TagSAMP(336)
Articles tagged with the Sustainable Airport Master Plan.
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The SAMP Comment Period Explainer (Intro)
Preparing for the October 21st Comment Period This is the first of a two-part article concerning the SAMP comment period. We’re including a few paragraphs of background because the process has been so lengthy–with many years of delay. The feedback we’ve received thus far has been confusion, partly because the information on the Port’s official -
2024-09-22The Factory: An STNI explainer on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan
This explainer from Sea-Tac Noise.Info describes Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as a large-scale assembly line with three interconnected sections: air (airspace and runways), terminal (gates, passengers, and baggage), and road (cars, trucks, pedestrians, and light rail). The airport processes people, cargo, and vehicles across roughly 450,000 flights per year—more than 1,230 per day—with the goal of moving everything smoothly between sections and no delays. A bottleneck in any one section can ripple through the entire system, making capacity planning central to the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). -
2024-09-20
SAMP Update September 20, 2024
After a four year pause, Environmental Review of Near-Term Projects begins October 21 with a 45 day comment period. The end result will be 2025 rulings by the FAA (NEPA) and the State of Washington (SEPA) to determine whether or not a full EIS is required. -
2024-09-05Port of Seattle Commission SAMP Study Session
A Commission Special Meeting will be held on September 5, 2024. 10:00 a.m., Study Session on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). The meeting will be held at the Port of Seattle Headquarters Building Commission Chambers, located at 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle Washington. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — SEPA Elements of the Environment, Slide 6 (May 2024)
A presentation slide titled 'SEPA Elements of the Environment' listing the environmental review categories required under Washington State's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), including Earth, Air, Water, Plants and Animals, Energy, Environmental Health, Land and Shoreline Use, Transportation, Public Services and Utilities, and Sewer/Solid Waste. A footer note states: 'Port is the lead agency for the SEPA and the document will cover an extensive set of environmental elements,' indicating this is part of a Port (likely Port of Seattle/Sea-Tac) environmental review presentation, slide 6. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Project Schedule Slide (Page 7, May 2024)
A project schedule slide showing key milestones for NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) and SEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) processes, spanning August 2023 through 2026. Milestones include Impact Analysis Draft Sections (June 2024), NEPA EA Draft Document Agency and Public Comment Period (Q4 2024), NEPA EA Final Document and Decision (Early Q2 2025), SEPA EIS Draft Document Agency and Public Comment Period (Late Q2 2025), SEPA EIS Agency and Public Review Complete (Mid Q3 2025), SEPA EIS Final Document and Decision (Q4 2025), and Commission consideration/approval of project(s) in 2026. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP EnvrReview Overview – 22may2024 Page 3
Slide 3 from a Port of Seattle presentation on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Review, showing an aerial map of near-term projects categorized by type: Second Terminal Projects (blue), Cargo Expansion Projects (orange/brown), Airfield Operational Projects (yellow), Airfield Safety/Standards Projects (red), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects (green). The map is branded with the Port of Seattle and ZLB logos. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Slide 4 (May 2024)
A presentation slide titled 'Environmental review analysis based on constrained growth scenarios' shows a line chart comparing historical operations data (2011–2020), a 2022 unconstrained forecast, and two constrained growth scenarios—No Action and Proposed Action—projected through 2037. The Proposed Action constrained scenario reaches approximately 515,000 operations by 2037, while the No Action constrained scenario plateaus near 480,000, both falling well below the unconstrained 2022 forecast of approximately 560,000. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Slide 5 (May 22, 2024)
This presentation slide lists the NEPA resource categories that will be covered in an environmental review document, including Air Quality, Biological Resources, Climate, Coastal Resources, DOT Section 4(f), Farmlands, Hazardous Materials, Land Use, Historical/Cultural Resources, Noise and Noise-Compatible Land Use, Socioeconomics/Environmental Justice, Visual Effects, and Water Resources. A footer note states that the FAA is the lead agency for NEPA and that the document will cover an extensive set of resource categories; this is slide 5 of the presentation. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Page 2 (May 22, 2024)
This presentation slide outlines near-term projects under the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, including expanded passenger processing facilities to accommodate a projected 56 Million Annual Passengers (MAP), additional cargo and fuel storage facilities, airfield infrastructure modifications to meet FAA design standards, and taxiway efficiency improvements. The mention of the Port's Sustainable Aviation Fuel initiative identifies this as a Port of Seattle document related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport planning.