Almost a month after we encouraged our readers on Twitter to nominate Bellevue for ‘ultra-high speed broadband’ from Google, the city of Bellevue is pursuing the offer by Google to make Internet service available to both homes and businesses up to 100 times faster than the current standard. Building the […]
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Draft Plan for Meydenbauer Park Presented to Bellevue City Council
Last week a draft master plan for the new waterfront park that is planned for Meydenbauer Bay was presented to the City of Bellevue Council last week. (See Master Plan here) The City of Bellevue plans to create a 10-acre park, which would use waterfront lots that have been acquired over […]
‘Wayfinding Kiosks’ Help Pedestrians Navigate Downtown Bellevue
According to the City of Bellevue, council members in September approved the creation and installation of 5 additional “wayfinding kiosks” to help downtown pedestrians navigate to significant cultural, entertainment, shopping, transit, and civic attractions. The new kiosks which can be found throughout the Downtown corridor cost $73,695 and will be paid […]
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 […]
City of Bellevue Supports Program to Encourage Downtown Block Parties!
With the many residents living in the newly built apartment and condominium buildings, as well as the employees that work at Expedia, Microsoft, Eddie Bauer and other large companies in Downtown Bellevue, the dynamic and mix of people in Downtown Bellevue is changing. Neighbor Link, sponsored by the City of […]
Controversial Helistop Approved at Bellevue Place
The highly controversial City of Bellevue hearing for Kemper Development’s application for a helistop on top of the Bank of America Building at Bellevue Place has been approved. The City of Bellevue’s approval allows for 5 operations per week and prohibits any type of activity on Sundays or legal holidays. Some residents […]
Art & Park Walk in Downtown Bellevue This Saturday
This Saturday, May 30th, from 8am – 3pm there will be more than 20 pieces of public art featured in the Downtown Bellevue Art and Park Walk. The immense “Compass” at City Hall and other funky sculptures, complementing new wayfinding kiosks, will be some of the featured pieces of art […]
Downtown Bellevue Helicopter Noise Test on Saturday
A noise test will be done on Saturday May 2nd to determine the effect of the noise of a helicopter landing at Bellevue’s Bank of America building. This test will be the 2nd noise test, to determine if Kemper Development Co. will be allowed to install a helistop atop the […]
New Downtown Bellevue Office Tower Approved by City
A report Friday afternoon from the Seattle Times confirms Bellevue city planners have approved a 450-foot office tower at NE 8th St and 110th Ave NE by development company Beacon Capital Partners of Boston. The proposed project is reported to be 32-stories, and capacity for 691,000 sq. ft. of office […]
Bellevue City Council Announces Preferred Light Rail Route
As anticipated, the Bellevue City Council selected a preferred light rail route, which would largely affect the future of transportation in the downtown core of Bellevue. The council’s priorities, according to their release, were based on the following: Building a regional transit system that connects the area’s 3 largest employment […]
