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Noise <br />• Identify noise sensitive areas <br />- Residences, businesses, schools, parks, nursing homes, etc. <br />- Number and types of activities <br />• Extent of impact (in decibels) at each sensitive area <br />- Comparison of predicted noise levels with existing noise levels <br />• Noise abatement measures <br />- Reasonable and feasible <br />- Estimated costs, decibel reductions and height and length of barriers, etc. <br />• Noise impacts for which no prudent solution is reasonably available and reasons why <br />Air Qualitv <br />• Discussion of transportation-related air quality concerns <br />• Summary of project-related carbon monoxide (CO) analysis, if performed <br />- 1-hour and 8-hour analysis, as appropriate <br />- Comparison between alternatives and with applicable State and national <br />standards <br />• Other analysis, as appropriate <br />- Regional air quality concerns <br />- Regional air quality conformity <br />- Air quality emissions inventories in State Implementation Plan (SIP) <br />- Transportation control measures <br />Visual and Aesthetic Resources <br />• Impacts to existing visual resources, view sheds <br />~ Relationship of impacts to potential viewers of project <br />~ Relationship of impacts to potential viewers from project <br />• Discussion of consideration given to design quality, art, and architecture in project <br />planning <br />Utilities <br />~ Identify existing and planned utilities <br />- Owner, type, size, location, etc <br />• Impacts to each type of utility <br />- Modifications, relocations, timing, costs, etc <br />~ Impacts to users of each type of utility <br />- Time and duration of service disruptions, costs to businesses, etc <br />• Coordination with utility purveyors <br />HistoricsArchaeoloqical and Cultural Resources <br />• F2equires coordination with FTA and SHPO <br />• Historic resources <br />- Determine significance and eligibility for National Register of Historic Places <br />• Archeological resources <br />3 <br />