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This brochure, published by the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA), argues against the Port of Seattle's 'Flight Plan' proposal to add a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. It highlights existing noise burdens on South End communities—where jet noise already averages 65 Ldn and reaches up to 105 decibels—and warns that the expansion would add 120,000 more flights annually by 2020, consuming 12% of residents' daily lives with jet noise. The document cites health experts and a renowned noise specialist, Dr. James Chalupnik, to advocate for alternative solutions such as remote airports and high-speed rail instead of expanding the urban airport.

This pamphlet from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA) opposes a proposed third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, arguing that construction costs alone could exceed $500 million and balloon to $1.2 billion when mitigation and interest are included. Economists cited in the document warn that the true total cost could approach $2 billion when factoring in school insulation, declining property values, and other indirect impacts on surrounding communities. The RCAA contends that taxpayers and airline passengers would bear up to 92% of the cost while receiving a runway that generates less than 1% return on the public's investment.

This catalog lists documents received in 1992 related to aviation planning and noise policy in the Puget Sound region, with a focus on Sea-Tac International Airport (STIA). It includes environmental impact statements, noise exposure maps, community association comments, budget documents, and FAA regulatory guides, many connected to the 'Flight Plan Project' — a regional air transportation study. Several items were donated by attorney J. Richard Aramburu and other community stakeholders involved in airport noise and development issues.

This library catalog covers documents received in 1990 and 1992 relating to aviation planning and noise policy in the Puget Sound region, with a focus on Sea-Tac Airport. Key items include environmental impact statements for the 'Vision 2020' and 'Flight Plan Project' plans, Sea-Tac noise exposure map updates, community association comments on airport expansion, and technical reports on aircraft modifications. The catalog records each document's title, author or agency, original publication date, and accession date, and notes donor information where applicable.

This 1996 Puget Sound Regional Council document summarizes the multi-year planning process that led to amending the regional transportation plan to include a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It traces decisions from the 1988 Regional Airport System Plan through the Flight Plan Project and environmental studies, explaining how planners concluded that no feasible alternative airport site existed and that measures like high-speed rail or congestion pricing could not substitute for added runway capacity. The plan also required implementation of additional noise reduction measures as a condition of approving the new runway.

This document summarizes the Puget Sound Regional Council’s planning process for amending the Metropolitan Transportation Plan to include a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. It covers the history of regional aviation planning from the 1988 Regional Airport System Plan through the Flight Plan Project, Sea-Tac Master Plan, and Expert Arbitration Panel findings on noise

In April 1993, the Puget Sound Regional Council adopted Resolution A-93-03, amending its 1988 Regional Airport System Plan to address long-term commercial air transportation needs in the central Puget Sound region. The resolution established a preferred strategy of pursuing both a major supplemental airport within the four-county area and a third runway at Sea-Tac Airport, with the third runway to be authorized by April 1, 1996 subject to conditions including noise reduction performance objectives and demand management efforts. The resolution also eliminated small supplemental airports such as Paine Field as a preferred alternative and called for site-specific environmental impact studies on the proposed Sea-Tac third runway.

The Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency (PSAPCA) raised concerns in 1992 about inadequate air quality analysis in the Flight Plan Project's environmental impact statement, citing missing dispersion modeling for both vehicle and aircraft emissions near Sea-Tac Airport. A follow-up 1992 letter addressed the use of ethylene glycol as a de-icing agent at Sea-Tac, concluding it was unlikely to pose a significant air quality risk due to its low vapor pressure. A 1993 internal memo clarified PSAPCA's role in reviewing airport-related environmental impact statements and conducting annual inspections of registered equipment at airports within its jurisdiction.

This collection contains materials from the Flight Plan Project workshops held in January and February 1993, organized for the Regional Council's Transportation Policy Board and Executive Board to address airport planning and capacity needs in the Puget Sound region. The binders include working papers, overhead presentations, environmental impact statement documents, public hearing records, and correspondence from stakeholders ranging from the FAA and Port of Seattle to community groups opposing airport expansion. Key topics covered include demand management, noise abatement, regional airport system alternatives, and the evaluation of sites such as Sea-Tac and Paine Field.