
Location
Bellingham, WA
Client
City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
RWD led the master planning and multi-phased development of a new 25-acre community park featuring a pump track, adult fitness equipment, an amphitheater, eight pickleball courts, a basketball court, a pavilion, restrooms, picnic shelters, site furniture, a maintenance building, Washington’s first outdoor parkour area, an inclusive playground, a splash pad, open lawn areas, pedestrian trails, and public art. Although the site was 90% encumbered by wetlands, RWD successfully navigated land-use entitlement, Corps of Engineers permitting, and site plan review while conducting a robust public engagement process with a steering committee to establish the Preferred Master Plan. RWD prepared bid documents and provided full construction administration. This complex project required coordinated work across architecture, civil engineering, surveying, geotechnical, traffic, electrical, structural, and environmental disciplines, demonstrating RWD’s ability to deliver large, multidisciplinary park projects from concept through construction.