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2050 Forecasts for Aviation Demand
Aviation plays a critical role for people and businesses in the growing central Puget Sound region. Along with the region’s population and job growth, air passenger traffc and cargo volumes have reached record levels and are expected to increase. PSRC is leading a Regional Aviation Baseline Study to provide a clear picture of the aviation -
Port Of Seattle Audit Meeting
An audit of a Noise Insulation Program contractor and an overview of the entire NIP program.. Contractor problems have plagued the NP since its inception in 1985. The NIP system was almost completely revamped between 2010 and 2013, coinciding with the last Part 150 study. This meeting is important to understand how future homes/institutional building -
Bad College Lecture: StART Meeting June 2019
June 26th Meeting Recap may be found here It’s been almost a year and a half since the Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable (StART) made its debut and I have to say I am not thrilled with the current state of play. I’m not talking about its accomplishments (work product) or its process (which I call ‘Bad College -
Sea-Tac Aviation Roundtable (START) Meeting
Sea-Tac Airport Mezzanine Level Conference Center -
Are emissions from aircraft harmful or not?
Both the Department for Transport and Heathrow Airport state that aircraft do not cause emissions harmful to humans on the ground when the aircraft is above 100 metres, which is well within 2 kilometres from the boundary of the airport. Heathrow gave evidence on this to the Transport Committee of the House of Commons and -
2019-06-25
Cantwell, Smith secure $9.1 million for Noise Mitigation in Highline Public Schools
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesday (June 25) announced that $9.1 million in federal funding was awarded to support noise mitigation projects at schools in Highline Public Schools. These funds will -
Burien Quiet Skies Coalition – June 2019 Update
Hi Everyone, I hope this email finds you well and enjoying summer. Here’s a quick update on the latest happenings: Meeting with Adam Smith and Pramila Jayapal’s Staff Congressional Representatives Adam Smith and Pramila Jayapal asked me and our good friend and neighbor, Walt Bala, to provide a briefing regarding the Burien Turn and our -
The Supreme Court’s Covert Plan to Gut the EPA’s Powers
Ian Millhiser/June 21, 2019 The conservative justices signaled they want to limit agencies’ ability to regulate. That could have disastrous consequences for the planet. Nearly four decades ago, Anne Gorsuch Burford resigned as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Though at the helm for less than two years, she left behind a notorious anti-environment -
Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania
This is potentially a significant case for airport communities because the court ruled that a private individual can skip over various local and State courts and go directly to a Federal Court for relief in the case of a ‘taking’–such as eminent domain (or an Avigation Easement… hint, hint.) Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania,