Bridle Trails NEP now in voting phase through July 24
Bridle Trails residents – 14 resident-submitted projects are on your ballot. Now’s the time to vote for your top three projects. For specific project details, please review the documents posted below.
Next step: Cast your vote!
Simply return the POSTAGE PAID ballot that each household received in early June to determine which projects will be funded with the $445,000 budget allocated for your neighborhood area.
Deadline for voting is Thursday, July 24.
Voting is BY MAIL ONLY and limited to ONE BALLOT PER HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS.
Bridle Trails Projects from 2018
In the last NEP cycle in 2018, Bridle Trails residents selected three capital improvement projects: construction of a sidewalk along a section of Northeast 40th Street; safety improvements to the intersection by Cherry Crest Elementary School and an array of improvements to Cherry Crest Mini Park.
NE 40th Street Sidewalk
This project will construct a sidewalk with a planter strip (where feasible) on the north side of Northeast 40th Street between 140th and 145th avenues, filling in a missing gap. Retaining walls will be constructed where needed. In conjunction with the sidewalk project, bike lanes will be added along the Northeast 40th Street corridor. NE 40th Street will be grinded and overlayed between 140th Avenue Northeast and 148th Avenue Northeast.
Other elements of this project include ADA-compliant curb ramps, a marked pedestrian crosswalk at 142nd Place Northeast and storm drainage improvements. This project is made possible with NEP funds for which the neighborhood voted in 2018, along with funds from the Transportation Department’s Neighborhood Sidewalk Program, Neighborhood Safety and Connectivity Levy, Pavement Preservation Program, and Traffic Operations Program.
More information is available in the Project update mailer (June 2024) and on the Transportation Levy Sidewalk, Trails and Paths webpage. Please note that the start of construction has been pushed back due to difficulties in obtaining easements.
Estimated Project Completion: 2026
Project manager: Glen Kho (425-452-4586 or GKho@bellevuewa.gov)
Process Materials and Resources
June 11, 2025 Bridle Trails Open House Meeting Presentation
2025 Bridle Trails Balloted Projects Complete Map
2025 Bridle Trails Balloted Projects Boards
Jan. 22, 2025 Bridle Trails NEP Kickoff Meeting Presentation
Bridle Trails Neighborhood Area Map