TagNoise(92)
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1983-02-04Airport Noise Remedy Update Work Program: Phase and Task Descriptions
Work program document outlining the objectives and task descriptions for updating the Sea-Tac Airport noise remedy program. The study aims to evaluate and update the 1970 Sea-Tac/Communities Plan based on updated noise projections and progress assessment. -
Student Scores Rise After Nearby Subway Is Quieted
By Ari L. Goldman April 26, 1982 Fifteen times during each school day, an IRT subway train would rumble and screech past Public School 98, near the northern tip of Manhattan. In classrooms facing the elevated tracks, all work would stop until the train barreled by. After years of complaints about the disruption, the Transit Authority -
Questions Generated by the Public at a Zone Three Steering Committee Meeting
A memorandum from James Branch documenting 23 questions raised by the public at a Zone Three Steering Committee meeting regarding airport development, noise issues, land acquisition programs, and community concerns around Sea-Tac Airport. Questions cover topics including flight patterns, noise abatement, land use planning, and community impacts. -
1977-09-27Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford regarding Concorde aircraft noise concerns
Letter from Port of Seattle Executive Director Richard D. Ford to Virginia E. Dana expressing concerns about the Concorde aircraft (supersonic) and federal regulations permitting noisier aircraft operations. Ford discusses how this undermines the Sea-Tac Communities Plan’s cornerstone principle that aircraft should become quieter, not noisier. -
FAA Integrated Noise Model Database 1976
FAA-EQ-76-6 The FAA Integrated Noise Model computer program INMPROG has been made available to the public for computing a variety of noise indices in the vicinity of airports. One component of this program package is a data library which provides both acoustic and operational data for certain standard aircraft types and flight procedures. This paper -
Port of Seattle Letter to Councilwoman Bernice Stern Regarding Sea-Tac Airport Areas
Letter from Port of Seattle President Henry T. Simonson to King County Councilwoman Bernice Stern regarding decisions on two specific areas adjacent to Sea-Tac International Airport: the West acquisition area and the southeast conversion area. The Port concludes against acquiring the westside area due to costs and recommends addressing the southeast conversion area through noise -
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1974-09-01Sea-Tac Communities Plan final report Noise Study Volume II
Final report on 1974 noise study for the Sea-Tac Communities Plan, prepared by MAN-Acoustics and Noise Inc. for the Port of Seattle and King County. Volume II covers various aspects including noise evaluation units, exposure levels, mitigation measures, and flight operational alternatives. -
EPA Public Health And Welfare Criteria For Noise 07/27/73
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Near Term Task Force Meeting Minutes – July 18, 1973
Meeting minutes from the Near Term task force discussing zoning changes, tax relief, noise abatement and community survey. The group decided to support the Port of Seattle’s 90-day Interim Study for property acquisition in the extended clear zone and planned to contact U.S. Senators Magnuson and Jackson for funding assistance.