• 4. What residents want. What SAMP delivers.

    Residents across airport-impacted cities have said clearly what kind of city they want. SAMP delivers something different. This table shows the mismatch at a glance so SEPA reviewers can see where the DEIS fails where the law requires it to analyze.

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  • What SAMP Delivers

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What residents want What SAMP delivers What SEPA asks the Port to study
Keep our trees and trails 56.4 acres of trees cut down for cargo lots and roads; young saplings replacing trees that took 30 to 50 years to grow Combined tree loss with SR-509 and warehouse projects, heat island impacts (see §3.6, §3.7)
Density balanced with livability; A healthy place to raise a family More flights, diesel trucks, and ground equipment in ZIP codes already among the worst for health in King County Cumulative UFP+ PM2.5+noise; a children's health analysis using UW and EHD data (see §3.3, §3.4)
Affordable housing A rezone next to SR-509 that raises land values in historically affordable POCIR neighborhoods Displacement; SEPA “built environment analysis of homes, cultural spaces & small businesses (see §3.9)
Safe streets to walk or bike, with more buses Trucks routed onto the same streets residents already said were unsafe Pedestrian and bike safety; cumulative freight impact; who pays for road repairs; off residential freight alternatives (see §3.8)
Local shops and small businesses that reflect the community Industrial rezoning displaces neighborhood retail; Port contracts flow to large firms Small-business displacement analysis; zip code level contract/jobs breakdown; enforceable local contracting mitigation (see §3.9, 3.10)
Equity, community voice, diversity; A real say in decisions that affect us The Port is both the applicant proposing this project and the agency that approves it; comments haven’t changed designs; low English Proficiency communities only get summarized translations, and only if they ask An honest environmental-justice review, community research included in the baseline, and real advisory panels with power, not just listening sessions (see §3.11, §3.16)
Stormwater. Clean creeks and healthy watersheds New impervious surfaces plus fuel, industrial, and deicing runoff stress Miller Creek, Des Moines Creek, and the downstream wetlands; no plan to consider permeable pavement or elevated 6PPD-Q mitigation during construction Cumulative stormwater across SAMP + SR‑509 + warehouses on the same watersheds; downstream impact in Burien and Des Moines, plus green infrastructure mitigation to protect Burien and Des Moines waterways (see §3.12)