Transportation Archives

Parkview Safe Routes to School

Group of school-aged girls crossing the street at a crosswalk

Project Overview The Parkview Safe Routes to School Project (ES560) will add key regional sidewalks on Coolidge, Indiana, Cornwall and Vallette Street along with improvements along West Illinois. The project will also add a flashing beacon and crosswalk at Vallette Street. This project improves pedestrian and driver safety along a route to Parkview Elementary School ... Read more

Protecting Mobility for All

Project Overview In 2017-2018, Bellingham conducted the Travel with Care public safety campaign. In summer 2021, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission awarded Bellingham and multiagency funding partners a $120,000 grant to conduct a public safety campaign focused on people walking, biking, and rolling citywide, but especially near low-income neighborhood schools. Bellingham Police are partnering with Public Works, ... Read more

2022 Pedestrian & Bicycle Master Plan Updates

Project Overview: ES557 The City of Bellingham is in the process of updating the 2012 Pedestrian Master Plan and the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan. These mode-specific plans establish citywide pedestrian and bicycle networks, identify and recommend improved needs, apply community-identified priorities, and develop a fiscally-constrained list of projects for the future. Extensive public input will ... Read more

Electrification of Transportation

Project Overview This two-phase project installs electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout Bellingham to improve the availability of EV charging and help Bellingham make progress on its climate action goals. In total, this project will install 90 new EV plugs at 26 different locations across Bellingham on City-owned properties and public rights-of-way near destinations, workplaces, ... Read more

Mill Avenue Overlay

Project Overview: ES-556 This project installed sidewalks, curb, and gutter on both sides of the road and then overlayed Mill Street from Samish Way to 40th Street to improve pedestrian access and preserve roadway services. The project included site survey and geotech investigation as needed. Construction scope included adding a street section, making stormwater improvements ... Read more

Valencia Street Watermain Replacement

Map showing utility improvements along Valencia Street

Project Overview: EW238 This project will replace the following utilities within the Valencia Street corridor: Following the utility replacements, the corridor roadway will have sidewalks and asphalt replaced and upgraded as needed, as well as a full overlay (new asphalt placed over the old roadway). This project will provide required maintenance of existing utilities to ... Read more