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Articles tagged with the Sustainable Airport Master Plan.
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2020-02-03Adoption of 2020 local and regional policy priorities
This February 2020 Port of Seattle Commission memorandum outlines the organization's top local and regional policy priorities for 2020, including industrial lands protection, clean fuels and sustainability, cruise terminal development, and equity and inclusion initiatives. The document covers Port-wide priorities such as reducing carbon emissions, supporting regional transportation mobility, and workforce development across King County. While the document addresses broad Port operations and planning, it does not specifically focus on Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. -
This is how the Port of Seattle crafted its $2.3B Sea-Tac Airport expansion plan
Sea-Tac Airport passenger volumes are surging, hitting 51.8 million in 2019 and forecast to hit 56 million a year by 2027. Airport staffers are planning projects now to be finished or underway by then to ensure the facility can handle the growth. ANTHONY BOLANTE By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Trying to forecast -
2019-12-19Notes from phone conversation with Matt Adams – 12/19/19 at 11 a.m.
These documents relate to community and legal efforts surrounding Sea-Tac Airport flight path and environmental policy in late 2019 and early 2020. They include notes from a December 2019 call with attorney Matt Adams discussing the aftermath of a 9th Circuit Court ruling against the FAA's automated flight turn over Burien, and a letter from 350 Seattle urging Washington State to include climate impacts in a comprehensive Sea-Tac Airport impact study. Key topics include cumulative environmental review requirements, potential EIS obligations under NEPA, and the significant greenhouse gas emissions attributed to Sea-Tac operations. -
Port of Seattle delays environmental review for Sea-Tac airport expansions
By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 18, 2019 The Port of Seattle has delayed the environmental review process for potential Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion projects until late 2021. The public agency said a statement Monday it’s taking more time for its own environmental review following public feedback on its Sustainable Airport -
2019-12-12
Turbulence Over Sea-Tac
State officials are actively seeking a second major airport site outside King County BY:BILL CONROY FROM THE PRINT EDITION DECEMBER 2019< FacebookTwitterPinterestShare Image Credit: Gene Faught CAPACITY CRUNCH. Sea-Tac’s accelerating capacity issues have prompted the creation of a state commission charged with identifying a site for a major new commercial airport by Jan. 1, 2022. This -
By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 27, 2019 Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, who led a task force on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion, says a proposal to build a $2.3 billion standalone terminal fails to address concerns raised by his group. In a letter to the five-member Port of Seattle Commission
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Exclusive: Alaska Airlines says Sea-Tac’s $2.3B terminal expansion plan has ‘critical shortcomings’
By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 21, 2019 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $2.3 billion plan to build a standalone North Terminal to manage passenger growth has “critical shortcomings,” Alaska Airlines says. In letters to Sea-Tac Airport leaders and interviews with the Business Journal, Alaska says the facility’s plan for a 19-gate terminal -
2019-11-18Re: Additions to your StART letter
In November 2019, attorney Steve Edmiston and community members Sharyn Parker and others discussed conditions for re-engaging with the StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) community advisory process, which had been suspended. Key demands included collaborative agenda-setting, mandatory advance distribution of written materials, equal time for public Q&A, annual review of the facilitator, no restrictions on topics including the airport's growth and environmental reviews, and a request that the Port of Seattle pause its SAMP (Sustainable Airport Master Plan) work pending environmental review. Sharyn Parker's written responses indicated support for re-engagement only if those conditions were met, and called for the Port to conduct a new Part 150 noise study, accelerate sound mitigation, and create a 'second-chance' insulation program for affected residents. -
2019-11-18Burien Airport Committee agenda and draft minutes, November 18, 2019
The Burien Airport Committee met on October 15, 2019 to discuss whether to rejoin the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), with survey results showing mixed opinions among members. The committee also reviewed environmental review requirements under NEPA and SEPA related to the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, and discussed legislative priorities prepared by a joint subgroup with Des Moines. A follow-up meeting was scheduled for November 18, 2019 to continue discussions on StART participation, a potential EPA meeting, and the future of the Joint Airport Committee. -
2019-11-07EPA Region 10 response to Debi Wagner regarding Sea-Tac Airport environmental impacts and SAMP Near-Term Projects
These two letters from 2019 address community concerns about noise and environmental impacts from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). The EPA's Region 10 Regional Administrator responds to a Burien resident, explaining the agency's limited role in the NEPA review process and directing her to engage with the FAA regarding the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Assessment. Separately, the Port of Seattle's Executive Director responds to Burien's mayor, acknowledging community concerns about aircraft noise and emphasizing the Port's commitment to collaboration through forums such as the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART).