The City of Bellevue recently responded to the issue of homelessness by hiring its first homelessness outreach coordinator. Stephanie Martinez will provide direct assistance to those experiencing homelessness, respond to related community issues, coordinate efforts by departments within the city like Police, Fire and Development Services, as well as with […]
Since 2007, Bellevue has strengthened its commitment to the environment and sustainability through the establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Initiative. The initiative leads local and regional environmental efforts and facilitates better environmental citizenship by the municipality, residents and businesses to enhance and protects our natural resources, water, air, climate, parks […]
Bellevue LifeSpring, the first service organization that works closely with the community to foster stability and self-sufficiency for Bellevue’s children and their families, recently elected a new president and chair of its board of directors. Tracy Wort has been involved with LifeSpring for more than 10 years through volunteer work. […]
Congregations for the Homeless (CFH) will provide services at Northeast 8th Street and 108th Avenue Northeast as a temporary “bridge” shelter for homeless men, while the site at Lincoln Center on 116th is brought up to fire code for year-round operation. The shelter will open in September. At that time, […]
We reported earlier this year that Bellevue ranked as the most expensive city for rent in the Seattle metro area, according to Zumper Seattle Metro. As of recently, not only does Bellevue continue to rank as the most expensive city for rent, but also, it has increased in price. The […]
The bike lanes in downtown Bellevue began operating as of July 2018. The project was intended to create more connectivity for people traveling in the city, as well as a connection between the SR 520 and I-90 trails. The lanes now run along 108th Avenue Northeast between Main Street and […]
As of March 23rd, the transit tunnel (or what was originally called “bus tunnel”) in downtown Seattle is closing and moving above ground to designated bus lanes. This is being referred to as the second phase of the “Seattle Squeeze”. There will be more than 800 bus trips moving from […]
Meydenbauer Bay Park opened on Saturday to much fanfare. The park fulfills 32-years of planning, according to the City of Bellevue. Meydenbauer Bay Park includes a quarter mile of waterfront and a seven-acre park. The rich features of the park include many dynamic areas such as an iconic pedestrian pier […]
Earlier this week the Bellevue City Council received an update from Sound Transit that the East Link Light Rail project has neared 50 percent completion. Some of the highlights from the project progress include: tunnel excavation work under 110th Ave NE that has recently been completed, significant progress on the […]
2018 has brought a flurry of new restaurant openings at Lincoln Square South, new condo pre-sales, and announcements about future commercial development in downtown Bellevue. The top article of the year was the announcement that Tom Douglas was going to partner with Nordstrom at Bellevue Square to open Department Bento. […]
