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2025-06-09Three votes. Three dollars.
Funding Port Package updates made simple There’s always been confusion about Port Packages (sound insulation): Who pays for it? Who can pay for it? Who is eligible? Who should be eligible? There are a bunch of rules governing all of the above. They may seem complicated. Because they are. But the actual solutions are simple. -
2025-06-07Website update: improved reports and maps on the way
We rarely talk about the website. But we wanted to comment on some improvements we’ve started making to one of the most popular features: Noise Reports. Speed Long story, short, we figured out a way to make the reports run very fast! This has been really frustrating. They took forever to run and sometimes just -
2025-06-07How to find Sea-Tac’s new security checkpoint and not get lost
By Nicholas Deshais Seattle Times staff reporter Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new security checkpoint opened Friday, but travelers can be forgiven for wondering where, exactly, it is. In short, the new Checkpoint 1 is downstairs on the baggage claim level, below a hanging replica of a historic aircraft, the Rutan Voyager, the first to fly around the -
2025-05-30U.S. Supreme Court Narrows NEPA Review
Court removes “indirect effects” requirement The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, on May 29, 2025, narrowing the scope of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the Court reversed in part the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ finding that the Surface Transportation -
2025-05-28
Paine Field Master Plan Presentation to CAWG
This will never be the second airport We are re-posting this after a Port of Seattle lobbyist’s recent public comments on their support of a ‘second airport‘ which, once again, stirred vain hopes that Paine Field might provide some ‘relief’ to SEA. That is not what anyone in the room was saying. A presentation to -
2025-05-28
Highline Forum May 28, 2025 (Burien City Hall)
2024 StART Annual Report, Economic Development Partnership Grant Program, City of Burien presentation. -
2025-05-27
Port of Seattle Commission annual reports on DEI and StART: sincerity vs propaganda
Diversity in Contracting shows genuine progress. StART is just more stonewalling and propaganda At its May 27, 2025 meeting, the Port of Seattle Commission reviewed two major annual reports that ostensibly reflect two major commitments: the 2024 SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Annual Report and the Diversity in Contracting Annual Report. The content and -
2025-05-20
‘Vintage’ air traffic system to blame for near misses and outages, ex-FAA official says
By Geoff Bennett and Jackson Hudgins Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport again lost contact with planes Monday, according to the FAA. It’s the fourth such incident at that airport in less than a month and the latest in a string of alarming incidents and close calls at airports across the country. Geoff -
2025-05-18Port Commission renews Noise Monitor contract, Airport Bonds, Environmental Sustainability Report
A lot of money. A master class in PR. The Port of Seattle Commission’s May 13, 2025 meeting (Packet) included a 10-year contract extension for airport noise monitoring, a proposed $950 million bond issuance for aviation projects, and updates on environmental and equity goals – including sound insulation replacement/repair. Noise Monitoring contract extended through 2035 -
2025-05-17Alaska Airlines planes clip wings near Sea-Tac Airport gates
By David Kroman Seattle Times staff reporter Two Alaska Airlines planes clipped wingtips at Sea-Tac Airport on Saturday afternoon, forcing the planes back to their gates and passengers to deplane. The contact occurred just after noon and was “minor,” according to Port of Seattle spokesperson Kassie McKnight-Xi. There were no injuries reported. The collision also