Action
Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Summary
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and the Metro-Dade Transit Agency (MDTA) intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on the proposed 27th Avenue transit project in Dade County, Florida. The EIS will evaluate the following alternatives: a no-build alternative; a Transportation Systems Management alternative defined as low cost, operationally oriented improvements to address the identified transportation problems in the corridor; an exclusive buslane alternative; a transit system alternative in the median of 27th Avenue; and a transit system alternative along side 27th Avenue. Scoping will be accomplished through meetings and correspondence with interested persons, organizations, the general public, Federal, State and local agencies.