SAMP Draft EA: How to provide a great public comment

How to provide effective public comment by December 5, 2024 Because new ways for you to participate will likely become available, this article may be subject to updates. Introduction This is the second of a two-part article concerning the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft Environmental Assessment (SAMP Draft EA). If you’re looking for the short

The SAMP Comment Period Explainer (Intro)

2016 rendering of SAMP airfield projects

Preparing for the October 21st Comment Period This is the first of a two-part article concerning the SAMP comment period. We’re including a few paragraphs of background because the process has been so lengthy–with many years of delay. The feedback we’ve received thus far has been confusion, partly because the information on the Port’s official

Stop acting so annoyed!

Changing the noise discussion from personal opinion to public health Annoyance, is the term of art describing  a level of unwanted and/or harmful sound that is not damaging to hearing. That is how it was first used in research literature. We think it’s time to come up with a new term because ‘annoyance’ is dismissive

Port Package Site Visit Follow-Up

What to do next? Thank you for allowing us to inspect your Port Package! You are now part of over 300 homeowners that helped create the Port of Seattle’s upcoming sound insulation update program.  If you would like more background information on how we got here, please read The Port Package Explainer. But for now,

One typical street. Thirteen Port Packages

The changing demography of homes under the flight path Homes mitigated by sound insulation systems represent a large portion of the scarce and highly desirable middle-housing market in the three cities within the DNL65 (Burien, Des Moines, Seatac). This street of thirteen homes is typical of almost every street where people signed Avigation Easements and

Part 150 for Dummies

2016 Sustainable Airport Master Plan briefing on changes to DNL65 based on past Part 150 Studies

The Federal regulations concerning community noise around Sea-Tac Airport Part 150 (Airport Noise Compatibility Planning)  is a section of the Code of Federal Regulations governing the FAA and airports. The code describes a ‘voluntary’ study airports can do to determine the impacts of noise on surrounding communities. A Part 150 Study has all sorts of

Parking

Parking is a huge part of Sea-Tac Airport, both in terms of revenue and operations. It also plays a significant role for the City of SeaTac as part of its Inter-Local Agreement with the Port of Seattle.