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2025-07-01START June 25, 2025 features important DNL65 update
Too much technical. Not enough human The last Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable (StART) meeting focused on ‘establishing a priority framework for 2025’ and included updates from various working groups. Arif Ghouse, SEA’s interim aviation managing director, introduced himself as the new chair, taking over from Lance Lyttle who departed in April. StART Meeting Agenda 20250625 The -
2025-06-28Free Air Purifiers for Burien residents!
Saturday, June 28, 11am - 2pm. The City of Burien and Eco Infinity Nation, in collaboration with King County Public Health, are giving away 100 free air purifiers to Burien residents affected by air pollution. Delivery is on a first come, first serve basis until stocks last. All participants must complete a 5-minute supervised survey as a condition to receive the air purifier. These typically go very fast, we recommend showing up early. -
2025-06-28
Tweed New Haven Airport to get $11 million for improvements and to address noise
By Mark Zaretsky, Staff Writer June 28, 2025 A rendering of the proposed new terminal Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and its operator, Avports LLC and subsidiary The New HVN LLC, want to build on the East Haven side of the airport, as seen from the land side. Courtesy of Tweed New Haven Regional Airport -
2025-06-26
The one minute Port Package map fly over
Visualizing Port Package eligibility from 1991 until today A few weeks ago we wrote a post describing the work we had begun to improve our maps and charts and graphs. Here is one tiny example of how you can use them. This one minute video is a ‘fly-over’ of the DNL65 from 1991 until today -
2025-06-25Facial recognition and airport expansion
Convenience = Capacity In 2019, there was a fairly large kerfuffle at the Port Commission over facial recognition. At the time, personal privacy was considered a high priority. The Commission ordered a study and after 18 months came back with this report, and a lot of press, including this article… Sea-Tac is First Airport to -
2025-06-25StART June 25, 2025
StART’s Priority Framework 5:30 pm Identifying StART 2025/26 Priorities 6:30 pm Policy Working Group Activities 6:40 pm Aviation Noise Working Group Arif Ghouse, Interim Airport Managing Director, POS Andrés Mantilla, Uncommon Bridges John Flanagan, State Government Relations Manager, POS Tom Fagerstrom, Noise Programs Manager, POS -
2025-06-25
Port Commission 2025 state legislative session review
Distractions for us. But a good summary of all the Port has on its plate. Full Meeting Packet Item #11b Memo on 2025 State Legislative Session Review Item #11b Presentation on 2025 State Legislative Session Review The June 24 meeting featured a lengthy briefing on the Port’s view of the 2025 legislative session in Olympia. -
2025-06-25Cle Elum files for bankruptcy after dispute with home developer
An arbitrator in November ruled in favor of the developer of a building a 358-acre community just north of Cle Elum’s downtown. The city says it now owes the developer $25.9 million. Courtesy of Trailside Group By Rick Morgan – Inno Senior Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 25, 2025 Updated Jun 25, 2025 4:14pm PDT Listen to -
2025-06-20Port of Seattle’s Precipitous 30 Percent Cargo Decline
By Mike Merritt -The Port of Seattle and its maritime partner, the Port of Tacoma, could be forgiven for thinking the Trump Administration has singled them out for punishment. The ports are both suffering from a combination of Trump Administration tariffs on foreign goods, crackdown on DEI programs, and get-tough immigration policies. The Northwest Seaport -
2025-06-19
Burien Airport Committee Port Package proposal
Airport group makes important recommendation to Burien City Council At their June 17 meeting the BAC voted 5-0 to make the following recommendation to their City Council. Port package program revamp (resolution) The City of Burien believes that, as currently structured, the Port of Seattle’s “Port Package” replacement program is a failure. Hundreds of homeowners,