3. Description of the Settlement Agreement

The settlement agreement provides for construction of a passenger station at the intersection of Farmdale Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, with Farmdale Avenue open to crossing vehicular and pedestrian traffic at-grade at Exposition Boulevard. This crossing would have quad gates, flashers, bells, and traffic signals to control vehicular traffic. The passenger station would be constructed as a near-side split-platform configuration at the intersection of Farmdale Avenue and Exposition Boulevard and all trains would stop at the platform prior to reaching the crossing. A small train control and communications facility would be located east of the station along Exposition Boulevard. Approximately 5,000 square feet of property would be acquired from Dorsey High School for the construction of the eastbound platform, and would result in the loss of approximately 19 parking spaces. These lost spaces would be made up by Expo in a new paved 26-space parking lot on the northeast corner of the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and Farmdale Avenue.

To the west of Farmdale Avenue, construction of the eastbound platform would require relocating overhead utility lines and an electrical transformer. The existing Dorsey High School driveway would also be realigned to accommodate the pedestrian plaza for the at-grade pedestrian crossing, with a similar pedestrian plaza on the other side of the tracks, both including specifications for swing gates, pedestrian gates, and traffic signals to control pedestrian and vehicular traffic.