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Safety on two wheels

The place where I feel least safe in Bellingham is riding my bike. I want to use my bike for transportation because it aligns with my personal environmental values, and it helps my city by not contributing to pollution, reducing the need for parking, and so much more. I appreciate the work that Bellingham has done with bike infrastructure, and we need more. I’d like to see a connected network of protected bike lanes throughout Bellingham so that people of all ages and abilities see biking as a valid transportation choice. Riding with cars is a choice only a few of us will make, and even so, I don’t feel safe doing so.

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Possible crosswalk

I live in Festival Square, a 55+ condo complex. Many homeowners cross Stuart at this intersection to walk their dogs in the field. About three years ago I contacted Hannah Stone asking how we could get a crosswalk at this location. Her advice was to contact public works. When I emailed them the response was that I needed to have 60% of the homeowners sign a petition for it to be considered. I let it drop because I felt that it wasn't my responsibility to do this.This is a dangerous intersection because of the amount of traffic and the speed…

On December 15, 2025, Bellingham City Council approved the Bellingham Plan. You can learn more on the cob.org/comprehensive-plan. These pages are no longer being updated.

john.ogan 4 days ago

The project is currently anticipated to begin construction in summer 2028. The timeline is primarily driven by funding availability through the Capital Improvement Sales Tax. As sales tax revenues are collected over time, those funds are used to design and construct transportation projects throughout Columbia. This project is one of many projects competing for available funding.