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The Port of Seattle's 2018–2022 Long Range Plan outlines the organization's mission to create economic opportunity and stronger communities by advancing trade, commerce, maritime growth, and environmental stewardship. The plan aims to add 100,000 jobs for a regional total of 300,000 port-related jobs while reducing the Port's environmental footprint. It uses a rolling five-year framework updated annually by the Commission to align all Port divisions around strategic goals established in the Century Agenda.

The Port of Seattle Commission considered a request to amend a contract with Just Health Action, a local community health nonprofit, to continue a pilot project engaging residents of the Duwamish Valley neighborhoods of South Park and Georgetown. The project, supported by a U.S. EPA Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building grant awarded in 2017, focuses on improving the Port's community outreach practices and addressing environmental health concerns in low-income and minority communities near Port operations. The total estimated project cost was $175,000, with the amended contract value reaching $224,999.

This 2018 document outlines community-identified opportunities and concerns from the Duwamish Valley EPA Environmental Justice Pilot Project, focused on improving collaboration between the Port of Seattle and nearby Duwamish Valley residents. It covers goals such as negotiating a Community Benefits Agreement, building community capacity, reducing environmental harms like air pollution and stormwater runoff, and improving green spaces and pedestrian safety. Note: this document addresses Duwamish Valley port and industrial area concerns and does not directly relate to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

This April 2018 Port of Seattle presentation outlines port and habitat recovery projects along the Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, covering terminals 105, 107, 108, and 117, as well as Turning Basin #3 and the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site. The document highlights environmental restoration efforts, including shoreline and aquatic habitat improvements near Georgetown and South Park neighborhoods. Terminal 108 is featured as an example of habitat recovery work, showing before-and-after conditions of riparian restoration along the waterway.

The Port of Seattle's 2018 Tourism Marketing Support Program awarded grants totaling $200,000 to 26 organizations across Washington State to promote local tourism destinations. Recipients, including visitor bureaus, arts councils, and cultural organizations, received up to $10,000 each in matching funds for projects such as digital marketing campaigns, familiarization tours, and international outreach. The program required a two-to-one match, meaning for every Port dollar awarded, the recipient contributed fifty cents.

The Port of Seattle's 2018 Tourism Marketing Support Program allocated $200,000 to promote Washington state as a leading tourism destination, selecting 26 recipients from 45 applicants who had collectively requested $393,500 in funding. The selected projects, which include 22 culture, eco, and nature tourism initiatives, cover a range of marketing activities such as trade shows, digital media, international marketing, and event promotion. Recipients also contributed $148,008 in matching funds, demonstrating broad partnership across the state's travel and visitor industry.

This April 2018 Port of Seattle briefing examines traffic congestion challenges at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), whose roadway system was originally designed in 1968 for just 5 million annual passengers. It reviews how a major road realignment in 2008 for Light Rail helped reduce gridlock by removing return-to-terminal loop ramps and cutting recirculating vehicle traffic by 40%. The briefing emphasizes that managing landside access at SEA requires a comprehensive, long-term strategic policy to handle the airport's growing transportation demands.

The Aviation Advisory Committee met on April 9, 2018 to discuss strategies for addressing aircraft noise, focusing on two main priorities: implementing a nighttime flight curfew and improving community engagement around the Port of Seattle's airport expansion planning (SAMP). Committee members expressed concern that previous Port of Seattle community forums had failed to meaningfully include the most affected neighborhoods, and agreed to draft a letter to the Port demanding more open dialogue. The committee also planned to present a report to the City Council on April 26, 2018.