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Draft 7/27/2018 9 Figure 2—DEIS Section 1.1 Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 INThODUCTION An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was done for the Boeing Master Plan expansion in 1978. The total employment estimated for that EIS was 18,550. The current employment on site is approximately 24,000. Employment on the site for the Proposed Action is estimated at 33,500. The analysis in this DEIS evaluated traffic impacts resulting from new employment growth due to the Proposed Action. It also considers traffic impacts resulting from previous growth in employment that accounts for the amount in excess of the 18,550 identified in the 1978 EIS. DEIS Section 1.41 shown in Figure 3 states that the Proposed Action would add 9,500 workers. The Proposed Action is the expansion to 33,500 employees upon which the analysis was based, the approval by the City was granted, and the mitigation of$47.46M was assessed. The 9,500 amount cited in Figure 3 is derived by subtracting the assumed 1989 employment level (24,000) from the assumed maximum 1995 employement level for the Proposed Action (33,500). DEIS Section 1.42 shown in Figure 3 indicates that the Proposed Action would increase the Boeing PM peak hour traffic volume to 12,300 trips. This is the same amount (rounded off) as the 12,315 amount found in Table 11 of Section 4.2.2 of Boeing's 1991 EIS. Figure 3—DEIS Section 1.4.1 & 1.4.2 1.4 IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION 1.4.1 Background The Proposed Action would add approximately 9,500 workers to the Boeing Everett site. It would generate an additional 16,600 daily vehicle trips. It would also generate parking demand and additional riders for public transportation. 1.4.2 Vehicle Traffic The Proposed Action would increase the Boeing p.m.peak period traffic volume in 1995 from 9,400 to 12,300. These new trips combined with general background increases in traffic by 1995 would result in a substantial increase in traffic congestion. Almost all major roadways in the project vicinity would operate at unacceptable levels. Commute traffic through neighbor- hoods would increase sharply.