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Articles tagged with the Sustainable Airport Master Plan.
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2025-10-14Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects Update
Port of Seattle presentation updating on the FAA’s completion of NEPA Environmental Assessment for 31 proposed SAMP projects, finding no significant environmental impact. Covers regional growth driving air travel demand, project details, and next steps including Port-led environmental review and public engagement. -
2025-10-08
Port of Seattle SAMP Webinar
Not deep. But a few good insights Airport Interim Aviation Director Arif Ghouse was joined by SAMP Environment Manager Steve Rybolt and Landrum & Brown’s Sarah Potter for a one hour and fifteen minute Q&A on the FAA’s recent Sustainable Airport Master Plan Record Of Decision. Both have been working on the project for many -
2025-09-26
FAA Signs Off on SAMP NTP
Finding of no significant impacts. 60 day appeal clock begins After an almost nine year process the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its long-awaited Finding of No Significant Impact / Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects (SAMP NTPs). This clears the way for construction on -
2024-11-21Fixing Sea-Tac: Much-Needed Airport Expansion is a Long Way Off
ByMike Merritt November 21, 2024 The Port of Seattle is taking the next critical steps toward what will be Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s last major expansion before it runs out of room. On Oct. 31, the Port published the federal environmental assessment of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which analyzes the impacts and potential mitigation -
SAMP Draft EA: Our running list of questions
The one thing we hear over and over from community members re. the SAMP Draft EA is “What do I say?” “How do I get started?” We get it. One way we want to help is to provide some of our questions, which we’ll be updating frequently before submitting our full comment before the December -
2024-11-04
The Cost/Benefit Analysis
Beyond the usual suspects in the SAMP Draft EA Comment Period During the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA Comment Period (SAMP) we know most people will focus on the noise and pollution. However, we also hope that readers, and especially cities, will focus on other areas which may prove just as useful in obtaining -
2024-10-31As Sea-Tac traffic grows, so does airport communities’ need for relief
By Brian Davis Special to The Seattle Times The Port of Seattle has unveiled a new Sustainable Airport Master Plan for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plan will enable a huge surge in passenger and cargo traffic over the next decade. Great for the Puget Sound economy. Terrible for thousands of people who live under the -
SAMP Draft EA: How to provide a great public comment
1How to provide effective public comment by December 13, 2024 Because new ways for you to participate will likely become available, this article may be subject to updates. Introduction This is the second of a two-part article concerning the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft Environmental Assessment (SAMP Draft EA). If you’re looking for the short -
2024-10-22
Port Commission Meeting features SAMP EA and Tax Levy
Four hours, 700 pages Meeting Agenda It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA Presentation (Item #11a SAMP EA Presentation) Sarah Potter: Landrum & Brown, Steve Rybold and Sarah Cox: Port of Seattle Today’s Commission meeting was -
The SAMP Four City Consultant ILA 2018
Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac environmental response Although the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) was announced in 2012, it only moved towards public environmental review in 2017. We covered where we’re at now in the SAMP Public Comment Explainer To help them navigate the process, in 2018 four cities (Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park,