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Bellevue marks City Hall Plaza reopening on 70th anniversary

Years in the making, the reimagined Bellevue City Hall Plaza, which neighbors the future East Link light rail Bellevue Downtown Station, is now open to the public.  To mark this milestone and…
City Council members, City Manager Brad Miyake and Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm clip the ribbon for the reopening of the City Hall plaza.

Council Roundup: ‘Bike Bellevue’ program launches

Plus legislative updates, extensions on certain permits and board and commission appointments
"Bike Bellevue" will include new bike lanes such as this one visualized for Northeast 12th Street downtown.

Northwesterner returns to lead Bellevue’s development services function

Rebecca Horner joins city in May as department director after long stint working on East Coast
Rebecca Horner

Openings on affordable housing organization board

ARCH (A Regional Coalition for Housing), a partnership of the county and Eastside cities working to preserve and increase the region’s supply of affordable housing, is seeking residents to serve on…

RRR theme for Bellevue’s youth conference

Preregistration open until April 14
A girl speaks at a Youth Involvement Conference hosted by Bellevue Youth Link. Michael Kleven Photography

Council Roundup: Council considers extending life of permits

Plus, commendation for long-time resident’s community service

Construction of new fire station to begin

Fire Station 10 needed for ‘vertical neighborhoods’ downtown Construction of Bellevue’s first new fire station in 29 years will begin later this month or in early April. The community is invited to…
Visualization of Fire Station 10

Increased patrols following burglaries

Officers are increasing patrols following a series of home burglaries in Bellevue and surrounding areas.  Detectives are investigating at least 16 Bellevue burglaries that they believe are being…

City seeks input on proposed apprenticeship program

As part of an effort to bolster the local supply of skilled construction workers, the City of Bellevue is considering the creation of an apprenticeship program. The city is seeking input from…
The apprenticeship program requirement would affect projects like this, major improvements to West Lake Sammamish Parkway.

Budget initiatives, new fire station in It's Your City

The Winter/Spring issue of It’s Your City arriving in Bellevue mailboxes this week focuses on a 2023-24 budget that supports environmental stewardship, public safety, affordable housing and equity.
Cover of the Winter-Spring 2023 issue of It's Your City, featuring a picture of the Community Crisis Assistance Team
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