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<br />. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />7 <br />Transportation Systems Management Alternative - Low cost infrastructure <br /> <br />and bus transit improvements, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), <br /> <br />Travel Demand Management, bus operations, and Transportation Systems <br /> <br />Management improvements will be included in this alternative. <br /> <br />3. Commuter Rail Alternative - A commuter rail line on the existing BNSF <br /> <br />rail line to include all facilities associated with the construction and <br /> <br />operations of the commuter rail line, including right-of-way, structures, <br /> <br />track, stations, park-and-ride lots, storage and maintenance facilities as <br /> <br />well as the respective rail and bus operating plans will be elements of the <br /> <br />alternative. The extension of the Hiawatha Corridor LRT service to the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />commuter rail line will be included in this alternative. The Commuter Rail <br /> <br />Alternative will also incorporate the elements of the No-Build Alternative <br /> <br />and will include feeder bus improvements to provide access from local and <br /> <br />regional land uses to the commuter rail connection. <br /> <br />IV. Probable Effects/Potential Impacts for Analysis <br /> <br />The FT A and the NCDA will evaluate significant environmental, social <br /> <br />and economic impacts of the alternatives analyzed in the EIS. Primary <br /> <br />environmental issues include: land use, historic and archeological resources, <br /> <br />traffic and parking, noise and vibration, neighborhoods and environmental justice, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />floodplain encroachment, coordination with ongoing related transportation and <br />