Bellingham adopts 2025–2029 Commute Trip Reduction plan, lowers drive‑alone target and contracts WCOG to administer program
Council adopted a four‑year Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan required by state law, approved amendments to lower the weighted average drive‑alone target from 64% to 57% and struck a listed employer, and authorized an interlocal with the Whatcom Council of Governments to administer the program through 2029 with a $25,000 administrative transfer.
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The Bellingham City Council voted 7–0 on Feb. 9 to adopt a four‑year Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) plan for 2025–2029 and to implement required measures under state law. Council members approved two on‑the‑floor amendments before final passage: they lowered the plan’s weighted average drive‑alone rate (DAR) performance target from 64% to 57% and removed a specific employer — Silfab Solar Inc. — from the list of CTR‑affected worksites.
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