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RELEASE OF THE NORTHWEST RAIL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION & PUBLIC MEETINGS MARCH 11, 17 AND 18

Since 2007, The Regional Transportation District (RTD) has been studying the impacts of providing rail service from Denver Union Station to Longmont in the Northwest Rail Environmental Evaluation (EE) .

On Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, RTD will release the Northwest Rail Draft EE for public review. The release of the document will signify the beginning of a 30-day formal comment period that will run through Monday, March 29, 2010. Corridor-wide public meetings will be held to present project information and to hear your comments about the proposed 41-mile commuter rail line from Denver Union Station to Longmont passing through North Denver, Adams County, Westminster, Broomfield, Louisville and Boulder. Please attend a public meeting to learn more about the project and to share your comments with RTD and the Northwest Rail project team.

Read the information below to find out more about the public meetings, where to review the NWR Draft EE, and how you can provide comment; or click here to go directly to the NWR Draft EE.

NORTHWEST RAIL PUBLIC MEETINGS

Public meetings will be held to share information about transportation, social, and biological impacts analyzed in the NWR Draft EE and mitigation measures that are being proposed. At these meetings, the public will learn about the proposed rail service and have an opportunity to provide formal comment on the Draft EE. Specific topics that you can expect RTD to address will include, but are not limited to, track alignment, the preliminary station concept plans, noise impacts and Quiet Zones, grade crossing treatments, project phasing, and the analysis and mitigation proposed for wetlands and other biological resources. The public meeting dates, times, and locations are as follows:

LONGMONT
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
City of Longmont Civic Center
350 Kimbark St.
Longmont, CO 80501

LOUISVILLE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
Louisville Middle School
1341 Main St.
Louisville, CO 80027

DENVER (ADAMS COUNTY)
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Hodgkins Elementary School
3475 West 67th Ave.
Denver, CO 80221

SCHEDULE FOR ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS: 6:00- 8:30 P.M.

On-going Open House throughout the meeting

This includes open discussions between the public and project team members around display boards, corridor maps, comment stations and/or other informational materials.

Project Presentation followed by Question & Answer period at 6:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Chris Quinn, RTD FasTracks NWR Project Manager, will present project information to the public, followed by a facilitated Q & A session.

WHERE TO REVIEW THE NWR DRAFT EE

Hard copy versions of the Draft EE will be available in nine public repositories throughout the NWR corridor. Those repositories are located throughout the NWR corridor and are as follows:

Denver Public Library - Central Branch
10 West Fourteenth Avenue Pkwy.
Denver, CO 80204

RTD FasTracks
1560 Broadway, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202

Irving Street Library
7392 Irving St.
Westminster, CO 80030

College Hill Public Library
3705 W. 112th Ave.
Westminster, CO 80031

Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library
3 Community Park Rd.
Broomfield, CO 80020

36 Commuting Solutions
287 Century Circle, Ste 103
Louisville, CO 80027

Louisville Public Library
951 Spruce St.
Louisville, CO 80027

Boulder Public Library - Main Branch
1000 Canyon Blvd.
Boulder, CO 80302

Longmont Public Library
409 4th Ave.
Longmont, CO 80501

You can also view the the NWR Draft EE electronically here on this Web site

HOW TO COMMENT ON THE NWR DRAFT EE

Attend and participate in a public meeting
Submit a comment on this Web site by clicking here
Mail a comment during the 30-day comment period to: NWR EE c/o CDR Associates, 100 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 12, Boulder, CO 80302

NWR Project Team Response to Comments: RTD will review all comments received during the formal comment period. Public comments will be considered, responded to, and published in the Final EE. The Northwest Rail Project Team will post responses to the main issues identified during the public comment period on the project Web site.

NORTHWEST RAIL KEY DATES
Here is a list of the key dates to be aware of in the near future for the NWR EE:

Friday, Feb. 26 - NWR Draft EE Release Date
Friday, Feb. 26 - 30-day formal comment period begins
Thursday, March 11 - NWR Public Meeting - Longmont
Wednesday, March 17 - NWR Public Meeting - Louisville
Thursday, March 18 - NWR Public Meeting - Denver/Adams County
Monday, March 29 - 30-day formal comment period ends
April 2010 - NWR Final EE Completed
Tuesday, May 4 - NWR Final EE submitted to RTD FasTracks Monitoring Committee for approval
Tuesday, May 25 - Request adoption of NWR Final EE by RTD Board of Directors.

CONTACT US

As always, if you have any questions or comments about the information included in this email or about the NWR EE, please do not hesitate to contact the NWR Project Team:

Email:

RTD FasTracks Hotline: (303) 299-2000
Mail:
Northwest Rail EE
c/o CDR Associates
100 Arapahoe Ave, Suite 12
Boulder, CO 80302

Thank you for your continued interest in the Northwest Rail project.

For more information about RTD FasTracks and to find out about the progress being made on other corridors visit www.RTD-FasTracks.com

Flyers & Information: In addition to other forms of outreach, the NWR Project Team will be posting public meeting flyers in various locations throughout the corridor. If you would like these flyers sent to a specific group please inform the NWR Public Involvement Team by e-mail at

Si usted tiene preguntas, o para información en español sobre este proyecto, por favor llamar al 720-936-1769.