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This working paper, prepared for the Puget Sound Regional Council, examines four future scenarios for meeting regional aviation demand in the greater Seattle area, ranging from near-term improvements at Sea-Tac Airport through 2027 to long-term capacity expansions by 2037 and beyond. It evaluates existing and potential supplemental airports across criteria such as runway length, airspace conflicts, flood hazards, land use compatibility, and accessibility. The study aims to identify which airports could help absorb projected passenger and cargo demand that Sea-Tac alone may not be able to accommodate.

The Puget Sound Regional Emissions Analysis is a King County-led project launched in 2021 to comprehensively measure greenhouse gas emissions across King, Kitsap, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. The project covers multiple types of emissions inventories—including community activities, consumption of goods and services, and government operations—while also modeling pathways to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. It incorporates social equity principles to address disproportionate environmental impacts on communities of color.

In this October 2020 letter, the City of Des Moines formally objected to the Puget Sound Regional Council's Regional Aviation Baseline Study, arguing that it wrongly assumes full implementation of SeaTac Airport's long-term expansion plan (the SAMP) before any required environmental review has been completed. The City warned that this flawed assumption skews all study scenarios, understates community noise and pollution impacts on neighborhoods near SeaTac, and creates a circular logic problem that undermines sound regional planning. Des Moines requested that the baseline be revised to reflect only already-approved and environmentally reviewed projects, and called for planning toward a second international airport to relieve pressure on SeaTac.

The Regional Aviation Baseline Study, produced by the Puget Sound Regional Council, examines the current state and future challenges of aviation in the Puget Sound region, covering scenario development, airport analysis, and public engagement. The study highlights near-term disruptions to air travel, noting that passenger volume at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport dropped to just 27% of normal levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, with daily travelers falling to 17,200 and aircraft operations declining from 1,160 to 840 takeoffs and landings per day. The findings provide a foundation for regional planning decisions related to airport capacity, operations, and policy.

The Regional Aviation Baseline Study, conducted by the Puget Sound Regional Council, examines aviation activity and infrastructure across the Puget Sound region. The study covers scenario development, economic analysis, and a detailed assessment of the region's airports, including major facilities like Sea-Tac. It provides a foundational framework for understanding current and future aviation capacity, demand, and related policy considerations in the greater Seattle area.

The Regional Aviation Baseline Study, conducted by the Puget Sound Regional Council, examines 29 airports across King, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Pierce counties to understand how aviation activities interact with communities and the broader regional economy. The study identifies each airport's role, gathers stakeholder input on aviation and airspace constraints, and establishes a foundation for future regional aviation planning. Sea-Tac Airport is the region's primary large hub, and the study provides context for understanding the broader network of aviation activity that shapes noise and land-use policy decisions across the central Puget Sound area.

This June 2020 working paper, prepared by WSP for the Puget Sound Regional Council, analyzes the aviation needs of the greater Seattle-Tacoma region across commercial passenger service, air cargo, and general aviation. It evaluates current airport performance, benchmarks regional airports against comparable systems, and identifies infrastructure challenges and opportunities to meet future demand. The study assesses system-wide requirements and multimodal access needs to guide long-term regional aviation planning.

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) 2020 Annual Report outlines the organization's response to COVID-19 challenges in the Central Puget Sound region, including the distribution of $538 million in federal CARES Act funding to local transit agencies such as King County Metro, Sound Transit, and Washington State Ferries. The report also highlights an ongoing competitive process to allocate over $540 million in federal transportation funding for 2023–2024, evaluated on criteria including health and equity, safety, emissions reduction, and accessibility. PSRC continues its mission of regional planning and transportation funding coordination across four counties in the greater Seattle-Tacoma-Everett area.