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This sustainable transportation workgroup is forming with the collective energy and enthusiasm toward making transportation in and around Bellingham and Whatcom County more sustainable and friendly.

The initial hub for information sharing as we establish the Transition Whatcom Work Groups that will begin to develop at Day 2 of The Great Unleashing. All are welcome to join.See More

"We could have saved ourselves, but we didn't. It's amazing. What state of mind were we in, to face extinction and simply shrug it off?"A film about the future we could face if we don't make changes- and quickly. This one is not for the fainthearted, because the combination of documentary and a fictionalized "future" as told by the narrator carries double the impact of a purely factual film. That said, the message is conveyed creatively and clearly. Pete Postelwaite is entirely believable as…See More

This will be the first meeting of the new Sustainable Transportation workgroup, and to start things off right, we will spend time meeting each other, making connections, and talking about one of the most obvious forms of sustainable transportation, the bike. We'll talk about what we all know and do as individuals, what some cities around the world have for infrastructure that makes inner city bike transport safer and more appealing to a wider range of people, and how we may be able to put…See More

Samish Neighborhood is the largest Bellingham neighborhood- 2,030 acres including Lake Padden Park. Close to 3,500 people live in this southern Bellingham neighborhood filled with large single-family lots, pastoral lands, trails and recreation areas.