Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Parking Garage at Stamford Transportation Center

1. Notice of Scoping for the New Parking Garage at Stamford Transportation Center

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Stamford

Address of Possible Project Location: South State Street, Stamford

Project Description: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (Department) is proposing to construct a new parking garage for the Stamford Transportation Center (STC) on South Street in the City of Stamford.  The proposed garage will be connected to the station via an enclosed pedestrian bridge over Washington Boulevard.  The proposed project site is State of Connecticut property bounded of the south by Metro-North Railroad right-of-way, on the east by Washington Boulevard, on the west by the Rippowam River, and the north by I-95.  The site is partially occupied by an existing surface parking lot for the STC. 

The purpose of the proposed project is to replace the aging original garage structure (currently located at Station Place) with a low maintenance, long service life facility that meets the demand for State-owned commuter parking spaces located proximate to the STC.  The needs for the project include:

  • Addressing the poor condition and continued degradation of the original garage structure that have precipitated closing of two levels of the garage to traffic and parking;
  • Satisfying existing commuter parking demands at the STC;
  •  Replacing the potential loss of private commuter parking supply for the STC with State-owned and maintained parking spaces that provide similar convenience and commuter amenity as the existing private parking facilities;
  • Meeting customer expectations for availability, accessibility, and convenience of commuter parking accommodations of the STC; and
  • Minimizing and managing commuter disruption and commuter parking impacts during the construction of the proposed parking garage. 
The proposed garage will provide approximately 960 commuter parking spaces, resulting in a net increase of approximately 130 State-owned spaces at the STC.  The proposed parking garage and pedestrian bridge to the station will be advanced to design and construction as a design-build project, which is planned to begin in 2019.  Parking will be maintained in the original garage structure throughout construction of the proposed garage to help minimize commuter parking impacts.  The original garage will be closed upon completion of the proposed garage and will be demolished in the future under a separate construction contract. 

The Department previously pursued a new parking project for the STC as part of a transit-oriented development (TOD).  The current proposal is not a TOD project.  Under this previous effort, the Department completed an Environmental Impact Evaluation in accordance with the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) to evaluate and document the potential environmental impacts of the project and to outline recommended mitigation for those impacts.  The EIE (dated August 2012) is available here for information.  The Department issued a Record of Decision (ROD) in December 2012 and the Office of Policy and Management issued a Determination of Adequacy in January 2013.  The ROD and Determination of Adequacy are available here.   

As part of the current project effort, the Department is conducting a new early public scoping process in accordance with CEPA. A public scoping meeting will be conducted in conjunction with a public information meeting for the project.   

Project Map:  Click here to view a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  Wednesday, November 7, 2018

There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:

DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2018

TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

PLACE: Stamford Senior Center Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901

NOTES: The meeting facility is ADA accessible.  Language assistance may be requested by contacting the Department’s Language Assistance Call Line at (860) 594-2243 at least five business days prior to the meeting.  Persons with hearing and/or speech disabilities may dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).  Language assistance is provided at no cost to the public and efforts will be made to respond to timely requests for assistance. 

Written comments should be sent to:

Name: Ms. Kimberly Lesay - Transportation Assisstant Planning Director
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Bureau of Policy and Planning
Address:   2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131
E-Mail: dot.environmentalplanning@ct.gov

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name: Mr. John Wyskiel - Project Engineer
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address:   2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131
Phone: (860) 594-3303
E-Mail: John.Wyskiel@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring State Agency:

Name: Ms. Alice M. Sexton - Principal Attorney
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation - Office of Legal Services
Address:  
P.O. Box 317546
2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131
Phone: (860) 594-3045
E-Mail: Alice.Sexton@ct.gov