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Winter weather response wanes, flooding still a concern

Thursday, Jan. 6 City of Bellevue crews responding to the recent bout of winter weather have now resumed their normal operating hours and are no longer running on 24/7 shifts. 
plow on a Bellevue street

Help make streets near schools safer

As part of its Vision Zero transportation safety efforts, the city is inviting Bellevue School District students, parents and neighbors to help make walking and bicycling safer on routes near their…
Photo of children crossing a street crosswalk with a school bus in the background

Season of Cheer, Snowflake Lane return for holidays

Bellevue’s Season of Cheer (formerly called Magic Season) starts today and will continue until Sunday, Jan. 9. Many of the festivities were cancelled last year due to the pandemic. 
Snowflake-lane-above.jpg

Walk to School Day returns Oct. 6

After skipping 2020 due to students learning remotely, Walk to School Day returns to Bellevue on Wednesday, Oct. 6, with a record 16 schools participating, including three middle schools. The event…
Students cross a street on their way to Newport Heights Elementary School.

Wanted: Feedback on city’s new demonstration greenway

The city’s first neighborhood greenway has opened on 165th and 166th avenues in East Bellevue, and we want to know what you think of the project, which aims to create a safer, more comfortable…
Man and dog near mini roundabout

Live, in-person arts event returns Labor Day weekend

The city’s annual arts and crafts showcase returns this year for a scaled back, in-person version after the 2020 event was skipped due to COVID-19 precautions. 
People peruse the offerings at the 6th Street Arts Fair in 2019.

Start of in-person classes requires more vigilance by drivers

Students in the Bellevue School District, grades 1-12, get back to in-person learning starting Wednesday, Sept. 1; the first day of classes for Issaquah School District students, some of who live in…
Students cross a street on their way to Newport Heights Elementary School.

Community celebrates safety upgrades for SE Newport Way

Years of collaboration between residents in the Eastgate area and City of Bellevue officials capped off today with a celebration marking the completion of a major transportation improvement project…
Community members with Now Open letters

What are your transportation priorities? Let us know

Questionnaire available as city creates new planning framework    The city is in the process of creating a new long-range planning framework to better guide transportation system…
People walk across 106th Avenue Northeast.

Yao street sign honors Bellevue’s sister city

New honorary street signs unveiled Tuesday on Main Street, near the Bellevue Botanical Garden, pay tribute to Bellevue’s longest-running sister city relationship – at 52 years – with Yao, Japan. 
Transportation workers install an honorary street sign celebrating sister city Yao, Japan.
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