State Link:
https://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=3403&Q=606094
STAMFORD STATION PARKING GARAGE | STATE PROJECT NO. 0301-0047
There will be a public open house for this project:
Public Open House Flyer
DATE: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
TIME: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: Stamford Transportation Center, Lower Level Meeting Room (near CTTransit)
Stamford, CT
Project Description: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (Department) is proposing to construct a new parking garage for the Stamford Transportation Center (STC) on South State Street in the City of Stamford. The new garage will be connected to the station via an enclosed pedestrian bridge over Washington Boulevard. The proposed project site is State of Connecticut property bounded on the south by Metro-North Railroad right-of-way, on the east by Washington Boulevard, on the west by the Rippowam River, and on the north by I-95. The project site is partially occupied by an existing surface parking lot for the STC.
The purpose of the proposed project is to replace the aging original garage structure (currently located on Station Place) with a low maintenance, long service life facility that meets the demand for State-owned commuter parking spaces located proximate to the STC. The needs for the project include:
Addressing the poor condition and continued degradation of the original garage structure that have precipitated closing of two levels of the garage to traffic and parking;
Satisfying existing commuter parking demands at the STC;
Replacing the potential loss of private commuter parking supply for the STC with State-owned and maintained parking spaces that provide similar convenience and commuter amenity as the existing private parking facilities;
Meeting customer expectations for availability, accessibility, and convenience of commuter parking accommodations of the STC; and
Minimizing and managing commuter disruption and commuter parking impacts during the construction of the proposed parking garage.
The proposed garage will provide approximately 960 commuter parking spaces, resulting in a net increase of approximately 130 State-owned spaces at the STC. The proposed parking garage and pedestrian bridge to the station will be advanced to design and construction as a design-build project, which is planned to begin in 2019. Parking will be maintained in the original garage structure throughout construction of the proposed garage to help minimize commuter parking impacts. The original garage will be closed upon completion of the proposed garage and will be demolished in the future under a separate construction contract.
The Department previously pursued a new parking project for the STC as part of a transit-oriented development (TOD). The current proposal is not a TOD project. Under this previous effort, the Department completed an Environmental Impact Evaluation in accordance with the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) to evaluate and document the potential environmental impacts of the project and to outline recommended mitigation for those impacts.
The EIE (dated August 2012) is available HERE for information (pdf 6.1Mb).
As part of the current project effort, the Department is conducting a new early public scoping process in accordance with CEPA.
Information Packet (pdf 5.8Mb)
October 24, 2018 Public Information & Scoping Meeting Materials:
Public Meeting Presentation (pdf 19.2Mb)
Public Meeting Handout (pdf 361Kb)
Traffic Simulations (pptx 35.3Mb)
Public Meeting Exhibits (pdf 6.3Mb)
Written comments should be sent to:
NAME: Ms. Kimberly Lesay – Transportation Assistant Planning Director
AGENCY: State Department of Transportation
Bureau of Policy and Planning
E-MAIL:
[email protected]
ADDRESS: 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Wednesday, November 7, 2018.