City gets public input on Fountain redevelopment
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by admin in Features
Business, residents weigh in on mixed-use urban village
photo by Lance Henderson
Neighbors and business owners pour over maps of the Fountain District to identify public spaces that could be expanded and pedestrian linkages that could be created in a Fountain District urban village.
Lance Henderson
Bellingham’s Fountain District has a lot of potential.
A stroll along Meridian Street between [...]
Study finds city has 998 net acres for future jobs
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by admin in News
Lance Henderson
The City of Bellingham has released a report that analyzes how much Bellingham land is available to support future job creation.
Bellingham’s Employment Lands Report provides a snapshot of Bellingham’s industry sectors, employment zones, and future employment capacity. It also includes statistical information on each of Bellingham’s geographic employment centers and a summary of [...]
Follow-up: Samish Way urban village
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by admin in News
Subject:
The proposed urban village along N. Samish Way
What they said then:
In the July 2008 issue of the BBJ, we wrote about a series of public meetings held by city planners to discuss all aspects of a proposed mixed-use urban village along N. Samish Way. Hot topics included boundaries, building heights and the creation of [...]
Stebner makes new application for Lincoln St.
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by admin in News
Although project manager Ali Taysi said this site plan could be subject to change, it gives an idea of what developer Derek Stebner has in mind for the 24-acre site.
Lance Henderson
Derek Stebner, local developer and property manager, has reengaged the city of Bellingham’s planning department regarding a mixed-use “lifestyle center” proposed on more than 24 [...]
County races to meet growth deadline
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009 by admin in Features
Population numbers, UGA on the table for discussion
Courtesy of Whatcom County Panning Department
Lance Henderson
What will Whatcom County look like in 2031?
While the jury is out on flying cars and space-age cities in the sky, the one thing everyone can agree on is that there will be more people.
Currently, Whatcom County is peering into its [...]
Infill outing and land-use tour
Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by admin in News
Photos by Lance Henderson
Top: Cathy Lehman, director of Futurewise Whatcom; Ted Mischaikov on the bus; presentation of Lafayette Green in Cordata by Russ Graham.
Bottom: a view of Fairhaven from the top of Fairhaven Gardens.
By Lance Henderson
On Dec. 13, a bus load of government officials, city planners, developers, and land-use advocates participated in [...]
Tough economy a drag on affordable housing
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin in Features
Group recommends public, private funding paths
In September, the County-wide Housing Affordability Task Force released a report that favors a county-wide affordable housing fund, but the money that will fill it still remains in question.
Editor’s note: Due to a printing error, this story was missing text in the December issue. The full story can be found [...]
Where do we go from here?
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by admin in Features
CHAT 2 to face infill, land cost issues
Photo by Vincent Aiosa
Ralph Black, developer and member of the Countywide Housing Affordability Taskforce, hopes the CHAT will continue to carry on the work.
Editor’s note: Due to a printing error, this story was missing text in the December issue. The full story can be found here. We [...]
What is affordable housing?
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by admin in Features
Low-cost housing takes on various forms
Photo by Vincent Aiosa
Paul Schissler, executive director of Kulshan Community Land Trust, led the development of Matthei Place, an affordable infill housing project in Happy Valley.
Isaac Bonnell
Amy Neverdahl and Ernest Swordmaker both live in Fairhaven. They both have family that live nearby. They both enjoy the amenities of the semi-urban [...]
