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2020-07-09
July 9, 2020 Des Moines City Council Meeting (re-joining StART)
Transcript City Manager Matthias: “The next item we’re going to discuss is our city’s future participation in StART, which is the Sea-Tac Airport Stakeholder Round Table. I had prepared a PowerPoint presentation, but it seems it didn’t make it into the virtual format, so I’ll refer Council to your packets and walk through this. Let -
VOX: The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)
The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires exacerbated by climate change near Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images For as long as I’ve followed global warming, advocates and activists have shared a certain faith: When the impacts get really bad, people will act. Maybe -
Air travel through Sea-Tac Airport is slowly rebuilding
Sea-Tac Airport passenger volume is still far below its pre-pandemic peaks. But it has grown from the low volumes of this spring, as seen in… (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) More By Rami Grunbaum Seattle Times business editor Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has seen passenger volumes multiply from their historic low levels of April 2020, -
South Thurston County location under consideration for ‘Sea-Tac-size’ airport
By The (Centralia) Chronicle June 29, 2020 05:45 AM , Updated June 29, 2020 01:43 PM A south Thurston County location is one of many being considered for a second, Sea-Tac-size airport. The state Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission gathered in April and took a straw poll of its members. Among the 25 members of the -
Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly
The General Assembly is PSRC’s annual meeting where members vote on major decisions, including adoption of PSRC’s budget and election of officers. All mayors, county executives, commissioners, and councilmembers of PSRC member jurisdictions and tribes have votes at the Assembly and are encouraged to participate. We need at least one elected official from your jurisdiction -
Sea-Tac Advisory Round Table Meeting StART
Meeting Objective: To provide an update on the StART Federal Policy Working Group and recap the Aviation Noise Working Group. To discuss and provide initial input to the Port of Seattle’s Economic Recovery Framework. -
Aviation Impacted Communities Alliance
A National Advocate for Quieter Skies AICA’s mission is to protect communities from harmful levels of aviation noise and emissions through selective projects for changes in legislation and industry practices in the United States. AICA was formed in June 2020 and is composed of community groups who directly experience adverse aviation impacts. AICA includes organizations -
Port Of Seattle Commission Meeting
To be held in virtually via Skype in accordance with the Governor’s ‘Stay at Home’ order and Proclamation 20-28. You may view the full meeting live at meetings.portseattle.org. To listen live, call in at +1 (425) 660-9954 and code796815952# -
Denver Airport Ordered to Pay $33.5 Million for Noise Violations
by John Aguilar Adams County got just what it asked for in its lengthy fight with Denver International Airport — a judge’s order that DIA pay $33.5 million for noise violations that impacted nearby neighborhoods during a three-year period starting in 2014. The ruling from Jefferson County District Judge Christie Bachmeyer was handed down on -
Missed opportunity or necessary avoidance? FAA Noise Metrics Report to Congress
TOPICS:16hr2020 Report to Congress (“Report”)April 14average day-night level standardBarbara LichmanCDNLCNELconcentrated noise impact pointsLAeqLdenLmaxNAnoise metricsPart 150SELTA Posted By: Cynthia Schultz June 16, 2020 Share this article: Missed opportunity or necessary avoidance? Cynthia Schultz, PE While it would be easy to take the FAA to task for ignoring the congressional mandate, it is not so easy