Transit Effectiveness Projects (TEP) Draft Environmental Impact Report

Facts About the Transit Effectiveness Projects Draft Environmental Impact Report
The SFTMAs Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) is releasing its draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on July 10th The TEP DEIR will be open to public comment from July 11th-August 25th, 2013 The TEP DEIR is an objective analysis (conducted by the SF Planning Department) and is designed to disclose impacts associated with a broad range of project proposals. It is NOT an IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. SFMTA staff will be going to the community in the Fall to discuss implementation options. In their analysis, the SF Planning Department determined that the TEP would only have a potential impact on three features of San Franciscos environment:

NOISE

AIR

TRANSPORTATION

Public comment is an important part of the process and provides decision makers with an opportunity to hear from the general public about TEP impacts. The TEP DEIR can be found online at www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2970

How to Provide Feedback on the TEP Draft EIR

In order to provide effective feedback on the TEP DEIR, you must first determine whether your feed-back is related to the environmental impact of the project, or other aspects of the project, such as park-ing loss, route changes, or stop consolidation.

Sent Feedback on Environmental Impacts to SF Planning

Example Comments Example #1 The proposed bus-only lane will have a significant environmental impact on transportation circulation in the neighbor-hood. Example #2 Creating a new bus route will have a significant environmental impact on the air quality of my neighborhood. Where to Send Feedback SF Planning Department 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94103 Email: debra.dwyer@sfgov.org

Send Feedback on Project Proposals to SFMTA

Example Comments Example #1 I am concerned about the parking space you are proposing to take away outside of my house. Example #2 I am concerned about the proposed elimination of the bus stop on my street corner. Where to Send Feedback SFMTA 1 South Van Ness, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Email: sean.kennedy@sfmta.com

Important Dates
July, 2013: Draft TEP Environmental Impact Report released July-Aug, 2013: Public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Report Fall, 2013: Public outreach on the TEP project proposals January, 2014: Anticipated Final Environmental Impact Report released November, 2014: Measure to fund TEP (Phase 1) on GO Bond ballot Summer, 2015: TEP Phase 1 construction begins

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