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SAMP For Dummies
The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is the blueprint for increasing flight capacity by one third in the next ten years. It will have the same community impact as the Third Runway. In fact, it is happening now. How this is possible, and what it means for us. -
Expansion projects aim to keep Sea-Tac Airport from being a ‘bottleneck’ to region’s growth
An Alaska Airlines jet taxis beneath an enormous pedestrian bridge, still under construction at Sea-Tac Airport. It will link the south satellite with the new International Arrivals Facility. Ed Ronco / KNKX 8:29 Sea-Tac Airport’s Lance Lyttle talks with KNKX All Things Considered host Ed Ronco. Lance Lyttle’s office offers a view across most of -
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 -
Growing Concerns
Sea-Tac Airport — the eighth busiest airport in the U.S. — needs to expand, but stakeholders are divided on the best way to do that By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 24, 2020 Updated Jan 27, 2020, 1:14pm PST Passenger traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now growing so fast that officials are planning the -
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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2019-07-31Invoice 833: City of Burien to City of Sea-Tac — Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 SAMP Invoice #6 June 2019
The City of Burien billed the City of SeaTac $1,287.06 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 for services related to the Sub-Area Master Plan (SAMP) in June 2019. The invoice, numbered 833 and dated July 31, 2019, was directed to Steve Pilcher, AICP, at SeaTac's planning office, with payment due by September 12, 2019. This billing reflects an ongoing cost-sharing arrangement between the two cities, likely connected to regional planning efforts addressing airport-area land use and noise impacts. -
2019-07-31Invoice 833: City of Burien to City of Sea-Tac — Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 SAMP Invoice #6 June 2019
The City of Burien billed the City of SeaTac $1,287.06 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 for services related to the Sub-Area Master Plan (SAMP) in June 2019. The invoice, numbered 833 and dated July 31, 2019, was directed to Steve Pilcher, AICP, at SeaTac's planning office, with payment due by September 12, 2019. This billing reflects an ongoing cost-sharing arrangement between the two cities, likely connected to regional planning efforts addressing airport-area land use and noise impacts. -
2019-07-31Invoice 831: City of Burien to City of Des Moines — Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 SAMP Invoice #6 June 2019
The City of Burien billed the City of Des Moines $1,419.37 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101, related to the South King County Airport Mitigation Program (SAMP), covering June 2019 services (Invoice #6). The invoice, dated July 31, 2019, was issued by Burien's Finance Department and carried a due date of September 12, 2019. This agreement reflects a cooperative effort between the two cities to address noise mitigation concerns associated with Sea-Tac Airport operations.