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AECOM advances East Bank Boulevard environmental work; public meeting scheduled at Cross Pointe Church
Summary
Metro and the East Bank Development Authority described AECOM’s role in environmental documentation and preliminary boulevard design; staff said the AECOM contract is two years, roughly $6 million, and public engagement (in-person and online) will begin with a community meeting at Cross Pointe Church this Thursday.
Ben York, chief executive officer of the East Bank Development Authority, summarized AECOM’s role on the East Bank Boulevard design and environmental documentation and said the project team is moving into a public engagement phase.
York said AECOM was selected in part for its national experience on projects such as light rail and bus rapid transit, and that the boulevard work will emphasize resiliency, connectivity and safety. "We're building in resiliency," York said, noting coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers and Metro Water on revised flood elevation datum and stormwater mitigation.
York and staff described AECOM’s scope as preliminary design, environmental documentation under NEPA, stakeholder involvement and project management. Staff said AECOM’s contract is a two‑year engagement and noted the team aims to have 30% conceptual design documents for the boulevard by summer to position the project for grants and other funding. Counsel noted fee bands and indicated the contract includes a threshold where authority approval would be needed for work beyond a particular fee figure.
Project staff said community engagement will include an in‑person public meeting and an online component. "The public meeting is on Thursday. It's at Cross Pointe Church just up the street," York said; staff added a project webpage and survey will be available via QR code and a web link, with the link to go live before the meeting.
York said the boulevard is intended to be the connective spine through the 550‑acre East Bank area, improving east‑west and north‑south mobility, walking, biking and transit access. Staff emphasized the team’s goal to be shovel‑ready for federal, state and local grant opportunities and potential public‑private partnerships once conceptual design is sufficiently advanced.
Next steps: AECOM will continue environmental scoping, prepare materials for the public meeting and advance 30% conceptual designs this summer; staff will collect feedback at the in‑person meeting and via the project webpage.
