Transit Maps: Environmental Impact Statement

Official Maps: Sound Transit Link Federal Way Extension Alternatives

August 31, 2016

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Des Moines, EIS, Environmental Impact Statement, Federal Way, HDR, isometric, light rail, Link, planning map, Puget Sound, SeaTac, Sound Transit, USA, Washington

Here’s some interesting isometric-style maps that crossed my desk the other day. They’re part of a series of maps from the Sound Transit Federal Way Link Extension Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Summary that outline all the proposed potential alignments from the soon-to-be-completed Angle Lake station south to Federal Way. I believe that the maps were produced by HDR as a consultant to Sound Transit, and they do quite a nice job of comparing and […]

Historical Map: Proposed Los Angeles Metro Rail Project and Station Locations, 1983

May 18, 2016

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1983, California, EIS, Environmental Impact Statement, FEIS, LA Metro, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Metro, metro, SCRTD, Southern California Rapid Transit District, subway, USA

Taken from a Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), this map shows the then-preferred alignment for what would eventually become the LA Metro Red Line. The FEIS called for an 18.6 mile alignment, all underground, with 18 stations. The cost in 1983 dollars was projected to be $2.47 billion (or around $5.88 billion in today’s money). An alternative called for an alignment with some aerial sections for $2.41 billion, while […]