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2026-06-05
Beacon Hill’s proximity to downtown Seattle draws homebuyers
A walk through Jefferson Park in the Beacon Hill neighborhood has knockout views of the downtown Seattle skyline. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By Victor Whitman Special to The Seattle Times Home is where … This story is part of a limited weekly series about homebuying in key places within the Seattle metro area. -
No Added Harm Letter of Concern
Fix The Harm campaign: SAMP Draft EA google doc comment form -
2024-05-11Case study of public outreach by FAA re: Greener Skies Program (NextGen) as it relates to Beacon Hill neighborhood in Seattle
This document argues that the FAA and Sea-Tac Airport failed to properly account for combined aircraft noise from both Sea-Tac and Boeing Field when approving the Greener Skies/NextGen flight program, leaving hundreds of Beacon Hill homes without sound insulation assistance they may have been entitled to. A 2002 King County International Airport study had already identified that noise levels in parts of Beacon Hill exceeded the 65 dB DNL federal threshold when both airports' noise was measured together, yet no mitigation was provided. The document also highlights that no public outreach was conducted in the Beacon Hill neighborhood—a majority-Asian, multilingual community—before the new flight paths were implemented. -
Air Quality Monitor Jay Inslee Ecology Jefferson
Two men examine meteorological or air quality monitoring instruments mounted on a pole at an outdoor monitoring station. One man wears a black KN95 mask and a blazer; the other wears a plaid shirt and baseball cap with a visible badge. A small building consistent with an environmental monitoring station is visible in the background. -
2022-07-14Beacon Hill: Fix the Harm Campaign
Our Beacon Hill community is greatly impacted by SeaTac Airport flights. Aircraft fly as often as every 90 seconds over Beacon Hill. We are deeply concerned about the environmental, health, climate and equity impacts of aircraft air and noise pollution. Join us in expressing concern for the environmental, health, and climate justice impacts of SeaTac -
2020-12-05The relationship between flight traffic, ultrafine particles and noise from the Seattle Aircraft Air and Noise Study
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health examined how aircraft flight traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport relates to ultrafine particle pollution and noise levels in surrounding communities. The study highlights that neighborhoods such as Beacon Hill and other South King County areas already rank among the most environmentally burdened in Washington State, facing cumulative hazards including both air and noise pollution from aircraft. The findings are intended to inform policy discussions about the health impacts of airport operations on nearby, often disadvantaged, communities. -
Congressman Smith Reintroduces the Aviation Impacted Communities Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced the Aviation Impacted Communities Act today, which will help communities better address noise and other environmental impacts stemming from nearby airports. Communities across the nation continue to experience an increased and disproportionate share of noise and other environmental impacts stemming from commercial aviation. The Aviation Impacted Communities -
2018-12-21Beacon Hill noise measurement project summer 2018
In summer 2018, Beacon Hill residents partnered with University of Washington researchers to measure noise levels at 52 locations across Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood over several months, collecting 136 separate 24-hour measurement periods. The study found that the neighborhood is heavily affected by aircraft noise from three nearby airports — Seattle-Tacoma International, King County International, and Renton Municipal — with Sea-Tac arrival flight paths directly overlying the area and King County International Airport runways located as close as a quarter mile away. The project represents the first quality-assured, community-led noise dataset of its kind for Beacon Hill, and was designed to inform future research into the health impacts of airport noise on residents.