Appendix B: Planning Level Cost
Calculator
Network Costs by Facility Type
Facility Type
Bike Boulevard Type I
Intersections
Bike Boulevard Type II
Intersections
Bike Boulevard Type III
Intersections
Bicycle Boulevard (base
cost)
Bike Lane
Climbing Lane
Buffered Bike Lane
Cycle Track Length
Shared Lane Marking
Marked Route
Further Study Needed
Total
Total Miles (#) of
Facility
(18)
Cost per feature or
per mile
(10)
0
51.51
46.66
7.23
4.01
0.83
7.31
2.92
12.36
Total Cost
$75,000
$1,350,000
$100,000
$1,000,000
$300,000
$0
$35,200
$77,600
$60,480
$117,480
$1,647,450
$43,300
$4,300
$0
$1,807,165
$12,755,617
$1,003,211
$846,198
$1,361,297
$316,373
$12,538
$0
$20,452,398
Facility Cost Assumptions
Facility Unit
Cost (per
mile)
On-Street Facilities
Calculation
Assumptions
Facility Unit Cost
Calculation
Bike Boulevard Base Signage & shared lane
markings (80/mile) - No
allowance for addt'l
curb work, stormwater,
ROW, etc.
Bulb outs & Crosswalk
$35,200
Bicycle Boulevard
Bicycle
Boulevard
(base cost)
$35,200
80 shared lane
markings at $225
each) + (80 sign
assemblies at $215
each)
Bike
Boulevard
Type I
Intersection
(lower volume
$75,000
(curb bulbs*$7,000
each)
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street
crossing)
Bike
Boulevard
Type II
Intersection
(higher
volume street
crossing)
Bike
Boulevard
Type 111
Intersection
(full traffic
signal)
Bike Lanes
$100,000
$300,000
Add bike lanes $77,600
(with parking)
Add buffered
bike lane
(with parking)
Flashing Xing or HAWK
$117,680
Add bike lanes $43,300
(no parking)
Facility Unit Cost =
$3.25/LF * 5280 feet
* 2 lines * 2 sides +
$225 per bike symbol
* 20 symbols/mile * 2
sides
Assumes 2 bicycle lane
lines and 20 bike and
arrow symbols per mile
are added on each side
of the roadway to
create the bicycle lane.
$225 per bike and
arrow symbol includes
the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Facility Unit Cost = (3 Assumes a 30"
lines*5280*$3.25/LF
diagonal stripe every 15
* 2 sides)+(880 LF
feet between two
diagonal
continuous parallel
lines*2*$3.25/LF)+(20 lines both sides of
symbols/mile*$225 * street plus inside bike
2 sides)
lane/parking lane
stripe, 20 bike and
arrow symbols per mile
both sides. $225 per
bike and arrow symbol
includes the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Facility Unit Cost =
Assumes 2 bicycle lane
$3.25/LF * 5280 feet
lines and 20 bike and
* 1 line * 2 sides + 20 arrow symbols per mile
symbols/mile*$225 * are added on each side
2 sides
of the roadway to
create the bicycle lane.
$77,640
$117,680
$43,320
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Add buffered
bike lane (no
parking)
$83,360
Facility Unit Cost = (2
lines*5280*$3.25* 2
sides)+(880 LF
diagonal
lines*2*$3.25)+(20
symbols/mile*$225 *
2 side)
Climbing lane
(with parking)
$60,480
Facility Unit Cost =
$3.25/LF * 5280 feet
* 3 lines + $225 per
bike symbol * 20
symbols/mile*$225 +
$225 per shared lane
marking symbol * 20
symbols/mile
Climbing Lane
(no parking)
$26,160
Facility Unit Cost =
$3.25/LF * 5280 feet
* 1 line + $225 per
bike symbol * 20
symbols/mile + $225
per shared lane
$225 per bike and
arrow symbol includes
the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes a 30" diagonal
stripe every 15 feet
between two
continuous parallel
lines both sides of
street, 20 bike and
arrow symbols per mile
both sides. $225 per
bike and arrow symbol
includes the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes 2 bicycle lane
lines and 20 bike and
arrow symbols per mile
are added on one side
of the roadway to
create the bicycle lane.
$225 per bike and
arrow symbol includes
the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes parking lane
lines added to one side
of street and 20 shared
lane marking symbols
per mile are added on
each side of the
roadway to create the
shared lane pavement
marking facility. $225
per bike and arrow
symbol includes the
material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes 1 bicycle lane
line and 20 bike and
arrow symbols per mile
are added on one side
of the roadway to
create the bicycle lane.
$83,360
$60,480
$26,160
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marking symbol * 20
symbols/mile
$225 per bike and
arrow symbol includes
the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes 20 shared lane
marking symbols per
mile are added on one
side of the roadway to
create the shared lane
pavement marking
facility. $225 per
shared lane pavement
marking includes the
material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
This is an add-on
expense for those
roadways where
pavement needs to be
restored in order to
provide a high quality
bike lane facility.
Assumes 20 shared lane
marking symbols per
mile are added on each
side of the roadway to
create the shared lane
pavement marking
facility. $225 per bike
and arrow symbol
includes the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Assumes parking lane
lines added to both
sides of street and 20
shared lane marking
symbols per mile are
added on each side of
the roadway to create
the shared lane
pavement marking
facility. $225 per bike
and arrow symbol
Pavement
restoration
for bike lanes
Shared Lane Markings
Add shared
lane markings
(no parking)
$9,000
Facility Unit Cost =
$225 per shared lane
marking symbol * 20
symbols/mile * 2
sides
Add shared
lane markings
(with parking)
$43,300
Facility Unit Cost =
$3.25/LF*5280 feet*2
lines + $225 per
shared lane marking
symbol *20
symbols/mile * 2
sides
$9,000
$43,320
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includes the material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Cycle Track
Cycle Track
(physically
separated
facility midrange
cost)
$1,647,450
Facility Unit Cost = (1
line*5280*$3.25* 2
sides)+(20
symbols/mile*$225 *
2 side) + full curb
($250,000 * 2 sides) +
signal upgrades (4 per
mile x $150,000) +
25% signal timing
Assumes a one-way
$1,143,320
separated bikeway both
sides of street, 20 bike
and arrow symbols per
mile both sides. $225
per bike and arrow
symbol includes the
material
(thermoplastic) and
installation costs.
Continuous curb at
$250,000 per mile. Four
signal upgrades at
$150,000 each. . If new
signal heads and timing
required at existing
signals add 25%.
$48,563
Facility Unit Cost =
(391 tons of
aggregate*$20 per
ton) + ($81 per
ton*503 tons asphalt)
Assumes 4 ft paved
shoulder comprised of
12" crushed rock at $20
per ton and 4" asphalt
at $81 per ton, 1 CY
crushed rock is 2 tons. 1
CY of asphalt is 1.95
tons. Other costs may
include 5% for
landscaping, 10% for
drainage and E&S, 5%
for traffic maintenance,
10% for utility
adjustment, 25%
contingency and no
parking signs.
$48,563
Facility Unit Cost =
$215 per sign
assembly*10*2 sides
Spacing of bike signs is
flexible based on
Engineering judgment
& current practices.
This calculation
assumes up to 10 bike
$4,300.00
Paved shoulder
Bike Route Signing
$4,300.00
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route/wayfinding signs
per mile installed on
both sides of bicycle
route. In some cases
the number of signs per
mile may be more or
less than 10. Unit cost
includes one sign, post
and installation. Some
wayfinding sign
assemblies may have
more than one sign,
and therefore would be
higher cost.
Maintenance Costs
Maintenance Cost Calculations for Off-road Facilities
Landscaping
(annual)
$5,000.00
Facility Unit Cost =
$5,000 per mile * 10
times per year
Assumes 20 ft path
corridor not including
paved surfaces
$5,000.00
Global Assumptions
1) Cost calculations assume that bicycle facility improvements are made on both sides of the street with
the exception of shared use paths and sidepaths. Assumes any pavement costs are independent of
bicycle facility.
2) Cost estimates do not include design unless specifically stated in assumptions. Design costs, which
include construction planning, public process, facility design, and other background work required to
implement the project, can generally be estimated at 15% to 20% of the facility construction cost.
Projects requiring a higher level of public process may have higher design costs.
3) Cost estimates involving major construction do not include contingency costs, which typically are
estimated at 15 to 25% of the construction costs.
4) Other costs where applicable include landscaping 5%, Drainage 10% (unless otherwise noted), Traffic
control 5% and Utility adjustments 10%.
5)Paint markings to be restriped annually. Thermoplastic may last 3 to 5 years, depending on placement
in roadway.
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Maintenance Cost Calculations for On-road Facilities
Shared lane
markings
$9,000.00
Facility Unit Cost =
$225 per shared lane
marking * 20 shared
lane markings per
mile * 2 sides
Bicycle lanes
$43,320.00
Facility Unit Cost =
$3.25 per linear foot
* 5280 feet * 1 line *
2 sides + $225 per
bike and arrow * 20
bike and arrow per
mile * 2 sides
Buffered bike
lane
$9,372.00
Facility Unit Cost = 2
lines*5280*$3.25* 2
sides)+(880 LF
diagonal
lines*2*$3.25)+(20
bike and arrow per
mile* 2 sides*$225)
Bicycle
Boulevard
$11,600.00
Facility Unit Cost = 40
shared lane markings
* $225 + $3.25 per
linear foot*800 feet
Spot
$75,000.00
improvements
(5 per year)
TBD
Assumes thermoplastic.
All SLM symbols
generally replaced
every 3 years at $225
per shared lane
marking
Assumes paint for
striping and
thermoplastic for
symbols. Outside
striping marking
generally repainted
annually at $3.25 per
linear foot and bike
lane symbols replaced
every 5 years $225 per
symbol.
Assumes paint for
striping and
thermoplastic for
symbols. All striping
markings generally
repainted annually at
$3.25 per linear foot
and bike lane symbols
replaced every 5 years
at $225 per symbol.
Assumes thermoplastic
shared lane markings
and paint for striping.
SLMs generally
replaced every 3 years
at $225 per marking
paint restriped
annually.
Assumes 5 spot
improvements per year
at an average cost of
$15,000. Spot
improvements may
range in scope and
scale.
$9,000.00
$43,320.00
$83,360.00
$11,600.00
$75,000.00
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Maintenance Item
Assumptions
Replace
Damaged/Missing
Signs
Cost represents replacement of all signs on
network times 10 (average number of signs
per mile) at $215 per sign. All signs will
generally need to be replaced every 10 years.
Assumes bike lanes only (at full build-out)
sweeping once per month at $50 per mile.
$37,098
Assumes maintenance within a 20 foot path
corridor not including paved surfaces 10 times
per year at $157. per mile.
Unit costs per mile assume only those
markings that would not otherwise be present
on the roadway, e.g. bike lane and shared
lane marking symbols and additional striping.
Maintenance costs are averaged over a 10
year period (the projected timeframe for full
build-out of the network), and therefore
nearer-term costs are over estimated, and
annual maintenance cost at year 10 are under
estimated. Sign replacement costs are not
included in facility-specific cost estimates (see
above for sign replacement cost assumptions)
Assumes replacement of SLMs on the network
every 3 years (average lifespan of a
thermoplastic marking in vehicle path), at 10
per mile.
Assumes replacement of bike symbols on the
network every 5 years (average lifespan of a
thermoplastic symbol outside of vehicle path)
and paint striping replaced annually
Assumes replacement of bike symbols on the
network every 5 years (average lifespan of a
thermoplastic symbol outside of vehicle path)
and paint striping replaced annually
Represents replacement of SLM symbols on
the network averaged over a 3 year period
(average lifespan of a thermoplastic marking
in vehicle path) and paint striping replaced
annually)
$5,000
Sweep bicycle lanes
(annually at full buildout)
Landscaping (annual
at full build-out)
Replace pavement
markings
Shared Lane Markings
(average annual cost
for network )
Bicycle Lanes (average
annual cost for
network)
Buffered Bicycle Lanes
(average annual cost
for network)
Bicycle boulevard
(average annual cost
for network)
Estimated Annual Network
Maintenance Cost
$48,282
$2,916
$16,587
$8,075
$27,076
Other Facility Costs
Other Facility Costs
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Item
Assumptions
Unit Cost
Install Full Traffic Signal
Assumes that the full cost of the traffic signal is applied as a
bicycle facility improvement (no cost shared by pedestrian,
transit, motor vehicle, or other budgets)
Assumes that the full cost of the pedestrian crossing signal is
applied as a bicycle facility improvement (no cost shared by
pedestrian budgets)
Assumes that two 11' by 10' islands and signs will be
provided at each intersection, and that the full cost of the
pedestrian crossing islands will be applied as a bicycle
improvement (no cost shared by pedestrian budgets)
Assumes 4 special-order bicycle traffic signal heads will be
needed at the intersection. Assumes no other hardware or
software upgrades, but such upgrades may be necessary.
$150,000
The number of signs installed per mile along a bicycle route
will vary depending intersection density, number of
intersecting routes, parking restrictions and other factors.
Assumes standard inverted U rack and includes installation.
$215
Assumes four approaches per intersection calibrated at manhour per approach, $100 per man hour
$1,500
Install Pedestrian
Crossing Signal
Install Pedestrian
Crossing Island
Upgrade Existing
Pedestrian Crossing
Signal to Accommodate
Bicycles
Signs
Bike Racks
Calibrate bicycle
detection at traffic
signals (on-street
facilities)
$100,000
$40,000
$12,000.
$400
Individual Project Costs
The following table provides a planning level cost for each project identified in the Plan. Project costs
were generated using the costs provided in the assumptions table above. These numbers were provided
by the City of Bellingham at the time of the draft plan. To generate costs per bicycle boulevard project,
the number of arterial intersection crossings for each project were identified. A cost was then assigned
based on the type of intersection improvement(s) needed (Type 1, 2, 3) plus a base cost per mile for
signage and shared lane markings. For other facility types the assumptions outlines the calculations
used. For the mixed projects, the cost for each facility type was applied.
Final Prioritization
Score
Planning-Level
Estimated Project
Costs
Cornwall
Improvement
Woburn
To
From
Street (or route)
Kentucky /
Nevada / Texas
Bicycle Boulevard
64.922
$132,159
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Lakeway Dr
Queen St
Ellis St
57.312
$0
Lakeway Dr
Further Study
Needed
Mixed
Lincoln
St/Meador/Grant
/Ohio
Illinois St
Cornwall
53.217
$63,120
Woburn St
Lynn
Mixed
48.942
$249,733
Holly / Chestnut
Ellis
Bay
Mixed
46.140
$124,957
24th
Douglas
Bicycle Boulevard
45.853
$21,955
Alabama
Old Fairhaven
Parkway
James
Electric
43.907
$0
James
E Illinois
Ohio
42.037
$0
34th/Abbott/Pasc
o/Humboldt/Wha
tcom/Grant/Potte
r/Humboldt
Barkley Blvd /
Chandler /
Mcleod
Lincoln
Bill McDonald
Gladstone
Further Study
Needed
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
41.608
$164,525
Magrath
Woburn
Upgrade Existing
Bike Lane
40.757
$66,133
North
Iowa
Bicycle Boulevard
40.735
$19,191
F
Roeder
Cornwall
Bike Lane
40.539
$66,229
Mill
12th
24th
Bicycle Boulevard
38.584
$175,809
Prospect
Lottie
Holly
38.441
$11,572
Maplewood /
Alderwood/Benne
tt
Holly/Elridge/Neq
ualicum
Aldrich/Northwes
t
Meridian
Airport
Northwest
Shared Lane
Marking
Mixed
38.160
$207,179
Nome
F St
Mixed
35.805
$90,386
Horton
Bakerview
Bike Lane
35.442
$79,759
McLeod
Telegraph Rd
34.868
$0
Division/Fruitland
/Orchard/Squalic
um/Ellis
Meridian
Bakerview
Spur
Illinois
Further Study
Needed
Mixed
34.755
$109,438
McLeod
Squalicum
Bike Lane
31.955
$32,195
State
Wharf
York St
31.861
$92,773
Laurel/Railroad
State
Maple
Upgrade Existing
Bike Lane
Bicycle Boulevard
31.782
$5,991
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Young/Halleck
Broadway
Bicycle Boulevard
31.474
$100,554
Woburn
Cornwall/Gir
ard
Cornwall
North/Lincoln/RR
Trail
Birchwood
Mixed
31.159
$161,139
Northwest
Meridian
Bike Lane
29.835
$38,719
Grant
Illinois
Ohio
Bicycle Boulevard
29.776
$106,539
Undine
Texas
RR Trail
Bicycle Boulevard
29.769
$109,725
Electric
Ave/Flynn/Lakesi
de/Euclid
Lincoln St
Lakeway Dr
Alabama
Mixed
29.711
$300,687
Lakeway Dr
$0
Barkley
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
28.623
St Paul
1,350 ft
south
Texas
28.530
$123,122
Yew/Maryland/M
ichigan/Illinois/St
Clair
North State
Alabama
RR Trail
Bicycle Boulevard
28.355
$30,542
South
State/Bouleva
rd
Oak St
Wharf
Roundabout
Climbing Lane
28.339
$26,373
Highland Dr
27.706
$0
Texas/Michigan/K
entucky/St
Clair/Iowa
Dr/Rhododendron
Bennett
Woburn
RR Trail
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
26.922
$46,843
Alderwood
Marine
Bike Lane
26.629
$53,558
McLeod
Northwest
Meridan
Bicycle Boulevard
26.067
$25,840
Roeder/Chestnut
Bay St
Bike Lane
25.774
$105,248
Michigan
Squalicum
Way
Maryland
Texas
Bicycle Boulevard
25.556
$111,850
Cordata
Horton
Westerly
Mixed
25.381
$1,376,436
Carolina
Cornwall
Lincoln
Bicycle Boulevard
25.106
$95,914
40th/Dumas/Ashl
ey/Byron/44th/N
evada
Alabama
Elwood
Lakeway
Bicycle Boulevard
24.318
$43,630
Cornwall
James
Bike Lane
24.298
$36,048
Cornwall Ave
Ohio
Champion
Shared Lane
Marking
24.255
$10,607
High St
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Barkley
Chandler
Britton
Orleans
Woodstock
Texas
Donovan
32nd St
21st
Champion
Cornwall
Puget
Upgrade Existing
Bike Lane
Mixed
24.192
$51,426
24.003
$72,889
23.947
$0
Ellis
Further Study
Needed
Bike Lane
23.910
$21,815
Lakeway
Potter
Bike Lane
23.800
$7,125
Holly St
Bay St
F St
23.760
$0
Hollywood/Redw
ood/McAlpine
Valencia
Alderwood
Marine
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
23.719
$28,876
Texas
Kentucky
Bicycle Boulevard
23.610
$9,597
York/Ellis
Cornwall
Lakeway
Mixed
23.393
$40,984
Woburn
Lakeway
Iowa
Mixed
23.218
$51,453
Champion
Holly
Prospect
Climbing Lane
23.033
$3,885
Douglas/30th/Tay
lor
Maple
21st
32nd
Mixed
22.925
$600,000
Indian
Ellis
Bicycle Boulevard
22.836
$16,298
Iowa/Moore
Kentucky
Woburn
Mixed
22.698
$77,573
H
Holly
North
Bicycle Boulevard
22.557
$177,792
McKenzie/Connell
y Cr
Trail/McKenzie
Lakeway
24th
32nd
Bicycle Boulevard
22.347
$11,982
Queen
Old Lakeway
Climbing Lane
22.318
$19,286
10th
Mill
McKenzie
Mixed
22.163
$5,619
Maplewood
Alderwood
Bike Lane
22.132
$53,763
Lakeway Dr
Old Lakeway
W Bakerview
Rd
Woburn St
22.131
$0
Sterling/Trail
Northwest
22.099
$20,530
Girard
Commercial
Bellis Fair
Pkwy
Broadway
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
Bike Lane
21.941
$41,456
Ellis/Maple/Samis
h
Pasco
Lakeway Dr
Further Study
Needed
21.671
$0
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Samish (Score
from adjacent
FSN-4 Project due
to altered route
extent)
Indian
Bill McDonald
Pasco
Bike Lane
21.671
$24,622
Chestnut
Magnolia
21.670
$7,804
G
Dupont
North
Shared Lane
Marking
Bicycle Boulevard
21.662
$97,495
Whatcom
Ellis
Grant
Bicycle Boulevard
21.592
$4,261
Ellis
Illinois
Kentucky
Bicycle Boulevard
21.428
$125,134
North/Broadway/
Logan/J/North
James/Gladstone
Vallette
Cornwall
Bicycle Boulevard
21.382
$51,659
Ohio
Ellis
Bicycle Boulevard
21.224
$100,383
Trail/19th/Wilson
/21st
Harris
Old Fairhaven
Parkway
12th
Bill
McDonald
24th
Mixed
20.983
$46,794
Mixed
20.653
$107,368
Yew
Iowa
Alabama
Mixed
20.652
$24,867
Lincoln
Abbott
Byron
Mixed
20.537
$17,140
Superior
Illinois
RR Trail
Bicycle Boulevard
20.516
$3,027
McLeod
Bennett
Northwest
Bicycle Boulevard
20.468
$26,099
Horton
Nortwest
Meridian
Bike Lane
20.365
$121,340
Lakeway/Terrace
Lowell
Cable
Bike Lane
20.323
$106,603
Electric
Lakeway
Flynn
Bike Lane
20.092
$104,702
Eliza
Westerly
Kellogg
Bike Lane
20.074
$6,486
Moore/Trail
Illinois
Orleans
Bicycle Boulevard
19.652
$9,206
Kulshan
Oregon
Broadway
Bicycle Boulevard
19.457
$25,246
Valencia
Iowa
Fraser
Bicycle Boulevard
19.338
$11,735
State
York
Iowa
19.319
$22,419
James
Sunset
Orchard
Shared Lane
Marking
Mixed
19.310
$666,503
Sunset
James St
Pacific
Further Study
Needed
19.078
$0
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32nd
Donovan
Fielding
Bike Lane
18.688
$68,592
Puget St
Lakeway Dr
$0
Maplewood
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
18.671
Alderwood
Consolidatio
n Ave
Northwest
18.630
$11,228
Moore/Texas
RR Trail
Nevada
Bicycle Boulevard
18.479
$111,728
Prince
Meridian
Deemer
Bicycle Boulevard
18.268
$11,088
Woburn
Alabama
Iowa
Bike Lane
18.209
$35,287
10th/Adams
Douglas
14th
Bicycle Boulevard
18.178
$17,996
Mill
10th
12th
Bicycle Boulevard
18.126
$3,711
W College Way
Highland Dr
Further Study
Needed
17.993
$0
James /
Bakerview /
Deemer
Knox/20th/Taylor
Kellogg
Bill
McDonald
Pkwy
Orchard
Bike Lane
17.766
$115,035
14th
21st
Mixed
17.545
$23,430
Pacific
Alabama
Iowa
Bike Lane
17.490
$35,289
Bellis Fair
Pkwy/Cordata
North
Bakerview
Meridian
Mixed
17.326
$43,331
Keesling
Walnut
Bicycle Boulevard
17.247
$16,482
Pacific
Barkley
Alabama
Bicycle Boulevard
17.233
$19,694
Woburn
Sunset
Alabama St
17.218
$0
Fraser
Undine
Woburn
Further Study
Needed
Climbing Lane
17.006
$11,497
Vallete
Illinois
Broadway
Bicycle Boulevard
16.975
$106,944
Telegraph
Meridian
Deemer
Bike Lane
16.551
$27,619
Sunset Dr
Pacific
McLeod
16.528
$152,874
14th / Garden
Mill
Cedar
16.458
$64,457
Fielding/36th
32nd
Samish Way
Upgrade Existing
Bike Lane
Shared Lane
Marking
Mixed
16.454
$12,570
Meridian
Squalicum
W Illinois St
Bike Lane
16.391
$43,926
Kentucky
Pacific
Woburn
Bicycle Boulevard
16.351
$26,621
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Victor/Vallette
Meridian
Illinois
Bicycle Boulevard
16.254
$38,007
Tull
Stuart
Kellogg
Bike Lane
16.046
$29,125
Kellogg Rd
Tull Rd
$0
North
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
16.019
Connecticut/Waln
ut
McLeod
Cordata
Pkwy
Broadway
15.867
$59,807
Telegraph
James
Bicycle Boulevard
15.740
$34,271
Victor
Meridian
Northwest
Bicycle Boulevard
15.736
$52,002
San Juan
40th
Yew
Mixed
15.520
$23,441
12th
Mill
Chuckanut
15.444
$14,587
Northwest /
Mahogany
Meridian
Arctic
Aldrich
Shared Lane
Marking
Bike Lane
15.386
$26,637
Broadway
Illinois
Bike Lane
15.363
$36,965
Kellogg
Tull
Spring Creek
Mixed
15.195
$52,427
Edwards
Maple
Humboldt
Bicycle Boulevard
15.150
$5,983
30th/32nd
Donovan
Old Samish
Marked Route
14.846
$4,818
Mahogany
Aldrich
East to trail
Bicycle Boulevard
14.767
$1,533
Cordata Pkwy
Westerly Rd
Bakerview Rd
14.573
$0
Connelly
Old Fairhaven
36th
Further Study
Needed
Climbing Lane
14.569
$10,666
Ohio
Grant
State
Bike Lane
14.561
$7,737
Monroe/Lafayette Eldridge
Meridian
Bicycle Boulevard
14.519
$30,432
Victor
Northwest
Eldridge
Bicycle Boulevard
14.433
$66,450
Birchwood/Cedar
wood
Carrington/Northr
idge
Trail/Woodside
Nequalicum/Patto
n/Pinewood/Cott
onwood/
Cherrywood
Stuart
Greenwood
Northwest
Bicycle Boulevard
14.415
$35,848
Chandler
Barkley
Bicycle Boulevard
14.315
$20,042
Alderwood
Nome
Bicycle Boulevard
14.143
$41,855
Tull
Deemer
Bike Lane
14.034
$8,923
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Humboldt
Meador
Gladstone
Bicycle Boulevard
14.024
$9,693
Kline
Aldrich
Meridian
Bike Lane
13.962
$78,068
Broadway
Connecticut
Cornwall
Bicycle Boulevard
13.748
$43,641
Airport/W
Bakerview Rd
Sunset
Alderwood
I-5 Overpass
Bike Lane
13.661
$80,582
Ellis St
James
13.631
$0
McLeod
McGrath
Britton
Further Study
Needed
Bicycle Boulevard
13.565
$18,241
Deemer
Horton
Stuart
Bike Lane
13.531
$39,138
Telegraph
Deemer
James
Bike Lane
13.350
$51,634
Sunset
Ellis
Illinois
13.153
$9,054
Cornwall
Chestnut
south end
Shared Lane
Marking
Bike Lane
13.088
$61,779
Racine
Iowa
$5,381
Eldridge
Shared Lane
Marking
Bicycle Boulevard
12.989
West
Whatcom
Creek Trail
Squalicum
12.909
$14,816
Northshore
Britton
Alabama
Climbing Lane
12.902
$19,749
St Clair
Sunset
Barkley
Bike Lane
12.794
$28,841
Highland
Knox
Bicycle Boulevard
12.781
$28,985
Laurelwood/Ceda
rwood
4th/Donovan/Bay
side Rd
14th
Cottonwood
W College
Way
Bennett
Bicycle Boulevard
12.681
$19,397
Harris
Hawthorn
Bicycle Boulevard
12.593
$36,113
S State
Garden
12.486
$6,842
34th/Taylor
Connelly
Samish Way
Shared Lane
Marking
Bicycle Boulevard
12.464
$30,171
Tremont
Cordata
Meridian
Van Wyck/James
St Rd
Racine/Lopez/Tol
edo/Whatcom/Ne
wton
S Samish Way
Deemer
Bakerview
Old Lakeway
& Puget
Old Lakeway
Shared Lane
Marking
Bike Lane
12.444
$24,100
12.421
$118,499
Consolidatio
n
Bicycle Boulevard
12.353
$38,461
Elwood
48th
Bike Lane
12.265
$2,159,381.13
Lakeway
Yew
Bicycle Boulevard
12.236
$9,568
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Britton
Mt Baker Hwy
Northshore
Mixed
11.985
$135,702
Mahogany/Arctic
Pacific Hwy
Bakerview
Bike Lane
10.812
$57,140
Granary-Bloedel
(through the
waterfront)
Vining
Roeder
Cornwall
Further study
needed
10.661
$0
Klipsun trail
RR Trail
Bicycle Boulevard
10.640
$14,465
Northwest
Slater
Mahogany
Bike Lane
10.312
$142,078
Cordata
Tremont
Kline
Bike Lane
10.286
$16,333
Marine
Airport Dr
McAlpine
Bike Lane
10.215
$39,159
36th/Mill
Samish
40th
Bicycle Boulevard
10.173
$9,815
Hawthorn/Fieldst
on/Viewcrest
Rhododenron/Vin
ing
Bakerview
Chuckanut
Chuckanut
Bicycle Boulevard
10.094
$64,245
RR Trail
View Ridge
Bicycle Boulevard
9.930
$9,343
James St Rd
Vining
Bike Lane
9.927
$108,252
Harris
Marine Park
12th
Mixed
9.914
$39,303
38th/Bennett
40th
Mill
Bicycle Boulevard
9.790
$21,247
Yew
Lakeway
City limits
Climbing Lane
9.542
$27,050
Consolidation/Pac
ificview
40th/Wilkin
Puget
San Juan
Bicycle Boulevard
9.134
$9,173
Samish Way
Samish Way
Bicycle Boulevard
8.982
$22,416
Willow
Fieldston
Chuckanut
Bike Lane
8.527
$36,517
Brandywine/Klips
un Trail
36th/Larrabbee
Barkley
Vining
Bicycle Boulevard
8.424
$109,614
Connelly
Samish Way
Bicycle Boulevard
8.164
$15,435
Horton
Meridian
Deemer
Bike Lane
8.080
$18,656
Hannegan
Bakerview
Sunset
Bike Lane
7.868
$73,103
Northshore
Britton
Eagle Ridge
Bike Lane
7.431
$7,000,000
Pacific Hwy
Slater
Bakerview
Bike Lane
6.862
$192,105
Old Samish
Chuckanut
City Limits
Marked Route
5.456
$6,008
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Irongate
Hannegan
Bakerview
Bike Lane
5.307
$61,468
Hannegan
city limits
Bakerview
Bike Lane
4.402
$59,455
40th
Mill
Elwood
Shared Lane
Marking
3.888
$31,506
Total Plan Cost
$20,452,398
Specific project costs & comments based on preliminary estimates from City of
Bellingham Public Works:

Samish - $1M/mile (bike lane on east side)
Note: Based on PW engineering preliminary estimate of reconstruction costs along east side.

James - $1M/mile (bike lanes both sides)
Note: Based on PW engineering preliminary estimate of reconstruction costs along both
sides. Project is adopted, but unfunded on 6-Year TIP.

Douglas - $600K (climbing lane)
Note: Based on PW engineering preliminary estimate of reconstruction costs along north side
for climbing lane.

Northshore - $7M – project cost identified in TIP
Note: Based on PW engineering cost estimate of reconstruction costs along east side within Lake
Whatcom Watershed. Project is adopted, but unfunded on 6-Year TIP.
Disclaimer:
These costs are intended to be general and used for long-range planning purposes. The construction
estimates do not include costs for planning, surveying, engineering design, right-of-way acquisition,
mobilization, maintenance of traffic during construction, landscaping/aesthetics, utility adjustments,
lighting, drainage, storm water management, erosion and sediment control, significant grading, bridges,
retaining walls, significant changes in vehicular traffic patterns, or contingency costs. Maintenance costs
are based on estimates from a variety of sources including the City of Bellingham. Construction costs will
vary based on the ultimate project scope (i.e. combination with other projects) and economic conditions
at the time of construction.
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