If you’ve been confused by all of the updates with regard to light rail recently, this is the event for you. Local residents are invited to learn more about Bellevue’s proposed light rail route at an open house next week. The City of Bellevue will host a discussion about its […]
Transportation
Electric Car Charging Stations Come to Bellevue City Hall
A ribbon-cutting was held to celebrate the installation of Bellevue’s first public electric vehicle charging stations, ChargePoint America. The event, which included speakers at Bellevue’s City Hall parking lot. During the celebration, a Toytota Prius was be used to show how the charging stations work. Speakers included Bellevue Mayor Don […]
City of Bellevue Prepares for Electric Vehicles to Hit the Streets
The Bellevue City Council last week discussed the influx of electric cars expected to hit Bellevue this year and how the city can help to prepare for them and encourage electric car purchases. The council discussed how to support the infrastructure for electric cars with charging stations and battery exchange […]
Ride Your Bike To Work Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, May 21st is the official Bike To Work Day! We have partnered with Gregg’s Cycle to help encourage people to ride their bikes on Friday. We will post several trivia questions tomorrow via our Twitter account (twitter.com/dtbellevue) and will award prizes to those who answer correctly (don’t worry if […]
Bike To Work Day Bellevue 2010
May 21st, 2010 is the official Bike To Work Day. The Downtown Bellevue Network and Gregg’s Cycle are sponsoring “Bike To Work Day Bellevue” to encourage you to get out of your car and onto a bike for a day! In the coming weeks we will be announcing some fun ways […]
Kemper Freeman Sues in Attempt to Stop Light-Rail Expansion
On Sunday the Seattle Times ran an article about how Kemper Freeman, with a group of 8 others, is suing to stop the light-rail expansion to the Eastside. Freeman is trying to stop the $17.9 billion light-rail project that was passed by Puget Sound voters 18 months ago that would […]
Ride To and From the Airport on Downtown Bellevue Public Transportation
Traveling to the airport this holiday season? If you’re like me you’re always left scrambling at the last minute to have family or friends bring you to and from the Airport. Although we aren’t fortunate enough to have light rail in Downtown Bellevue yet, we do have one great inexpensive […]
Make It ‘Heli’ Stop
Noise, Pollution, Safety Concerns… Helicopters already wake my little boys… Intrusion on the community… Distraction to drivers… Quality of life…will be reduced Make it stop. I don’t know if I should be saying this about the ‘heli’ itself or to the group that’s out to make ‘heli stop.’ A group […]
Bellevue Tip: Parking at The Bravern
Have you self-parked at The Bravern? If you have then you’ve likely spent some time driving around several levels until you find parking. There are 3 (self-park) garage entrances at The Bravern, one on 110th Ave NE, one on NE 8th St, and one on 112th Ave NE (see map). All entrances are not […]
‘Leave Your Car at Home’ – Final Thoughts
‘Leave Your Car at Home’ Dispatch #6 Okay, I did it! I went one month without owning a car! It might not seem like that big of a feat, but this is coming from somebody that has been heavily reliant on a car in the past and has a busy […]
