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Finding of No Significant ImpactandFinal Environmental Assessment
Finding of No Significant ImpactandFinal Environmental Assessment
K Street
K Street
December 2009
24Street NWto 7Street NW
thth
Washington, D.C.
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FINDINGOFNOSIGNIFICANTIMPACTfor
KSTREET
24
th
StreetNWto7
th
StreetNWWASIDNGTON,D.C.DDOTProjectNumber:l102(027)/SR028A1DC-29
TheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA),inconjunctionwiththeDistrictDepartment
of
Transportation(DDOT),proposesmodificationstoKStreettocreateatransportationfacilitythatenhancesthemobility,throughputcapacity,andeconomicvitalitywithinthedowntownWashingtonCentralBusinessDistrict.
In
accordancewiththeNationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA),theFHWAandDDOTpreparedanEnvironmentalAssessment(EA)whichwasreleasedforagencyandpublicreviewonSeptember29,2009.ApublichearingwasheldonOctober14,2009.Subsequently,aFinalEAhasbeenpreparedtofullyaddressallagencyandpubliccommentsreceived.TheproposedmodificationstoKStreetareintended
to
accommodatemultimodaltraffic(bus,automobile,bicycle,andpedestrian)thatcurrentlyusesthecorridor.Theproposedactionwouldachievethefollowing
obj
ectives:•ProvideefficienttravelalongKStreetforalltransportationmodes,includingtransit,pedestrians,bicycles,andautomobiles;•EliminateroadwayinfrastructuredeficienciesalongKStreetandimprovingmobilityandsafetyforallKStreetusers;and•Constructa"GreenStreet"usingexceptionalurbandesignprinciplesandinnovativeandenvironmentallysustainabledesignmethods.
PREFERREDALTERNATIVE
Followingthepubliccommentperiod,DDOTidentifiedAlternative
2,
theTwo-LaneTransitway,asthePreferredAlternative.Alternative2wouldprovideanexclusivetwo-way,two-lanemediantransitwaybetween20
th
Streetand9
th
Street.Alternative2wouldalsoincludetwolO-footgeneralpurposetravellanesandonel2-foottravel/off-peakparkinglane
in
eachdirectiononKStreetbetween20
th
Streetand
li
h
Street.Raisedmedianswouldseparatethegeneralpurposetravellanesfromthetransitwayandprovidewidthforpassengerplatformsandlandscaping.Thetransitwaywouldincludeonel2-footlaneineachdirection.Passengerplatformswouldbelocatedontheraisedmediansandwouldbetypically
11
feetwide.Themediansoppositetheplatformswouldvarybetweenfiveand
11
feetwide,exceptwheretheyareconstrained
by
reducedroadwaywidthsatFarragntSquare,McPhersonSquare,andFranklinSquareparks.Between
12
th
Streetand9
th
Street,theexistingroadwaywidthreducesto
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