The official 30-day public availability period for the Final EA and draft FONSI for the Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program will begin on May 12, 2023 and will end on June 12, 2023. The draft FONSI and Final EA will be available in hardcopy at TBTA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT offices and FHWA division offices in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. In-person assistance with accessing the documents online will be available at specific libraries throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. See the full list of locations here.
Print copies of specific comments and their responses will be provided upon request.
Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Draft FONSI Read in Bengali | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Italian | Korean | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish
Final Environmental Assessment (Combined Files)
Final Environmental Assessment (By Chapter)
Cover, Signature Page, Contents, and List of Abbreviations
Executive Summary Read in Bengali | Chinese | Haitian Creole | Italian | Korean | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish
3. Environmental Assessment Framework
4A. Regional Transportation Effects and Modeling
4B. Highways and Local Intersections
5A. Social Conditions: Population Characteristics and Community Cohesion
5B. Social Conditions: Neighborhood Character
5C. Social Conditions: Public Policy
7. Parks and Recreational Resources
8. Historic and Cultural Resource
14. Asbestos-Containing Materials, Lead-Based Paint, Hazardous Wastes, and Contaminated Materials
18. Agency Coordination and Public Participation
20. Short-Term Uses of the Environment and Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity
Appendices
Appendix 2, Project Alternatives
Appendix 4A.1, Implementation of Tolls in the Best Practice Model
Appendix 4A.2, Travel Forecast Scenario Summaries and Detailed Tables
Appendix 4A.3, Representative Commuting Costs by Auto and Transit
Appendix 4B.1, Transportation and Traffic Methodology for NEPA Evaluation
Appendix 4B.2, Traffic Flow Maps
Appendix 4B.3, Traffic LOS: Existing and No Action Alternative
Appendix 4B.4, Traffic LOS: CBD Tolling Alternative
Appendix 4B.5, Traffic LOS: CBD Tolling Alternative with Mitigation
Appendix 4B.6, Highway Capacity Software Files
Appendix 4B.7, Average Travel Times To The Manhattan CBD
Appendix 4B.8, Overview of Highways throughout the Study Area
Appendix 4B.9, Traffic Data Collection Program
Appendix 4C, Supporting Documentation for Transit Analyses
Appendix 4D, Parking Data for Commuter Rail Stations
Appendix 4E, Supporting Documentation for Pedestrian Analyses
Appendix 6, Economic Conditions
Appendix 7, Parks and Recreational Resources
Appendix 8, Historic and Cultural Resources
Appendix 10, Air Quality, Air Quality Technical Files*
Appendix 13, Natural Resources
Appendix 17, Environmental Justice Communities
Appendix 18A, Responses to Frequently Received Comments
Appendix 18B, Index of All Submissions
Appendix 18C, Comments and Responses
Appendix 18D, Form Letter Submissions
Appendix 19, Section 4(f) Correspondence
*These files require software available from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which can be accessed online via the EPA website – MOVES, AERMOD.
