Sea-Tac Communities Plan Element Report 5.8: Community Attitudes Survey

This 1974 study, commissioned by the Port of Seattle and King County, examines the social impact of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on surrounding neighborhoods. Researchers surveyed residents in high, medium, and low noise zones near Sea-Tac — then the 15th largest airport in the U.S., handling 5.3 million passengers and 375 flights per day in 1973 — and compared their responses with those of residents in comparable areas unaffected by airport noise. The findings were intended to inform the Sea-Tac International Airport Vicinity Master Plan and address community concerns about noise, drainage, and environmental quality.

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Element Report 5.8 of the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP), titled ‘Community Attitudes Survey,’ authored by Fred E. Fiedler (University of Washington) and Judith Fiedler (Principal Investigator, Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division, Human Affairs Research Centers), dated March 1974. Commissioned by Port of Seattle and King County as part of the Sea-Tac International Airport Vicinity Master Plan Study. Surveys residents in high, medium, and low noise zones within the Highline area surrounding Sea-Tac Airport — the 15th largest airport in the U.S. at the time, handling 5,300,000 passengers and 375 flights per day in 1973. Examines social impact of Sea-Tac on surrounding community, environmental problems, drainage issues of concern to Metro (Metropolitan Municipality of Seattle), and ecological matters relevant to King County Department of Community Development. Financed in part through an Airport Master Planning Grant from the Federal Aviation Administration under Section 13 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. POS catalog numbers 807572–807574.

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