Metro Union Division Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility
Notice of Public Meeting for Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Project Location: The project site is situated in the industrial northeast section of Downtown Los Angeles. Regional access to the project site is provided by U.S. Highway 101/Interstate 5 (Hollywood Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway), which is less than 0.5 miles south of the project site, and Interstate 10 (San Bernardino Freeway), which is approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the project site.
The 7.5-acre project site is located on the northeast and southeast corners of the intersection of Vignes Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in the City of Los Angeles (-118.23 longitude, 34.06 latitude). The project site is bounded by the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and Bauchet Street to the north; Vignes Street to the west; the Metro Regional Rebuild Center (RRC), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF Railroad), and Los Angeles River to the east; and the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to the south. Lyon Street traverses the project site in a north-south direction, and south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Lyon Street constitutes the eastern border of the project site. A project site location map is attached.
Project Description: The proposed Metro Union Division Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility would include approximately 358,575 square feet of new and reused development on approximately 6.88 acres. The proposed project would consist of a three-story parking structure and a two-story bus maintenance/office building. A public vehicle access Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facility would be located adjacent to the parking structure along Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. A maximum of 200 CNG standard buses would be accommodated by the proposed project. Standard buses are typically 35 to 42 feet in length with a passenger capacity of 45. Ultimately, the proposed project may also accommodate 60-foot long articulated buses. The buses maintained and stored at the proposed Metro Union Division Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility would likely be transferred from the existing Division 2 bus maintenance facility, which is located at 720 East 15th Street, approximately 2.25 miles southwest of the project site.
Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND): Metro (lead agency) prepared a Draft IS/MND for the proposed project described above in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Article 6, Section 15070 through 15075. Each of the significant or potentially significant impacts of the proposed project has been mitigated to less-than-significant levels. The Final IS/MND includes responses to all comments received on the Draft IS/MND.
The Draft IS/MND was circulated for public review from August 22, 2008 through September 11, 2008. The Draft IS/MND was made available for review at the following locations during the public review period:
- Metro Library, One Gateway Plaza, Fifteenth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Los Angeles Public Library – Chinatown Branch, 639 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Metro website: www.metro.net
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section Article 6, Section 15073(e) the Final IS/MND will be presented to the Metro Board of Directors on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 9:30 am in the Metro Board Room located at One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012. All interested parties are invited to attend this public meeting.
Comments:
Questions or comments on the project and Draft IS/MND may be submitted to:
- Manuel Gurrola, Project Manager
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-18-2
Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel: 213-922-8889, Fax: 213-922-8822
- Gwynneth L. Doyle, Senior Environmental Specialist
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-17-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel: 213-922-7305, Fax: 213-922-6875