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APPENDIX A: DESTINATION COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS Asheville / Buncombe County, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina features layers of lush mountains that abound with adventure, profound cultural roots from literary giants to American royalty, and inspired locals whose passion projects jump from pop-up kitchens to performance art. Asheville has been a point of pilgrimage since the 1800s as a destination for inspiration, rejuvenation and self-expression. No wonder George W. Vanderbilt chose this Blue Ridge city for his greatest legacy, Biltmore. And perhaps why Lonely Planet named Asheville as the #1 destination in 2017, just one of many accolades for this hip mountain town. Beer is big in Asheville and only continues to grow. With 28 breweries in the city and 30 in Buncombe County, Asheville has the most breweries per capital in the country. Four additional breweries will open by the end of 2017, including Turgua Farmstead Brewing, set on a five-acre farm in Fairview and utilizing fruits and root vegetables. SmartAsset.com ranked Asheville #2 among "The Best Cities for Beer Drinkers" following a study that analyzed various sources of data (December 2015). Asheville is also a foodie town, with its own “Foodtopia” campaign to attract culinary tourists to its 250+ independent restaurants; six James Beard nominated chefs; 28 breweries; 14 farmers markets; one vegan butcher; 1,000+ family farms; one wild foods market, the first in the nation; three craft hard cideries using local apples; the fifth micro sake brewery in the nation; one rum distillery (the only one in Western N.C.); one kombucha bar, all local; one honey bar/boutique; one underground supper club with wild themes and secret locations; two insanely creative donut shops; two locations to get bean-to-bar local chocolate; one mushroom man tour guide; and the first woman to legally distill moonshine. -
Silver Beach Letter of Intent
Wendy Harris, RECEIVED On behalf of Petitioners NOV 3 0 2007 3925 E. Connecticut Street Bellingham, WA 98226 City of Bellingham (360) 922-0442 Planning [email protected] Tim Stewart, Planning Director City of Bellingham Planning and Community Development Department 210 Lottie Street Bellingham, Wa, 98225 November 30, 2007 LETTER OF INTENT To Submit Neighborhood Plan Amendment Application For The "Complete" Silver Beach Neighborhood Plan Pursuant to the provisions of BMC Sec. 20.20.020 B, and BMC Sec. 21.10.150 B(l )(b ), the below signed Silver Beach residents ("petitioners") request that the Bellingham Planning Director initiate the "complete" Silver Beach Neighborhood plan amendment, which is attached hereto as Attachment A. Petitioners request that the complete plan amendment be docketed concurrently with, and joined to, the "official" neighborhood plan amendment that was submitted by the Silver Beach Neighborhood Association ("SBNA"). Further, petitioners request that, pursuant to BMC Sec. 21. l 0.190 A, the Director waive normal submittal requirements for review of this application as such necessary information is contained in the application filed by the SBNA, rendering additional documentation duplicative. Finally, petitioners request that any relevant fees for this application be waived on the theory that the "complete" plan amendment is, in fact, the true result of the neighborhood plan review process required under BMC Sec. 20.20.070. This assertion is supported by the facts discussed below, and in the separate request -
North Lake Samish Road Bridge No. 107 Replacement – Type, Size, & Location (TS&L) Study Report
North Lake Samish Road Bridge No. 107 Replacement – Type, Size, & Location (TS&L) Study Report Prepared for: Whatcom County Public Works - Engineering August 2017 By: TranTech Engineering, LLC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The existing North Lake Samish Road Bridge No. 107 is a five-span, 250’ long timber structure built in 1963. The bridge consists of wood glulam girders with timber piles and caps. This bridge provides access across the north end of Lake Samish and has an ADT of approximately 885. During the previous bridge inspection, there were areas of wood rot found in the tops of the girders. A new load rating required that the bridge be severely weight restricted, to the point that school buses and fire district vehicles could not use the bridge. To address the bridge’s deteriorated conditions, a temporary traffic modification is set in place that restricts the bridge center span to one lane. The County recently selected TranTech to prepare a final Type, Size, & Location (TS&L) report to investigate different viable bridge replacement alternatives and to recommend an alternative with the most desired attributes for advancement to full design. Based on input from the County, public outreach, and engineering activities associated with work elements described in this report, three viable bridge replacement alternatives were investigated. The studied alternatives are: Alternative 1 – Straight alignment with pre-stressed concrete girders Alternative 2A – Curved alignment with pre-stressed concrete girders Alternative 2B – Curved alignment with steel girders During three public outreach meetings, different aesthetic bridge components such as: look-out platforms, aesthetic fascia, and illumination were presented to the community and key stakeholders for consideration. -
2003 Chuckanut Drive State Route 11 Corridor Management Plan
WHATCOM COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Second Edition December 18, 2003 Contents Contents Chuckanut Drive Corridor Management Plan Chuckanut Drive Corridor Management Plan Contents Contents Table Of Contents Page i FOREWORD i Chuckanut Corridor Community Samish Farmlands Chuckanut Mountainside Whatcom Museum of History & Historic Fairhaven Parkway Steering Committee Advisors Whatcom Council of Governments Staff v INTRODUCTION v Chuckanut Bay And The Beginnings Of Chuckanut Drive vi Poem: Musings On Chuckanut Drive vi Corridor Management Plan Benefits vii Local Guidance For Chuckanut’s Future viii The Byway Planning Process viii What Is the Corridor? When Chuckanut Drive was ix The Chuckanut Vision originally established as a dirt road, it served a recreational rather than 1 SECTION I: VIEW AND CONTEXT a transportation function, since 3 Intrinsic Quality Assessment And Management travel was faster by train or by one 3 Chuckanut Drive Region of the plentiful Mosquito Fleet ferries 5 Samish Farmlands plying the north Puget Sound area. 5 History of the Samish Farmlands 8 Samish Farmlands Intrinsic Quality Inventory and Management Strategies 13 Chuckanut Mountainside 13 History and Background of Chuckanut Mountainside 15 Chuckanut Mountain Intrinsic Quality Inventory and Management Strategies 25 Historic Fairhaven Parkway 25 History of Fairhaven and the Parkway Community 27 Historic Fairhaven Parkway Intrinsic Quality Inventory and Management Strategies 33 SECTION II: VISITOR AND COMMERCE 33 Marketing Narrative 33 Chuckanut Communities 34 Marketing Methods Chuckanut Drive Corridor Management Plan Chuckanut Drive Corridor Management Plan Contents Contents 37 Chuckanut Vistas 37 The Heritage Tourism Market 38 Trends In The Travel Industry 39 Promotional Strategies: Conclusion 39 Interpretation Plan 39 Value Of Interpretive Sites 42 Proposed Interpretive Sites 47 Visitor Experience Description Whatcom Museum of History&Art,Bellingham,Wa. -
Bellingham | Washington
Bellingham Nooksack Valley á Lake Whatcom á Everson á Sudden Valley á Nooksack á Fairhaven á Sumas á Lake Samish Blaine Lynden á Birch Bay Ferndale Mt Baker á Custer á Glacier á Lummi Island á Maple Falls Bellingham | Washington On the shores of Bellingham Bay with Mount Baker as its backdrop, Bellingham is the last major city before the Washington coastline meets the Canadian border with a pop- ulaton of 81,862 (2011 census). The City of Bellingham, which serves as the county seat of Whatcom County, is at the center of a uniquely picturesque area ofering a rich varie- ty of recreatonal, cultural, educatonal and economic actvites. Location Bellingham, Washington is about 90 miles north of Seatle, 21 miles south of the Cana- dian border and about 52 miles south of Vancouver, B.C. The city encompasses about 28 square miles, with north Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands to the west and snow -capped Mount Baker and the North Cascade mountains to the east. Community Bellingham residents are passionate about community life. Strategic investments in parks, trails and preserved open spaces ofer recreaton and help the community grow gracefully as the populaton increases. Bellingham’s actve waterfront hosts a range of marine actvites. Bellingham Chamber of Commerce 119 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 734-1330 www.bellingham.com Ferndale | Washington Located in the northwest corner of Washington State near the Nooksack River, Ferndale was ofcially incorporated on March 19, 1907. Once called Jam because of its locaton next to a logjam on the river, the City was renamed Ferndale by the school teacher who admired ferns that once grew around the original school house. -
Klipsun Magazine, 2006, Volume 36, Issue 06-May
Western Washington University Western CEDAR Klipsun Magazine Western Student Publications 5-2006 Klipsun Magazine, 2006, Volume 36, Issue 06 - May Kate M. Miller Western Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation Miller, Kate M., "Klipsun Magazine, 2006, Volume 36, Issue 06 - May" (2006). Klipsun Magazine. 238. https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/238 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Student Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Klipsun Magazine by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 36 Issue 6 klipsun.wwu.edu May 2006 ,* <= ■■■ «, 'Wwa. Of I “V “Waj-* ^ *« .r** ‘c n vr- * ^g,. ^ •M'S-- 4sS.> ^£c*!tr .... WVftW ■■ ‘ok^'ViJr » ns-v . »■ ■#. ¥4.; i ■Mr»- : >% t'" '*' ■ \ -i J.- i • w*'-.:‘ * .Sr.-S'.-." -•rf:-.-- ■'^'£ ig - Thr^Bellingham residents ®; ^ \ compete in a firefighting and ^ gjJ hJMl training program f|^ ForgetBummer waiting tables, Insanity fishing in Alaska changes your outlook on life Klip 1mMAGAZINEsun Editor's note hange is scary. Staying in the comfort of the familiar is always easier than venturing into the unknown.C That is why I am always inspired by people willing to innovate. It takes courage to look toward the new to amend the old. Stories such as "Wave of the Future" and "Baker's New Breakfast" show how finding new ways to accomplish old goals can be a good thing. From the first bilingual school north of Seattle to an animal shelter that found an alternative to euthanizing, people are thinking outside of the box. -
Lake Samish Basin Comprehensive Stormwater Plan
Lake Samish Basin Comprehensive Stormwater Plan Prepared for Prepared by TABLE OF CONTENTS June 1, 2012 II LAKE SAMISH COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER PLAN Lake Samish Basin Comprehensive Stormwater Plan Prepared for Whatcom County, Washington Prepared by June 1, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................ iv Executive Summary .............................................................................................. vii 1 Introduction and Background ........................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Goals and Objectives of the Comprehensive Stormwater Plan.............................1-1 1.2 Factors Driving Plan Development .......................................................................1-6 1.3 Previous Planning Efforts within the Lake Samish Basin ......................................1-8 1.4 Prior Stormwater Programmatic Efforts in Basin...................................................1-9 1.5 Review of Past and Ongoing Monitoring, Modeling ............................................ 1-10 1.6 Completed Stormwater Improvement Project ..................................................... 1-11 1.7 Whatcom County Involvement in Plan Development ......................................... 1-11 1.8 Public Outreach Regarding Stormwater ............................................................. 1-11 2 Lake Samish Watershed Characteristics and Conditions Assessment ..... 2-1 2.1 Lake