The stop controlled intersection at Lincoln/E. Maple has been documented as degrading to vehicular LOS F in three recent independent TIAs for private residential development, as well as the 2020-2021 Lincoln-Lakeway Multimodal Transportation Study conducted by City, WSDOT, WTA, and WCOG (see attachments). Several hundred student apartments and significant commercial development has been approved or is under construction along both sides of Lincoln Street and the intersection at E. Maple. The Lincoln/E. Maple intersection abuts the WWU Lincoln Creek Park-N-Ride and WTA high-frequency transit service carries students - all of whom possess WTA bus passes - to the WWU campus, but there are no protected crossings of Lincoln Street between Samish/I-5 and the Fred Meyer HAWK signal - a distance of 4,560 feet (.86 mile), over 3/4-mile. North of E. Maple, Commercial and residential development projects are in the permitting stages for the vacant land on the west side of Lincoln Street and the City's largest senior mobile home park (201 units) is on the east side of Lincoln Street.
Projects — TIB Project Information
TIB Project Information
City of Bellingham's Lincoln St/E Maple Street
8-2-156(044)-1
8-2-156(044)-1
Lincoln St/E Maple Street
Lincoln St to Consolidation Ave
FY 2023 Urban Arterial Program
Current Phase : Construction
Total TIB Funding : $480,000
County: Whatcom | Legislative District: 40 | Project Length: 0.10 | TIB Engineer: Chris Langhoff | Last Payment Date: 02/06/2024
Project Information
| Lead Agency | BELLINGHAM |
| Funding Year | 2023 |
| Program | UAP |
| Current Phase | Construction |
| Legislative District | 40 |
| Congressional District | 2 |
| Federal Route Number | 5532 |
| Project Length | 0.10 mi. |
| ADT | 14,000 |
| Functional Class | Minor |
| Type of Work | Traffic Control |
| Project Contact | Chris Comeau |
| Contact Email | ccomeau@cob.org |
| TIB Engineer | Chris Langhoff |
| Last Payment Date | 02/06/2024 |
| Cultural Resource Assessment | IDP |
Project Schedule
| Target Date | Actual Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Project Selection Date | 11/19/2021 | |
| Delayed Project Date | 07/01/2026 | |
| DAHP Assessment Date | 05/29/2023 | |
| Predesign Approval | ||
| Design Approval | 05/01/2022 | 05/23/2022 |
| Bid Auth. Approval | 06/01/2023 | 05/29/2023 |
| Construction Approval | 06/30/2023 | 06/26/2023 |
| Project Closeout | 09/30/2024 | |
| Audit Date | ||
| Withdrawn Date |
Project Funding
| TIB Funds | Project Costs | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Study | 0 | 0 |
| Design Study | 0 | 0 |
| Total Predesign | 0 | 0 |
| Special Study | 0 | 0 |
| Design | 22,154 | 0 |
| Right of Way | 0 | 0 |
| Total Design | 22,154 | 0 |
| Construction Engineering | 51,692 | 42,395 |
| Construction Contract | 406,154 | 607,605 |
| Other Construction | 0 | 0 |
| Total Construction | 457,846 | 650,000 |
| Total TIB Funding | 480,000 | 650,000 |
Local Funding Partners
| Funding Amount | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| BELLINGHAM | 70,000 | 10.8% |
| WSDOT Funding | 0 | 0.0% |
| Private Development Transporation Impact Fee | 90,000 | 13.8% |
| Private Development SEPA Mitigation Fees | 10,000 | 1.5% |
| Total Local Funding | 170,000 | 26.1% |
Project Description
A full traffic signal is planned and adopted as part of a larger project in Bellingham's 2022-2027 TIP. Three individual developers of major student housing residential projects have been required to provide proportionate share SEPA mitigation funding (totaling $10,000) toward the cost of the Lincoln/E. Maple traffic signal, in addition to the Transportation Impact Fees required for their projects.
Existing Condition
Project Benefits
- A full traffic signal at Lincoln/E. Maple would improve intersection operations from vehicular LOS F to LOS C and would break the .86-mile corridor in half to provide a protected crossing of busy Lincoln Street for pedestrians, bicyclists, students, and senior citizens traveling between homes, businesses, and the WWU Park-N-Ride with WTA high-frequency transit service.
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Project Delays
| Delay Type | Resolution Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
No delayed project history. |
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