Specifications include, but are not limited to: Phase 1 Objectives • Continue and expand BSRC community outreach and engagement as part of project-level planning on all BSRC elements. The project team is committed to developing and implementing public involvement actions that will provide early, continuous and meaningful engagement of the community affected by the project with particular emphasis on environmental justice and disadvantaged communities within the corridor. • Develop additional specifics on scopes of each project element, geographic limits, work categories, order of magnitude cost estimates by work type, estimates of community and agency costs, workforce training opportunities, and quantifiable and qualitative benefits. • Evaluate potential partnership opportunities with public sector agencies at the local, state and federal levels (e.g., HUD and USDOT) and the private sector around environmental improvements and transit-oriented development opportunities. • Develop a conceptual implementation and funding strategy for the zero-emission transportation components and coordinate with the related work by the KCATA, City and County partners. • Develop an outline of the broader project schedule and preliminary phasing and funding plans. Phase 1 Outcomes • Community Engagement Initiated and Sustained • Conceptual Feasibility Study: o Preliminary scope o Conceptual cost estimates (infrastructure) o Conceptual operational requirements & costs • Initiate preliminary National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) work • Funding alternatives report • Partnership Opportunities report • Initiate Small Starts Rating development for transit elements, as appropriate • Develop a Project Development Plan as detailed below. The Corridor Action Plan (i.e., Project Development Plan), shall document the Phase 1 process, summarize the findings of reports developed during Phase 1, and outline implementation recommendations. The recommendations shall incorporate zero-emission and sustainability planning elements and be inclusive of the following: • Built and natural environment: o Climate change resiliency o Community assets (e.g., community centers, parks, religious institutions, libraries, museums, hospitals and health care centers, and schools, daycare centers, broadband internet facilities and services) o Diversity of Attainable Housing options o Land use plans, zoning changes, design guidelines and standards, and other tools to set the foundation for TOD o Mobility hubs o Public safety elements o Workforce training opportunities and programs
