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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
^This is a feasilbilty study not an EIS. Anybody with eyeballs can see it's feasible to use a perfectly placed rr row for transit.
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A feasibility study may be required before an EIS study can start. One of the first things needed in an EIS is to state the need, amongst the last is a cost analysis. Both requirements can usually be satisfied with a feasibility study.
Per
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enviro...pact_statement
"An EIS typically has four sections:
(1) An Introduction including a statement of the Purpose and Need of the Proposed Action.
(2) A description of the Affected Environment.
(3) A Range of Alternatives to the proposed action. Alternatives are considered the "heart" of the EIS.
(4) An analysis of the environmental impacts of each of the possible alternatives. This section covers topics such as:
(a) Impacts to threatened or endangered species
(b) Air and water quality impacts
(c) Impacts to historic and cultural sites, particularly sites of significant importance to Indigenous peoples.
(d) Social and Economic impacts to local communities, often including consideration of attributes such as impacts on the available housing stock, economic impacts to businesses, property values, aesthetics and noise within the affected area
(e) Cost and Schedule Analyses for each alternative, including costs and timeline to mitigate expected impacts, to determine if the proposed action can be completed at an acceptable cost and within a reasonable amount of time."
A feasibility study can determine whether it is worth the time and money performing a formal, more expensive EIS.