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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommuter Rail Committee-Agenda Packets-7/22/2008From: Paulette_Vander Kam [mailto:Paulette Vander_Kam nt: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:36 PM To: Kelly Cooper Cc: Curvie Hawkins Subject: RE: Fwd: Rail Site in Colleyville Kelly, The station layout is conceptual at this phase of the project and can be modified without reducing the number of parking spaces. In the current layout we have left a portion of the parcel next to John McCain Rd. open for commercial development. When we modify the layout we will show some of this area now for station parking and not reduce the overall number of spaces. Thanks, Paulette Paulette Vander Kamp URS Corporation - Fort Worth 307 W. 7th Street, Suite 1105 Fort Worth, TX 76102 817.296.7571 cell 817.840.2980 direct 817.840.2999 main 817.840.2998 fax Kelly Cooper From: Ron Ruthven Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:21 AM To: Kelly Cooper Subject: RE: Document for Tuesday's Subcommittee Meeting Attachments: Response to Fred Mills Questions.doc ~~ Response to Fred Mills Questio... Kelly my responses are listed below and also attached as a Word file. Please let me know if you need anything else. 1. Work with the City of Colleyville's, Ron Ruthven, to investigate suitability of the remaining northernmost lot for the station location. Ron can advise us concerning the ~ of the lot that will be in the flood plain. Response: Approximately 30~ of the lot is within the 100 year flood plain. The preliminary station design accounts for the floodplain location by separating the platform from the parking area and linking the two via a pedestrian bridge over the creek. 2. Insist that the T provide the City of Colleyville a new footprint showing the revised station location on the one remaining lot. Response: Although the preliminary station design appears to show parking for the station on two separate lots, there is enough room to place all of the 304 proposed parking spaces on the single lot located at the corner of John McCain Road and SH 26. 3. Along with new footprint, the T must now show how many parking spaces will be available for the station. (We know that this will be a reduced number with no room for expansion.) Response: 304 parking spaces are currently proposed. There is ample room for .304 parking spaces on the single lot located at the corner of John McCain Road and SH 26. 4. Prepare a projection of the John McCain crossing impact when a train is stopped at the station on both north and south travel. (With the smaller location to the north it is possible that vehicle traffic may be stopped when a train is at the station.) Response: Trains queuing at the station should not block traffic on John McCain. However, this will depend on final design specifications and whether the crossing arms at the John McCain grade crossing do not stay down when a train is parked at the station. EXAMPLE: The lot located on the corner of John McCain and SH 26 where the station is proposed to be located has approximately 800 feet of frontage along the rail line. By comparison, the total length of the platform at the Richland Hills Station along the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) line is 550 feet, while the distance from the eastern edge of the Richland Hills Station platform to the intersection of Handley-Ederville Road is 300 feet - thus making a total length of the start of platform to the intersection of Handley-Ederville Road 850 feet. Barring a malfunction or accident, commuter trains queuing for and parking at the Richland Hills Station never block the intersection of Handley-Ederville Road. IMPORTANT NOTES TO REMEMBER: According to The T, the Colleyville station concept shown in this document is a preliminary concept and subject to change based on additional planning and design analysis and public review and comment. If, in fact, a gas well(s) is to be drilled on the two vacant lots located to the west of 1 the proposed rail station, the following items should be taken into consideration: N (1) The City Council must approve a special use permit showing the location, number and size of the gas wells among many other details. As part of the approval process, the City Council could impose certain conditions that would relate to a possible rail station if the proposed site were to be affected by the location of a gas well. (2) These two properties contain a total of 22.4 acres. It is highly unlikely that, upon completion of drilling, the remaining pump housings and gas tanks would take up much of a percentage of the property. Therefore, there would probably be a much greater portion of these properties left to develop than currently anticipated. Ron Ruthven, AICP, Development Coordinator City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 (817)503-1052 fax(817)503-1059 www.colleyville.com -----Original Message----- From: Kelly Cooper Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:30 PM To: Ron Ruthven; 'Curvie Hawkins' Subject: FW: Document for Tuesday's Subcommittee Meeting Ron, Can you help coordinate the items listed below? I will also forward to the T for a response as well. Thanks for your assistance. Kelly Cooper Assistant City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone: 817-503-1115 -----Original Message----- From: Fred Mills [mailto:fred-mariemills~tx.rr.comJ Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:01 PM To: John Paul Burnett; Keath Hance; Paul Vigiletti; Clif Davis; Fred Mills Cc: Kelly Cooper; John Gooding Subject: Document for Tuesday's Subcommittee Meeting Hello Team, I have re-worked our Items List, eliminating duplicates and adding a "demographics" category. Attached is the MS Word file. We will use this on Tuesday evening, July 22nd for our working document. I have asked Kelly Cooper to have printed copies available for us in the City Manager's Conference Room for our meeting at 7 PM. i talked with John Gooding today and we agreed that our subcommittee needs to place priority on the current location issues created by Chesapeake's purchase of 2 of the 3 lots. Thus, although it's important to "dig out" answers for the Items List, we need to concentrate on the following actions this week. 1. Work with the City of Colleyville's, Ron Ruthven, to investigate suitability of the remaining northernmost lot for the station location. Ron can advise us concerning the ~ of the lot that will be in the flood plain. 2. Insist that the T provide the City of Colleyville a new footprint showing the revised station location on the one remaining lot. 3. Along with new footprint, the T must now show how many parking spaces will be available for the station. (We know that this will be a reduced number with no room for expansion. 4. Prepare a projection of the John McCain crossing impact when a 2 train is stopped at the station on both north and south travel. (With the smaller location to the north it is possible that vehicle traffic may be stopped when a train is at the station.) Since I am the retired guy here, I'll be pushing hard all week to accomplish this agenda. If any of you can assist during the day when the T and Colleyville resources are available, please call me. See you on Tuesday Evening at 7PM. Best Regards, Fred Mills 817-545-6862 3 ~. C ~.: --~_._.. ....r-~-- --___.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 1. What other destinations are being considered? L Response: 2. Is John McCain the only choice L Response: 3. Can we charge for parking? L Response: 4. Number of parking spaces, is there enough? Are there lights at night? L Response: 5. Bike racks L Response: 6. Pollution -Environmental impact E Response: 7. Impact on pollution -station vs. no station E Response: 8. The proposed station at the Northeast corner of Colleyville does not conveniently support the majority of Colleyville residents. A few more miles to Grapevine is immaterial. L Response: 9. The John McCain station would be too close to the Grapevine station. Response: L 10. Parking will go into neighborhoods around the station. L Response: 1 E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 11. Sound impact of braking and train starting noise also from blowing horn. E Response: 12. Benefit: Have passes as a citizen of that city to have free parking. L Response 13. Will there be overnight parking? Some would like this feature. This is a great idea. L Response: 14. an there be compensation to the City of Colleyville for other towns using Colleyville parking at the station? Colleyville residents: free/lesser rate than non-Colleyville citizens Non-Colleyville residents pay L Response: 15. Can we increase parking if we go up? L Response: ~. Must have quad gates and quiet zone regardless if the station is built or not. S Response: 17.450 round trips daily sounds like a ridiculous proposition. D Response: 18. Number of additional riders served? Per-rider cost. Response: REFER TO FINANCE 19. Noise, every 20 minutes. E Response: 20.Overkill on the number of stations. L Response: 21. Convenient to use? Where does it go? Dallas? L Response: 2 ---._._.. ....r-~-- -"___.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 22. Lights -pollution at night. E Response: 23. Environmental study. E Response: 24. Environmental impact studies. E Response: 25. Impact on wildlife (why we bought our house) E Response: 26. Schematic drawing at station exist? L Response: 27. Agricultural tend (Bart Butler????). L Response: 28. Entertain sound barrier request -who pays? E Response: 29. Percentage of Colleyville residents who would use this? D Response: 30. What efforts will be made for noise mitigation? E Response: 3 E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 31. Can someone look into other cities that have adopted a station and see what the impact was to the crime rate, before and after? D Response: 32. A neighborhood is not the place for a station. It needs to be near commerce, such as the Grapevine station, which is already in operation. L Response: 33. We are already backed upon John McCain. L Response: 34. Are you going to widen the street? Every 20 minutes, we'll be waiting for a train to pass. L Response: 35. The Tarantula Train is an inconvenience that I have to live with, but further train traffic is a horrible idea. E Response: 36. Wouldn't it make more sense to put this near something (The Village) Or have a master plan, making this a destination site like Mockingbird Station. L Response: 37. What are other site options? A destination rather than just an available vacant lot? L Response: 38. Environmental study on the effect on wildlife in the area. Many coyotes, birds, opossum, and raccoons in our backyard will be wiped out by the train. E Response: 39. Double-track at all stations -too little room (space). Where do the trees go? E Response: 4 E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 40.The T said in May that they hadn't done an EIS on 26/McCain. What are the findings now? E Response: ~~ (~ 41. What are the projected rider ticket costs to go to ? D v Response: 42. As of now, we have 300 cars parking. What is the long-range parking plan? What will it cost? L Response: 43. If your house is on tracks, can trees be planted to prevent noise? E Response: 44. Why not put the station close to Southlake? L Response: 45. Why is there no sound abatement planned except for quiet zones? E Response: 46. Will the city care for permanent restrictions on undesirable establishments around the 450+ capacity parking area, i.e. taverns? D Response: 47. Concern for trees and wildlife along the track. E Response: 5 ---._._.. ....r-•-- -____........--- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 48. How close will the parking lot be to the adjoining houses? Were sound barriers considered? E Response: 49. What would be done for residents who live right on now? Address train ...? Station impact. E Response: 50. Need to consider a multilevel encapsulated station for noise control, a commerce zone, parking garage (double-rail). L Response: 51. If we don't do the station now, can we do it at a later date? L Response: 52. Grapevine parking. L Response: 53. Usage at station. D Response: 54. View at the station. E Response: 55. Advantage to having Quad gates. S Response: 56. Bike/walking path. L Response: 57. Where will the double-track be placed -how long will it be? L Response: 6 ---..._......r°-- -____.......°-- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 58. Is there any way to reconsider rail location/route? L Response: 59. What is the distance for measuring noise impact? E Response: 60. Who did the environmental impact study? E Response: 61. How do we get the results of the environmental impact study? E Response: 62. Don't see the value for cost impact considering this unlikely location for a neighborhood area, not in an industrial/commercial area. L Response: 63. "Positive" data re: station's impact D Response: 64. Community household density D Response: 65. Employee /employer density D Response: 66. How to mitigate risks/train schedule/noise/traffic, etc E Response: 67. Why is Caldwell Creek Drive corridor not included in the environmental impact study?E Response: -----._.. ....r°-- -____.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 68. Has the property up by the tank farm on State Route 26 across from Mustang Drive been considered for a commuter rail station? This is Grapevine city limits. L Response: 69. Does Colleyville need to have a station before The T will install quad gates at the Colleyville crossings? S Response: 70. There is heavy use of the current trail system up by John McCain. S Response: 71. What mitigation can be provided to provide a better noise barrier between the trail and the railroad tracks? (Everywhere that is applicable.) Is the city concerned about this issue? E Response: 72. What is the cost of quad gates vs. regular gates? S Response: 73. What is the pro of the station -small no. of riders? L Response: 74. Where is P& Z Committee in this process? Why did they let houses be built near station site if they were aware of this project? D Response: 75. What happens to drainage along creek? E Response: 76. How many trees will we lose if this station is developed? E Response: 8 --~_._.. ....r--- --~___.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 77. Basis for lack of addition/sound barriers? E Response: 78. Can the train be a light rail train (LRT)? pollution? E Response: Electric power -eliminate much noise and 79. Where are other stations slated to be built? L Response: 80. What is the noise difference between astopping/starting train as opposed to a moving train? E Response: 81. Why not put the station at Precinct Line and Glade in place of the Tarrant County Road Repair Shop? L Response: 82. Do you have to pay to park at the station? L Response: 83. Long-term parking? Provisions/punishment L Response: 84. What kind of track improvements? S Response: 85. The city will be cut in 2. Many residents will be cut off from services and amenities. Haves and have not's L Response: 9 --~_._.. ....r-•-- -~~__.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 86. People need to know that the big DART buses and trains will ruin air quality. E Response: 87.The diesel and fumes will affect asthma and breathing of residents and C.O.P.D. in older population E Response: 88. What is the pollution output of a diesel locomotive in car emissions? How many cars does one locomotive equal? E Response: 89. After 5 meetings I've attended, The T seems to only release information that supports its case. The impact studies don't seem credible. E Response: 90. By the time we get proper answers from The T, it may be too late to stop the station E Response: 91.Once The T is here, how do we stop it from imposing its will on the city, like in North Richland Hills? City wants to develop and T wants parking. E Response: 92. Safety is also a concern, with mass transportation providing easy access to our city, especially neighborhoods near the station. If overnight parking is permitted, the risk jumps dramatically S Response: 93. Why does it cost $10 million for a parking lot? D Response: 10 ---._._.. ....r-•-- -____.......-~-- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 94. How can houses within 200 feet not be impacted? E Response: 95. Who will be financially responsible for the crossing gates at all the present streets that cross the railroad tracks? S Response: 96. Age of population -average age of residents now is about 45-50 years old D Response: 97. Tracks? Elevated crossings? S Response: 11 ^y ____ ........... j ~, ~ ~J ~,PX~15J PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUTER RAIL SUBCOMMITTEE Station Impact Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:00 P.M. City Hall 100 Main Street City Manager's Office Conference Room Third Floor The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of minutes: June 2, 2008 and June 28, 2008 3. Discuss, formulate responses and determine research assignments for the items from the public input meetings 4. Adjournment f certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on Friday, July 18, 2008, by 5:00 p.m. Kelly Cooper Assistant City Manager The Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee Station Impact Subcommittee Minutes for June 2, 2008 Meeting called to order at 7:15 PM. Members Present: Clif Davis, John Paul Burnett, Fred Mills Absent: Paul Vigiletti The minutes of the May 15 Subcommittee Meeting were approved. Ron Ruthven, City of Colleyville Staff Member met with the subcommittee. Ron is .. currently acting as Community Development Director, he can be reached at 817-503- 1052. 1. Ron Ruthven advised the subcommittee that a gas exploration company is currently negotiating for drilling rights on the proposed John McCain Train Station land plot. Fred Mills expressed concern that future storage tanks could present a hazard not acceptable to The T. Action is recommended that would make The T aware of this negotiation process. It is requested that Kelly Cooper contact officials at The T to determine if potential drilling and possible future storage tanks are an issue for a T station location. Ron Ruthven indicated that he will obtain a copy of the gas well lease map showing Colleyville locations, This should be helpful for the Commuter Rail Committee. 2. The subcommittee expressed the need to obtain a conceptual plan of the proposed T station. This would include more detail than the current drawing. Fred Mills will contact Kelly Cooper to discuss availability. 3. Ron Ruthven advised the committee that he will provide an aerial photo of the proposed John McCain rail station site. 4. The subcommittee listened to input from several Colleyville citizens. Concern was expressed about observed conditions at the Centerport T Station which include beer bottles, weeds, and a robbery. 5. The subcommittee has agreed to visit a T station and take digital pictures. John Paul Burnett and Fred Mills agreed that a Friday around lunch time might work out. Fred Mills will contact all of the subcommittee members to determine if Friday, June 13 or June 20 can be scheduled. Centerport would probably be the site. The subcommittee meeting was concluded at 8:00 P.M. Submitted by Fred Mills Fred-Marie Mills From: Fred-Marie Miiis [fred-mariemills@tx.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 3:13 PM To: Fred Mitls; Clif. Davis; Jburnett; Keath Hance; Paul Vigiletti; Kelly Cooper Cc: John Gooding Subject: Station Impact Sub Committee Meeting -June 28th Minutes Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee Station Impact Sub Committee 6/28/08 Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 9:35 AM in the Parking Lot of the Colleyville Center. Members Present: John Paul Burnett, Keath Hance, Paul Vigiletti, Fred Mills Absent: Clif Davis 2. The Committee traveled to the THE CentrePort station 3. The committee observed the station appearance which was excellent and exceptionally clean. The landscaping looked very good and watering is evident. The parking lot is well maintained. Tt appears that the parking lot is being expanded to the east. There is a separ..ate small enclosed white paneled building with operating air conditioning units at the site. This building is used to house signal and security networking equipment. The committee observed that there are multiple security cameras mounted high under the overhang. The station has an automated ticketing machine that accepts credit cards. This station has recently been expanded to include a 2nd track including a walkway crossing to access the new platform across the tracks on the south side. The current signage needs to be updated to reflect which platform is for Dallas Bound and which one is for Ft Worth Bound. There was confusion on the part of passengers waiting. 4. The committee observed an inbound train traveling to Ft Worth. The brakes did squeak upon arrival. The engine noise was exceptionally quiet, in fact it was noted to be quieter than a DART bus whir_h arrived at and left the station. There was no vibration or odor noted with the train arrival and depa.r_ture. There was a handicapped man in a wheelchair who got on the train. The porter, upon opening the door, laid down a very nice ramp, and the handicapped passenger maneuvered his wheelchair across the ramp and onto the train with no assistance. This entire process took about one minute. 5. Pictures were taken at the station and will be provided to committee members. 6. Committee traveled back to the Colleyville Center and adjourned the meeting in the parking lot at 11:03 AM Submitted by Fred Mills Commuter Rail Public Meetings Station Impact June 19, 2008 What other destinations are being considered? Is John McCain the only choice? Wouldn't it make more sense to put this near a major destination? (i.e. the Village) Can we charge for parking? Number of spaces? Bike racks Noise Pollution -Environmental impact Impact on pollution -station vs. no station The proposed station at the Northeast corner of Colleyville does not conveniently support the majority of Colleyville residents. A few more miles to Grapevine is immaterial. The John McCain station would be too close to the Grapevine station. Parking will go into neighborhoods around the station. Sound impact of braking and train starting noise also from blowing horn. Benefit: Have passes as a citizen of that city to have free parking. Will there be overnight parking? Some would like this feature. This is a great idea. Parking facilities: Is there enough? Can there be compensation to the City of Colleyville for other towns using Colleyville parking at the station? Colleyville residents: free/lesser rate than non-Colleyville citizens. Non-Colleyville residents pay: can we increase parking if we go up? Must have quad gates and quiet zone regardless if the station is built or not. 450 round trips daily sounds like a ridiculous proposition. Proponent of quad gates for quiet zones. Number of additional riders served? Per-rider cost. Noise, every 20 minutes. Overkill on the number of stations. Convenient to use? Where does it go? Dallas? Lights -pollution at night. Environmental study. Noise. Environmental impact studies. Impact on wildlife (why we bought our house) Schematic drawing at station exist? Agricultural tend (Bart Butler????). Entertain sound barrier request -who pays? Percentage of Colleyville residents who would use this? What efforts will be made for noise mitigation? A neighborhood is not the best place for a station. Grapevine station is close. Can someone look into other cities that have adopted a station and see what the impact was to the crime rate, before and after? A neighborhood is not the place for a station. It needs to be near commerce, such as the Grapevine station, which is already in operation. Just say no to more train noise in Colleyville. No increase in noise! We are already backed up on John McCain. Are you going to widen the street? Every 20 minutes, we'll be waiting for a train to pass. If it turns out a station does make full economic sense (to be proven), we do not want it at John McCain. We live in Cascades and do not want traffic, noise, danger, safety problems, and lower home value. The Tarantula Train is an inconvenience that I have to live with, but further train traffic is a horrible idea. Please take John McCain/26 completely off the board for being a station location. Wouldn't it make more sense to put this near something? Or have a master plan, making this a destination site like Mockingbird Station. What are other site options? A destination rather than just an available vacant lot? Environmental study on the effect on wildlife in the area. Many coyotes, birds, opossum, and raccoons in our backyard will be wiped out by the train. If the T entertained a request for a sound barrier, who would bear the cost? How would that come to fruition? Double-track at all stations -too little room (space). Where do the trees go? The T said in May that they hadn't done an EIS on 261McCain. What are the findings now? June 24, 2008 Parking? -Security at the lot, overnight available, how many spaces? Sound Mitigation -who pays? Noise from trains? Noise from increased trains? What are the projected rider ticket costs to go to ? Colleyville needs a station. Noise level concern -discuss noise barriers. As of now, we have 300 cars parking. What is the long-range parking plan? What will it cost? Noise and intrusion issues, relative to surrounding developments. Who would pay for a sound wall? Increased noise. If your house is on tracks, can trees be planted to prevent noise? Need no-whistle zones through neighborhoods. June 25, 2008 Why not put the station close to Southlake? Why is there no sound abatement planned except for quiet zones? How will we deal with the increased light problems, criminal activity, and noise, especially if there is overnight parking? Will the city care for permanent restrictions on undesirable establishments around the 450+ capacity parking area, i.e. taverns? Will the train blow the horn when approaching the John McCain crossing? Concern for trees and wildlife along the track. Will trees be removed for construction? Why was the station site selected? What was the basis? It should drive people to a retail center. How close will the parking lot be to the adjoining houses? Were sound barriers considered? What would the city do to control noise? Quiet zones would be a must. What would be done for residents who live right on now? Address train ...? Station impact. (David Grimes?????) Alternate station location - closer to The Village to stimulate economic/retail center. Need to consider a multilevel encapsulated station for noise control, a commerce zone, parking garage (double-rail). Alternative location closer to Village where there is a higher density residential that will use the train more. Other stations are usually built in commercial areas. If the station is built, people around the area will sell and move out. If we don't do the station now, can we do it at a later date? Grapevine parking. Usage at station. Sound barriers -funding or lack thereof? Parking spaces. Trees. View at the station. Advantage to having Quad gates. Bike/walking path. Concern for trees along the track where the proposed station is to be built. Where will the double-track be placed -how long will it be? Is there any way to reconsider rail location/route? How will noise issues be handled? What is the distance for measuring noise impact? Who did the environmental impact study? How do we get the results of the environmental impact study? Who selected the location? High-density points vs. residential area. Don't see the value for cost impact considering this unlikely location for a neighborhood area, not in an industrial/commercial area. Traffic and noise concerns at station and along track. July 8, 2008 "Positive" data re: station's impact Community household density Employee /employer density Why astation? /Necessary Why not go to Grapevine to catch train? How to mitigate risks/train schedule/noise/traffic, etc Why is Caldwell Creek Drive corridor not included in the environmental impact study? Has the property up by the tank farm on State Route 26 across from Mustang Drive been considered for a commuter rail station? This is Grapevine city limits. Does Colleyville need to have a station before The T will install quad gates at the Colleyville crossings? 3 There is heavy use of the current trail system up by John McCain. What mitigation can be provided to provide a better barrier between the trail and the railroad tracks? (Everywhere that is applicable.) What noise barriers will be provided between the homes and the tracks? What is the cost of quad gates vs. regular gates? What type of noise barriers will Colleyville provide for the neighborhoods impacted? What can we do to stop the station in Colleyville? What is the pro of the station -small no. of riders? Sound barrier/mitigation? Is the City concerned about this issue? Where is P& Z Committee in this process? Why did they let houses be built near station site if they were aware of this project? What happens to drainage along creek? How many trees will we lose if this station is developed? Noise buffers? Basis for lack of addition/sound barriers? Why is there so much promotion of the John McCain location? What are other considerations? Can the train be a light rail train (LRT)? Electric power -eliminate much noise and pollution? Where are other stations slated to be built? Where will parking be? What is the noise difference between astopping/starting train as opposed to a moving train? Why not put the station at Precinct Line and Glade in place of the Tarrant County Road Repair Shop? What are the options to add the Colleyville stop at a later time? Do you have to pay to park at the station? Long-term parking? Provisions/punishment Move the whole rail elsewhere Reroute the whole rail outside of Colleyville. Have city propose this to The T Alternate station locations (Precinct Line?) What kind of track improvements? The city will be cut in 2. Many residents will be cut off from services and amenities. Haves and have not's People need to know that the big DART buses and trains will ruin air quality. The diesel and fumes will affect asthma and breathing of residents and C.O.P.D. in older population I don't like that trees will be cut down for the station What is the pollution output of a diesel locomotive in car emissions? How many cars does one locomotive equal? After 5 meetings I've attended, The T seems to only release information that supports its case. The impact studies don't seem credible. By the time we get proper answers from The T, it may be too late to stop the station They want to build a hotel at the Villages of Colleyville. With a train station here, more people would use it. Also to go to Fort Worth from hotel. Once The T is here, how do we stop it from imposing its will on the city, like in North Richland Hills? City wants to develop and T wants parking. Keep the trees on Grapevine Highway 4 The city of North Richland Hills is already wrestling with The T over available land that the city would rather develop vs. having it dedicated to T parking. Based on everything that we know and do not know right now, we are totally opposed to a station in Colleyville! We are opposed to a station in Colleyville for the following reasons: Increased noise will affect our quality of life, and no barrier can eliminate it. Air quality and environment will be adversely affected due to diesel engines, increased automobile traffic, buses for feeder systems, etc. Safety is also a concern, with mass transportation providing easy access to our city, especially neighborhoods near the station. If overnight parking is permitted, the risk jumps dramatically Have other, less dense, sites in Colleyville been considered? Like maybe the beautiful fuel depot? Lots of parking there! Why does it cost $10 million for a parking lot? How can houses within 200 feet not be impacted? I think the impact study is a joke. I live next to the tracks and have heard the train and with 66 trips a day, dogs barking, DART fumes, trash from food Who will be financially responsible for the crossing gates at all the present streets that cross the railroad tracks? Noise and pollution concerns Age of population -average age of residents now is about 45-50 years old What kind of trains: electric or diesel? Tracks? Elevated crossings? The tracks may physically divide the city. Noise, lower air quality.