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Destination 2030: Resources and references

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This document is a resources and references section from the Puget Sound Regional Council's 'Destination 2030' metropolitan transportation plan, listing planning publications, environmental impact statements, and transportation policy reports relevant to the Central Puget Sound region. It includes references to the SeaTac Airport Master Plan Update and its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, alongside broader regional transportation and growth management studies. The document also credits the full Regional Council project team and policy board members involved in developing the plan.

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This document lists resources and references used in the Destination 2030 metropolitan transportation plan, including publications by the Puget Sound Regional Council on transportation, land use, and growth management. It also identifies members of the Regional Council Project Team and lists members of the Transportation Policy Board and Growth Management Policy Board.

As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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