Infrastructure Update Roundup | Q1 2023

Welcome to the first-quarter roundup of our Infrastructure Updates,  where we bring you information on parks, multimodal improvements, the Bellingham Waterfront development, and other capital projects from the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County.

JANUARY 2023 In this month’s episode we cover the City Council’s change to the Commercial Street parking garage permit fees (they’re lower - yay!), new park properties purchased by the City, and proposed changes to the ADU code, and the official new name for a 17-acre park on the Bellingham waterfront.

Key links & resources:

-  City of Bellingham Greenways Project

-  COB 01/23 ADU Meeting

-  Engage Bellingham

- 2019 COB/Port of Bellingham Waterfront Sub-Area Plan

Key links & resources:

Pedestrian & bike improvement projects:

-  Westside Non-Motorized Improvements

-  West Illinois Multimodal Improvements

-  Lincoln St / E Maple Street Traffic Signal

-  Storybrook Park
-  Stormwater news sourced from COB newsletter. Subscribe here.

MARCH 2023

March’s update is (almost) all about the 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan, which is available for public commentary up until March 31, 2023. The Consolidated Plan is an outline of the City of Bellingham’s priorities for spending $9 million (annually) of WA State funds in accordance with HUD guidelines.  

Key links & resources:

- Consolidated Plan website
- Consolidated Plan draft (long document)
- Consolidated Plan overview (shorter document)
- Engage Bellingham public comment page & survey

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