Stacy Christensen

The City of Lynden's 2025 Comprehensive Plan provides a 20-year roadmap to guide growth and development, aiming to cultivate a vibrant community where families can thrive. It focuses on key elements such as Land Use, Housing, Utilities, Capital Facilities, Health and Wellness, and Climate Resiliency. The plan emphasizes honoring agricultural roots, stewarding resources, supporting commerce and innovation, embracing small-town charm, and nurturing community spirit, with an overall vision to enhance the quality of life for all residents.

The Lynden City Council adopted the 2025 Comprehensive Plan as required by the Washington State Growth Management Act. The plan includes updates to the Land Use Element, Housing Element, Utilities Element, Capital Facilities Element, and Transportation Element. A new Climate Element was added to comply with state law. The council reviewed population, housing, and employment projections, analyzed land capacity, and addressed housing needs for all economic categories. Amendments were made to the Zoning Map and Future Land Map. Public hearings were held, and the council considered public comments before adopting the plan.

The document is an ordinance adopting the City of Lynden's 2025 Comprehensive Plan, as required by the Washington State Growth Management Act. The plan updates existing elements such as Land Use, Housing, Utilities, Capital Facilities, and Transportation, while introducing new Climate and Health and Wellness elements. It incorporates 2023-2045 population, housing, and employment projections, aiming to ensure sufficient land capacity for projected growth and diverse housing types across all economic categories. The update process emphasized continuous public participation.

This Transportation Plan for the City of Lynden provides a strategic framework to guide the growth and development of the city's transportation infrastructure from 2026 to 2045. It integrates land use planning with the transportation network to create a balanced, multimodal system. Key focus areas include public participation and interagency coordination, land use planning and development standards, maintaining multimodal levels of service for streets and highways, encouraging and developing pedestrian and bicycle networks, managing parking, supporting public transit and transportation demand management, and establishing a stable financial foundation for implementation. The plan's vision is to maintain community livability, promote public health and economic well-being, ensure environmental protection, and enhance safety for residents, employees, and visitors.

The City of Lynden's 2025 Comprehensive Plan serves as a roadmap to guide the city's growth and development over a 20-year planning period, extending to 2045. It addresses key areas including land use, housing, utilities, capital facilities, health and wellness, and climate resiliency. The plan is built upon a vision to cultivate a vibrant future by honoring agricultural roots, stewarding environmental and economic resources, supporting industry and innovation, embracing small-town charm, and nurturing community spirit, ultimately aiming to create a place where families can thrive.