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Executive summary of the NERA Redevelopment Plan and Implementation Strategy, prepared by Otak, Inc. and Heartland for the City of Burien and Port of Seattle, April 2010. Covers the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA) established in 1997 within City of Burien, bounded by South 138th Street, 8th Avenue South, and Des Moines Memorial Drive South, adjacent to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and State Routes 518 and 509. Details the 15-year incremental redevelopment strategy to transition incompatible residential, vacant, institutional, and small-scale commercial land uses to airport-compatible uses. Includes planning process phases (Discovery Phase, SWOT analysis, community workshops, FAA restrictions analysis, transportation and infrastructure cost analysis), vision statement, public involvement outcomes, and project schedule from project kick-off through October 2009 SEIS scoping.