Key Commitments
2045 Mode Shift Goals (referenced for monitoring in T-13)
Goals
(5 total)
- T-A: Safety and Reliability – Provide a transportation system that prioritizes safety, comfort and reliability for all ages and abilities
- T-B: Transit – Commit to transit as a key element of Bellingham's overall growth strategy
- T-C: Mode Shift – Provide a multimodal transportation network that promotes a community-wide mode-shift from single occupancy vehicles to active transportation
- T-D: Multimodal Connections – Ensure a multimodal transportation network that efficiently connects people to opportunity, social networks, recreation and services
- T-E: Equitable Access – Ensure that the needs of diverse and vulnerable transportation users are addressed in all transportation projects
Stronger Policy Language (21 policies)
- T-14: Incorporate sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways identified in the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plans into all transportation capital improvements on public streets, wherever feasible.
- T-17: Assess all new development for transportation impact fees to recover a proportional share of the costs of constructing planned transportation system improvements.
- T-3: Proactively fund ongoing maintenance, preservation, and repair to sustain the substantial investments that the City has made to the transportation network.
- T-36: When existing transportation facilities are temporarily disrupted due to construction, safe, clearly marked, accessible, and protected detour routes should be provided for vulnerable users.
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (15 policies)
- T-19: Improve the efficiency and usability of the transportation network by employing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies to incentivize alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle trips.
- T-23: Reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips through continued collaboration with Whatcom Council Of Governments (WCOG) to implement commute trip reduction initiatives.
- T-24: Evaluate the potential of future shared mobility services and develop a policy framework as appropriate.
- T-28: Provide mobility choices and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.