Re: “Sea-Tac must modernize to meet the needs of a growing region” (Dec. 31, Opinion):
Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport’s modernization ought to concentrate on good development, not aviation sprawl. For communities across the airport, the Port of Seattle’s pursuit of development has meant many years of well being harms and environmental injustice.
The editorial’s reference to shifting “cargo amenities off web site” is a euphemism. In actuality, it has meant clear reducing close by forests to construct cargo warehouses — typically for Amazon packages — destroying tree cover that when helped take up air pollution, noise, warmth and flooding.
Transferring impacts off airport property doesn’t scale back hurt; it shifts it to much less highly effective communities whereas stripping away essential environmental protections. A greater passenger expertise shouldn’t come on the expense of public well being and the setting.
Sandy Shettler, Tree Motion Seattle
