• December 14, 2016: Project initiation • May 2017: Public Meetings• November 2017: Publish DEIS• January 2018: Public Hearing• March 2018: FEIS/ROD
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Public Meetings
Monday, May 15, @ 7:00 p.m.Parkhill Junior High School Cafeteria16500 Shadybank Drive, Dallas, TX 75248
Wednesday, May 17 @ 6:30 p.m.Richardson Civic Center411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson, TX 75080
Monday, May 22 @ 6:30 p.m.DeWitt Perry Middle School1709 E Belt Line Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006
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