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Bellevue Transportation wraps up productive 2015
The city's Transportation Department made substantial progress in 2015. In addition to maintaining hundreds of miles of streets and sidewalks, traffic signals and signs, numerous capital projects…
Water main repair on Bel-Red Road near 124th Ave NE
Bellevue Utilities will be repairing a leaking 18-inch water main on Bel-Red Road near 124th Avenue Northeast beginning at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Repairs are anticipated to be completed by the…
County gives Bellevue arts organizations $2.7 million
As part of its "Building for Culture" investment in arts facilities around the county, King County is providing more than $2.7 million in capital improvement grants to Bellevue institutions.…
Two prolific Eastside burglars arrested
Bellevue Police have arrested two Kent men suspected of a rash of residential burglaries in Bellevue and surrounding Eastside cities over the second half of 2015. In many cases, the burglars…
Council Roundup: New councilmembers sworn in
Also, updated traffic impact fees and Mayor Balducci farewell
On Monday four members of the City Council were sworn in to a new term during the body's last session of the year. The group included…
Bellevue selected to participate in "What Works Cities" initiative
Today, the City of Bellevue announced it was selected to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies' "What Works Cities" -- one of the largest-ever philanthropic efforts to enhance the use of data and…
Bike patrol returns
Bellevue's police bike patrol is back. The City Council on Monday voted to add funding for four bike patrol officers and a corporal (supervisor) to the mid-biennium budget.…
Council Roundup: Council adopts mid-biennium budget amendments
Also, saving the historic Burrows cabin, parks grant for Inspiration Playground and Vision Zero
The City Council Monday unanimously approved a modification of 2015-2016 biennial budget and…
Utilities, Transportation departments earn reaccreditation
Bellevue's Transportation and Utilities departments recently earned reaccreditation from the American Public Works Association. The program recognizes public works agencies that go beyond the…
Police car hits pedestrian lying in street
A police officer on patrol in his vehicle struck a 21-year-old Bellevue man lying or sitting in the street early Sunday morning. The man in the street was transported to Harborview Medical Center…