Environmental Justice Any type of environmental, social, or economic effect has the potential to adversely impact low-income and minority populations or be borne largely by low-income and minority populations. The environmental justice analysis considers effects on low-income and minority populations by the project alternatives. Pecos St Globeville d Commerce City lv nB to igh Br Tower Rd Washington St Low-income and minority populations along the corridor 56th Ave Montbello Elyria & Swansea Gateway Stapleton 48th Ave Northeast Park Hill Smith Rd Aurora Martin Luther King Blvd Black or African American Low-income Hispanic or Latino Neighborhood boundaries Airport Blvd Chambers Rd Peoria St Havana St Yosemite St Quebec St Monaco St Holly St Colorado Blvd York St Downing St Broadway Denver Study area for social and economic characteristics and environmental justice Impacts include but are not limited to: Increase physical barrier ! Displace households and businesses ! Move the highway closer to Swansea Elementary School ! Increase noise and dust, and potentially disturb hazardous materials, ! during construction Create permanent or temporary closures, delays, or reroutes of ! transit services DRAFT as of August 2015 ww w. i-70 east. com 303.7 57 .941 3 Environmental Justice Mitigation Measures All Alternatives Mitigations In addition to traditional mitigation measures, CDOT commits to some innovative measures to offset the impacts to lowincome and minority populations. These measures for all alternatives include: ! ! Provide targeted assistance to encourage businesses that are crucial to low-income and minority populations to find new locations in the same neighborhoods Provide funding to CRHDC, a non-profit housing agency, to assist residential and business displacees with financial counseling and procurement of financing for replacement property and securing business and residential loans. CDOT has already provided funding to CRHDC as early mitigation ! Provide residents close to the highway construction between 45th and 47th Avenues from Brighton Boulevard to Colorado Boulevard a free portable air conditioning unit and assistance to pay for the potential additional utility costs during construction ! ! ! Facilitate opportunities to promote hiring individuals from the communities such as job fairs with contractors Provide a new HVAC system, doors, and windows for Swansea Elementary School to help mitigate the dust and noise expected during the construction period Prior to the start of roadway construction, build two new classrooms at Swansea Elementary School to enhance the overall quality of the school ! Research contributions to existing programs that facilitate access to fresh food Additional Mitigations for the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative With the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative there are additional opportunities to mitigate some of the impacts beyond what is listed above: ! ! Construct a cover over the highway to mitigate community impacts and design an urban area on top of the highway cover adjacent to Swansea Elementary School Provide community members an opportunity to help the project team develop a meaningful theme for the design of the walls and barriers for the project and develop the Aesthetic and Design Guidelines as part of the specifications for construction ! ! Redesign and reconstruct the school playground; this will include the adjacent parcels as part of the elementary school site and will eliminate Elizabeth Street between 46th and 47th Avenues Provide funding to develop affordable housing units in the Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood through available programs DRAFT as of August 2015 ww w. i-70 east. com 303.7 57 .941 3 Air Quality The Clean Air Act requires CDOT demonstrate that I-70 East, once completed, does not violate national air quality standards set by EPA, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of federally established standards. This requires a focus on three pollutants for which the Denver area is violating or has violated in the past: Carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10), and ozone. Local "hotspot" analyses for CO and PM will be updated in the Final EIS ! Ozone is evaluated by DRCOG at a regional level ! 10 CDOT also conducted emissions inventories for criteria pollutants, MSATs and greenhouse gases. This information will be updated in the Final EIS: Criteria pollutants Mobile source air toxics (MSATs) ! Carbon monoxide (CO) ! Particulate matter 10 ! microns or less (PM ) Ozone (O3) 10 ! Particulate matter 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5) Nitrogen dioxide (NO ) ! Sulfur dioxide (SO ) ! Lead (Pb) ! 2 2 MSATs include seven pollutants designated by EPA as having serious health and/or environmental effects: 1. Benzene 2. Formaldehyde 3. Naphthalene 4. Diesel particulate matter/Diesel exhaust organic gases 5. Acrolein 6. 1,3-Butadiene 7. Polycyclic organic matter DRAFT as of August 2015 ww w. i-70 east. com 303.7 57 .941 3 Where will the noise walls be located with the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative? ¿Dónde se construirán los muros contra el ruido para la Alternativa de Paso a Desnivel Parcialmente Cubierto? With the Partial cover Lowered Alternative, noise walls are only recommended in the Elyria Neighborhood on the north side of the highway. However, this recommendation is pending completion of a benefitted receptor survey with more than 50 percent approval by owners and residents. Vas qu ez Blv d Saint Paul Ct Clayton S t Fillmore S t Columbine St J os epnine S t York S t Vine S t Gaylord S t High S t R ac e S t Williams S t Franklin S t Blv d Humboldt S t 47th Ave 47th Ave n hto 47TH AVE Madis on S t Cook S t S teele S t 46TH AVE Adams S t Milwaukee S t 47TH AVE Swansea Elementary School Pilot Travel Center Denver Rescue Mission 46TH AVE 46TH AVE 46TH AVE 46TH AVE COLORADO BLVD GAYLORD ST VINE ST 47TH AVE RACE ST HIGH ST 47TH AVE 46TH AVE WILLIAMS ST VA S Q BRIGHTON BLVD UE Z BL VD York S t 44th Ave S aint Paul S t Bri g 45th Ave 12-ft noise wall /Muro Contra el Ruido 12-ft 14-ft noise wall /Muro Contra el Ruido 14-ft Construction limitsLímites / de la Construcción Madis on S t Cook S t S teele S t Adams S t S aint Paul S t Milwaukee S t York S t Baldwin Ct ez qu Vas n Bri g 48TH AVE St St 44th Ave th 44 th 44 48TH AVE 45th Ave 12-ft noise wall /Muro Contra el Ruido 12-ft 14-ft noise wall /Muro Contra el Ruido 14-ft Construction limitsLímites / de la Construcción Thomps on Ct Blv d Saint Paul Ct Clayton S t Fillmore S t J os epnine S t York S t Vine S t Gaylord S t High S t R ac e S t Williams S t Baldwin Ct Alternativa del Viaducto Modificado Blv d Franklin S t Revised Viaduct Alternative 47th Ave 47th Ave hto Humboldt S t Thomps on Ct No-Action Alternative Alternativa de No Tomar Ninguna Accion Columbine St Para la Alternativa de Paso a Desnivel Parcialmente Cubierto, se recomiendan los muros contra el ruido para el vecindario de Elyria solamente, al lado norte de la autopista. Sin embargo, esta recomendación estará pendiente hasta que se complete la encuesta a los beneficiarios de la reducción del ruido y se obtenga más de un 50 por ciento de aprobación por parte de dueños y residentes. COVER CUBIERTA 46TH AVE 46TH AVE 46TH AVE 44TH AVE 44TH AVE NOIS E WALL/MUROS CONTRA EL RUIDO Local Street Calle Local MADISON ST Manna Pro Company 45TH AVE ADAMS ST Safety Barriers Barreras de Seguridad COOK ST ST PAUL ST MILWAUKEE ST 45TH AVE STEELE ST YORK ST FILLMORE ST 45TH AVE Dunham Park Noise Walls Muros Contra el Ruido CLAYTON ST THOMPSON CT 45TH AVE COLUMBINE ST JOSEPHINE ST Nestlé Purina PetCare Company ELIZABETH ST MONROE ST 46TH AVE FENCE/CERCA B ARR IER WALL/BARRERA 46TH AVENUE B ARR IER WALL/BARRERA RE TAINI NG WALL/MURO DE CONTENCIÓN RE TAINI NG WALL/MURO DE CONTENCIÓN S AFE T Y S HAPE/FORMA SEGURA DEL DISEÑO S AFE T Y S HAPE/FORMA SEGURA DEL DISEÑO Barreras de Seguridad Construction limits Límites de la construcción Proposed highway and ramps Autopista y rampas propuestas Proposed street configuration Configuración de calles propuesta w w w.i - 70eas t .com • 303.757.9413 Proposed sidewalk and median Aceras y camellones propuestos General-purpose lanes Carriles de uso general Managed lanes Carriles administrados Parcel boundaries RD Safety Barriers H Muros Contra el Ruido Límites de la parcela IT Noise Walls I-70 I - 70 SM 4 6 t h Av e n ue 08/2015 DRAFT as of August 2015 Proposed I≠ 70 ww w. i-70 east. com p North≠ south connections North≠ south connections Colorado Blvd Jackson St d Blv Adams St Gar eld St Madison St Cook St p d Blv Colorado Blvd Jackson St uez Vas q St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Fillmore St Clayton St Thompson Ct Elizabeth St Columbine St North≠ south connections Gar eld St Madison St ez Vas qu Steele St St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Cover Cook St St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Fillmore St Clayton St p 46th Ave Adams St Steele St St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Fillmore St Clayton St Thompson Ct Columbine St Elizabeth St Josephine St York St Gar eld St Madison St Cook St Adams St Steele St St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Fillmore St Clayton St Thompson Ct Columbine St Elizabeth St Josephine St York St Gaylord St Vine St Race St p p 46th Ave Fillmore St p 46th Ave Thompson Ct Elizabeth St Columbine St Proposed I≠ 70 Clayton St p York St Josephine St Gaylord St Vine St Race St High St Williams St Brighton Blvd Proposed I≠ 70 Thompson Ct p 46th Ave Columbine St Elizabeth St Josephine St York St Vine St Gaylord St p 46th Ave p 45th Ave York St Vine St Gaylord St Race St 45th Ave Josephine St 47th Ave p Gaylord St p Vine St High St Race St p Race St p p Williams St 47th Ave p 45th Ave p p p p p Blv d Colorado Blvd Jackson St uez Vas q St Paul Ct Milwaukee St Fillmore St Clayton St Thompson Ct Elizabeth St Columbine St Josephine St York St Gaylord St Vine St Race St High St Williams St Brighton Blvd 47th Ave p p Brighton Blvd North-South Connectivity !"#$%&'(')*)+,"-&$./0!"#$%#&' ()12'3&$#&$ 46th Ave p 45th Ave One≠ way street *+,%#+-)./01,)2/31,14)5-%1,&+%#01)()45&$-#*&'(*+)$+6*3"+*+7$3#'($5+6*-%'*58$#&$+!09'$-&" p 45th Ave One≠ way street 610#$14)7#+489%)5-%1,&+%#01)()45&$-#*&'(*+)$+:'*)0%&"+;")'!+%*)"+ p 45th Ave One≠ way street DRAFT as of August 2015 303.7 57 .941 3 Why is There a Proposed )$+8'#'8'3 Finding on South Platte River Greenway Trail? The storm drainage system crosses the South Platte River Greenway Trail ?B+%)#$)+))$+8'#'8'3)E#&4#&'F) and will temporarily impact the trail The use of a transportation project on a park, recreational area, or east of the Franklin Street bridge over wildlife and waterfowl refuge that qualifies for the South Platte River. A 52-foot-wide Section 4(f) protection may be determined to be de minimis if it does not adversely affect the activities, features and attributes that qualify permanent easement will be centered the resource for protection under Section 4(f) in 23 CFR 774.5(b)(2). on the pipe alignment. The trail will remain open during construction via a detour and be returned to its pre-construction condition. The project does not adversely affect the activities, features, and attributes that qualify the resource for protection under Section 4(f), therefore, FHWA and CDOT propose a de minimis finding for this resource. .:;<)+&4)=>?5)+,1)$/-#9#%#&')@8A-#9)#&@8%)/&)%B#$)@,/@/$14))$+8'#'8'3)!)&4#&') %/)+40+&91)%B#$)41%1,C#&+%#/&D) So u th Pl at te Ri ve r Franklin St 53rd Ave R iverside Cemetery South Platte River Greenway Trail (both sides of South Platte River) Drainage easement Construction limits DRAFT as of August 2015 ww w. i-70 east. com 303.7 57 .941 3