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The US 281 EIS team has been crunching the numbers…

The November 2009 public scoping meeting focused on the preliminary alternatives for transportation improvements and the results from Level 1 of the Alternatives Evaluation Process.

Below is a flowchart representing the alternatives evaluation process for transportation improvements within the US 281 corridor that the US 281 EIS Team has been working through since the last public scoping meeting in November.

In Level 1, alternatives were evaluated for fatal flaws, such as not being compatible with regional plans, an unproven technology or major adverse impacts.

Since November 2009 the US 281 EIS team has developed alternatives and more qualitative/quantitative assessments in Level 2 and Level 3 of the alternatives evaluation process:

In Level 2 individual transportation modes (such as transit) were evaluated. Here are a few evaluation measures or questions that were used in this process: (1) Is this option capable of satisfying future travel demand? (2) Is this option safe? (3) Does this option reduce travel time? (4) Is it possible and practical to build this option from an engineering standpoint? (5) Is this option able to connect with a transportation mode planned or currently used in San Antonio?

In Level 3 the individual transportation modes were combined into packages (such as an expressway with frontage roads and main lanes). These packages were evaluated using the Level 2 measures (listed above) and additional measures or questions including: (1) If this option was built, what would be the average vehicle speeds in 2035? (2) How much right-of-way would this option need? (3) Would any homes or businesses be displaced if this option were chosen? (4) What would this option cost to build? (5) Are there any environmental impacts?

Please join us on April 29, 2010 to discuss the Level 2 and Level 3 results of the alternatives evaluation process and the recommendations for Reasonable Alternatives that will be carried forward in the Draft EIS for detailed analysis.

As we move forward with the EIS process, your comments will continue to help shape the future of the US 281 corridor!

To learn more about the US 281 Environmental Impact Statement please visit our website at www.411on281.com/US281EIS and/or join us for Public Meeting #3 on April 29, 2010 at Summit Christian Center, 2575 Marshall Road, San Antonio, Texas 78259. While you're there, please let us know what you think about the Alternatives Evaluation Process and/or the US 281 EIS process.