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Healthy streams, new wildlife habitat add a green dimension to infrastructure project By MARK REIS Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Mark Reis From 10 miles aloft, an airport is a beacon to a pilot. But as the pilot gets closer, that simple-looking stretch of pavement gives way to the details of a highly complex transportation infrastructure. Seattle-Tacoma

By Kit Oldham Posted 11/29/2008 HistoryLink.org Essay 8855 On November 20, 2008, the new third runway at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport opens to scheduled air traffic when an Alaska Airlines flight takes off for Denver following a dedication ceremony. The 8,500-foot-long runway is the culmination of more than 20 years of planning, construction, and controversy.

By Peter Blecha Posted 11/09/2008 HistoryLink.org Essay 8833 In 1907 Herman M. Draper (1858-1927) and his wife, Annie Draper (1860-1927), founded a privately run orphanage, the Children’s Industrial Home and Training School — initially in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and later in the nearby town of Des Moines. A gifted music educator, Draper formed an all-children

A troubled municipal-bond market has delayed the Port of Seattle’s $107 million purchase of BNSF Railway’s Snohomish-to-Renton rail line, but the Port has chosen a possible excursion-train operator. By Keith Ervin BNSF Railway’s sale of its 42-mile Renton-to-Snohomish rail line to the Port of Seattle won’t close before the first quarter of 2009. Port officials,

Seattle port commissioner to end board career in face of recall Senior Port of Seattle commissioner Pat Davis said Thursday she would not run for re-election when her current term expires at the end of 2009. A 13-year veteran of the commission, Davis issued the statement following a state Supreme Court ruling the same day

Port of Seattle and King County executives signed a final deal this morning that will put a 42-mile Eastside rail corridor into public ownership. The Port will pay BNSF Railway $107 million for the Renton-to-Snohomish rail line. By Keith Ervin Port of Seattle and King County executives signed a final deal this morning that will

The Des Moines City Council is withdrawing its membership from the Puget Sound Regional Council as of July 1. Following a heated exchange, lawmakers voted 4-3 to withdraw from the organization that deals with transportation planning among other issues in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Councilman Scott Thomassen, Councilman Dave Kaplan, Councilman Ed Pena and

A Port of Seattle worker points out the 17-inch paving thickness of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. Photo by Brett Fish Mon, 01/07/2008 Battle scarred Highline veterans of the war against construction of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport are not surprised by an audit critical of the Port of Seattle. The

LORA LAKE CONTROVERSY. The Lora Lake Apartments near Seatac Airport were a source of controversy and protest this year. In November a compromise was reached allowing 162 vacant units at the Lora Lake Apartments to remain as affordable housing. The King County Housing Authority will purchase the apartments.<br><br><b>Photo by Tim Robinson</b> Sat, 12/29/2007 Highline cities

Long-Form: Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him. Written by Alan Bellows • Non-Fiction • December 2007 Thomas Midgley At the turn of the twentieth century, as the age of automobiles was afoot, the newfangled gasoline-powered internal combustion engine began to reach the limitations of the fuel that fed it. As