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2025-12-02So you thought that Sea-Tac expansion was really underway?
Transportation By Mike Merritt December 3, 2025 The Port of Seattle has embarked on a much-needed, massive Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion. But the plan is far from taking off. The projects, including a new passenger terminal with 19 new aircraft gates, still must undergo another year of environmental review and win approval by the Port -
2023-08-08Auburn Wetlands site concept design
This map presents the concept design for the Auburn wetland mitigation site as part of the Port of Seattle’s Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Conservation Umbrella Bank Prospectus. The figure shows five delineated wetlands (A through E) along the Green-Duwamish River, with proposed enhancements including wetland re-establishment, buffer enhancement, upland enhancement, and re-routed ditches. The site -
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2023-07-22Fashion update: What Puget Sound will be wearing in the year 2000
This brochure, published by the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA), argues against the Port of Seattle's 'Flight Plan' proposal to add a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. It highlights existing noise burdens on South End communities—where jet noise already averages 65 Ldn and reaches up to 105 decibels—and warns that the expansion would add 120,000 more flights annually by 2020, consuming 12% of residents' daily lives with jet noise. The document cites health experts and a renowned noise specialist, Dr. James Chalupnik, to advocate for alternative solutions such as remote airports and high-speed rail instead of expanding the urban airport.