Meeting Display Boards
Below you will find display boards from the Gold Line EIS public workshops. Most of these files are PDF files and will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please be aware that some of these files are large and may take a few moments to download.Gold Line Final Environmental Impact Statement Public Hearings (September 9 and 17, 2009)
- Gold Line EIS Project Schedule
- Gold Line Purpose and Need
- Gold Line Screening Process
- Gold Line Preferred Alternative Map
- Key Impact Areas in the FEIS
- Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility
- Gold Line Station Design Templates
- 41st Avenue Station Layout - Opening Day
- 41st Avenue Station Layout - 2030
- Pecos Station Layout
- Federal Station Layout
- Sheridan Station Layout
- Olde Town Station Layout - Opening Day
- Olde Town Station Layout - 2030
- Arvada Ridge Station Layout
- Ward Station Layout
- Visual Simulation Near the South Platte River
- Visual Simulation Near the 38th Avenue Overpass
- Visual Simulation Near the 41st Avenue Station - Looking East
- Visual Simulation Near the 41st Avenue Station - Looking West
- Visual Simulation Near Jim Baker Reservoir
- Visual Simulation Near Grandview in Arvada
- Visual Simulation in Olde Town Arvada
- Visual Simulation Near Wheat Ridge
- Gold Line Fencing Recommendations
- Changes in Impacts from the DEIS to the FEIS
- Proposed Quiet Zone Area
- Jim Baker Reservoir
- Parks and Open Space Resources in the Gold Line Study Area
- Archaeological and Historic Resources in the Gold Line Study Area
- FasTracks System Map
- Current Gold Line Funding Assumptions
- Public Private Partnership Overview
- Ways to Submit FEIS Comments
Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Supplemental EA Public Meeting (April 23, 2009)
- Meeting Welcome
- Gold Line Shared Alignments Assessed
- CRMF Site Selection Process
- RTD Property Acquisition Process
- Where to Review the Supplemental EA
- CRMF Supplemental EA Information
- Fox North as the CRMF Preferred Alternative
- CRMF Project Schedule
- Historic Impacts and Mitigation
- FasTracks Schedule
- CRMF Supplemental EA Meeting Goals
- What does the Supplemental EA Evaluate?
- Supplemental EA Process
- Why RTD Needs a CRMF
- CRMF and Shared Alignment Impacts Evaluated
- CRMF Site Layout
- Private Property Impacts and Mitigation
- Economic Impacts and Mitigation
- Opportunities to Submit Supplemental EA Comments
- Supplemental EA Verbal Comment Rules
- CRMF Project History
- Transportation Impacts and Mitigation
- CRMF Overview
- Visual Resources
- FasTracks System Map
Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Public Meeting (January 22, 2009)
- Project Process Overview / Resources Evaluated
- Project History
- New Information on Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Project
- CRMF Facts for Smaller Facility
- Environmental Assessment Schedule
- CRMF Potential Options
- Potential Bus Maintenance Facility Sites
- Why Consider the Fox North Site?
- How to Stay Involved
Gold Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Hearings (August 6 and 7, 2008)
- What is an Environmental Impact Statement?
- Gold Line EIS Schedule
- Finalized Purpose and Need Statement
- Tips for Submitting Effective Comments
- Opportunities to Submit DEIS Comments
- Gold Line Preferred Alternative Alignment Map
- Visual Simulation near the South Platte River
- Visual Simulation of the 38th Avenue Overpass
- 38th Avenue Station - Railroad Option
- 38th Avenue Station - 39th Avenue East Option
- 38th Avenue Station - 41st Avenue East Option
- Visual Simulation of the 38th Avenue Station
- Pecos East Station Option
- Pecos West Station Option
- Federal Station
- Sheridan Station
- Visual Simulation near the Jim Baker Reservoir
- Visual Simulation near Grandview
- Olde Town Arvada Station
- Visual Simulation in Olde Town
- Arvada Ridge Station
- Visual Simulation through Wheat Ridge
- Ward Road Station
- Typical Commuter Rail Cross Sections
- Property Acquisition Process
Refinements to the Gold Line Preferred Alternative: Public Workshop #6 (March 4 and 6, 2008)
- Gold Line Public Workshop #6 Goals
- Preferred Alternative Refinement Process
- Preferred Alternative Refinement Schedule
- Map of Preferred Alternative Refinement Options
- Preliminary Environmental Analysis of Refinement Options
- Preliminary Cost and Right of Way Analysis of Refinement Options
- Gold Line EIS Schedule
Preliminary Environmental Analysis: Public Workshop #5 (October 23 and 24, 2007)
- Steps of Alternatives Analysis
- Map of Gold Line Alignment
- Evolution of a Transit Station
- Preliminary Rendering of 38th Avenue Station Footprint
- Preliminary Rendering of Pecos Station Footprint (East and West Options)
- Preliminary Rendering of Federal Station Footprint (East and West Options)
- Preliminary Rendering of Sheridan Station Footprint
- Preliminary Rendering of Olde Town Station (North Option)
- Preliminary Rendering of Olde Town Station (South Option)
- Preliminary Rendering of Olde Town Station Footprint (West Option)
- Preliminary Rendering of Arvada Ridge Station Footprint
- Preliminary Rendering of Ward Road Station Footprint
- Typical Commuter Rail Cross Section
- Map of Floodplain Analysis
- Park and Trail Impacts
- Typical Noise Levels Thermometer
- Typical Vibration Levels Thermometer
- Map of Areas With a Moderate Increase in Noise
- Map of Areas Requiring Noise Mitigation
- Map of Vibration Impact Areas
- Mitigating Noise with Quiet Zones
- Typical Noise and Vibration Mitigation Measures
- Map of 2030 Congested Roadways
- Map of Single-Track Segment and Analysis
- Map of Projected Property Acquisitions by Station
- Visual Impacts Analysis
- What is a Public Private Partnership?
- Decision Timeline for Gold Line Public Private Partnership
Selection of the Preferred Alternative: Public Workshop #4 (June 26 and 27, 2007)
- Gold Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement Schedule
- Steps of an Alternatives Analysis
- Finalized Purpose and Need Statement
- Recommendation #1: Remove Streetcar from Further Evaluation
- Recommendation #2: Select Commuter Rail-EMU as the Preferred Alternative
- Differences Between Commuter Rail-EMU and Streetcar Alternatives
- How We Optimized the Commuter Rail Alternative
- Process Considerations of Commuter Rail-EMU Alternative
- How We Optimized the Streetcar Alternative
- Key Performance Discriminators
- Key Environmental Discriminators
- Breakdown of Work Trips for Study Area Residents
- Typical Commuter Rail Cross Sections
- Will the bus system change with the Gold Line?
- Station Platforms and Parking Planning
- Historic District Evaluation Map
- Historic District Evaluation - Table
- Different Features of EMU vs. DMU
- Noise Basics of EMU and DMU
- Alternate Energy Sources and Commuter Rail
Detailed Evaluation of Alternatives: Public Workshop #3 (Feb. 5 and 7, 2007)
- Summary of the EIS Process, Evaluation levels 1-3
- What Criteria Drives the Level 3 Results?
- Recommendations from Level 3 Analysis
- Key Performance Discriminators
- Key Environmental Discriminators
- Cost Effectiveness
- Mobility Improvements
- Environmental Benefits
- Environmental Impacts
- Transit Supportive Land Use
- Will the bus system change with the Gold Line?
- Projected Commuter Rail Noise
- Modes of Access for Stations
- Station Activity - Daily Boardings by Station
- Typical Commuter Rail Cross Sections
- Typical Light Rail Cross Sections (1)
- Typical Light Rail Cross Sections (2)
- Typical Streetcar Cross Sections (1)
- Typical Streetcar Cross Sections (2)
- Center Platform Typical Cross Section
Conceptual Screening of Alternatives: Public Workshop #2 (Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, 2006)
- Breakdown of Work Trips for Study Area Residents
- EIS Project Schedule
- Finalized Purpose and Need Statement
- Top Ten Issues for Public Comment During Scoping
- Steps of an Alternatives Analysis
- Level 1 and 2 Screening Alternatives Analysis Methodology
- Detailed Alternatives Analysis Methodology
- Level 1 Screening: Alternative 3 Series
- Level 1 Screening: Alternative 4 Series
- Level 1 Screening: Alternative 5 Series
- Level 1 Screening: Alternative 6 Series
- Level 1 Screening: Alternative 7 Series
- Level 1 Screening Results Summary
- Level 2 Screening: Alternatives Analysis Results Summary
- Level 2 Screening: Alternatives Analysis Results Summary, Part 2
Public Scoping Meetings (Aug. 22 and Aug. 23, 2006)
- Scoping Meeting PowerPoint Presentation (3 MB)
- What is an EIS?
- EIS Project Schedule
- Major Investment Study Highway/Bus/HOV Alternatives
- Major Investment Study LRT/Commuter Rail Alternatives
- Major Investment Study Locally Preferred Alternative
- Major Investment Study Finalist Alternatives
- Draft Purpose and Need Statement
- What is Alternatives Analysis?
- Alternatives Analysis Methodology: Levels 1-2
- Alternatives Analysis Methodology: Level 3
- Alternatives Analysis Methodology: Level 4
- Possible Draft EIS Alternatives
- Transit Technology Space Requirements
- Environmental Impacts to be Assessed
- Possible Draft EIS Alignment along the BNSF/UP
- Possible Arterial Draft EIS Alignments

