TagSocioeconomic Impacts(21)
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Two versions of Appendix K: NEPA/SEPA 2018 vs 2023
The CAI Economic Impacts Studies The Port of Seattle’s 2025 SAMP NEPA EA Appendix K presents an economic impact study from Community Attributes, Inc, using 2018 data. In the analogous 2026 SAMP SEPA Draft EIS, the Port includes an updated version of the study, using 2025 data, and also conducted by CAI. The 2018 version -
2026-06-14Ep #35 Emergency! Try something different… (Part 1/3 Keep Sleepy Time Sacred!)
As the 2026 Sustainable Airport Master Plan public comment period moves ahead, focus more on the worst aspects of opens, activists face the same challenges tackled in 2018, but with less preparation and smaller budgets. Rather than drowning in thousands of SAMP pages, this episode reveals a powerful shortcut: use the extensive work already completed by hundreds of concerned residents and professionals. This isn't just about avoiding wheel reinvention; it's about standing on the shoulders of previous advocates to make stronger, more informed public comments that actually address systemic community impacts. -
2026-06-11
Ep #34 Emergency! Do This… (Part 3/3 Don’t reinvent the wheel!)
Don't start from scratch—the 2026 comment period is a do-over from 2018! As the 2026 Sustainable Airport Master Plan public comment period opens, activists face the same challenges tackled in 2018, but with less preparation and smaller budgets. Rather than drowning in thousands of SAMP pages, this episode reveals a powerful shortcut: use the extensive work already completed by hundreds of concerned residents and professionals. This isn't just about avoiding wheel reinvention; it's about standing on the shoulders of previous advocates to make stronger, more informed public comments that actually address systemic community impacts. -
2026-06-09
Ep #33 Emergency! Do This… (Part 2/3 Appendix K-Socioeconomics)
The Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan promises community benefits, but decades of evidence suggest otherwise. The FAA and Port have systematically underestimated airport impacts on nearby communities—particularly affecting public health, children's wellbeing, and local socioeconomic stability. Appendix K's socioeconomic analysis is merely copied from flawed earlier documents, and how you can challenge this in the public comment period. The stakes are real: while the airport claims to boost the region, surrounding communities face declining municipal services and ongoing budget crises. Understand the disconnect between promised prosperity and lived reality, and find out exactly what your comments should address to make them count during this crucial 60-day window. -
2026-06-05
Beacon Hill’s proximity to downtown Seattle draws homebuyers
A walk through Jefferson Park in the Beacon Hill neighborhood has knockout views of the downtown Seattle skyline. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By Victor Whitman Special to The Seattle Times Home is where … This story is part of a limited weekly series about homebuying in key places within the Seattle metro area. -
2026-02-23
EPA criminal sanctions align with area’s wealth, not pollution
New research finds that when federal regulators bring their toughest enforcement actions, it tends to be in counties with more wealth, not more pollution (photo by kodda on iStock). PULLMAN, Wash. — When the federal government brings its toughest environmental enforcement actions against polluters, they tend to be in communities of greater wealth, not the -
2025-09-01Appendix K: Children’s Environmental Health and Safety Risks, Socioeconomics, and Environmental Justice (NEPA Final EA and SEPA)
Appendix K of this environmental review examines socioeconomic conditions, environmental justice, and children's health and safety risks in the area surrounding the proposed project. It finds that 23.3% of the population in the study area is under 18—higher than both King County and statewide averages—and identifies two schools within the project boundary that could expose children to environmental health risks. The appendix also includes an economic impact analysis for the Northwest Seaport Alliance and a separate environmental justice memorandum prepared under Washington State's environmental review process. -
2025-07-02CAI Economic Impact Analysis: The Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Tacoma, and Port Of Seattle
A July 2025 economic impact analysis by Community Attributes Inc. examines the economic contributions of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Tacoma, and Port of Seattle to Washington State. In 2023, NWSA operations alone supported an estimated 52,100 jobs, $4.4 billion in total compensation, and nearly $14 billion in total business output across Washington. The report also highlights more than $130 million in state fiscal impacts generated by NWSA activities that year. -
2025-07-02
CAI Economic impact analysis: The Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Tacoma, and Port Of Seattle
A July 2025 economic impact analysis by Community Attributes Inc. examines the economic contributions of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, Port of Tacoma, and Port of Seattle to Washington State. In 2023, NWSA operations alone supported an estimated 52,100 jobs, $4.4 billion in total compensation, and nearly $14 billion in total business output across Washington. The report also highlights more than $130 million in state fiscal impacts generated by NWSA activities that year. -
2020-05-29Section 13: Socio-Economics — Study of the Current and Ongoing Effects of the Operation of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
This 2020 report examines the socio-economic conditions in six south King County cities near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Tukwila. It analyzes demographic trends such as population growth, age distribution, and ethnic profiles from 1997 to 2018, finding that most study area cities grew more slowly than King County overall, with Burien being a notable exception largely due to a 2010 annexation. The report is part of a broader study assessing how airport operations affect surrounding communities across indicators including income, housing, education, employment, and municipal tax revenues.