Extension of F-Line Streetcar Service to Fort Mason Center
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February 17, 2012: The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Extension of F-Line Streetcar Service to Fort Mason Center. The project would lengthen the historic streetcar F-line from Fisherman's Wharf to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (SF Maritime NHP) and on to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), ending at the Fort Mason Center.
The Final EIS evaluates the same alternatives as those in the Draft EIS, including the No-Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative. The Final EIS also addresses all substantive comments received on the Draft EIS. The intended effect of this project is to provide park visitors and transit-dependent residents with high-quality rail transit that improves transportation access and mobility between existing streetcar service at Fisherman's Wharf to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Fort Mason Center.
Preferred Alternative:
The Preferred Alternative would extend the existing F-Line from Fisherman's Wharf to Fort Mason Center. The track extension would include a street-running segment along Beach Street, a transition zone between the street-running segment and the Fort Mason Tunnel, a tunnel segment and a turnaround segment with two options for locations, Alternative 2A: North Loop (Fort Mason parking lot) and 2B: South Loop (Great Meadow). Project elements would include the construction of streetcar track for approximately 0.85 miles, construction of 8-9 station platforms, upgrades to the existing Fort Mason Tunnel, and installation of signals, crossings, wires and poles.
The Final EIS is available as follows:
> ** Here on this website (click on tab marked "Document List" )
> at GGNRA Headquarters (Bldg. 201 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA)
> at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park's Maritime Library
(Building E, Third Floor, Fort Mason Center)
> at local public libraries (San Francisco Public Libraries: Main Branch,
Golden Gate Valley Branch, North Beach Branch, Eureka Valley
Harvey Milk Library, Presidio Branch Library)
**Because of the large size of the document it has been split into separate sections to make downloading quicker and easier.
Questions can be sent to goga_planning@nps.gov
Written inquiries can also be sent to:
Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Attention: F-Line FEIS
Fort Mason, Building 201
San Francisco, CA 94123-0022
Next Step:
Consistent with National Environmental Policy Act, the National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication of the Notice of Availability of the Final EIS in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency. The ROD will also be published in the Federal Register and available on the park's public PEPC site.
The cooperating agencies will engage the public with timely information and opportunities to comment on any future planning or design activities that may result from this decision.
Contact Information
goga_planning@nps.gov
The Final EIS evaluates the same alternatives as those in the Draft EIS, including the No-Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative. The Final EIS also addresses all substantive comments received on the Draft EIS. The intended effect of this project is to provide park visitors and transit-dependent residents with high-quality rail transit that improves transportation access and mobility between existing streetcar service at Fisherman's Wharf to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and Fort Mason Center.
Preferred Alternative:
The Preferred Alternative would extend the existing F-Line from Fisherman's Wharf to Fort Mason Center. The track extension would include a street-running segment along Beach Street, a transition zone between the street-running segment and the Fort Mason Tunnel, a tunnel segment and a turnaround segment with two options for locations, Alternative 2A: North Loop (Fort Mason parking lot) and 2B: South Loop (Great Meadow). Project elements would include the construction of streetcar track for approximately 0.85 miles, construction of 8-9 station platforms, upgrades to the existing Fort Mason Tunnel, and installation of signals, crossings, wires and poles.
The Final EIS is available as follows:
> ** Here on this website (click on tab marked "Document List" )
> at GGNRA Headquarters (Bldg. 201 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA)
> at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park's Maritime Library
(Building E, Third Floor, Fort Mason Center)
> at local public libraries (San Francisco Public Libraries: Main Branch,
Golden Gate Valley Branch, North Beach Branch, Eureka Valley
Harvey Milk Library, Presidio Branch Library)
**Because of the large size of the document it has been split into separate sections to make downloading quicker and easier.
Questions can be sent to goga_planning@nps.gov
Written inquiries can also be sent to:
Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Attention: F-Line FEIS
Fort Mason, Building 201
San Francisco, CA 94123-0022
Next Step:
Consistent with National Environmental Policy Act, the National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication of the Notice of Availability of the Final EIS in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency. The ROD will also be published in the Federal Register and available on the park's public PEPC site.
The cooperating agencies will engage the public with timely information and opportunities to comment on any future planning or design activities that may result from this decision.
Contact Information
goga_planning@nps.gov
