Editing Bellingham, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Whatcom Transit Bus 01.jpg|thumb|alt=A green city bus pulls up to a stop|A local bus in the Fairhaven District, operated by the [[Whatcom Transportation Authority]]]]
[[File:MV_Columbia_at_Fairhaven.jpg|thumb|alt=One large ship and one small ship are docked at a port. There is a large expanse of water with another small ship approaching and mountains in the background.|M/V ''Columbia'' at [[Bellingham Cruise Terminal]]]]

Bellingham is bisected by [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] (I-5), which connects it to [[Seattle]], [[Vancouver]], and [[Portland, Oregon]]. The city also has three state highways: [[Washington State Route 11|State Route 11]], a scenic byway through the Chuckanut Mountains; [[Washington State Route 539|State Route 539]], which connects to [[Lynden, Washington|Lynden]] and the Canadian border; and [[Washington State Route 542|State Route 542]], which travels east to the Mount Baker Ski Area.<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Department of Transportation |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221194441/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's streets were originally named in alphabetical order from the waterfront's never-built Army Street, increasing by one letter per block; several name changes in the early 20th century broke the naming scheme's order.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wohlfeil |first=Samantha |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Bellingham Council: Change Indian St. to Billy Frank Jr. St. |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article25373938.html |work=The Bellingham Herald |accessdate=January 22, 2025}}</ref>

The [[Bellingham International Airport]] offers scheduled commuter flights to and from Seattle and [[Friday Harbor, Washington]], and regularly scheduled jet service to various West Coast airports via [[Alaska Airlines]], [[Allegiant Air]], and [[Southwest Airlines]]. Alaska Airlines and Allegiant Air used to fly to Hawaii from Bellingham, serving Honolulu, Kahului, and Kona at various times, but this service ceased by 2019. The airport is home of the first Air and Marine Operations Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/legacy_amo_news/2004/082004/08202004.xml|title=ICE launches first northern border Air Marine Branch&nbsp;– CBP.gov<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=July 17, 2016}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> to assist the [[US Department of Homeland Security]] with border surveillance.

The [[Whatcom Transportation Authority]] (WTA) is the county's [[public transit]] agency and operates fixed bus service within Bellingham and its neighboring cities. The agency has several hubs, including the downtown station, the Western Washington University campus, and Cordata Station near Bellis Fair Mall, which is served by [[BoltBus]] intercity express buses to Seattle and Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stritzel McCarthy |first=Cheryl |date=May 3, 2016 |title=Bellingham retirees doing just fine without a car |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/living/seniors-aging/article71250127.html |work=The Bellingham Herald |access-date=April 25, 2019 }}</ref> Several corridors have frequent service that is branded as "GO Lines", with service every 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite map |title=WTA Map: Bellingham |url=http://www.ridewta.com/Documents/Maps/Bellingham.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.ridewta.com/Documents/Maps/Bellingham.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Whatcom Transportation Authority]] |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> WTA also offers intercity service to [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]], connecting with [[Skagit Transit]] for onward service to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]].<ref>{{cite web |title=County Connector |url=http://www.ridewta.com/types-of-service/fixed-route/county-connector |publisher=Whatcom Transportation Authority |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424233512/http://www.ridewta.com/types-of-service/fixed-route/county-connector |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The city's main train station, [[Fairhaven Station]], is served by scheduled [[Amtrak Cascades|Amtrak ''Cascades'']] service to Vancouver and Seattle twice a day. Amtrak also operates one [[Amtrak Thruway|Thruway]] bus trip to supplement its train service on the corridor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Dave |date=January 4, 2019 |title=Landslide near White Rock forces Amtrak to suspend service |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/article223946365.html |work=The Bellingham Herald |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 2, 2018 |title=Amtrak Cascades Schedule |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Amtrak-Cascades-Schedule-010218.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Amtrak-Cascades-Schedule-010218.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> The [[Bellingham Cruise Terminal]] is adjacent to the Amtrak station and serves as the southern terminus of the [[Alaska Marine Highway]], a state-run [[ferry]] for passengers and vehicles. The ferries provide service to [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]], [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]], [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], and [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alaska Marine Highway System |url=https://www.portofbellingham.com/201/Alaska-Marine-Highway-System |publisher=[[Port of Bellingham]] |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> The terminal is also served by San Juan Cruises, which provides seasonal passenger ferry service to the [[San Juan Islands]] and Friday Harbor.