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2 REFERENCES Abstract Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 2009a. Gold Line Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) b. Gold Line Record of Decision (ROD). 2 November c. East Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) d. East Corridor Record of Decision (ROD). 6 November. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Supplemental Environmental Assessment to FasTracks Commuter Rail Corridors. April. Glossary American Public Transit Association Glossary of Transit Terminology. Washington, D.C. Executive Summary Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Parks and Open Space Datasets Transportation Improvement Plan. Available: Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Gold Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). July a. East Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) b. Gold Line Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) c. East Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Supplemental Environmental Assessment to FasTracks Commuter Rail Corridors. April. References-1 January 2011

3 Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Plan. Available: Grade Crossing Evaluation Methodology Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA). October. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. Chapter 1, Purpose and Need All Traffic Data Traffic Counts. City of Thornton TrafficCounts.aspx. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets CDOT North I-25 Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Regional Travel Demand Model Parks and Open Space Datasets DRCOG Regional Travel Model (Cycle 12) Projected Land Use Data. March Metro Vision 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2030 Plan) Regional Transportation Plans Dataset Regional Transportation Demand Model Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) planning_environment_2608.html. Accessed 28 February. North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization Economic and Demographic Forecast Report North Front Range 2035 Regional Transportation Plan. December Regional Transportation Plans Dataset. January 2011 References-2

4 Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) North Metro Transportation Study (Major Investment Study) FasTracks Plan. Available: _FasTracks_Plan.pdf. Accessed 22 April Three Corridors Scoping Study. October Denver Union Station Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Itemid=50. August. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. URS Corporation (URS) Regional Transportation Plans Dataset Alignment and Stations Datasets. Chapter 2, Alternatives Considered City and County of Denver Denver Union Station (DUS) Master Plan. September Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood Plan and National Western Stock Show Station Area Plan. Available: January City of Denver Denver Capital Improvements Fund Projects. City of Northglenn The Northglenn Comprehensive Plan. City of Thornton City of Thornton 2020 Plan. Available: 20Planwhole.pdf. Accessed 8 August Eastlake Station Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan Report. February Thornton Governmental Fund Capital Improvement Program. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets I-70 East Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. References-3 January 2011

5 Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Parks and Open Space Datasets Metro Vision 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2030 Plan) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Linking the Transportation Planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Processes. February. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Gold Line Draft Environmental Impact Statement. July a. East Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement b. Gold Line Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement c. East Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Supplemental Environmental Assessment to FasTracks Commuter Rail Corridors. April. Front Range Systems Consultants (FRSC) Lifecycle Cost and Payback Analysis of Candidate Technologies for Commuter Rail Corridors in the Denver Regional Transportation District. FRSC Revision 2. 4 October. Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) North Metro Transportation Study (Major Investment Study) FasTracks Plan. Available: _FasTracks_Plan.pdf. Accessed 22 April Three Corridors Scoping Study. October Level 1 and Level 2 Alternatives Evaluation Report a. Level 3 Evaluation and Screening Report//RTD Annual Program Evaluation b. Level 4 Evaluation and Screening Report c. Level 5 UP Railroad and BNSF Alignment Reevaluation Report. January 2011 References-4

6 . 2008d. Level 5 BNSF Station Options Screening Report e. Denver Union Station (DUS) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. August f. Denver Union Station (DUS) Record of Decision (ROD). October Level 5 Screening Report: UP and BNSF Alignment Reevaluation Levels 4 and 5 Alternatives Evaluation Report. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. URS Corporation (URS) Draft Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Results Report. April. Chapter 3, Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 2009a. Gold Line Corridor Record of Decision (ROD). November b. East Corridor Record of Decision (ROD). 6 November. Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Plan. Available: FasTracks_Plan.pdf Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA), Version 1, Regional Transportation District, FasTracks Environmental Resource Group (FERG). October a. Denver Union Station (DUS) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Itemid=50. August b. Denver Union Station (DUS) Record of Decision (ROD). Section 3.1, Social Impacts and Environmental Justice Adams County Overview. Available: Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database. References-5 January 2011

7 Adams County Schools (Adams 12, Adams 14, Adams County) Schools Datasets. Census TIGER/Line Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database. City and County of Denver (CCD) Community Planning and Development. Elyria/Swansea Neighborhood Assessment. Available: original.pdf. November Parks and Recreation Map Downtown Denver Area Plan. Available: Denver Public Schools Datasets Denver Department of Planning and Community Development. Globeville Assessment. Available: January Denver's Unique Neighborhoods. Available: Accessed 9 April. City of Broomfield Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database. City of Northglenn. n.d. City history. Available: City of Northglenn Parks and Trails Map. June Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database. City of Thornton. n.d. History of Thornton Eastlake Subarea Plan. Available: DocumentsEastlake/EastlakeSubareaPlanAll.pdf. Accessed 27 May Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). n.d. North I-25 Environmental Impact Statement. Available: northi25eis/index.cfm Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) I-70 East from I-25 to Tower Road, Denver, Colorado. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Denver, Colorado. January 2011 References-6

8 Colorado Tourism Office Colorado. Information about Commerce City. Available: Commerce City Community Resources, Churches, and Cemeteries Database Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets. Denver Public Library (DPL) Community Analysis for Libraries and Librarians. Valdez-Perry Branch - Denver Public Library. Compiled by Jo Haight Sarling and Debra S. Van Tassel. Available: Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Parks and Open Space Datasets DRCOG Regional Travel Model (Cycle 12) Projected Land Use Data. March Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets Regional Transportation Demand Model Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Hansen, Moya Denver's Five Points. Available: Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA), Version 1. Regional Transportation District, FasTracks Environmental Resource Group (FERG). October Denver Union Station Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Itemid=50. August. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. United States Census Bureau Available: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Available: URS Corporation (URS) Alignment and Station Datasets Alignment and Stations Datasets. References-7 January 2011

9 Section 3.2, Land Use, Zoning, and Economic Development Adams County Adams County Comprehensive Plan. Available: SIVE_PLAN2.pdf. January a. The Southwest Adams County Framework Plan. Available: b. Riverdale Road Corridor Plan. Amendment to the Adams County Comprehensive Plan. Available: riverdale_road_corridor.pdf. Accessed 12 May Land Use Parcel Data and Zoning Data Adams County Irrigated Parcel Data. Adams County Assessor Assessor data. Provided by URS Corporation. City and County of Denver (CCD) Blueprint Denver: An Integrated Land Use and Transportation Plan. Available: a. Elyria/Swansea Neighborhood Assessment Draft. Available: original.pdf b. River North Plan. Available: Parcel data. City and County of Denver Assessor. May Denver Department of Planning & Community Development. Globeville Assessment. Available: January. City and County of Denver (CCD) Assessor Assessor data. Provided by URS Corporation. City of Northglenn Northglenn, Colorado, Comprehensive Plan Summary. Department of Community Development. Available: PDF/NG_Comprehensive_Plan_1988_Web_Page.pdf Northglenn Zoning Map. Available: viewer.htm Land Use Dataset Land Use Dataset. January 2011 References-8

10 City of Thornton Comprehensive Plan. Available: ComprehensivePlan.aspx Eastlake Subarea Plan. Available: Subarea_Plan/Adobe/Eastlake_Subarea_Plan.pdf. 27 May North Washington Subarea Plan. Available: NorthWashSubarea.aspx. 26 April a. City of Thornton 2020 Plan. Available: 20Planwhole.pdf. 8 August b. Inside Thornton Magazine. Summer City of Thornton Future Land Use Map. Adopted September City of Thornton Transportation Plan. Colorado Department of Revenue City Summaries by Calendar Year. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets Base Map Data. Commerce City Land by Design, Derby District LLC, Tri-County Health Department, Planning Department of Commerce City. Derby District: Rediscovering a Destination. Master Plan for the Revitalization of the Derby Sub-area Land Use Dataset City of Commerce City Comprehensive Plan (C3 Vision Plan). July Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Economic and Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) North Metro Transit Oriented Development Market Conditions Assessment. September Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations. References-9 January 2011

11 Impact Analysis for Planning (IMPLAN), Social Accounting & Impact Analysis Software Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota. Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Pinyon Environmental Engineering Resources, Inc. (Pinyon) and URS Corporation (URS) Environmental Justice Business Survey Technical Memorandum. Raabe, Steve Team to Steer National Western. Available: com/breakingnews/ci_ ?source= . Accessed 10 July. Regional Transportation District (RTD). 2006a. Strategic Plan for Transit Oriented Development. Available: June b. Denver Union Station Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Itemid=50. March Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA). October. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. United States Census Bureau Census Available: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. (USDA NRCS) Soil Surface Geographic (SSURGO) Database. Available: Section 3.3, Land Acquisition, Displacements, and Relocation of Existing Uses Adams County Adams County Assessors Office, Adams County, Colorado. Available: Accessed 14 December Geographic Information System (GIS) Dataset Geographic Information System (GIS) Dataset. City and County of Denver (CCD). 2007a. Parcel data. Available: Accessed 14 December b. Geographic Information System (GIS) Dataset Geographic Information System (GIS) Dataset Geographic Information System (GIS) Dataset. City of Thornton Eastlake Subarea Plan. No longer available. January 2011 References-10

12 Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets Right-of-Way Manual. Available: Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) East Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Plan. Available: 22 April a. Right of Way Manual: Acquisition, Policies, Procedures, and General Information. November b. Right of Way Manual: Relocation, Policies, Procedures, and General Information. November Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA). October Denver Union Station Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. Available: Itemid=50. August East Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. Available: November. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads Datasets. United States Census Bureau Census Available: URS Corporation (URS) Alignment and Stations Datasets Alignment and Stations Datasets. References-11 January 2011

13 Section 3.4, Archaeological, Historic, and Paleontological Resources Beeler, E.M Beeler s Official Map of the City and County of Denver. Beeler Map Company, Denver, Colorado. Benedict, James B Getting Away From It: A Study of Man, Mountains and the Two Drought Altithermal. Southwestern Lore 45(3): Berry, Joseph W The Climate of Colorado, in Climates of the State, Volume II Western States Including Alaska and Hawaii. Water Information Center, Inc., Port Washington, New York. Carrillo, Richard F. and Daniel A. Jepsen Exploring the Colorado Frontier: A Study in Historical Archaeology at the Tremont House Hotel, Lower Downtown Denver. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Denver. Chase, G.H. and J.A. McConaghy Generalized Surficial Geologic Map of the Denver Area, Colorado. United States Geological Survey (USGS), Washington, D.C. Chenault, Mark L. 1999a. Introduction, in Colorado Prehistory: A Context for the Platte River Basin, by Kevin P. Gilmore, Marcia Tate, Mark L. Chenault, Bonnie Clark, Terri McBride, and Margaret Wood, 1-5. Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists, Denver, Colorado b. Paleoindian Stage, in Colorado Prehistory: A Context for the Platte River Basin, by Kevin P. Gilmore, Marcia Tate, Mark L. Chenault, Bonnie Clark, Terri McBride, and Margaret Wood, Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists, Denver, Colorado. Clark, Bonnie The Protohistoric Period, in Colorado Prehistory: A Context for the Platte River Basin, by Kevin P. Gilmore, Marcia Tate, Mark L. Chenault, Bonnie Clark, Terri McBride, and Margaret Wood, Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists, Denver, Colorado. Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (CHS OAHP) Builders of Colorado: Biographical Sketch of Perl-Mack Enterprises, Inc. Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Denver, Colorado. Available: Accessed 10 December Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Manual, Guidelines for Identification: History and Archaeology. Colorado Historical Society (CHS), Denver, Colorado. Denver Householders Directory Denver Householders Directory. The Gazetteer Co., Denver, Colorado Denver Householders Directory. The Gazetteer Company, Denver, Colorado Denver Householders Directory. The Gazetteer Company, Denver, Colorado Denver Householders Directory. The Gazetteer Company, Denver, Colorado. January 2011 References-12

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15 Sanborn Map Company Sanborn Fire Insurance Map: Denver, Colorado. Sanborn Map Company, Pelham, New York Sanborn Fire Insurance Map: Denver, Colorado. Sanborn Map Company, Pelham, New York Sanborn Fire Insurance Map: Denver, Colorado. Sanborn Map Company, Pelham, New York. Simmons, R. Laurie and Thomas H. Simmons Eastlake Neighborhood Thornton, Colorado Historic Buildings Survey. City of Thornton, Economic Development Department, Thornton, Colorado. Tate, Marcia J. and Kevin P. Gilmore Paleoenvironment, in Colorado Prehistory: A Context for the Platte River Basin, by Kevin P. Gilmore, Marcia Tate, Mark L. Chenault, Bonnie Clark, Terri McBride, and Margaret Wood, Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists. Denver, Colorado. Wagner, Albin Adams County: Crossroads of the West, Volume 1. Adams County Board of County Commissioners, Century Graphics, Denver, Colorado Adams County, Colorado: A Centennial History, Adams County Board of County Commissioners, Donning Company, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Wilkins, Tivis E Colorado Railroads: Chronological Development. Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado. Williams, Albert N Highways in the Sky. Travel Magazine. February: 32. Willits, W.C Willits Farm Map. W.C. Willits, Denver, Colorado. Section 3.5, Visual and Aesthetic Qualities Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Visual Impact Assessment for Highways. United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Environmental Policy. Publication No. FHWA-HI , Washington, D.C. Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Section 3.6, Parklands and Recreation Areas Adams County Adams County Open Space Plan Adams County Regional Parks Master Plan Adams County Parks, Trails, and Open Space Map. City and County of Denver (CCD) Denver Parks and Recreation Game Plan City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation Map. January 2011 References-14

16 City of Northglenn. 2005a. City of Northglenn Parks and Trails Map. June b. City of Northglenn City Guide to Parks and Open Space Map. City of Thornton. 2003a. City of Thornton Parks and Open Space Master Plan b. City of Thornton Eastlake Subarea Plan City of Thornton Parks and Trail Map City of Thornton Parks and Trails Map Draft City of Thornton Parks and Open Space Master Plan. Commerce City Commerce City Park, Trail, and Open Space System Map and Guide. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Trails Dataset Parks Dataset Aerial Photography. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Federal Transit Administration Guidance Manual, Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment. Project Team Field work, research, and observations. URS Corporation (URS) Alignment and Stations Datasets Alignment and Stations Datasets. References-15 January 2011

17 Section 3.7, Air Quality and Energy Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (CAQCC) Early Action Compact: Ozone Action Plan Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan. Website: 17 December Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) PM 10 Maintenance Plan for the Denver Metropolitan Area. 15 December a. Colorado 2007 Air Quality Data Report. Available: Accessed October b. Ozone Reduction Efforts. Website: Accessed October a. Criteria for Analysis of Conformity. Regulation 10. Adopted 20 November Effective 30 December Website: Accessed 04 February b. Denver Metro Area and Northern Front Range Ozone Action Plan. 8 September Colorado 2008 Air Quality Data Report. Website: Accessed September Air Pollution Control Division, Technical Services Program, 2008 County Emission Inventory. Website: Accessed September Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes Streams, and Cities Datasets Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs). Website: Accessed November Colorado Governor s Energy Office (CGEO) Available: renewables/index.asp. Accessed 7 January Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Downtown/Natomas/Airport (DNA) Downtown/Natomas/Airport Corridor in the City and County of Sacramento, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and Section 4(f) Evaluation. Sacramento Regional Transit District. September. January 2011 References-16

18 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Reporting Instructions for the Section 5309 New Starts Criteria. Available: July. Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Model runs NM_FEIS_NoBld_2015_NoSB, NM_FEIS_NoBld_2035_NoSB, NM_FEIS_Bld_2015_KR_NoSB, NM_FEIS_Bld_2015_KR_NoSB, NM_FEIS_NoBld_2035_NoSB, and NM_FEIS_Bld_2035 _NoSB Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA). October Elati Light Rail Maintenance Facility Energy Usage Dataset. Provided by Richard Rost, RTD FasTracks Manager of Facilities Engineering. Denver, Colorado. United States Department of Energy (USDOE) Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates State Energy Data System (SEDS). Available: Accessed September United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 2008a. AirData Monitor Values. Accessed September URBEMIS Model for Windows, Version 9.2. Available: Released June Wells, Dale Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Air Pollution Control Division (APCD), Emission Inventory Specialist. Personal Communication with Scott Epstein, Environmental Scientist, Pinyon Environmental Engineering Resources, Inc. (Pinyon), Regarding Regional Transportation District (RTD) North Metro Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Air Quality Parking Facility Carbon Monoxide (CO) Analysis. January 27. Xcel Energy (Xcel) Form 8-K, Xcel Energy Inc. XEL. Filed with the SEC on 19 June Information published at Xcel Energy s website. Available: Accessed 26 March. References-17 January 2011

19 Section 3.8, Noise and Vibration Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment. Final Report No. FTA-VA May. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Supplemental Environmental Assessment to FasTracks Commuter Rail Corridors. April. Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) Noise Mitigation Measures for Moderate Impacts Responsible Rail Amendment. Available: 14 March. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads Datasets. Section 3.9, Biological Resources Andrews, Robert, and Robert Righter Colorado Birds. A Reference to their Distribution and Habitat. Denver Museum of Natural History. Denver, Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) Colorado s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Pocket Guide to Native Fish of Colorado s Eastern Plains. Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). Denver a. Threatened & Endangered List. Available: ListOfThreatenedAndEndangeredSpecies.htm. Updated October b. Recommended Survey Protocol and Actions to Protect Nesting Burrowing Owls. March. Fitzgerald, James P., Carron A. Meaney, and David M. Armstrong Mammals of Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History and University Press of Colorado. Hanophy, Wendy Pocket Guide to Native Fish of Colorado s Eastern Plains. Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). Denver, Colorado. Kingery, Hugh E. (ed.) Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. Colorado Bird Atlas Partnership and Colorado Division of Wildlife. Denver, Colorado. Natural Diversity Information Source (NDIS) On-line Data and Mapping of Wildlife in Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). Available: January 2011 References-18

20 Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA). Rich, T.D., C.J. Beardmore, H. Berlanga, P.J. Blancher, M.S.W. Bradstreet, G.S. Butcher, D.W. Demarest, E.H. Dunn, W.C. Hunter, E.E. Inigo-Elias, J.A. Kennedy, A.M. Martell, A.O. Panjabi, D.N. Pashley, K.V. Rosenberg, C.M Rustay, J.S. Wendt, and T.C. Will Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, New York. URS Corporation (URS) Field observations and data. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Birds of Conservation Concern. Division of Migratory Bird Management, Arlington, Virginia. Available: Letter from Susan Linner, Colorado Field Supervisor, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 24 October Endangered, Threatened, Proposed, and Candidate Species in Colorado Counties. February Available: endspp/countylists/colorado.htm. Section 3.10, Natural Resources Berglund, J Montana Wetland Field Evaluation Form and Instructions. Montana Department of Transportation Environmental Services. Helena, MT. Big Dry Creek Watershed Association Watershed Management Plan. Available: Meeting Minutes, Big Dry Creek Watershed Association. 15 March. Camp, Dresser, McKee, Inc. (CDM) Flood Hazard Area Delineation, South Platte River, Adams County, Colorado. April. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). 2008a. Regulation No. 93 Section 303(d) List Water-Quality-Limited Segments Requiring TMDLs. 30 April b. Regulation No. 31 The Basic Standards and Methodologies for Surface Water. Effective 31 May Available: wqccregs/wqccreg31basicstandardsforsurfacewater.pdf. References-19 January 2011

21 Regulation No. 38 Classifications and Numeric Standards for South Platte River Basin, Laramie River Basin, Republican River Basin, and Smoky Hill River Basin. 30 March. Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDWR) Colorado Decision Support Systems (CDSS). Available: DNN/default.aspx. Colorado Office of Mined Land Reclamation Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials, based on records of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, and those of the Secretary of State. Amended August Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Colorado Decision Support Systems (CDSS). Available: DNN/default.aspx. Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. United States Department of the Interior (USDOI), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), FWS/OBS-79/31. Dahl, T.E Wetland losses in the United States: 1780s to 1980s. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Washington, D.C. Environmental Laboratory Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Technical Report Y Prepared for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Final Report. January Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Great Plains Region (Version 2). Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Study, Adams County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas. 5 March. Kiowa Engineering Corporation (Kiowa) Grange Hall Creek Watershed, Major Drainageway Planning Study, Alternatives Development & Evaluation Report. Available: Alter% pdf. January Grange Hall Creek Watershed, Major Drainageway Planning Study, Preliminary Design Report. Available: 20Creek%20Watershed%20MDP-Prelim% pdf. February. Muller Engineering Company, Inc. (Muller) Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Big Dry Creek (ADCO). Available: 20Creek%20(ADCO)%20FHAD% pdf. November. Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. January 2011 References-20

22 Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Design Criteria Draft. Available: Denver, Colorado. January Programmatic Cumulative Effects Analysis (PCEA), Version 1. Regional Transportation District (RTD), FasTracks Environmental Resource Group (FERG). October. United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) The Highway Methodology Workbook Supplement: Wetland Functions and Values a Descriptive Approach. New England Division. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plants Database. Available: Accessed November and December, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Clean Water Action Plan: Restoring and Protecting America s Waters. Washington, D.C. USEPA (EPA-840-R ) National Acute or Chronic Criteria for Freshwater. Available: waterscience/criteria/wqcriteria.html. United States Geological Survey (USGS) Ground Water Atlas of the United States, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, HA 730-C. Available: gov/gwa/ch_c/c-text6.html. Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) Drainage Criteria Manual, Volume 3, Revised. October Floodplain Datasets. URS Corporation (URS) Water Resources and Water Quality Technical Memorandum. March. Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann Colorado Flora East Slope. University of Colorado Press. Wright Water Engineers (WWE) Outfall Systems Planning Update of Big Dry Creek Northern Tributaries, Conceptual Preliminary Design Report. Available: ries%20update%20osp%20 Prelim % pdf. March. References-21 January 2011

23 Section 3.11, Hazardous Materials American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process, Standard E LT Environmental Hazardous Materials Technical Report FasTracks North Metro Corridor. November. National Fire Academy/Oil and Public Safety (NFA/OPS) File search. Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Satisfi Database Search and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)/OPS File Review. Section 3.12, Safety and Security City and County of Denver (CCD) Denver Fire Department office locations. Available: City Data Available: City of Northglenn. 2007a. Northglenn Police Department Website. Available: City of Northglenn, Colorado b. Northglenn Crime Analysis and Statistics Website. Available: City of Northglenn, Colorado. Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) Available: Denver, Colorado. SchoolDigger. 2007a. Educational Institution Database, Summary Information for Vantage Point, Thornton, Colorado. Available: (use search engine for school) b. Educational Institution Database, Summary Information for Colorado Virtual Academy, Northglenn, Colorado. Available: (use search engine for school) c. Educational Institution Database, Summary Information for Kemp Elementary School, Commerce City, Colorado. Available: (use search engine for school) d. Educational Institution Database, Summary Information for Challenge School, Denver, Colorado. Available: (use search engine for school). January 2011 References-22

24 The Disaster Center Accessed 18 March United States Department of Justice Uniformed Crime Reporting Program, Crime in the United States. Section 3.13, Utilities Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads and Highways Datasets. Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (CRMF) Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Project and Construction-Management Guidelines. Appendix C: Utility Agreements. Goodbee & Associates (Goodbee) Technical Memorandum, Existing Utilities, Phase 1 Denver Union Station. June a. North Metro Utilities Technical Memorandum Addendum (BNSF Alternative) b. North Metro Basic Utility Report North Metro Utilities Technical Memorandum Addendum (DUS Access to 38 th Street). Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Parsons Transportation Group (Parsons) Three Corridors Scoping Study. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Environmental Methodology Manual. References-23 January 2011

25 Chapter 4, Transportation Adams County Adams County Transportation Plan. April Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets. City and County of Denver (CCD) Blueprint Denver: An Integrated Land Use and Transportation Plan (2002). Available: a. Downtown Denver Multi-modal Access Plan b. Parks and Recreation Map; Existing and Proposed On-street Facilities. City and County of Denver (CCD), Denver Department of Public Works Denver Strategic Transportation Plan. City of Brighton City of Brighton Transportation Map. February. City of Denver Denver Comprehensive Plan. City of Northglenn The Northglenn Comprehensive Plan. City of Thornton City of Thornton Transportation Plan. July. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Roads, Highways, Railroads, Lakes, Streams, and Cities Datasets a. I-70 East Draft Environmental Impact Statement b. I-70 East Environmental Impact Statement Alternatives. Available: c. North I-25 Draft Environmental Impact Statement. projects/north-i-25-eis/documents/recommended_preferred_alternative_08202.pdf Ongoing. SH 7: US 287 to I-76 Corridor Optimization Study and Access Plan. Commerce City Commerce City Transportation Plan Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets Commerce City Shuttle Feasibility Study City of Commerce City Comprehensive Plan (C3 Vision Plan). July David Evans and Associates, Inc. 2008a. Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative Definition and Evaluation. In process. January 2011 References-24

26 . 2008b. Station Area Traffic Impact Statement, Methodology and General Overview. February Addendum Update to North Metro At-Grade Rail Crossing Evaluation Report a. Station Area Traffic Impact Statement, Methodology and General Overview Addendum b. North Metro At-Grade Crossing Initial Evaluation Report c. North Metro At-Grade Crossing Supplemental Analysis Summary d. North Metro 88 th Avenue At-Grade Rail Crossing Evaluation Report e. North Metro At-Grade Rail Crossing Supplemental Analysis Summary. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Long-Range Transportation Plan. October Parks and Open Space Datasets Congestion Datasets Metro Vision 2030 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2030 Plan) Parks, Trails, and Open Space; Existing and Proposed On-Street Facilities; and Aerial Photography Datasets Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) a. Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan) b. Regional Travel Model for Year 2007, Year 2020 and Year 2035 (Compass Version 4.0, 2009 Cycle 2. Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 2009a. Gold Line Corridor Record of Decision (ROD). November b. East Corridor Record of Decision (ROD). November 6. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Supplemental Environmental Assessment to FasTracks Commuter Rail Corridors. April. Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations Field work, research, modeling, and observations. References-25 January 2011

27 Regional Transportation District (RTD) North Metro Transportation Study (Major Investment Study) FasTracks Plan. Available: FasTracks_Plan.pdf a. DEIS Traffic Projection and Adverse Effect Methodology Technical Memorandum. 7 September b. FasTracks Northeast Area Transit Evaluation (NATE) a. Gold Line Final Environmental Impact Statement b. East Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement c. Northwest Rail Draft Environmental Evaluation a. Data supplied by RTD b. Northwest Rail Final Environmental Evaluation. Regional Transportation District (RTD)/Dynamap Roads and Highways Datasets. URS Corporation (URS) Alignment and Stations Datasets Alignment and Stations Datasets. Chapter 5, Evaluation of Alternatives Considered Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) DRCOG Regional Travel Model (Cycle 12) Projected Land Use Data. March Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) planning_environment_2608.html. Accessed February 28. Project Team Field work, research, modeling, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Plan. Available: FasTracks_Plan.pdf. January 2011 References-26

28 Chapter 6, Public Comment and Agency Coordination Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Census Data. Project Team Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District FasTracks Northeast Area Transit Evaluation (NATE). Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f) and 6(f) Evaluation Adams County Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets. City and County of Denver (CCD) South Platte River North Extension, Land and Water Conservation Fund Application , Exhibit #2, Program Narrative. 6 November Denver Union Station (DUS) Master Plan. September. City of Thornton City of Thornton Parks and Trails Map. Updated 5 March Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets Parks and Open Space Master Plan. Commerce City Parks, Trails, and Open Space Datasets. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Trails Datasets Trails Datasets Aerial Photography Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Metro Vision 2035 Regional Transportation Plan (Metro Vision 2035 Plan). Project Team Field work, research, and observations. Regional Transportation District (RTD) FasTracks Plan. Available: FasTracks_Plan.pdf. United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Section 4(f) Policy Paper. Issued through Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). URS Corporation (URS) Alignment and Stations Datasets Alignment and Stations and Historic Structures Dataset. References-27 January 2011

29 Chapter 8, Response to Agency and Public Comments Project Team Field work, research, and observations. January 2011 References-28