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Council Roundup: Parks funding strategy may head to voters

Plus, council advances safe parking program pilot and adopts Transportation Facilities Plan through 2033
Surrey Downs Park

Council Roundup: City wins regional transportation award

Plus, comments on Supreme Court decision and review of regional legislative issues Note: The next City Council meeting will be Tuesday, July 5, due to the holiday Monday.
Vision 2050 Award with Council

WSDOT to fully close I-405 downtown June 18-19

Closure needed to demolish Main Street Bridge, prep for new span
Graphic saying "Main Street Bridge Closed."

Bellevue launches third summer of expanded outdoor dining

“Al Fresco” program runs through mid-September
Al Fresco Dining Patio

Mountains to Sound Greenway project nabs national award

Bellevue has won a 2022 transportation project of the year award from the American Public Works Association for building a section of the Mountains to Sound Greenway in Factoria that features a…
A cyclist uses the Mountains to Sound Greenway trail in Factoria, where bas-relief mountains decorate the retaining wall.

Virtual open house May 3 on ‘multimodal concurrency’

Comments invited on code change related to transportation improvements The city is changing the way it assesses transportation concurrency and is inviting the public to comment on a draft amendment…
A man walks by a construction site in downtown Bellevue.

Council Roundup: Long-range parks planning moves forward

Plus, Vision Zero and Neighborhood Enhancement Program updates
The Surrey Downs Park was just an idea in the Parks Plan before it was opened in 2019.

Bellevue expands, adds traffic safety tools downtown

Two new technology tools designed to make streets safer and more efficient are being installed this week at downtown intersections. They hold the potential for reducing deadly traffic incidents.
Lidar identifies street users and their locations at intersections.

City launches effort to better manage curb areas

As competition for space heats up, public invited to comment for new plan Competition for curbside areas – the borders between streets and sidewalks – in downtown and other dense neighborhoods…
A limousine is parked on a downtown Bellevue street.

Leaders celebrate latest progress on regional trail

Mayor Robinson, congressional representatives, praise Mountains to Sound Greenway City, state and federal leaders today marked the completion of the latest Mountains to Sound Greenway segment in…
Group of people cutting ribbon on new Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail section
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