BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The City of Bellingham announced it won the “Smart Projects Award” for Bellingham’s “Bicycle Master Plan”, which has created more bicycle connectivity than in any other city in Washington of a similar size.

The award is one of five Governor’s Smart Communities Awards.

Valorie Smith, of the State Department of Commerce, says Bellingham’s project stood out in a crowded field of varied and exceptional projects.

The award will be presented to Mayor Kelli Linville and the Bellingham City Council later this summer.