Sea-Tac Faces a Capacity Crunch It Can’t Outgrow

Aerospace The airport will fail to meet the Puget Sound region’s long-term demand for passenger air service, study concludes BY:Bill Conroy Sea-Tac Puget Sound Regional Council The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), a planning agency for the four-county Puget Sound region, has released some key initial findings from an ongoing regional aviation study showing Sea-Tac

Biggest difference between 2 Seattle Port Commission candidates may be who’s backing them

By Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter The four candidates vying for two open seats on Seattle’s Port Commission have a lot in common. All describe themselves as ardent conservationists, anxious to reduce the Port’s carbon footprint, especially around cruising. They hope to tackle long lines and traffic at the airport. They want to

Puget Sound Gateway program kicks off

Connecting SR 167 and SR 509 to I-5 Puget Sound Gateway program will help move freight faster. (Photo – Port of Tacoma) State and regional leaders celebrated the beginning of the Puget Sound Gateway Program this month. This multiyear program will complete SR 167 in Pierce County and SR 509 in King County. These new

Construction starting on missing links in SR 167, SR 509

…In King County, SR 509, which currently ends at South 188th Street, will be extended to I-5. The extension will have two lanes in each direction.  A new interchange will be built at S. 188th St. The Washington State Department of Transportation said extending 509 will serve as an alternative to I-5, SR 99 and

RCW Title 29A: Elections

This Title of State law describes election procedures. For our purposes, we’re largely concerned with a path towards altering the structure and size of the Port Of Seattle’ Commission. Specifically, we’d like to see a nine-member Commission with District-based elections.