Dear All:
Back in February of 1999, Tom Pratum asked our group about possible
impact of a light-rail system on NMR spectrometers. Read Tom's original
posting (from 1999) here:
http://chemnmr.colorado.edu/ammrl/archives/February-99/0003.html
Now, 4 years later, I have been asked to forward this request for
information about this very subject, by a representative of the firm
studying the impact of this very project. Although an unusual posting
for AMMRL, the Steering Committee felt that AMMRL people might have
useful information to provide.
Please direct any and all responses to the original sender, Fassero,
Chris fasseroc_at_soundtransit.org .
>>>>>>>>> Forwarded Message >>>>>>>>>>>
Hello, my name is Chris Fassero, and I am a transit planner at Sound
Transit in Seattle, Washington. I work on the development of the Link
light rail system, which is described at our website
(www.soundtransit.org). One of the planning issues we are facing as we
explore different route alignment options is the potential vibration and
electromagnetic field impacts of light rail on the University of
Washington (UW). Several of the alignments we are studying would run
close to sensitive research facilities on the UW campus, including NMR
facilities. In exploring potential solutions to these issues in
Seattle, Sound Transit would like to draw on the experiences of other
transit agencies and universities that have successfully addressed light
rail impacts. To that end I have requested this guest posting on the
AMMRL discussion group.
If there are any managers of magnetic resonance laboratories or
researchers who use those laboratories, in a university, industry, or
other research setting, whose laboratories or research have been (or may
be) affected by the construction or operation of a light rail transit
line, your help would be greatly appreciated. Following is a list of
questions you may wish to address, but please do not feel limited by
this scope.
(1) During the planning of the light rail line, but prior to its
construction and operation, what type and severity of impacts to your
facility did (or do) you anticipate?
(2) During the planning of the light rail line, did (or will) you or the
transit authority planning the line undertake any measures (e.g.,
identifying appropriate vibration or EMF design criteria, specifying
effective mitigation measures) to avoid potential facility impacts?
(3) If the light rail line is under construction or has finished
construction and begun operation, what type and severity of impacts to
your facility did (or do) you experience due to the rail construction
and operation?
(4) Were (or are) these impacts more or less severe than anticipated
during the light rail planning process?
(5) If light rail construction or operation has (or does) impact your
facility what have (or will) you do to try to mitigate these impacts?
(6) How effective have mitigation measures you or the transit authority
have undertaken been in alleviating the impacts of the light rail line
on your facility?
Again, any experience you can share will be very valuable to us as we
collaborate with the UW to provide light rail service to the UW campus
while effectively addressing the concerns of researchers who may be
impacted by the light rail line. Because I am not a member of AMMRL,
please feel free to contact me directly with any experience you wish to
share.
Thank you very much,
Chris Fassero
Sound Transit
Project Development Coordinator
Link Light Rail
(206) 398-5032 (direct)
(206) 398-5217 (fax)
fasseroc_at_soundtransit.org
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-Rich Shoemaker
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Richard K. Shoemaker, Ph.D.
NMR Facility Director
University of Colorado at Boulder
Phone: (303) 492-7062 Fax: (303) 492-5894
E-Mail: Richard.Shoemaker_at_Colorado.edu
Received on Tue May 13 2003 - 12:48:12 MST