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When designing multimodal transportation improvements, Bellingham transportation planners and engineers always consider how to balance the safety and mobility needs of all user groups with a priority emphasis placed on the most vulnerable user groups, as illustrated below.īellingham Transportation Modal Hierarchy
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Complete Networks ProgramĪs the national “Complete Streets” movement arose in the early-2000’s, Bellingham expanded its citywide transportation planning focus to include multiple modes with mode-shift goals, policies, and projects for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders, as well as vehicle drivers on all arterial streets. The Comprehensive Plan is updated every 8-10 years through an extensive public process and sets the transportation goal and policy framework for the City. Bellingham works with Whatcom County, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and the Whatcom Council of Governments (WCOG) Regional Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organization (RTPO/MPO).
The Bellingham Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Washington’s Growth Management Act (GMA) and includes a Multimodal Transportation Chapter that addresses the needs of all users of all ages and abilities in the City and the Urban Growth Area (UGA) over a 20-year planning period. Comprehensive Plan Multimodal Transportation Chapter