Our Priorities and Standards

To fulfill its mission, the Port Authority has embraced six priorities:

1. Maintaining the highest levels of safety and security
2. Ensuring high-quality implementation (on time and on budget) of projects in the Port Authority’s capital construction program (Capital Plan)  
3. Improving customer experience 
4. Ensuring  operational excellence 
5. Increasing the agency’s focus on sustainability and environmental protection
6. Retaining, growing and attracting top talent as an employer of choice

In addition to these priorities, the agency has highlighted six standards that inform how Port Authority employees carry out their work: Integrity, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Global Best Practices, 21st Century Technology, Collaboration and Speed.

With these priorities and standards as its foundation, the agency has recommitted itself to its mission to keep the region moving.