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Hancock
Neighborhood
Association
Urban
Rail
Working
Group
(HNAUR)
Comprised
of
HNA
Executive
Committee,
HNA
Parks
and
Green
Spaces
Committee,
and
Chair
of
HNA
Transportation
Committee
Report
of
Finding
from
HNAUR
meeting
with
Kyle
Keahey,
Project
Connect,
and
Mike
Trimble,
City
of
Austin
Capital
Projects
Office,
held
September
11,
2014.
The
Route
of
the
Central
Corridor
Line
The
proposed
first
urban
rail
line
is
the
Central
Corridor
segment.
The
decided
route
is
shown
in
the
jpg
titled
Proposed-FirstLine-of-Urban-Rail
or
at
the
Project
Connect
link
below.
Hancock
Center
would
be
a
main
transit
node/station.
The
Proposition
1
Bond
funds
this
line.
Timetable
The
current
level
of
design
at
this
point
is
less
than
5%.
If
the
bond
passes,
the
Preliminary
Engineering
(PE)
and
National
Environmental
Policy
Act
phase
would
begin
in
Spring
2015.
The
PE
would
advance
the
project
design
to
30%.
The
PE/NEPA
process
entails
a
broad
range
of
studies
including
environmental
impact,
traffic,
land
use,
noise,
property
acquisition,
and
mitigation
strategies.
This
phase
will
expend
about
10%
of
600
million
bond
and
run
until
the
last
quarter
of
2017.
At
that
time
a
Record
of
Decision
based
on
the
PE/NEPA
finding
will
be
made
to
apply
for
federal
funding.
Release
of
the
remaining
bond
monies
is
contingent
on
approval
of
matching
federal
funds.
A
final
decision
is
anticipated
at
the
end
of
2018,
with
construction
to
start
at
that
time.
The
estimated
acquisitions
budget
for
the
line
is
40
million.
See
the
pdf
titled
Timeline.
The
project
does
carry
the
right
of
imminent
domain.
Alignment
Options
on
Red
River
Based
on
the
current
level
of
project
design
(less
than
5%)
the
City
has
an
existing
right-of-way
along
Red
River
that
varies
from
61
feet
to
80
feet.
There
are
currently
three
alignment
options
and
possibly
others
that
may
be
suggested
that
the
City
will
consider
as
the
project
advances
into
preliminary
engineering
and
the
Environmental
Impact
Statement
(EIS)
scheduled
to
commence
in
2015.
The
"minimum"
approach
would
require
a
cross-section,
or
width,
of
70
feet,
which
is
within
the
61'-80'
width
of
Red
River.
There
is
some
potential
for
some
narrow
strip
acquisitions
that
the
City
would
seek
to
minimize
or
eliminate
during
the
PE/EIS
process.
Project
Connect
states
they
do
not
anticipate
any
full
property
acquisitions.
For
the
Red
River
alignments
see
pages
3-4
on
the
pdf
tilted
Typical
Section-091514.
This
pdf
file
includes
the
cross-sections
along
Dean
Keeton,
along
Red
River
and
along
Airport
Boulevard
between
45th
and
53rd
1/2
Street.
The
current
concept
is
to
be
underground
from
Hancock
Center
to
just
north
of
45th
with
the
other
option
being
going
over.
As
with
the
section
along
Red
River,
Project
Connect
has
some
options
to
consider
along
Airport,
including
a
west-side
running
option
and
a
center
running
option.
They
will
be
look
into
these
options
when
the
project
advances
into
the
preliminary
engineering/Environmental
Impact
Statement
phase
next
year.
When
we
asked
if
there
was
a
study
on
the
property
impact
of
Urban
Rail,
the
study
on
the
Dallas
DART
by
Dr.
Terry
Clower
was
recommended,
which
can
be
found
at:
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30386/m2/1/high_res_d/Clower- 2002-Assessment_DART_LRT_Taxable_Property.pdf
Website
on
the
Proposed
Urban
Rail
for
More
Information:
City
Websites
Project
Connect,
Proposed
1st
Line
of
Urban
Rail:
http://projectconnect.com/central-corridor-urban-rail
Capital
Planning
Office,
2014
Bond:
http://www.austintexas.gov/2014bond
Advocacy
Websites
Let's
Go
Austin:
http://www.letsgoaustin.org/
Coalition
On
Sustainable
Transportation:
http://www.costaustin.org/
Central
Austin
Community
Development
Corporation:
http://www.centralaustincdc.org/transportation/austin_urban_rail.htm
Austin
Rail
Now:
http://austinrailnow.com/
Neighborhood
Association
Urban
Rail
Working
Group
(HNAUR)
Comprised
of
HNA
Executive
Committee,
HNA
Parks
and
Green
Spaces
Committee,
and
Chair
of
HNA
Transportation
Committee
Report
of
Finding
from
HNAUR
meeting
with
Kyle
Keahey,
Project
Connect,
and
Mike
Trimble,
City
of
Austin
Capital
Projects
Office,
held
September
11,
2014.
The
Route
of
the
Central
Corridor
Line
The
proposed
first
urban
rail
line
is
the
Central
Corridor
segment.
The
decided
route
is
shown
in
the
jpg
titled
Proposed-FirstLine-of-Urban-Rail
or
at
the
Project
Connect
link
below.
Hancock
Center
would
be
a
main
transit
node/station.
The
Proposition
1
Bond
funds
this
line.
Timetable
The
current
level
of
design
at
this
point
is
less
than
5%.
If
the
bond
passes,
the
Preliminary
Engineering
(PE)
and
National
Environmental
Policy
Act
phase
would
begin
in
Spring
2015.
The
PE
would
advance
the
project
design
to
30%.
The
PE/NEPA
process
entails
a
broad
range
of
studies
including
environmental
impact,
traffic,
land
use,
noise,
property
acquisition,
and
mitigation
strategies.
This
phase
will
expend
about
10%
of
600
million
bond
and
run
until
the
last
quarter
of
2017.
At
that
time
a
Record
of
Decision
based
on
the
PE/NEPA
finding
will
be
made
to
apply
for
federal
funding.
Release
of
the
remaining
bond
monies
is
contingent
on
approval
of
matching
federal
funds.
A
final
decision
is
anticipated
at
the
end
of
2018,
with
construction
to
start
at
that
time.
The
estimated
acquisitions
budget
for
the
line
is
40
million.
See
the
titled
Timeline.
The
project
does
carry
the
right
of
imminent
domain.
Alignment
Options
on
Red
River
Based
on
the
current
level
of
project
design
(less
than
5%)
the
City
has
an
existing
right-of-way
along
Red
River
that
varies
from
61
feet
to
80
feet.
There
are
currently
three
alignment
options
and
possibly
others
that
may
be
suggested
that
the
City
will
consider
as
the
project
advances
into
preliminary
engineering
and
the
Environmental
Impact
Statement
(EIS)
scheduled
to
commence
in
2015.
The
"minimum"
approach
would
require
a
cross-section,
or
width,
of
70
feet,
which
is
within
the
61'-80'
width
of
Red
River.
There
is
some
potential
for
some
narrow
strip
acquisitions
that
the
City
would
seek
to
minimize
or
eliminate
during
the
PE/EIS
process.
Project
Connect
states
they
do
not
anticipate
any
full
property
acquisitions.
For
the
Red
River
alignments
see
pages
3-4
on
the
tilted
Typical
Section-091514.
This
file
includes
the
cross-sections
along
Dean
Keeton,
along
Red
River
and
along
Airport
Boulevard
between
45th
and
53rd
1/2
Street.
The
current
concept
is
to
be
underground
from
Hancock
Center
to
just
north
of
45th
with
the
other
option
being
going
over.
As
with
the
section
along
Red
River,
Project
Connect
has
some
options
to
consider
along
Airport,
including
a
west-side
running
option
and
a
center
running
option.
They
will
be
look
into
these
options
when
the
project
advances
into
the
preliminary
engineering/Environmental
Impact
Statement
phase
next
year.
When
we
asked
if
there
was
a
study
on
the
property
impact
of
Urban
Rail,
the
study
on
the
Dallas
DART
by
Dr.
Terry
Clower
was
recommended,
which
can
be
found
at:
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30386/m2/1/high_res_d/Clower- 2002-Assessment_DART_LRT_Taxable_Property.pdf
Website
on
the
Proposed
Urban
Rail
for
More
Information:
City
Websites
Project
Connect,
Proposed
1st
Line
of
Urban
Rail:
http://projectconnect.com/central-corridor-urban-rail
Capital
Planning
Office,
2014
Bond:
http://www.austintexas.gov/2014bond
Advocacy
Websites
Let's
Go
Austin:
http://www.letsgoaustin.org/
Coalition
On
Sustainable
Transportation:
http://www.costaustin.org/
Central
Austin
Community
Development
Corporation:
http://www.centralaustincdc.org/transportation/austin_urban_rail.htm
Austin
Rail
Now:
http://austinrailnow.com/