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  • Just Five Percent

    As we previously wrote, the single biggest thing we as airport community activists could do to reduce the noise and pollution would be to encourage Remote Work. We at SeatacNoise.Info have been puzzled for a while now why this hasn’t been a part of the discussion in either airport communities or climate change activists. We
  • 2021-05-04

    Just keep doing what you’re doing

    There was a longstanding  joke in the software biz: ‘the remote revolution is just around the corner!’ The irony was that, despite the fact that remote work was tailor-made for the industry,  the software business was the last place such a revolution would ever happen. Managers were very straightforward: they wanted their employees in the

  • The Sea-Tac Airport Annual Air Quality Monitoring Proposal (STAAQM)

    This post describes a proposal we have put forward to Washington State legislators Senator Karen Keiser (33rd) and Representative Jesse Johnson (30th). In one sentence, we want an annual report of all key aviation-related emissions for every neighborhood affected by the operations from Sea-Tac Airport. We refer to this proposal as Sea-Tac Airport Annual Air
  • 2020-12-09

    Community Mitigation Efforts Around Sea-Tac Airport For 2021

    A speech to the Des Moines/Normandy Park Rotary Club December 9, 2020 By JC Harris You know that old aphorism “Fish don’t know they’re wet.”? That’s kinda how it goes for airport communities. And especially Sea-Tac Airport. Background Before I moved here in ’94, I worked as a consulting engineer in Detroit for many years.
  • 2020-01-22

    HB 2688 bill analysis: Expanding transportation policy goals

    Washington State House Bill 2688 proposes expanding and modifying the state's transportation policy goals by adding new priorities such as accessibility, health and resilience, and equity and environmental justice, while removing existing goals like mobility and stewardship. The bill would require all transportation projects to be evaluated against these updated goals and specific metrics before receiving budget authorization, with projects failing to meet a minimum score threshold being excluded from funding. The evaluation process would involve multiple state agencies and must include public input from vulnerable and highly impacted communities.
  • 2009-07-01

    Washington Aviation System Plan, Chapter 11: Aviation System Policies

    The Washington State Aviation Planning Council developed a series of policy recommendations to guide long-term decisions about the state's aviation system, covering everything from large commercial airports to small community airstrips. The policies are built on nine Guiding Principles addressing key challenges such as funding shortfalls, deferred maintenance, land use compatibility, and the need for strong partnerships among government, industry, and local communities. Decisions about airport expansion and siting are intended to be made through an open public process, balancing economic benefits with environmental and social impacts.