The Port of Seattle's 2017–2021 Long Range Plan outlines a five-year rolling strategy to advance the Port's Century Agenda, which aims to add 100,000 jobs and reach 300,000 total port-related jobs in the region while reducing environmental impact. Developed by over a hundred Port employees, the plan covers aviation, maritime, economic development, environmental stewardship, and organizational excellence. It is updated and adopted annually by the Commission to guide budgeting and track progress toward long-term goals.

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The Port of Seattle’s first rolling 5-year Long Range Plan covering 2017 through 2021, developed by over a hundred Port employees to achieve the Century Agenda’s 25-year strategic objectives. The plan focuses on five areas: aviation, maritime, economic development, environment, and high-performance organization, with a vision to add 100,000 jobs and reach 300,000 port-related jobs in the region while reducing environmental impact.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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