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2022-08-23Victory Against All the Odds: The Story of How the Campaign to Stop a Third Runway at Heathrow Was Won
This document tells the story of how a grassroots campaign successfully stopped the expansion of Heathrow Airport, including the construction of a third runway, by taking on the aviation industry, international business, and the UK Government. Written by campaign leader John Stewart, it outlines the strategies, tactics, and coalition-building efforts that led to the victory. Though focused on Heathrow, the lessons drawn from this campaign are presented as broadly applicable to airport-related advocacy efforts worldwide. -
2022-08-23Victory Against All the Odds: The Story of How the Campaign to Stop a Third Runway at Heathrow Was Won
This document recounts the successful grassroots campaign that defeated plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport in the UK, taking on the aviation industry, international business, and the UK Government. Written by campaign leader John Stewart, it outlines the strategies, tactics, and coalition-building efforts that led to victory, offering lessons for community advocates fighting airport expansion. While focused on Heathrow, the document provides a relevant model for understanding how organized opposition to airport growth can succeed against powerful institutional forces. -
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Satellite map of the SeaTac/Des Moines, Washington area showing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, with color-coded overlays marking specific runway corridor points labeled '3rd Runway @ 200th,' '16C @ 200th,' and '16L/34R @ 200th,' along with orange and red highlighted zones near S 216th Street suggesting noise impact or land-use study areas. Visible landmarks include Angle Lake, Best Western Seattle Airport, IHOP, Safeway, Barnes Creek Nature Trail, and Interstate 5. -
2022-01-01Property
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2021-01-07ACC Vendor Master List: City of Burien Accounts Payable to Airport Communities Coalition, 2002–2004
These Accounts Payable Vendor Master List records from the City of Burien, Washington, document payments made to the Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) between 2002 and 2004, totaling over $547,000 across the three years. The payments, drawn primarily from account 001-03-513-11-41-41C, represent quarterly and annual contributions related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy advocacy and community planning efforts. Additional charges cover technical work such as Miller Creek Basin Plan modeling and review services. -
Jack Block, the only longshore worker elected to Port of Seattle Commission, dies at 86
Jack Block grew up fishing off Seattle’s docks, and the love of fishing stayed with him through his life. Here, he holds his catch… (Courtesy of Jack Block Jr.) Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter Jack Block, who in his 28 years on the Port of Seattle Commission helped transform Seattle’s waterfront from a -
It’s A Disaster
With the emergence of Coronavirus, we’ve noticed a great deal of Schadenfreude among airport activists across the world. Comments such as “It’s so quiet now. We should have an outbreak like this all the time!” The thing most residents forget is that we actually did twenty years ago. It was called ‘9/11’. If you look -
2019-12-31Washington State Department of Revenue Leasehold Tax Return – Port Of Seattle, Q4 2019
This is a Washington State Department of Revenue Leasehold Tax Return (Account ID 600-200-147) filed by the Port of Seattle for the quarterly filing period ending Dec-31-2019, with a total tax due of $4,804,044.04. The return details taxable rent across multiple locations including SeaTac (Location Code 1733), with the largest tax due of $3,195,883.82 on $24,890,060.90 in taxable rent, submitted via ACH Debit on Jan-31-2020. -
2019-09-12Late night noise reduction programs take effect
In September 2019, the Port of Seattle announced two new programs to reduce late-night aircraft noise at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A revised Runway Use Agreement with the FAA took effect on September 4, limiting use of the Third Runway (16R/34L) between midnight and 5 a.m., while a new voluntary Late Night Noise Limitation Program encourages airlines to schedule flights during less noise-sensitive hours or switch to quieter aircraft during the same period. Both initiatives stemmed from recommendations by the Sea-Tac Airport Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART). -
The problem with cities
As one attempts to survey the landscape concerning the various negative impacts that the Sea-Tac Airport has foisted upon the surrounding communities, one quickly becomes aware of a black hole which I call ‘The Dark Time’–probably because I watched too many comic book movies with my kids. The Dark Time is the roughly decade-long period