TagThe Airport Communities Podcast!(24)
Based near Sea-Tac Airport, we explore the policies, history, impacts, and inequalities faced by people living under the flight path everywhere. It’s definitely not just about noise.
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2025-08-20
Ep #4: The Railroad In The Sky!
The Airport Communities Podcast Last week we described the airport as a parking lot, or rather two parking lots, because the airport operator does not control the roads, ie. flight paths. This week we talk about those roads, what the FAA calls ‘the railroad in the sky’. Why they’re so easy to change for them, -
2025-08-14
Ep #3: It’s a Parking Lot
The Airport Communities Podcast Last week we described the process of community engagement as a Casino. This week is the first of three episodes where we try to describe what the various players are. JC opens by saying that airport communities need to figure out what they want besides “making the airplanes go somewhere else!” -
2025-08-04
Ep #2: The Casino
The Airport Communities Podcast In our second episode, things start to get awkward. We use the metaphor of a Casino to describe a system that needs you to play. Wants you to play. Needs to be perceived as fair. But isn’t designed to give you the information you need to win. We tell a quick -
2025-07-28
Ep #1: Getting to Version 2
The Airport Communities Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the Airport Communities Podcast. In this episode, we discuss why we began STNI by mentioning a few of the many initiatives that get half the way there – but are never followed up on. It’s a pattern; one that creates a cycle of frustration. Every