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Huge cracks closed the Port of Kobe in Japan after a devastating earthquake in 1995. The ground at Kobe’s port shifted as much as 10 feet in some areas. (Koji Sasahara / The Associated Press, 1995) By David Guterson Special to The Seattle Times In 2015, The New Yorker published an article asserting that an

Noise Metrics Noise Contours Sound is energy transferred through the air that our ears detect as small changes in air pressure. The more energy put into making a sound, the louder it will be. Try whispering. Then yell. You can feel how much more energy goes into yelling. Noise is sound that is unwanted. Some

FAA is obligated to document whether or not it has regulatory authority over use of airport property. A Section 163 determination involves looking at airport layout plan authority and how land was acquired. Rebecca Kanable Whether it’s a proposed Airport Layout Plan (ALP) change, a change in land use from aeronautical to non-aeronautical, or a

The number of people affected by loud aircraft has declined significantly over the past several decades Lori Aratani March 17, 2022 at 7:08 p.m. EDT A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from BWI Marshall Airport. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Federal Aviation Administration officials told lawmakers Thursday that they have improved efforts to work with communities

BY NICOLE JENNINGS KIRO Newsradio Reporter As the COVID-19 pandemic seems to wind down, people are champing at the bit to get in the sky again. And nowhere in the region is this perhaps more evident than at Sea-Tac International Airport. At a recent visit to Sea-Tac, KIRO Newsradio observed crowds of people in baggage

Mr. Reid was notable for being the Director of the State's Air Transportation Commission (AIRTRAC) which studied aviation demand at Sea-Tac Airport and was responsible for a two year moratorium on construction projects. When the moratorium concluded, AIRTRAC dissolved and Mr. Reid became the Director of the Airport Communities Coalition, the legal entity sponsored by surrounding cities which fought the Third Runway against the Port of Seattle.

By Erica Browne Grivas Special to The Seattle Times Take a pandemic with a new, uber-contagious variant surging, throw in pounding snowstorms over the winter holidays, and top it off with a bureaucratic snarl of 5G rollout regulations: That’s a recipe for chaos at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. These stresses take their toll on travelers and travel-industry staff alike. Travelers, when stuck

Rebecca Kanable A permanent art installation in the SEA North Satellite consists of 20 custom glass panels and one large bronze tree log and was designed to re-contextualize the familiar. The $712 million North Satellite (NSAT) Modernization Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) added eight gates, extended the building 181,000sf and renovated the existing 95,000sf.

Eighteen organizations serving communities around Sea-Tac Airport recently received environmental grants in the second round of funding under the Port of Seattle’s South King County Community Impact Fund. The Port awarded $687,000 to support public improvement projects in Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Tukwila. Community-led projects include urban forest restoration, park

By  Gleb Tsipursky Special to The Times A recent survey of more than 10,000 global knowledge workers and their leaders shows the current concern of executives is over hybrid and remote work schedules, and something called “proximity bias,” a fear that those who choose to return to offices will get ahead, while those who stay