Bellingham, Wash. -- As part of the City of Bellingham’s Ten in ’10 Initiative the city is offerings tax credits and cash rewards of various levels to businesses that offer ride share programs or purchase bus passes for employees as well as apartment complex owners who provide the bus passes for tenants of their buildings.
City of Bellingham transportation planner Chris Comeau, 45, responds to questions after a presentation Tuesday evening at Sustainable Connections about parking and transportation incentives that are being offered. The goal of the program is to reduce traffic with the help of local businesses.
“If someone is part of car-share program they will actually drive less.” Comeau pressed when speaking on the importance of these programs to help reduce vehicle trips and traffic.
The presentation was given to an audience of about 20 people including, city workers, local developers and residents of Bellingham. This was the first presentation given on the transportation incentives and will be continually revised based on feedback from the public until an agreed upon version is complete.
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