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Blackberries and trash are gone, now this urban heat island has a cool new resource
The county began planning for extreme heat after the devastating 2021 heat wave in the Northwest.
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Sea-Tac Airport’s facelift means upgrades … and work zones
Space is such a premium at Sea-Tac that renovations and passenger vacations are going to happen simultaneously. Projects include wider access roads, reengineered checkpoints and new restrooms.
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Is the Port of Seattle Doing Enough to Mitigate Airplane Noise?
In January, state legislators, local mayors, and community activists from Des Moines to Beacon Hill assailed the Port for turning its back on residents suffering from noise and air pollution caused…
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Soundproofing was a noisy failure for Sea-Tac Airport neighbors. Fixes are coming for some
The Port of Seattle will fund a $5 million pilot program to repair and replace soundproofing equipment in homes near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Communities around Sea-Tac Airport suing Port of Seattle, Alaska Air, Delta for toxic pollutants
A lawsuit suggests that 300,000 people have been exposed to carbon monoxide, lead, and particulate matter around Sea-Tac airport.
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Regional Aviation Baseline Study
Demand for take-offs and landings in the region is projected to double by 2050 from over 400,000 to over 800,000 per year. This is expected to result in a regional gap in service by 2050 that is roughly equivalent to all the passengers served at Sea-Tac in 2019.
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Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) | Port of Seattle
The Central Puget Sound region is expected to grow by another one million people by 2035. The Sustainable Airport Master Plan is the blueprint for changes at Sea-Tac Airport to meet future regional demand.
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Sea-Tac International Airport: Third Runway Project
The development of a third “dependent” runway at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport, the state’s largest airport, was one of the largest and most sensitive public works projects in region
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Plan_NorthSeaTacParkMaster_1992.pdf
The Port of Seattle began purchasing property north of SeaTac International Airport as part of a noise remediation program in the 1970s. The people of the Greater Highline and SeaTac areas, seeing the land under-utilized, began to envision a park where they and their children could play and relax.
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Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP)
Comment on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Review Online Open House site through Sept. 28, 2018, at www.sampenvironmentalreview.org.