Regional Aviation Baseline Study 2020-10-22 Survey Report Oct EB

• Statistically valid survey of residents in the four-county region • 1,416 respondents Interviews with residents of the four-county region • Replaced focus groups (due to COVID-19) • 22 interviews Poll questions and comments through our online open house • Online open house opened September 21 • Will run through October 31 • 377 participants as of October 19 Poll questions at virtual public meetings • Three public meetings: September 23, 29, and 30 • 176 participants total The Regional Aviation Baseline Study team collected input through 4 primary methods: Key themes • Survey respondents tended to prioritize meeting demand for aviation service and prioritized economic benefits of aviation to the region. • Interview participants tended to prioritize meeting demand for aviation service and prioritized both economic benefits of aviation to the region and minimizing environmental impacts • Virtual public meeting participants tended to prioritize noise and environmental impacts, but participants at each meeting said the region should still meet at least some of the projected demand • Online open house participants were most vocal about environmental impacts and noise from aviation • Consistent theme: For each input method, participants favored dispersing service throughout the region rather than increase capacity at Sea-Tac or build a new airport. • Key difference between these groups: Survey and interview participants were randomly selected to provide a representative sample of the four-county region, while attendees at the virtual open house or participants of the online open houses self selected, likely because of an interest…

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