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Season of Cheer, Snowflake Lane return for holidays
Bellevue’s Season of Cheer (formerly called Magic Season) starts today and will continue until Sunday, Jan. 9. Many of the festivities were cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
Walk to School Day returns Oct. 6
After skipping 2020 due to students learning remotely, Walk to School Day returns to Bellevue on Wednesday, Oct. 6, with a record 16 schools participating, including three middle schools. The event…
Wanted: Feedback on city’s new demonstration greenway
The city’s first neighborhood greenway has opened on 165th and 166th avenues in East Bellevue, and we want to know what you think of the project, which aims to create a safer, more comfortable…
Live, in-person arts event returns Labor Day weekend
The city’s annual arts and crafts showcase returns this year for a scaled back, in-person version after the 2020 event was skipped due to COVID-19 precautions.
Start of in-person classes requires more vigilance by drivers
Students in the Bellevue School District, grades 1-12, get back to in-person learning starting Wednesday, Sept. 1; the first day of classes for Issaquah School District students, some of who live in…
Community celebrates safety upgrades for SE Newport Way
Years of collaboration between residents in the Eastgate area and City of Bellevue officials capped off today with a celebration marking the completion of a major transportation improvement project…
What are your transportation priorities? Let us know
Questionnaire available as city creates new planning framework
The city is in the process of creating a new long-range planning framework to better guide transportation system…
Yao street sign honors Bellevue’s sister city
New honorary street signs unveiled Tuesday on Main Street, near the Bellevue Botanical Garden, pay tribute to Bellevue’s longest-running sister city relationship – at 52 years – with Yao, Japan.
Vision Zero strategic plan completed
The city has completed work on its Vision Zero Strategic Plan, which outlines how Bellevue will strive to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on its streets by 2030.
Navigation apps impacting Bellevue? Let us know
If you think navigation apps such as Google or Waze are having an impact on our ability to safely walk, bike or roll in Bellevue, we have a channel for expressing yourself in a constructive way.