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 – September 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. We divided the construction into multiple contracts, and we’re implementing improvements at all selected locations. Project Status – Fall 2026 Crews completed intersection enhancements at Texas/Woburn and at Roeder/Central earlier this summer. ... Read more
Flexible Parking Requirements
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.%
Ellis, Fraser, Lincoln Overlay
Project Overview This project (ES 569) will repair deteriorating pavement, replace aging utilities, and make changes to crosswalks to bring them up to current ADA standards. The streets to be overlayed are: Project Status – Fall 2026 Construction began in mid-September and is scheduled to be complete by May, 2027, with different segments done earlier. ... Read more
