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  • 2025-02-26

    StART agenda, February 26, 2025

    The StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting held on February 26, 2025, focused on two main topics: a presentation and Q&A on the assessment of the Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program, and a recap of StART's Olympia Day on the Hill advocacy event from February 12. Additional updates were provided on Aviation Noise Working Group activities and the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, with time allotted for public comment. The meeting was conducted via Zoom, with the next session tentatively scheduled for April 23, 2025.
  • 2025-02-26

    StART SIRRPP Update — Survey Overview and Results (February 26, 2025) — Slide 6

    A presentation slide titled 'Survey Overview and Results (cont.)' reporting 1,067 survey responses (over 33% response rate), with operational concerns ranging from 60–75% and glass-related concerns from 50–72% depending on product. The slide concludes that overall age and design of the finished product—not the specific year or product installed—are the key factors driving residential concerns.
  • 2025-02-26

    Sound insulation repair and replacement pilot program update

    The Port of Seattle launched a Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program following Commission Order 2024-04, which directed an assessment of the effectiveness of previously installed noise insulation packages in nearby homes. The program, funded by a $6.5 million tax levy budget (with $5 million reserved for design and construction), involved property owner outreach, surveys translated into six languages, and acoustic testing conducted in summer 2024. A final report was approved in December 2024, with design and construction work set to kick off in 2025.
  • 2025-02-26

    StART SIRRPP Update — EDI Survey Integration (Slide 5), February 26, 2025

    A presentation slide (page 5) titled 'Survey Overview and Results (cont.)' describes EDI integration efforts including translation of survey materials into Port Tier 1 and Tier 2 languages (six additional languages), physical copies available in seven languages upon request, added demographic questions on race/ethnicity and income, and questions about residents' window/door concerns. The slide appears to be from a Port noise-related resident survey presentation, consistent with Sea-Tac Airport noise insulation program reporting.
  • 2025-02-26

    StART SIRRPP Update — Assessment Key Findings — Slide 16 (February 26, 2025)

    Presentation slide titled 'Assessment Key Findings' summarizing results of a sound insulation assessment: 99% of products installed prior to 2014 are past their expected useful life, lack of replacement parts limits resident maintenance, and all tested homes (including five Pre-1993) measured under 45dB DNL interior, with sound insulation packages deemed acoustically effective despite operational and appearance concerns.
  • 2025-02-26

    StART SIRRPP Survey Overview and Results — Slide 4 (February 26, 2025)

    Slide 4 from a Sea-Tac Airport (SEA) presentation titled 'Survey Overview and Results,' describing a noise insulation pilot survey designed to meet Order 2024-04, conducted within the 2014 SEA Noise Remedy Boundary. Outreach included mailings to approximately 3,200 single-family homes, a Port website page, Part 150 Study public meetings in June, StART Aviation Noise Working Group updates, and a Highline Forum meeting update.
  • 2025-02-10

    Noise Working Group Program Updates: February 10, 2025

    The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Noise Working Group met on February 10, 2025, to review ongoing noise management initiatives, including quarterly updates to the Late Night Noise Limitation Program, which voluntarily monitors takeoff and landing noise levels between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The program tracks noise exceedances against established decibel thresholds at four runway monitor locations and contacts airlines when those thresholds are exceeded. The meeting also covered late-night runway usage trends for 2025, aircraft go-around activity for December and January, and a summary of public noise complaints received in December.
  • 2025-02-10

    SEA Operations Overview

    This February 2025 operations overview from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) reviews 2024 performance and looks ahead to 2025, including the summer international flight season. In 2024, SEA handled over 52.6 million total passengers—a 3.4% increase over the prior year—along with 434,321 total aircraft operations, up 2.8% from 2023. The document provides monthly breakdowns of both passenger traffic and aircraft movements, with peak activity occurring during the summer months of June through August.
  • 2025-02-10

    Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program Assessment Update

    The Port of Seattle launched a Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program to assess the effectiveness of previously installed noise insulation packages in homes near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Authorized under Commission Order 2024-04 with a $6.5 million tax levy-funded budget—$5 million of which is reserved for design and construction—the program involved community outreach, property owner surveys, and acoustic testing throughout 2024. Properties were prioritized using an equity index to ensure underserved communities were considered, with design and construction work expected to begin in 2025.
  • 2025-02-10

    Aviation Noise Working Group Agenda — February 10, 2025

    The Aviation Noise Working Group met on February 10, 2025, to review operational trends at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and discuss noise reduction efforts. Key topics included the Aviation Near-term Noise Action Agenda, potential airfield noise monitoring, and an assessment of the Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program. The meeting was organized by the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), which facilitates cooperation between the Port of Seattle and neighboring communities.