Document Library
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Public Involvement Plan
- Agency Coordination Plan
- Draft Scoping Information Packet
- Scoping Comments and Responses
- Public Survey
The State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) examines the potential environmental effects of the Metro Rail Expansion, and where adverse impacts are identified, it discusses measures to mitigate them.
Public hearings were held on February 25 and February 26, 2020, to provide an opportunity to reach the public and solicit input in response to the DEIS. The presentation from the hearings is available on the Public Events page of this website.
In August 2021, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as lead Federal agency, issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for the Project, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This decision was based on the likelihood the NFTA would apply for federal capital funding to support the Project. The findings of the SEQR DEIS, the written and oral comments received during the SEQR public hearings, and comments received during the SEQR DEIS document public comment period that ended on March 24, 2020, are being used to inform the development of a new Draft EIS prepared pursuant to NEPA.
- Alternatives Analysis Process Executive Summary, January 2017
- Tier 3 Screening Results Technical Memorandum, December 2015
- Travel Demand Forecast Technical Memorandum, July 2015
- Tier 2 Screening Results Technical Memorandum, May 2015
- Metro-Amherst-Buffalo Corridor Capital Cost Methodology Report, October 2014
- Tier 1 Evaluation: Long List of Alternatives, May 2014
- Purpose and Need Statement, July 2013