Schedule for Route 93 – Click Here Time Stop Schedule for BI RIDE – Click Here Click here to download & print the schedule Just before Christmas last year, Kitsap Transit received a written request from the Bainbridge Island Chamber to add a timed stop …
Through the combined efforts of the Chamber, City staff, Council, and local business owners, a new crosswalk has been added to Winslow Way to make a safer place for pedestrians, a better connection between the north and south sides of the street. As business hit …
Over the past couple of year’s Washington State legislative sessions, a wide-ranging slate of house and senate bills have been passed with great impact to local land use, waste reduction, transportation, and utilities. In response to those actions, the City of Bainbridge Island has recently …
On September 12, 2023, City Council adopted an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.24 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code, Disposable Food Service Ware and Waste Reduction, to reflect challenges with implementation per feedback from the local business community, Chamber Ambassadors and City staff. That ordinance included …
On Wednesday November 15, our island community came together to celebrate the grand opening of the Ted Spearman Justice Center – a $20 million facility housing Bainbridge Island’s new police station, municipal court, and emergency operations center. The project was designed by local architect Matthew …
Commissioners Decide Plan Represents Best Practices Road Map for Addressing Affordability & Lack of Housing Diversity Bainbridge Island’s Draft Affordable Housing Plan was recommended without reservation by the planning commission at its meeting May 25th. All 7 members unanimously backed ECONorthwest’s draft plan and its …
Crucial Planning Now Underway To Support Population Growth, Affordability Housing has long been said to be a priority on Bainbridge Island. It’s been studied and re-studied throughout recent years, policies have come forward only to die before being enacted, though our community land trust – …
20-Year Update Presents A Generational Opportunity to Shape The Future of Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island is a beautiful place to live. But it is a beautiful place with some challenges that can’t all be addressed on a year-to-year basis through our elected bodies and city …
How the House, Senate, Governor, Supreme Court + Citizens work together to govern our state Like our local island and county politics, state-level politics in Washington are increasingly impactful and important to post-pandemic life. From setting the statewide policy which guides and frames local decisions, …
Police Chief Provides Quarterly Public Safety Update Statistics from Bainbridge Island Police Department’s most recent report show that many of the types of crime rates on Bainbridge Island in 2022 rebounded to historic averages, and are generally much in line with the numbers seen prior …