More than 9,000 people have used the bike share program since it launched in Bellevue in the summer of 2018. The city wants to know what you think about the program and how they can improve the Bellevue bike share experience. The bicycles have been available throughout the city to […]
Sound Transit’s Link light rail base in Bellevue has new artwork, located outside the security fence, along the Eastside Rail Corridor Trail. There are 45 sculptural nails extending 480 feet. According to Sound Transit, the sculptures are metal poles that are shaped to look like tall bent nails, painted with […]
Amazon has reportedly planned a ‘bicycle benefit program’ for employees, that will launch at Centre425 building in Downtown Bellevue as of July 1. Vanmoof, a Dutch bike company, will be conducting the test pilot, according to Bellevue public records. A Vanmoof employee will be on-site to give instructions and host […]
The Northeast 12th Street Pedestrian Bridge, that first went up in 1969, is set to come down this spring. The bridge, which runs along 108th Street and 110th Avenue Northeast, was originally constructed as a safe walking path to the old Ashwood Elementary School. The 386 foot-long arch overpass was […]
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 […]
The East Link light rail, which will cut down the commute to Seattle by 25 minutes, is set for completion in 2023. Bellevue and Seattle will soon be separated by a 21-minute train ride on the first floating light rail track in the world. Lester Black, a staff writer at […]
There were three alternatives presented at the Bellevue City Council meeting in November, to decide which concept would be best for I-405 crossing segments and how they would connect with the Wilburton Commercial Area. The third alternative was unanimously chosen, the Grand Connection I-405 lid crossing. This was the staff’s […]
The bike lanes in downtown Bellevue are now operating, as of the end of July. The lanes run along 108th Avenue Northeast between Main Street and Northeast 12th Street. There is one lane on either side, which is separated from car lanes by temporary curbs, posts, painted buffer areas and […]
Sound Transit recently hit a big milestone on the East Link light rail tunnel development, as they announced it’s 90 percent complete. The tunnel is on track to be completed in mid-July. The project was kicked off in February 2017 and originally scheduled to be completed in 20 months. It […]
