Bellingham Plan Open House Events
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - arrive any time between 5 and 6
Join use for these open-house events! You'll have opportunities to share your thoughts and chat with staff for the first hour of each event before transitioning into a more structured format starting at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
📅 February 22 | Community Vision
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 March 6 | Vibrant, Equitable and Welcoming Community
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 April 16 | Housing Affordability
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 May 6 | Student Event at Western
Our colleges and universities are a big part of our community. That's why we're taking the Bellingham Plan to them. Our May event at Western Washington University will cover the full range of Phase 2 topics, including welcoming newcomers, off-campus housing affordability and transportation, economic opportunities, and how we grow as a city over the next twenty years. This event is open to anyone associated with Bellingham colleges and universities.
✅ Register for this event or learn more
📍 WWU Viking Union MPR 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
📅 May 15 | Economic Vitality
The Bellingham Plan includes strategies to support a strong and diverse local economy. This session will focus on how remote work, new technology, new businesses and other factors are changing the economic landscape, including the types of jobs and wages available here, and how Bellingham can adapt to maintain a resilient and sustainable workforce.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Squalicum High School
📅 23 de Mayo | El Evento de Puertas Abiertas del Plan Bellingham en Español
May 23 | The Bellingham Plan Open House for the Spanish-speaking Community
En 2023, la comunidad identificó una serie de prioridades para guiar el crecimiento de nuestra ciudad: temas como la asequibilidad de la vivienda, los empleos, el cambio climático y cómo la comunidad puede ser más acogedora para todos. Comparta sus ideas y haga preguntas sobre estos temas. La totalidad del evento se llevará a cabo en español.
In 2023, the community identified a number of priorities to guide our city’s growth. Topics like housing affordability, jobs, climate change, and how the community can be more welcoming to all. Share your thoughts and ask questions about these topics. This event will be entirely hosted in Spanish.
✅ Regístrese aquí | Register for this event
📍 Ubicación | Location: Shuksan Middle School gimnasio/Gym
📅 June 4 | Housing Types and Neighborhoods
The Bellingham Plan prioritizes housing for everyone in our community. To support these needs and new state requirements, our housing regulations must adapt and change. This session will delve into what design considerations are most important as we plan for new housing types across all of our unique neighborhoods.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Bellingham High School
📅 July 17 | How We Will Grow
Some of the best things about Bellingham are the result of intentional choices made by our community in the past. As we update the Bellingham Plan, we must choose how to balance immediate concerns, such as public safety and housing affordability with long-term goals like developing regional transportation options and adapting to climate change. This session will focus on how themes from previous discussions relate and connect with each other in an overall growth strategy for 2045.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Squalicum High School
Digital Engagement Options
Your Housing Story
Share your housing story and thoughts on what types of housing you would like to see more/less of.
>>>Get Started
Housing Growth
Share your thoughts on a few approaches to how the City could grow the next 20 years.
>>>Get Started
Climate and Housing
Housing and climate are intertwined. Let us know how both have impacted you and what our community needs.
>>>Get Started
Your Bellingham Story
We want to hear what you love about Bellingham and what you hope for the future of Bellingham.
>>>Get Started
Your Safety Story
What does safety mean to you? In what context don't you feel safe in Bellingham?
>>>Get Started
Neighborhood Considerations
What can we do to retain livable and vibrant neighborhoods?
>>>Get Started
Project Priorities
Share your big picture ideas on the map of where you would like to see change.
>>>Get Started
Reversing Inequities
Let us know what more we could be doing to address the diverse needs of everyone in the community.
>>>Get Started
Art, Cultural and Community Spaces
Share gathering spaces that are significant to you. Where are community spaces missing?
>>>Get Started
Healthy Food Access
Which type of healthy food access do you think our community needs more of?
>>>Get Started
🔎 Join the Scavenger Hunt
Engage with Bellingham and Comprehensive Plan content while having some fun.
*** This activity has closed for public comment.***
💡 Take Part in a Self-led Virtual Open House
Learn more about the Plan and give feedback through this casual, 15-minute survey.
*** This activity has closed for public comment. Check back here later to see a summary of this and other activities from 2023!***
🏘️ Ways to Grow
Find out about different ways Bellingham could grow and let us know what you think of the options.
>>This activity has closed for public comment, but click here to see what was shared
Bellingham Plan Open House Events
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - arrive any time between 5 and 6
Join use for these open-house events! You'll have opportunities to share your thoughts and chat with staff for the first hour of each event before transitioning into a more structured format starting at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.
📅 February 22 | Community Vision
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 March 6 | Vibrant, Equitable and Welcoming Community
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 April 16 | Housing Affordability
View the boards and take part in the activities from this event!
📅 May 6 | Student Event at Western
Our colleges and universities are a big part of our community. That's why we're taking the Bellingham Plan to them. Our May event at Western Washington University will cover the full range of Phase 2 topics, including welcoming newcomers, off-campus housing affordability and transportation, economic opportunities, and how we grow as a city over the next twenty years. This event is open to anyone associated with Bellingham colleges and universities.
✅ Register for this event or learn more
📍 WWU Viking Union MPR 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
📅 May 15 | Economic Vitality
The Bellingham Plan includes strategies to support a strong and diverse local economy. This session will focus on how remote work, new technology, new businesses and other factors are changing the economic landscape, including the types of jobs and wages available here, and how Bellingham can adapt to maintain a resilient and sustainable workforce.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Squalicum High School
📅 23 de Mayo | El Evento de Puertas Abiertas del Plan Bellingham en Español
May 23 | The Bellingham Plan Open House for the Spanish-speaking Community
En 2023, la comunidad identificó una serie de prioridades para guiar el crecimiento de nuestra ciudad: temas como la asequibilidad de la vivienda, los empleos, el cambio climático y cómo la comunidad puede ser más acogedora para todos. Comparta sus ideas y haga preguntas sobre estos temas. La totalidad del evento se llevará a cabo en español.
In 2023, the community identified a number of priorities to guide our city’s growth. Topics like housing affordability, jobs, climate change, and how the community can be more welcoming to all. Share your thoughts and ask questions about these topics. This event will be entirely hosted in Spanish.
✅ Regístrese aquí | Register for this event
📍 Ubicación | Location: Shuksan Middle School gimnasio/Gym
📅 June 4 | Housing Types and Neighborhoods
The Bellingham Plan prioritizes housing for everyone in our community. To support these needs and new state requirements, our housing regulations must adapt and change. This session will delve into what design considerations are most important as we plan for new housing types across all of our unique neighborhoods.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Bellingham High School
📅 July 17 | How We Will Grow
Some of the best things about Bellingham are the result of intentional choices made by our community in the past. As we update the Bellingham Plan, we must choose how to balance immediate concerns, such as public safety and housing affordability with long-term goals like developing regional transportation options and adapting to climate change. This session will focus on how themes from previous discussions relate and connect with each other in an overall growth strategy for 2045.
✅ Register for this event
📍 Location: Squalicum High School
Digital Engagement Options
Your Housing Story
Share your housing story and thoughts on what types of housing you would like to see more/less of.
>>>Get Started
Housing Growth
Share your thoughts on a few approaches to how the City could grow the next 20 years.
>>>Get Started
Climate and Housing
Housing and climate are intertwined. Let us know how both have impacted you and what our community needs.
>>>Get Started
Your Bellingham Story
We want to hear what you love about Bellingham and what you hope for the future of Bellingham.
>>>Get Started
Your Safety Story
What does safety mean to you? In what context don't you feel safe in Bellingham?
>>>Get Started
Neighborhood Considerations
What can we do to retain livable and vibrant neighborhoods?
>>>Get Started
Project Priorities
Share your big picture ideas on the map of where you would like to see change.
>>>Get Started
Reversing Inequities
Let us know what more we could be doing to address the diverse needs of everyone in the community.
>>>Get Started
Art, Cultural and Community Spaces
Share gathering spaces that are significant to you. Where are community spaces missing?
>>>Get Started
Healthy Food Access
Which type of healthy food access do you think our community needs more of?
>>>Get Started
🔎 Join the Scavenger Hunt
Engage with Bellingham and Comprehensive Plan content while having some fun.
*** This activity has closed for public comment.***
💡 Take Part in a Self-led Virtual Open House
Learn more about the Plan and give feedback through this casual, 15-minute survey.
*** This activity has closed for public comment. Check back here later to see a summary of this and other activities from 2023!***
🏘️ Ways to Grow
Find out about different ways Bellingham could grow and let us know what you think of the options.
>>This activity has closed for public comment, but click here to see what was shared
