Way to Go, Whatcom

Whatcom Region’s 2045 Regional / Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Welcome to Way to Go, Whatcom, the latest update to the Whatcom region’s combined metropolitan and regional transportation plan. This section provides an overview of state and federally required transportation planning and the role that the Whatcom Council of Governments (WCOG) plays in satisfying those requirements.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Whatcom’s Regionally Significant System

  3. Regional Transportation System Goals

  4. Future Population and Land Use Forecasts

  5. Measures of Future Transportation

  6. The Whatcom Region’s Transportation Strategies

  7. Regional Project List

  8. Financing the Regional Transportation System

  9. Appendices

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List of Figures

  1. Figure 1: Plan Development Flow Chart

  2. Figure 2: Regional, State, and National Transportation Goals

  3. Figure 3: Base Year and Forecasted Households and Employment, 2013-2045

  4. Figure 4: Employment Growth

  5. Figure 5: Projected Whatcom Region Household Growth by TAZ, 2013-2040

  6. Figure 6: Projected Whatcom Region Employment Growth by TAZ, 2013-2040

  7. Figure 7: Daily Vehicle Trips from 2019 to 2045

  8. Figure 8: Travel Time to Work

  9. Figure 9: Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled from 2019 to 2045

  10. Figure 10: Daily Vehicle Hours Traveled from 2019 to 20145

  11. Figure 11: Comparison of Daily VMT and VHT by 2045 Scenario

  12. Figure 12: Volume-Over-Capacity Ratios and Average Daily Traffic

  13. Figure 13: 2045 No-build Volume-Over-Capacity Ratios and Average Daily Traffic

  14. Figure 14: 2045 Build Volume-Over-Capacity Ratios and Average Daily Traffic

  15. Figure 15: Walking and Biking Trips for 2019 and 2045 Scenario

  16. Figure 16: Growth in Daily Transit Trips

  17. Figure 17: Whatcom’s Ten Regional Corridors

  18. Figure 18: Regional Project List

  19. Figure 19: Federal Highway and Transit Allocations to the Whatcom Region (in the 000s)

  20. Figure 20: WSDOT Past and Near Future Program Expenditures

  21. Figure 21: County and Cities’ Historical Revenues and Expenditures

  22. Figure 22: Local Funding and Expenditures

  23. Figure 23: Estimated Revenues and Expenditures

  24. Figure 24: Forecasted Revenues and Plan Projects

  25. Figure 25: Financial Working Group Agency Members