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Chapter 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

Chapter 3 discusses the existing social, economic, and environmental (SEE) conditions for each affected resource within the “Area of Analysis”, which is described in Section 3.1.2. The Program’s potential environmental consequences are discussed by individual resource and mitigation measures that...

Chapter 2 Alternatives Considered

This chapter identifies the Alternatives considered for the Program and the analysis conducted to define the alternatives. The Route Alternatives encompass the physical infrastructure, track, and right of way between Chicago and Pontiac, Michigan, whereas Service Alternatives describe the...

Chapter 1 Purpose and Need

This chapter describes the purpose and need for the Chicago-Detroit/Pontiac Passenger Rail Corridor Program (Program). CEQ regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1502.13) (NEPA) require that an environmental impact statement (EIS) specify the underlying purpose...