BELLINGHAM WATERFRONT SUBAREA PLAN
Bellingham’s Waterfront District is a 237-acre post-industrial waterfront that was formerly a Georgia Pacific pulp and tissue mill. This ongoing planning effort engaged the Port, the city and many stakeholders to create a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood with new parks and trails along the Puget Sound affording breathtaking views of the San Juan Islands. Redevelopment of the Waterfront District is a “once in a century” opportunity intended to restore public access along the shoreline and convert the upland area closest to the Central Business District to a vibrant mixed-use extension of downtown Bellingham. Other portions of the site will be remediated and marketed for shipping, marine trades and light industrial uses.