From:            sarah shifley
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for April 28, 2020
Date:              Monday, April 27, 2020 8:34:44 PM
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Dear Commissioners,
I am submitting this comment to express my concern regarding the Port of Seattle's continued
spending on Sea-Tac Airport improvements (e.g., Agenda Item 6c).  
As of 2017, aviation emissions -- measured by fuel pumped -- made up a quarter of King
County's greenhouse gas emissions. This is before considering that aviation emissions have a
2.7 times higher warming impact than on-the-ground emissions. Given that dire need to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically in the next decade, there is no justification for
continuing to lay the groundwork for a continued increase in aviation emissions; money
currently penned for airport projects should be redirected to zero- or low-emission public
work projects, not projects that support continued and increasing aviation emissions.
The current downturn in aviation activity presents a unique opportunity to shift toward a truly
sustainable mode of moving people and goods. The Port of Seattle should lead the way
through this transition by redirecting investments from Sea-Tac to truly sustainable
transportation and cargo infrastructure.
Sincerely,
Sarah Shifley