PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      3d 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting      June 28, 2016 
DATE:    June 11, 2016 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Geraldine Poor, Regional Transportation Manager 
SUBJECT:  City of Seattle Draft Freight Master Plan 
SYNOPSIS 
The City of Seattle has developed its first Draft Freight Master Plan (FMP). It is
available for public review and comment through July 8. City staff will present an
overview to the Port Commission for discussion at the June 28 meeting. 
BACKGROUND 
Port of Seattle welcomes the new Freight Master Plan. It takes its place beside other
modal plans for Transit, Pedestrians, and Bicycles.  The FMP addresses the unique
characteristics, needs, and impacts of freight mobility in the city in a variety of sectors: 
urban goods delivery and pick-up 
manufacturing and industrial centers of the Duwamish and Ballard/Interbay/North 
the international import and export gateway 
The plan covers freight mobility and its local and regional importance, the challenges of
moving freight, and solutions to address the challenges. 
Plan development was guided by a Freight Advisory Committee of 21 members,
including Port of Seattle and Northwest Seaport Alliance staff. The city also had a robust
outreach program to existing districts, councils and forums, as well as public open houses
in Georgetown and Ballard. 
The FMP was preceded by a joint city and port study, the "Industrial Areas Freight
Access Project," which looked at freight connections for the city's two industrial areas.
This provided important input to the FMP. 
The Port Commission discussed the FMP and a priority freight project, the South Lander
Street Overpass, at their June 14 meeting. They requested that staff bring forward a draft
interlocal agreement addressing the city's request for Port financial participation in the
project. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
June 11, 2016 
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After the public comment period closes on July 8, city staff expects to send a final
Mayor's Freight Master Plan to council in August. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
Computer slide presentation. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
On June 4, 2013, Commission authorized the CEO to enter into an interlocal agreement
substantially as drafted with the City of Seattle to reimburse the City of Seattle up to
$250,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program grant funds awarded to the Port of
Seattle for the Industrial Areas Freight Access Project.