Service Change Goals
Service Change Highlights by Area
Route 4 currently serves St Joseph Hospital. WTA is proposing to create two separate bus routes that serve the Hospital departing from Cordata Station and Bellingham Station.
- Route 9 Hospital - Downtown
- Route 18 Maplewood/Hospital - Cordata
This change allows us to increases the frequency of buses arriving from Bellingham Station from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes on weekdays.
Unfortunately, because several of our new buses can't complete the U-turn at Birch Bay Village, we'll be eliminating up to eight trips to Birch Bay Village.
The total number of Route 75 trips is not proposed to change, only the number of times we go to Birch Bay Village.
Detailed Changes by Route
Where the bus travels through town will not change.
We are proposing to add Sunday service.
Weekdays
No Change.
Saturday
No Change.
Sundays
Add 10 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 8:40 AM – 5:40 PM.
Add 10 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 8:25 AM – 5:25 PM.
We are proposing to replace Route 4 with Route 9 Hospital - Downtown and Route 18 Maplewood/Hospital - Cordata.
Increases weekday, Saturday and Sunday service.
Weekdays
16 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
(Increased from 6 trips)
Saturdays
15 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM.
(Increased from 6 trips)
Sundays
13 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
(Increased from 6 trips)
Increases weekday, Saturday and Sunday service.
Weekdays
16 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 6:25 AM – 9:25 PM.
(Increased from 7 trips)
Saturdays
15 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 7:25 AM – 9:25 PM.
(Increased from 7 trips)
Sundays
13 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 7:25 AM – 7:25 PM.
(Increased from 7 trips)
- Reverts service levels back to pre-June 2024. No change to routing
- Reallocated revenue hours to expand transit access to the King Mountain Neighborhood near James St and Kellogg St, the fastest growing neighborhood in Bellingham
Weekdays
Route 48: 5 trips departing from CTS at 7:05 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 6:05 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. 3 trips departing from Bakerview Spur at 6:40 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 3:50 p.m.
Saturdays
Route 48: 3 trips departing from CTS at 9:32 a.m., 12:32 p.m. and 7:51 p.m. 2 trips departing from Bakerview Spur at 10:12 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sundays
No Sunday service.
- Increases the frequency from about every 90-minutes to every 60-minutes, seven days a week
- The bus would depart from Cordata Station instead of Bellingham Station, enabling access to Cordata area destinations including Whatcom Community College and Winco
Weekdays
14 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 6:05 AM – 7:05 PM.
(Increased from 9 trips)
Saturdays
11 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 8:05 AM – 6:05 PM.
(Increased from 7 trips)
Sundays
10 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 8:05 AM – 5:05 PM.
(Increased from 6 trips)
Unfortunately, because several of our new buses can't complete the U-turn at Birch Bay Village, we'll be eliminating up to eight trips to the area shaded in yellow.
The total number of Route 75 trips is not proposed to change, only the number of times we go to Birch Bay Village.
- Increases service to the hospital, replacing Route 4
- Increases the frequency from every 60 minutes to a bus every 30 minutes on weekdays
- Increases evening service
- Adds one bus every hour on Sunday
Weekdays
26 trips departing every 30 minutes from Bellingham Station at :10 and :40 after the hour, 6:40 AM – 7:10 PM
(Increased from 12 trips)
Saturdays
10 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station at :10 after the hour, 8:10 AM – 5:10 PM
(Number of trips remains the same)
Sundays
Add 10 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 8:10 AM – 5:10 PM
(Increased from 0 trips.)
- New route to increase service to Bellingham Technical College, Lighthouse Mission and Old Town Urban Village
- Service along Holly & Eldridge would increase from a bus every 60 minutes to a bus every 30 minutes on weekdays
- Enabled by the changes to the Hospital route (currently Route 4) through an interlinement
Weekdays
11 trips departing hourly from Bellingham Station, 7:10 AM – 5:10 PM.
(Increased from 0 trips)
Saturdays
This corridor would continue to be served by Route 3.
Sundays
This corridor would be served by Route 3.
- Maintains hourly service from Cordata Station to the hospital, via Maplewood Ave
- Adds Sunday service
- Replaces a portion of the Route 4 Hospital
- Enabled by the realignment of Route 50 – Lummi Nation, through an interlinement
Weekdays
13 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 6:20 AM – 6:20 PM.
(Increased from 12 trips)
Saturdays
12 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 7:20 AM – 6:20 PM.
(Increased from 11 trips)
Sundays
11 trips departing hourly from Cordata Station, 8:20 AM – 6:20 PM.
(Increased from 0 trips)
- Add transit service to the King Mountain Neighborhood six days a week
- Maintains hourly service to Bakerview Spur and the Irongate Industrial Neighborhood six days a week
- Serves housing growth including multifamily near Creston Way
Weekdays
Route 45: 13 trips departing hourly from CTS, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Route 45: 13 trips departing hourly from CTS, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sundays
No Sunday service.