City Council and staff work to make Bellevue a great place to walk and bike. ChooseYourWayBellevue is a one-stop resource for all alternatives to solo driving in Bellevue, including walking and biking. Recognition of the city's efforts include a 2019 Silver Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists and a 2014 Silver Walk Friendly Community award from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center.
Bike, walking maps, other useful links
For information about walking and biking (bike map) in Bellevue, or questions relating to sidewalk and bike facility maintenance, please refer to the following links:
Bike and Pedestrian Maps
- 2020 Bike Map: Features roadway characteristics and bikeways, including off-street paths, as well as safety tips. To request a printed copy of the map, please call 425-452-6856 or email TRReception@bellevuewa.gov
- 2019 Downtown Bellevue Pedestrian Guide: Shows pedestrian connections, locations of many services and major transit routes. Request a printed copy.
- Bike Bellevue, MapMyRide group that presents preferred routes around the city, plotted on a topographical map, along with elevation and narrative descriptions.
Safety Information
- Child Bicycle Safety Brochure
- To report a situation that may endanger pedestrians or bicyclists, make a service request or call the Utilities maintenance hotline at 425-452-7840.
- Keeping It Neighborly explains how residents are expected to maintain and help keep clear of obstructions the sidewalks in front of their properties.
How to Activate a Signal When on a Bike
You don't have to push a pedestrian button to get a traffic signal to change for you on your bike. Stop on the image of a bicycle painted onto the pavement to change the signal. A loop detector in the pavement will activate the traffic signal.
In some locations, there is an "X" mark on the pavement instead of a bicycle image. If you encounter a signal that does not change for you, make a transportation maintenance request via email at OMSupport@bellevuewa.gov or call the Signal Shop at 425-452-6950.
Reports, Plans and Studies
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Progress Report - Story map
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report - Story map
- 2015 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage at 2 eco-counters in 2015
- 2015 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2014 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2014 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage at 5 sites throughout the city on Sep 30, Oct 1, and Oct 2, 2014
- 2013 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2013 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage at 5 sites throughout the city on October 1-3, 2013.
- 2012 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2012 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage to 11 sites throughout the city on September 25, 26, and 27.
- 2011 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2011 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage at 4 sites throughout the city on the week of September 29, 2011.
- 2010 Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Progress Report: year-end update on progress made in implementing the Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
- 2010 Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Report: snapshot of pedestrian and bicycle usage at 13 sites throughout the city on Oct. 5, 2010.
- 2009 ADA Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Inventory