BayRail Alliance

Time/date: September 30, 2009 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Source:

Alternatives Analysis Open House
California High‐Speed Rail Authority
San Francisco to San Jose Section
Project Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
SamTrans Auditorium
1250 San Carlos Avenue – San Carlos
6:00 – 8:00 pm

In late‐January 2009, the California High‐Speed Rail Authority (Authority) held public scoping meetings along the Caltrain corridor in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties for the San Francisco to San Jose High‐Speed Train (HST) Project Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) process. Public and agency comments provided at those meetings and in other written correspondence received before April 6th, 2009 were included in the draft scoping report, which was completed and published as a draft document in June 2009. Based on the input from the scoping process and previous studies the Authority is developing design alternatives for the Caltrain corridor that will serve both existing Caltrain and future high‐speed train service.

The Authority is holding community workshops in order to share and discuss the alternatives development process and initial design alternatives for the Caltrain corridor. We invite you to attend the first of three community workshops to be held on September 30, from 6:00‐8:00 pm at the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) 2nd Floor auditorium, located at 1250 San Carlos Avenue (San Carlos, CA). Your participation is important. Public and agency input received during this phase of the project is a key part of the evaluation process helping to determine which alternatives and design options will be advanced for further environmental and engineering review.

For your convenience, we will be conducting two additional alternatives analysis open house meetings in October, one in San Francisco and one in Santa Clara County. These meetings are scheduled for:

October 9, 6:00‐8:00 pm
Sunnyvale Recreation Center (Ballroom)
550 E. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA

October 13, 6:00‐8:00 pm
Milton Marks Conference Center
455 Golden Gate Avenue – Lower Level
San Diego A/B/C Rooms
San Francisco, CA

These meetings will provide the same information presented at the meeting held on September 30 in San Mateo County. The format of the meeting will be “open house” style, with various stations providing maps illustrating the proposed alignment alternatives, informational materials, and project exhibit boards. Project staff will also be available during the evening to respond to inquiries and to collect public comments.

To learn more about high‐speed rail visit the California High‐Speed Rail website at:
www.cahighspeedrail.com or contact the San Francisco to San Jose project information line at: (510) 587‐8640