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4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

Chapter 4 presents the central information on impacts and consequences. 


CHAPTER 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
4.1 GENERAL EVALUA TION PROCEDURES
4.2 IMPACTS ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
  4.2.1 Land Use and Transportation. 
    a Land Use
    b Transportation
  4.2.2 Socioeconomics
    a Neighborhoods
    b Population
    c Displacements and Right-of-Way
    d Corridor Preservation
    e Last Resort Housing Plan
    f Economic Impacts.  4-34
  4.2.3 Public Facilities and Services
  4.2.4 Cultural Resources
  4.2.5 Section 106 Statement
  4.2.6 Section 4(f) and 6(f) Statements
  4.2.7 Aesthetics and Joint Development
    a Highway Design and Visual Qualities
    b Joint Development and Corridor Opportunities
  4.2.8 Community Design Workshop
  4.2.9 Effects of Different Grade-Type Freeways
  4.2.10 Noise Impacts 4-61
    a. Noise Impact Prediction
    b. Noise Abatement Measures
    c Construction Noise
    d Conclusions
  4.2.11 Waste Sites
  4.2.12 Lafayette Regional Airport
    a Runway/Taxiway Displacement and Related Actions
    b Airport Master Plan
    c Right-of-way Requirements
    d Access and Circulation
    e Noise
    f Air Quality
    g Compatible Land Use
    h Light Emissions
    i Solid Waste
    j Cultural Resources
    k Floodplain and Wetlands
    l Water Quality
    m Environmental Justice
    n Other Impact Categories
    o Other Alternatives
    p Cumulative Impacts

4.3 IMPACTS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
  4.3.1 Water Resources and Hydraulics
    a Water Resources
    b Drainage and Hydraulics
  4.3.2 Soils
  4.3.3 Flora, Fauna, Wetlands, and Endangered Species 
    a Flora and Fauna
    b Wetlands
    c Prime Farmland
    d Threatened and Endangered Species
  4.3.4 Air Quality Impacts
    a Air Quality Modeling Methods
    b Results
    c Air Quality Construction Impacts
    d Summary
4.4 GENERAL IMP ACTS AND OTHER CONCERNS
  4.4.1 Construction Impacts.
    a Maintenance of Traffic
    b Water Resources 
    c Landfill and Borrow Operations
    d Vegetation
    e Wildlife
  4.4.2 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources
  4.4.3 Potential Permits
4.5 IMPACTS OF THE LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
  4.5.1 Live Oak Trees Near Sterling Grove Historic District  
  4.5.2 Transportation
    a Traffic Operations  
    b Access and Circulation to Area Businesses 
    c Access and Circulation to St. Genevieve Church and School 
    d Geometric Features  
  4.5.3 Pumping Stations
  4.5.4 Right-of-Way and Displacements 
    a Simcoe Street
    b Jefferson Street
  4.5.5 Opportunities for Use of Under Bridge Areas and Right-of-Way
    a Sterling Grove Historic District Visual Mitigation
    b Linear Parks, Path Systems or Other Uses
4.5.6 Constrnction Costs
4.6 STERLING GROVE HISTORIC DISTRICT MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES
4.7 MEMORANDUMOFAGREEMENT
4.8 LAST RESORT HOUSING PLAN
4.9 INTERIOR NOISE ANALYSIS (FOR SELECTED ALTERNATIVE)
4.10 STUDY OF OAK TREE NEAR CASTILLE/THRUWAY INTERSECTION

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1 PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR PROPOSED ACTION

This chapter deals first with the connection of this project to plans at all levels of government. How have changes since 2002 made the conclusions in this chapter suspect or wrong?

It also deals with impacts on traffic and land use. We need to ask how changes in affect the conclusions here. This chapter also deals with land use plans. As an example, the impact of the urban connector on sprawl and development of commuter subdivisions south in Iberia Parish should be considered. This would also be a place to comment on how financing as a toll road which is now being considered would impact traffic projections and future land use impacts.

Finally, this is the chapter that addresses the Airport runway extension. We need to look at deficiencies in the EIS, and significant changes since 2002.


CHAPTER 1 -PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR PROPOSED ACTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1.2 DESCRJPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT
1.3 NEED FOR PROJECT
    1.3.1 System Linkage
        a National Plans
        b State Plans
        c Regional Plans
        d Local Plans
    1.3.2 Existing and Projected Traffic Conditions
    1.3.3 Regional Transportation and Land Use Plans
    1.3.4 Legislation and Governmental Support
    1.3.5 Modal Interrelationships
    1.3.6 Safety
    1.3.7 Hurricane Evacuation
    1.3.8 Economic Factors
        a Port Facility Access
        b Increased Mobility
        c Reduced Vehicle Operating Costs
        d Joint Development
    1.3.9 Lafayette Regional Airport Runway Extension

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