Many of the projects and programs completed or managed by WCOG are described below, along with related deliverables. Additional details about these projects can be requested by contacting Melissa Fanucci, Principal Planner, at melissa@wcog.org or call (360) 685-8385.
Recognizing the health and environmental benefits of walking and biking to school, Congress passed legislation in 2005 that established the National Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The goal was to make walking and bike routes more safe and to encourage children and their parents to use those modes to get to and from school. WCOG assisted Mountain View Elementary School in Ferndale and Alderwood Elementary School in Bellingham to establish and operate successful Safe Routes to School programs.
Neighborhood Smart Trips was a very successful Individualized Marketing campaign in 2008, targeting one-third of Bellingham households by letter and phone, and by going door to door. The technique creates a dialogue with people who express interest in walking, bicycling and riding the bus, and leads to durable behavior change by engaging participants in their own learning process.
The Chain of Trails project developed a concept plan for a network of trails linking Whatcom County’s Mt. Baker Foothills region.
2004 Chain of Trails Concept Plan
WCOG developed ITS outreach and education materials, as part of a regional effort to educate public officials about the role ITS solutions play in our transportation system.
2004 Whatcom Regional Guide to ITS Technology
The Birch Bay Shoreline Improvement Project evaluated potential improvements and enhancements to the environmental and aesthetic quality of the Birch Bay shoreline.
1974 Birch Bay Shoreline Report (archived reference document)
The Coast Millennium Trail is a concept plan for a path connecting communities from Skagit County to British Columbia, and beyond.