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CASE/RCAA Community Forum 2009
Videos from CASE and RCAA September 29, 2009 community meeting moderated by former Des Moines City Councilmember Susan White, with opening comments from 33rd Rep. Tina Orwall, 33rd Senator Karen Keiser, King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove and former 33rd Rep. Julia Patterson. Panel includes FAA Northwest Mountain Region Director Dave Soumi, Port of Seattle Noise -
Feds keep little-used airports in business
ByThomas Frank, USA TODAY September 16, 2009, 9:15 PM WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — One of the USA’s newest airports has a 5,500-foot lighted runway, a Colonial-style terminal with white columns, and hundreds of acres for growth. But Kentucky’s Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport lacks one feature: airline passengers. Built using $11 million in federal money, the airport is used -
2009-08-30Seattle Times: Quieter skies ahead: Seattle at forefront of high-tech plan to change airplane traffic
The new technology steers air traffic on autopilot along a smoothly descending, satellite-guided path, avoiding the stair-step approach and constant interplay with air traffic controllers now required to bring in planes. -
2009-08-06
Too-narrow trench could cost $1 million at Seattle port
SEATTLE – A tiny mistake – about half the thickness of a dime – could end up costing about $1 million at the Port of Seattle. When the port built a new cargo terminal for stevedoring company SSA Marine, a trench was dug to hold the electrical cable for the giant cranes that lift containers -
Sea-Tac’s Jet Ghettos
Residents are tired of waiting for the Port to develop vacant properties around the airport. By Vernal Coleman • July 7, 2009 12:00 am The now-vacant Angle Lake Elementary School once served as SeaTac’s City Hall. Passengers flying low enough during their approach to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport might catch a glimpse of the charred husk that used -
2009-05-18Low Frequency Noise. What we know, what we do not know, and what we would like to know
Academic review paper examining perception of low frequency noise and infrasound, including human responses, measurement challenges, and the historical misconceptions that have created public fear around these sound phenomena. The paper addresses hearing thresholds, sensitivity variations, and unexplained complaints of low frequency noise. -
2009-05-18
Low Frequency Noise. What we know, what we do not know, and what we would like to know
A review paper examining human perception of low frequency noise (LFN) and responses to it. The paper discusses what is known about LFN, identifies gaps in understanding, and explores possibilities for enhanced sensitivity and false perceptions related to low frequency noise complaints. -
Seattle bank accused in massive Ponzi scheme
By Levi Pulkkinen, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF April 26, 2009 UPDATE: Investors and the bank reached a settlement in June 2011 which saw the lawsuit dismissed. While details of the settlement were not disclosed, Regal Financial Bank CEO Jesse Tam said the following: “I’m not going to blame anybody or anything negative. All I’m going to say -
2008-12-18
How the Port “got it done” on a one-bid contract
By Bob Young The Port of Seattle received just one bid last year for a contract to build a new cruise-ship terminal near the Magnolia Bridge. It came in 30 percent above the Port’s $30 million estimate. Under Port policy, elected commissioners are supposed to be alerted when the best bid exceeds the Port engineer’s -
Cities to press Port on runway use
By Sharon Pian Chan December 15, 2008 Publication: Seattle Times, The (WA) Page: B1 Word Count: 610 A group of cities that spent years suing the Port of Seattle over construction of the third runway wants Seattle-Tacoma International Airport officials to explain why the runway is being used for more flights than promised. Bob Sheckler,