Northwest Corridor
LRT Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton
Final Environmental Impact Statement

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LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure S-1 Selected LRT Alternative ES-2
Figure S-2 Medical Center Design Options ES-7
Figure S-3 Love Field Design Option ES-8
   
Figure 1-1 Study Area Map 1-2
Figure 1-2 Existing Transportation Services and Facilities 1-5
Figure 1-3 Existing and Planned Light Rail Transit System 1-6
Figure 1-4 Project Development Process (In Section 1.5 PLANNING CONTEXT) 1-10
Figure 1-5 Federal New Starts Project Definition 1-11
   
Figure 2-1 Locally Preferred Investment Strategy (LPIS) - Rail Element 2-3
Figure 2-2 Selected LRT Alternative 2-5
Figure 2-3 Vertical Alignment of the Proposed Project - South Section 2-7
Figure 2-4 Vertical Alignment of the Proposed Project - Middle Section 2-8
Figure 2-5 Vertical Alignment of the Proposed Project - North Section 2-9
Figure 2-6 Victory Station 2-12
Figure 2-7 Market Center/Oak Lawn Station (South) 2-13
Figure 2-8 Parkland Station (Motor Street) 2-15
Figure 2-9 Inwood Station (South) 2-16
Figure 2-10 Brookhollow Station 2-17
Figure 2-11 Bachman Station 2-18
Figure 2-12 Walnut Hill/Denton Station 2-19
Figure 2-13 Royal Lane Station 2-21
Figure 2-14 Farmers Branch Station 2-22
Figure 2-15 Carrollton Square Station 2-23
Figure 2-16 Trinity Mills Station 2-24
Figure 2-17 Frankford Station 2-25
Figure 2-18 LRT Bus Operating Plan 2-27
Figure 2-19 LRT Operating Plan 2-30
Figure 2-20 Northwest Rail Operating Facility Site 2-32
Figure 2-21 EIS No-Build Alternative 2-33
Figure 2-22 2025 No-Build Bus Operating Plan 2-34
Figure 2-23 Medical Center Design Options 2-37
Figure 2-24 Love Field Design Option 2-40
Figure 2-25 Parkland Station (Harry Hines Base Alignment) 2-42
Figure 2-26 Parkland Station (Design Options A, B, C) 2-43
Figure 2-27 Parkland Station (Design Option D) 2-45
Figure 2-28 UTSW/Exchange Park Station (Harry Hines Base Alignment) 2-46
Figure 2-29 Love Field Station (Design Option) 2-47
Figure 2-30 Market Center/Oak Lawn Station (North) 2-48
Figure 2-31 Inwood Station (North) 2-50
Figure 2-32 Rail Operating Facility Sites considered in the Draft EIS 2-51
   
Figure 3-1 Generalized Land Use - South Section 3-2
Figure 3-2 Generalized Land Use - Middle Section 3-3
Figure 3-3 Generalized Land Use - North Section 3-4
Figure 3-4 Schools and Community Facilities - South Section 3-13
Figure 3-5 Schools and Community Facilities - Middle Section 3-14
Figure 3-6 Schools and Community Facilities - North Section 3-15
Figure 3-7 Major Activity Centers and Employers - South Section 3-18
Figure 3-8 Major Activity Centers and Employers - Middle Section 3-19
Figure 3-9 Major Activity Centers and Employers - North Section 3-20
Figure 3-10 1990 Census Tract Boundaries 3-23
Figure 3-11 2000 Census Tract Boundaries 3-24
Figure 3-12 Neighborhoods 3-26
Figure 3-13 Existing Bus Routes 3-29
Figure 3-14 Existing Roadway Network 3-33
Figure 3-15 Existing Traffic Volumes 3-35
Figure 3-16 Existing Railroads 3-38
Figure 3-17 Existing Truck Routes 3-39
Figure 3-18 Hazardous Material Routes 3-40
Figure 3-19 Carbon Monoxide Monitoring Stations and Microanalysis Location 3-47
Figure 3-20 Examples of Typical Outdoor Noise Exposure (In Section 3.5 NOISE) 3-51
Figure 3-21 Ambient Noise Monitoring Locations 3-55
Figure 3-22 Typical Ground-Borne Vibration Levels and Criteria (In Section 3.6 VIBRATION) 3-58
Figure 3-23 Ground-Borne Vibration Measurement Locations 3-61
Figure 3-24 Existing Ground-Borne Vibration from Freight Trains Operations (In Section 3.6.2 EXISTING VIBRATION CONDITIONS) 3-60
Figure 3-25 Visual Analysis Units 3-63
Figure 3-26 Historic Resources - South Section 3-71
Figure 3-27 Historic Resources - Middle Section 3-72
Figure 3-28 Historic Resources - North Section 3-73
Figure 3-29 Archeological Resources - Dallas CBD to Northwest Highway 3-75
Figure 3-30 Archeological Resources - Valley View Lane to Frankford Road 3-76
Figure 3-31 Park and Recreation Resources - South Section 3-79
Figure 3-32 Park and Recreation Resources - Middle Section 3-80
Figure 3-33 Park and Recreation Resources - North Section 3-81
Figure 3-34 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 1 3-85
Figure 3-35 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 2 3-86
Figure 3-36 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 3 3-87
Figure 3-37 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 4 3-88
Figure 3-38 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 5 3-89
Figure 3-39 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 6 3-90
Figure 3-40 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 7 3-91
Figure 3-41 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 8 3-92
Figure 3-42 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 9 3-93
Figure 3-43 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 10 3-94
Figure 3-44 Jurisdictional Waters and Vegetation Cover – Map 11 3-95
Figure 3-45 Floodplains and Watershed 3-103
Figure 3-46 Hazardous Material Sites of Concern – Dallas CBD to Walnut Hill 3-108
Figure 3-47 Hazardous Material Sites of Concern – Walnut Hill to Frankford 3-109
   
Figure 4-1 Major Freeways and Arterials 4-9
Figure 4-2 2025 Average Daily Traffic Projections 4-12
Figure 4-3 LRT Roadway Crossing Configurations - South Section 4-19
Figure 4-4 LRT Roadway Crossing Configurations - Middle Section 4-20
Figure 4-5 LRT Roadway Crossing Configurations - North Section 4-21
Figure 4-6 Proposed Freight Modifications 4-40
Figure 4-7 Bicycle Routes 4-42
   
Figure 5-1 Projected Noise Impact Areas - Vicinity of Community Drive, Valwood Parkway, Crosby Road, and Donald Ave/Northside Drive 5-31
Figure 5-2 Projected Noise and Vibration Impact Areas - Vicinity of Kimsey Drive 5-32
Figure 5-3 Visual Simulation - Parkland Station 5-39
Figure 5-4 Visual Simulation - Carrollton Square Station 5-42
Figure 5-5 Environmental Justice Assessment by Census Tract 5-98

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