TagThird Runway(118)
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Sea-Tac Airport Final EIS, Feb. 1996, Vol. 6 of 7
The 1996 Environmental Impact Statement prepared by Landrum & Brown. -
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1994-12-11
Sea-Tac’s Turbulent History
Dec 11, 1994 Stephen Clutter, Paul J. Lim The latest controversy at Sea-Tac, over a possible third runway, is one more chapter in a long, turbulent history of airport expansion. Planes started using the site in 1944 and in five decades, it has become the 16th-busiest airport in the nation. ———————————- If you’re upset about -
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Airport Communities Coalition (ACC)
The cities of Burien, Tukwila, Des Moines, and Normandy Park formed the Airport Communities Coalition in 1993 to stopped the proposed construction of the third runway. The coalition was eventually expanded to include the Highline School District and the City of Federal Way. The group used lawsuits and appeals to contest studies and permits. The -
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1992-10-05The Adverse Health Impacts Of Airport Expansion With Particular Reference To Sea-Tac Airport
For the time, an excellent overview of the expected health harms from Sea-Tac Airport, including the expected increase in impacts from building a Third Runway. The report also provides a very sophisticated political analysis; correctly predicting the Port’s approach to greenwashing those harms. -
HB 2609-S.SL 1992 Air Transportation System–Runway Construction Moratorium and Studies
HB2609 was sponsored by 33rd District Rep and former Des Moines Mayor Lorraine Hine. It was a response to the end of the Flight Plan study which, having failed to site a ‘second airport, recommended moving forward with a Third Runway at Sea-Tac. It was a noble effort, but the legislation simply delayed that process