Part 4 Trends And Forecasts

In order to determine adequancy of existing Airport facilities and future facility requirements, as well as future relationships between the Airport facilities and the surrounding communities , it is first necessary to estimate demand for facilities generated by future air traffic volumes . The volume and type of air traffic generated in an area is a reflection of the socio-economic character of that area. Thus , the first step in the develop- ment of the Master Plan for Sea-Tac International Airport was to analyze current and projected population and economic growth. The Central Puget Sound Region is located in the northwestern corner of Washington State . Near the center of this area, which surrounds Puget Sound, is Seattle , the largest city on the West Coast north of San Francisco . Other notable urban areas include the cities of Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett , Bremerton , and Renton . In 1970 , the four- county area had 1, 934 , 628 inhabitants, accounting for 56% of the State' s population. The area experienced substantial population growth during the 1950's and 1960's. The average annual rate of growth during the 1950' s was 2.4% approximately 1 . 3 times the national average. The population of the region increased from 1 , 196 , 172 in 1950 to 1, 512 , 979 in 1960 . The annual rate of population growth was almost double that of the national average during 1965 and 1968 . This trend has reversed itself in the 1970's .…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]