by Barry MacHale and Sunny Beaver
We have lived in Bellingham’s Roosevelt neighborhood for 10 years. During that time, we’ve traveled the streets there by foot, bicycle, and automobile (in order of frequency). In December 2025/January 2026, we completed a systematic foot survey of the neighborhood, recording sidewalk data in a Google Sheet template Sunny designed. Roosevelt is bounded by Interstate 5, Whatcom Creek, Barkley Blvd., and Huron St. (the north and east boundaries zigzag between small streets at the borders with the Barkley and Alabama Hill neighborhoods). We count 37 streets within Roosevelt. Construction work was blocking a section of the east sidewalk on Verona St., between Alabama and Texas (2/2/26).
Streets in the North/South Direction
(22 streets, surveyed north to south)
Huron Street
It runs two blocks between E Illinois and Alabama. The first block has no sidewalk or curb. The second block has a partial curb on the west side, but no sidewalk on either side.
Lincoln Street
It runs two blocks between Lowe’s and E Maryland. There are no sidewalks or curbs.
Michigan Street
It runs six blocks between E Illinois and Kentucky. The first four blocks have no sidewalks or curbs. The block between Texas and Claudia Ct. has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and a partial sidewalk on the west side. The final block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and none on the west side.
Moore Street
It runs seven blocks between E Illinois and Carolina.The first block has no sidewalk, but the next five blocks have sidewalks and curbs on both sides. The last block between Kentucky and Iowa has no sidewalks or curbs.
Nevada Street
It runs nine blocks between E Indiana and Kentucky. The first block has no sidewalks or curbs. The next block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side that ends abruptly mid-block. The west side has none. Between E Maryland and Carolina, there are sidewalks on both sides, with the section between E Maryland and the intersection of the Railroad Trail also having a curb on the west side. From Carolina to Virginia, there are sidewalks and curbs on both sides. From Virginia, the street continues as a multiuse path connecting to Kentucky St. The final block from Iowa to Whatcom Creek has a sidewalk and curb on the west side and a curb only on the east side.
Ontario Street
It runs four blocks between E Illinois and Texas. The two blocks between E Illinois and Alabama have no sidewalks or curbs. The final block has a partial sidewalk and curb on the west side.
Orleans Street
It runs seven blocks between Barkley and Carolina. The first four blocks have sidewalks and curbs on both sides. The block between Alabama and Texas has a partial sidewalk and curb on both sides. The sidewalk and curb on the west side ends abruptly midblock. The sidewalk and curb on the east side transitions mid-block to a curb-separated walkway. The final block has a curb-separated walkway with a small section of sidewalk and curb on the east side. The sidewalk is in front of newly built multifamily housing. There is no sidewalk or curb on the west side.
Pacific Street
It runs 11 blocks, between Barkley Blvd. and Iowa. The first block between Barkley and E Illinois consists of two sections connected by an unpaved multiuse trail. The first section has a sidewalk and curb on the east side. There is about a half block with a curb on the west side, but no sidewalks. The second section to E Illinois has a sidewalk and curb on the east side, which ends abruptly just south of the trail connector. There are no sidewalks or curbs on the west side. Between E Illinois and Alabama, there are sidewalks on both sides, but no curbs. The final six blocks from Alabama to Iowa have sidewalks and curbs on both sides.
Queen Street
It runs four blocks between the Railroad Trail and Kentucky. The first block has no sidewalks or curbs until about halfway to Alabama St., where sidewalks start on both sides. The block between Alabama and Texas has a sidewalk on the west side, and a partial sidewalk and curb on the east side. Both of these features are adjacent to new multifamily housing. There are no sidewalks or curbs on the east side. The final blocks from Texas to Kentucky have sidewalks on the east side and none on the west side.
Racine Street
It runs three blocks between Barkley and Whatcom Creek. The first block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and none on the west side. The next block has no sidewalk or curb. From the intersection with the Railroad Trail and Alabama, there is a partial sidewalk and curb on the east side and a curb with no sidewalk on the west side. The final block from Iowa to Whatcom Creek has a sidewalk and curb on the west side that ends just past the Nissan dealership.
St. Clair Street
It runs four blocks between St. Clair Place and Alabama. The first block has a sidewalk and curb on the west side of the street and none on the east side. The remaining three blocks have no sidewalks or curbs.
St. Paul Street
It runs six blocks between E Illinois and Texas. The first two blocks have a sidewalk and curb on the west side and partial sidewalk and curb on the east side. The third block has a sidewalk and curb on both sides. The fourth block has a sidewalk and curb on the west side. The last block has no sidewalk.
Superior Street
It runs four blocks between New Haven and Texas. There are no sidewalks or curbs. This street also provides an access point to Roosevelt Elementary School.
Toledo Street
It runs three discontiguous blocks between the Railroad Trail and Iowa. The first two blocks have sidewalks on both sides, with the addition of curbs in the block between Alabama and Texas. The final block between Kentucky and Iowa has a sidewalk and curb on the east side of the street and a curb only on the west side.
Undine Street
It runs four discontiguous blocks between E Illinois and Whatcom Creek. The first block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and partial sidewalk and curb on the west side. The second block has a partial sidewalk that ends mid-block on the east side. The third block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and none on the west. The fourth block has no sidewalks and a partial curb on the west side.
Verona Street
It runs four blocks between E Illinois and Kentucky. The first block has a partial sidewalk and curb on the east side and none on the west side. The second block has no sidewalks or curbs. The third block has a sidewalk on the east side and no sidewalk on the west side. The fourth block has a sidewalk on the east side and a partial curb on the west side. The fifth block continues from Roosevelt Park as a paved multi-use path to Kentucky St.
Valencia Street
It runs five discontiguous blocks between E Illinois and Whatcom Creek. The first block has sidewalks on the east and west side that end mid-block, while the curb continues. The second block has no sidewalks and curbs. The third block has a sidewalk and curb on the east side and none on the west side. The fourth block has no sidewalks or curbs on either side. On the fifth block, there is a sidewalk and curb on the west side and none on the east.
Woburn Street
It runs seven blocks between E Illinois and Iowa. There are sidewalks and curbs on both sides for the entire length. There are WTA bus stops at Kentucky, Texas, E North, E Connecticut, and E Maryland.
Xenia Street
It runs five continuous blocks between Roosevelt Elementary School and a dead-end just south of Carolina. There is also one non-contiguous block between Carolina and Yew. The entire length of this street has no sidewalks or curbs.
Xenia Lane, West
It runs one block between Carolina and Yew. There are no sidewalks or curbs.
Yew Street
It runs six blocks between Roosevelt Elementary School and Woburn. The first four blocks between the school and Texas have sidewalks and curbs on both sides. The fifth block has a sidewalk and partial curb on the east side and none on the west. The sixth block has a partial sidewalk on the east side that ends at Zephyr Place and none on the west.
Zephyr Place
It runs approximately one block off Yew St. and dead ends near the Kentucky Street cul-de-sac. There is a curb on the east side of the street, but no sidewalks.
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Streets in the West/East Direction
(15 streets, surveyed west to east)
Alabama Street
It runs 17 blocks between the I-5 Bridge and just east of Ontario. There are sidewalks and curbs on both sides for the entire length. There are also WTA bus stops at Nevada, Orleans, Queen, St. Paul, Undine, Valencia, Yew, and Michigan.
Carolina Street
It runs eight discontiguous blocks between I-5 and Yew. The first three blocks have a sidewalk on the north side and none on the south. The fourth block has sidewalks on the north and south sides and a curb on the south. The last four blocks have no sidewalks or curbs.
Claudia Court
It runs one block between a cul-de-sac and Michigan. There are sidewalks and curbs on both sides.
Connecticut Street, East
It runs three blocks between Woburn and Superior. It continues for two more blocks between Michigan and St. Clair. All sections have no sidewalks or curbs.
Illinois Street, East
It runs 12 discontiguous blocks between Moore and St. Clair. The first three blocks have a sidewalk on the south side and none on the north. The fourth block has a sidewalk and curb on the north side and none on the south. The fifth block has no sidewalks or curbs. The next four blocks have a sidewalk and curb on the south side only. The ninth block is an unpaved multi-use path. The last two blocks have sidewalks and curbs on the south side only.
Indiana Street, East
It runs one block between Nevada and Orleans. There is a sidewalk and curb on the north side and none on the south.
Iowa Street
It runs four large blocks between I-5 and Woburn. There are sidewalks and curbs for the entire length of the north side. The south side has sidewalks and curbs from I-5 to the Fitness Evolution driveway, where the sidewalk abruptly ends, but the curb continues. The sidewalk restarts at the Nissan dealership driveway. The block between Toledo and Undine has a partial sidewalk and curb that starts at the driveway for the Subaru dealership. The final blocks have sidewalks and curbs.
Kentucky Street
It runs eight discontiguous blocks between I-5 and Michigan. Between I-5 and Moore, there are sidewalks and curbs on both sides. The following block dead-ends at the gate for Brooks Manufacturing and has a multi-use path on the north side and no sidewalk or curbs on the south. The street re-starts at Pacific, where there is a sidewalk and curb on the south side to Woburn St. The north side has a curb to Woburn and a section of sidewalk directly in front of Grizzly Industrial. The final two blocks between Zephyr Place and Michigan have sidewalks and curbs on both sides.
Maryland Street, East
It runs eight discontiguous blocks between Moore and St. Clair. Between Moore and Nevada, there is a sidewalk and curb on the south side and none on the north. Between Nevada and Orleans, there is a sidewalk on the south side and nothing on the north. Between Orleans and Undine, there is a partial sidewalk and curb on the south side and nothing on the north. Between Woburn and Michigan, there are no sidewalks or curbs.
New Haven Place
It runs one block between Superior and ends in a cul-de-sac. There is a continuous curb on both sides of the street, but no sidewalks.
North Street, East
It runs six blocks between I-5 and Woburn. The first three blocks have sidewalks without curbs on both sides. The remaining three blocks have no sidewalks or curbs on either side.
Roslyn Place
It runs one block between a cul-de-sac and St. Clair. There is a sidewalk and curb on the north side and into the cul-de-sac. The south side has a continuous curb, but the sidewalk starts mid-block.
St. Clair Place
It runs one block between a cul-de-sac and St. Clair Street. There are sidewalks and curbs on both sides.
Texas Street
It runs 15 blocks between I-5 and Michigan. The first four blocks from I-5 to Pacific have no sidewalks or curbs on either side. The following six blocks between Pacific and Valencia have sidewalks and curbs on the north side and sidewalks only on the south side. The next three blocks have sidewalks and curbs on both sides. The final two blocks have sidewalks and curbs on the south side and none on the north.
Valhalla Street
It runs one block west from St. Paul and has three distinct cul-de-sacs. There are sidewalks and curbs on both sides.
Virginia Street
It runs one block between Nevada and Pacific, adjacent to the City of Bellingham Public Works. There is a sidewalk and curb on the south side. This street is frequently used by pedestrians and cyclists to access the Nevada St. multi-use path and Kentucky St.
