Fairfield/Vacaville Intermodal Station
Fairfield Transportation Center Expansion and Access Improvement Project Air Quality Conformity Task Force MTC August 28, 2014 Wayne Lewis Asst. Public Works Director-Transportation City of Fairfield
The FTC is a Regional Transit Hub Located at the West Texas/I-80 Interchange In the City of Fairfield
FTC Now – 640 Spaces Not Enough
Proposal is to Expand to 1600 Spaces by Constructing a 5 story 1200 Space Parking Structure to Replace the 240 space surface lot.
Includes Access Improvements for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Transit
FTC is Anchor for the West Texas PDA - Many Opportunities to Convert Old Highway Strip Development Into An Integrated Higher Density Mixed Use Community That Would Utilize and Support Transit, Walking, and Biking
Landscaping Designed to Form Gateway to the PDA to Set Tone for Redevelopment
Current View Emerging From West Texas U.C.
Future View Emerging From West Texas U.C.
Encourages Mixed Use Development in PDA
Major Regional Air Quality Benefits ▪ 960 People from SOV to Transit & Vanpools ▪ Daily VMT Reduction of Over 60,000 miles ▪ Congestion Reduction for I-80 and I-680
Minimal Local Air Quality Impacts ▪ No Impact on Truck Traffic ▪ No Increase in Bus Volumes ▪ Direct Access Cuts ½ mile for 20% of Buses ▪ Improved Bike and Ped Access To Transit ▪ Only Minor Mitigation Needed for Increased Automobile Traffic on Local Streets ▪ Gateway Landscaping to Stimulate PDA
The City of Fairfield is requesting an Air Quality Conformity Task Force Determination that the Fairfield Transportation Center Expansion and Access Improvement project is not a project of air quality concern. Questions?
The FTC is a Regional Transit Hub Located at the West Texas/I-80 Interchange In the City of Fairfield
FTC Now – 640 Spaces Not Enough
Proposal is to Expand to 1600 Spaces by Constructing a 5 story 1200 Space Parking Structure to Replace the 240 space surface lot.
Includes Access Improvements for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Transit
FTC is Anchor for the West Texas PDA - Many Opportunities to Convert Old Highway Strip Development Into An Integrated Higher Density Mixed Use Community That Would Utilize and Support Transit, Walking, and Biking
Landscaping Designed to Form Gateway to the PDA to Set Tone for Redevelopment
Current View Emerging From West Texas U.C.
Future View Emerging From West Texas U.C.
Encourages Mixed Use Development in PDA
Major Regional Air Quality Benefits ▪ 960 People from SOV to Transit & Vanpools ▪ Daily VMT Reduction of Over 60,000 miles ▪ Congestion Reduction for I-80 and I-680
Minimal Local Air Quality Impacts ▪ No Impact on Truck Traffic ▪ No Increase in Bus Volumes ▪ Direct Access Cuts ½ mile for 20% of Buses ▪ Improved Bike and Ped Access To Transit ▪ Only Minor Mitigation Needed for Increased Automobile Traffic on Local Streets ▪ Gateway Landscaping to Stimulate PDA
The City of Fairfield is requesting an Air Quality Conformity Task Force Determination that the Fairfield Transportation Center Expansion and Access Improvement project is not a project of air quality concern. Questions?
