Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Note: The information on this page pertains to the June 2008 Supplemental DEIS, which deals with changes to the Project between 2006 and 2008. Information on the 2012 Construction-Related Business Impacts Supplemental DEIS is available on the Business Impacts page. 

The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority (RCRRA) initiated the scoping process in 2001, conducted the alternatives analysis and prepared the Draft EIS over the following four years. The RCRRA’s role as project lead ended in 2006 with a series of public hearings and the selection of the locally preferred alternative: light rail transit operating on University and Washington Avenues. After 2006, when the Metropolitan Council became the project lead, the Council's Central Corridor Project Office identified several issues that resulted in changes to the alignment and required additional analysis and disclosure of potential impacts. 

Note: The Supplemental Draft EIS is a large document that has been divided into several files in PDF format, which you can read using Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF reader software. It may take several minutes to download the larger chapters, depending on your internet connection speed.

Citizens' Guide to the Central Corridor Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) PDF 421 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Cover Page PDF 1.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Signatures Page PDF 26 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Table of Contents PDF 45 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS: Executive Summary PDF 1.5 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 1: Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action PDF 4.1 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (1): Alternatives Considered [part 1 of 6] PDF 5.8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (2): Alternatives Considered [part 2 of 6] PDF 4.2 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (3): Alternatives Considered [part 3 of 6] PDF 4.8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (4): Alternatives Considered [part 4 of 6] PDF 4.7 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (5): Alternatives Considered [part 5 of 6] PDF 4.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 2 (6): Alternatives Considered [part 6 of 6] PDF 60 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 3 (1): Social Effects [part 1 of 3] PDF 7.8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 3 (2): Social Effects [part 2 of 3] PDF 6.7 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 3 (3): Social Effects [part 3 of 3] PDF 2.8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 4 (1): Environmental Effects [part 1 of 3] PDF 4.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 4 (2): Environmental Effects [part 2 of 3] PDF 4.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 4 (3): Environmental Effects [part 3 of 3] PDF 7.2 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 5: Economic Effects PDF 46 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 6: Transportation PDF 3.2 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 7: Section 4(f) Evaluation PDF 3 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 8: Financial Analysis PDF 48 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 9: Indirect and Cumulative Impacts PDF 132 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 10: Evaluation of Alternatives PDF 44 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Chapter 11: Public and Agency Coordination and Comments PDF 85 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS List of Acronyms PDF 61 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 1 of 15 PDF 4.1 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 2 of 15 PDF 7.6 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 3 of 15 PDF 7.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 4 of 15 PDF 8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 5 of 15 PDF 7.6 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 6 of 15 PDF 6 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 7 of 15 PDF 6.5 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 8 of 15 PDF 7 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 9 of 15 PDF 6.4 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 10 of 15 PDF 7.2 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 11 of 15 PDF 5.1 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 12 of 15 PDF 7.1 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 13 of 15 PDF 6.9 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 14 of 15 PDF 6.6 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental DEIS Appendices, Part 15 of 15 PDF 3.6 MB

Comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS

Comments received during the public review and comment period that followed the publication of the Supplemental Draft EIS are presented in the documents below. In addition, Appendix K of the Central Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement summarizes substantive comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS and presents responses. 

Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Cover and Table of Contents PDF 166 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 1: Executive Summary PDF 261 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 2: SDEIS Publication Information PDF 1.1 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 3: Advertisement of Comment Period PDF 3.7 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 4: Guide to the SDEIS PDF 630 kB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 5: Comments PDF 24 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Comment Report: Section 6: Comment Attachments PDF 33 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Summary of Public Comments Related to Project Scope PDF 4.8 MB
Central Corridor Supplemental Draft EIS Record of Public Comments Related to Project Scope PDF 3.2 MB