Project Topic: Transportation
Eldridge Bike Lane Pilot Project
The Eldridge Pilot Project added improvements along Eldridge Avenue from Broadway to Nequalicum, enhancing safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. The project involved removing street parking to install 5-foot wide marked bike lanes with 2-foot buffers, along with significant improvements to four pedestrian crossings. Project Status – May 2025: Based on post-project data showing ... Read more
2025 City-wide Non-motorized Improvements
Project Overview The 2025 City-wide Non-Motorized Improvements Project (ES572) will add and improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in many spot locations throughout Bellingham. Currently, the project design scope includes improvements in the locations shown below. Construction at these locations depends on final costs – it’s possible that some of the locations will not be constructed under ... Read more
Parking Reforms
The City is considering options for reforming rules that tell us how much land must be set aside for parking cars in Bellingham. If those rules were removed or relaxed, people would have the option of using land previously required for parking to support other uses, including community priorities such as housing, tree canopy, and critical areas.%
Cordata, Ellis and State Overlay
Project Overview ES569 This project will repair deteriorating pavement, replace aging utilities, make changes to crosswalks to bring them up to current ADA standards, and increase accessibility of roads to bicyclists. The streets to be overlayed are Cordata Parkway starting at W Bakerview Road to W Kellogg Road, Ellis Street from Sunset Drive to Squalicum ... Read more
Pine Street Crossing
Project Overview This project will upgrade the existing railroad crossing to quiet zone standards and add a multi-use path crossing. The Pine Street Crossing safety improvements are part of the City’s efforts to upgrade railroad crossings in the waterfront area to complete a quiet zone while also improving pedestrian and bicycle access in the area. ... Read more
