West Coast Collaborative Public Workshop Field Trips

I Port of Seattle Seaport Tour

The Port of Seattle is offered a 90 minute tour of the Seattle Seaport featuring stops at the Terminal 30 Cruise Ship facility, Harbor Island and Terminal 5 Public Access area. Highlights included details about the Princess Cruise Line cold ironing project, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel, the cruise bus anti-idling effort, the Cargo Handling Equipment Retrofit project, terminal efficiency improvements, biodiesel, and the pedestrian/bike path infrastructure among other things.

Sarah Flagg, Port of Seattle
flagg.s@portseattle.org
206-728-3249

II Port of Seattle Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 3rd Runway

There was a tour of the Port of Seattle’s 3rd Runway construction project at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The tour focused on environmental mitigation efforts in place to reduce impacts during construction. This includes the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel for all on-road vehicles and non-road equipment.

Maggie Corbin, Port of Seattle
corbin.m@portseattle.org
206-988-5569

III Washington Ferry System and Bainbridge Island/Kitsap County

A multi-modal field trip to Bainbridge Island illsutrated the many retrofit and fuel-switching efforts underway around the Puget Sound. The tour travelled by foot, ferry, and transit bus to visit a local school district’s bus barn. Along the way, regional experts talked about the retrofit and fuel-switching projects they’ve undertaken for the Washington State Ferry system, Kitsap Transit system, and the Bainbridge Island School District.

Amy Fowler, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
amyf@pscleanair.org
206-689-4017

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