The Port of Seattle has launched a series of short films called ‘Elevated’ celebrating the 75th anniversary of Sea-Tac Airport. We think they are all worth watching, but this one, on the Third Runway, especially as it gives ‘their side of the story’.
We object to almost every aspect of this video. Much of it is revisionist history which ignored one simple fact: not a single environmental improvement the Port made in building Sea-Tac Airport happened without lengthy and extremely painful community opposition.
The Port of Seattle had the deep pockets to fight our communities for years; almost to financial ruin–and then re-brand itself as ‘The Greenest Airport In America.’ Shameless.