Jamaica Bay Transportation Studies: Development Concept Plan / Environmental Assessment /Assessment of Effect
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. and Jacobs Civil, Inc.. 2006. Jamaica Bay Transportation Studies: Development Concept Plan / Environmental Assessment /Assessment of Effect. US Department of the Interior National Park Service, US Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division. New York NY
The NPS and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) propose to enhance transportation in the Jamaica Bay unit of Gateway, in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, New York. The study areas (areas of proposed action) target four distinct sites within the unit: Floyd Bennett Field, Jacob Riis Park, Riis Landing, and the new sites at the former Pennsylvania and Fountain Avenues landfills. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide safe and efficient travel to and circulation within the different study areas considering planned growth and developments; improve transportation operating conditions; and improve the overall visitor “approach” experience at these sites. To achieve this, alternatives for the proposed action would require a combination of modifications to existing parking lots and roadways, new parking lots and roadways, and new signage. This Development Concept Plan/Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect (DCP/EA/AOE) analyzes alternatives for the proposed action at each of the study areas, as well as the potential impacts these alternatives would have on the natural, cultural, and human environment. This document has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR 1508.9); and NPS Director’s Order (DO) #12, “Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-making.” This DCP/EA/AOE also complies with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended and the Coastal Zone Management Act.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Jacobs Civil, Inc.
- Date of Issue
- 2006-05-05
- Publisher
- US Department of the Interior National Park Service, US Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
- Units
- GATE , NER
- Keywords
- Access, Brooklyn (NY), Circulation, Gateway National Recreation Area, Improvements, Planning, Queens (NY), Visitor Approach, Visitor Use