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  • 2026-07-26

    You might want to sit down its time for new Seafair traditions

    By The Seattle Times editorial board Let’s be clear: The Seafair community summer party is awesome. The Torchlight Parade, Alki Beach pirate landing, triathlon, Lake Union fireworks, Fleet Week. All good things. But can we talk about the Seafair Weekend Festival? Most folks around here know it as the annual appearance of the Navy’s Blue
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsBlue Angels, Editorial, Seattle Times
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    2026-07-25

    Connecting flights would be less of a gamble with this data

    There are nearly 20,000 airports in the United States with more than 16 million flights handled by the FAA annually, the author writes. Pictured are travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 22. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America/TNS) By Sheldon H. Jacobson Special to Tribune News Service The summer travel period is here, with
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsCommercial Aviation, Editorial, FAA, Seattle Times
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    2026-01-18

    Cringeworthy error in CCA numbers proves need to focus on basics

    By The Seattle Times editorial board It was the kind of announcement that makes for government worker nightmares. The Department of Commerce on Jan. 6 said that a “data entry” mistake had produced incorrect greenhouse gas emission-reduction numbers for the state’s centerpiece climate protection program. Wrong by several decimal points. Talk about egg on your face. Worse
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsClimate Commitment Act, Editorial, Seattle Times
  • 2025-08-12

    At the heart of Seattle’s waterfront is its working port

    By Fred Felleman and Steve Metruck Special to The Seattle Times Change can be good in uncertain times — if we stay true to our core values. At Seattle’s core is our working waterfront. And the mayor and City Council have key roles to play in its future. Even while we continue to challenge the
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsEditorial, Port Of Seattle, Seattle Times
  • 2025-06-12

    Bird watching

    Our last post on funding Port Package updates (Three Votes. Three Dollars.) got many more letters than most. The reactions were everything from enthusiasm to sarcasm and in this year of the SAMP we think it’s time for a reality check. We recently picked up a new volunteer. That in itself is unusual these days.
    CategoriesChange The Culture, News Stories TagsEditorial
  • 2025-05-23

    Who’s responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it’s everyone but him

    Some Trump Cabinet members have more important portfolios than Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, but the American public is bound to be particularly sensitive to the functioning of our transportation… (Ting Shen/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS)More  By Michael Hiltzik Syndicated columnist Picking out the worst performer among President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees is a tough job —
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsEditorial, FAA Occurrences, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times
  • 2024-08-02

    Let’s honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels

    All six of the Blue Angels fly in formation at the end of last year’s airshow. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times, 2023) By Breck Lebegue Special to The Seattle Times It’s time to salute and say goodbye to the Blue Angels at Seafair. Although we need skilled fighter pilots to defend our nation and
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsBlue Angels, Editorial, Seattle Times
  • It’s time to make the climate just as central as DEI in everything we do

    Students gather at Pier 62 for a march demanding response to the climate crisis. The global climate emergency, if not addressed, threatens every aspect of our way of life, the author writes. (Alan Berner / Alan Berner, 2021)  Jeremy Ehrlich Special to The Seattle Times Progressive activists in Seattle can help set the national political
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsActivism, Climate, DEI, Editorial, Seattle Times
  • 2023-08-21

    We Desperately Need a New Airport: New Effort Seems Stymied from the Start

    By Mike Merritt Even as Seattle-Tacoma International Airport soars back toward record passenger volumes, the state’s rebooted effort to solve the region’s looming air-transportation crisis is getting a slow start out of the gate. The governor has yet to appoint anyone to the new Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), a 19-member body authorized by the
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsEditorial, Mike Merritt, Post Alley, Second Airport
  • Don’t turn back the clock on work-from-home flexibility

    By  Gleb Tsipursky Special to The Times A recent survey of more than 10,000 global knowledge workers and their leaders shows the current concern of executives is over hybrid and remote work schedules, and something called “proximity bias,” a fear that those who choose to return to offices will get ahead, while those who stay
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsEditorial, Environment, Remote Work, Seattle Times

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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