Destination Sustainability - Port of Seattle

The Port of Seattle centennial is an important milestone that gives us a chance to look back at a century of accomplishment and reflect on how we—and the world—have changed in that time. While we celebrate the past, we’re also taking the opportunity to learn from it, tapping our history to help us set a course for the century to come. Some things certainly look different at the port than they did in 1911. But as our passengers take off from the runways of Sea-Tac, ships set sail from our seaport, and innovative thinking drives responsible progress at every one of our properties and projects, our heading at the Port of Seattle remains constant: toward a more sustainable, vital, and productive future for our region and our world. Preparing for the next century. And beyond. 1944 // LAND & SEA 1911 // A IR CENTENNIAL EDITION PORT OF SEATTLE ER_2010-11 // P03 LAND & SEA_1911 Pier 66 / Bell Street Pier was one of the first six properties the Port developed, and it became the first headquarters for the Port of Seattle in 1915. 2010 Port of Seattle headquarters at Pier is managed for energy efficiency. AIR_1944 Sea-Tac Airport’s original “crosswind” runways were designed for landings and takeoffs in al- most any wind direction. 2009 Sea-Tac’s three parallel runways are designed to reduce flight delays for jet aircraft and improve operating efficiency in nearly all types of weather. LAND, SEA & AIR AT A GLANCE_from left to r ight Preparing…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]