MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION - Official Website - City of
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Downtown Transportation Network Downtown should have an interconnected multimodal transportation system that provides safe and convenient travel opportunities for pedestrians, bicycles, transit, automobiles, and freight, while also supporting established economic development goals.
Downtown Mobility Walkability: Downtown is Bellingham’s most walkable neighborhood with over 90% of the pedestrian sidewalk network completed (2013 Transportation Report on Annual Concurrency).
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Fairhaven Samish Way Downtown Waterfront Old Town Fountain Barkley
Residents Living Within 1/4-mile (5-minute) Walk of Urban Villages
Downtown experiences the highest number of pedestrians and bicyclists throughout Bellingham.
(Annual Count Data. 2008-2013)
Increases in pedestrian and bicycle travel are partially a result of the City investing over $11 million in multimodal
transportation infrastructure improvements in Downtown since 2002 when the City Center Master Plan
was adopted.
Additional Downtown transportation infrastructure investments are planned, some of which are already
funded, such as: 2015 - N. State/Laurel pedestrian safety improvements
Annual Pedestrian & Bicycle Counts
Over 8,000 residents currently live within a 5-minute walk of Downtown.
Key Concepts
Support a multimodal transportation network through: • Coordination with the City’s Pedestrian and Bicycle
Master Plans and the Whatcom Transportation Authority’s Strategic Plan
• Placemaking, Complete Streets, and Greenroads
principles • Flexible design standards that achieve context-
sensitive solutions • Prominent gateways through streetscape
improvements • Improved alleys
Downtown Pedestrian Facilities - See the Pedestrian Master Plan Downtown Bicycle Facilities – See the Bicycle Master Plan Downtown Public Transit Service – See the WTA Strategic Plan Downtown Freight Truck Routes – See BMC 11.63.140
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