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At Sea-Tac airport, a red border made of sand draws attention to human trafficking
The Border US-MX installation can be viewed by plane passengers overhead and light rail commuters. by Agueda Pacheco Flores The red sand is shaped in the form of the southern border that divides the U.S. from Mexico. It took nearly 2.6 tons of red sand to build the 350-foot-long line. (Courtesy of Molly Gochman/The StoryMakers) As -
Burien Airport Committee
Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave. SW, Chelsea Room -
So you want to be a Port Commissioner?
The purpose of this explainer is is sort of a handy one-pager for candidates for a seat on the Port Commission. In the past two elections I’ve met with numerous candidates to discuss what the Port Commission might be able to do to help airport communities address the negative impacts from Sea-Tac Airport. The answer. -
A Letter To Fred Felleman re: Glide slope and noise monitoring
Mr. Felleman is a Commissioner of The Port Of Seattle. This letter is in response to a recent addition to the Port’s SAMP Near-Term Projects List, which was part of the Unanimous Consent Agenda (3c) Port Special Meeting in Kirkland, WA on 23 July 2019. Dear Commissioner, Thank you for adding in an update to -
Think Legroom on Planes Is Bad Now? It’s Going to Get Worse
By Angus Whitley and Sybilla Gross To add more seats, Cebu Air is moving the plane’s bathrooms Such tactics could become the norm in Asia’s hot travel market The economy class cabin of Ryanair’s 737-800 aircraft. Photographer: Nicolas Economou/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Air travel is becoming a test of physical endurance. Seats have shrunk, -
Public Meeting on Sea-Tac Airport Impact Study July 24 at Tyee High School
Public meeting on Sea-Tac Airport impact study July 24 at Tyee High School Department of Commerce hosts first public information meeting about study of ongoing impact of growing operations at Sea-Tac International Airport OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Commerce and Stantec Consulting will host the first of several planned public meetings to -
Commerce Dept. delves into concerns about Sea-Tac Airport growth
Joel Moreno | KOMO News SEA-TAC INT’L AIRPORT, Wash. – A new study from the state Department of Commerce is trying to measure the impacts of SeaTac Airport’s recent growth on neighboring cities ever since the third runway was added nearly 11 years ago. While there has been huge job growth and millions of dollars -
Port Of Seattle Commission Meeting
To be held at Kirkland, City Hall Council Chambers, 123 5th Ave, Kirkland, WA Highlight will be an update to SAMP Near-Term Projects to include Glideslope antenna on Third Runway (34L) -
Why is it getting so much worse? (NextGen For Dummies)
Spoiler alert: The answer is not ‘The Third Runway’. However, you might call the current situation for residents in certain neighborhoods around Sea-Tac Airport a ‘Perfect Storm’. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? Yes, there has been a great deal of growth in the number of daily operations. First, there is the fact that in 2012 Delta -
The Guardian, Carbon calculator: how taking one flight emits as much as many people do in a year
Even short-haul flights produce huge amounts of CO2, figures show Niko Kommenda Fri 19 Jul 2019 09.05Â GMT Taking a long-haul flight generates more carbon emissions than the average person in dozens of countries around the world produces in a whole year, a new Guardian analysis has found. The figures highlight the disproportionate carbon footprint of