Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to launch Build the Damn Trains! Together with labor, business, and transportation advocates from across the region, we shared this message with the Sound Transit Board: www.buildthedamntrains.com/lets-build-l...

BTDT! Proud to stand with @moveredmond.org @downtownonthego.bsky.social @weareliuna.bsky.social @seattletru.bsky.social @futurewise.bsky.social @seattlesubway.org @cascadebicycleclub.bsky.social @completestreetsbellevue.org today. Learn more about the campaign ➡️ buildthedamntrains.com

Today we stood by @transpochoices.bsky.social in support of their Build the Damn Train campaign. Together along w/ other regional transit leaders, we are asking for Sound Transit to deliver the vision of the voters. It’s about connecting people regionally w/ frequent & reliable transit!

Honored to join with @transpochoices.bsky.social, @moveredmond.org, Tacoma on the Go!, and so many other partners to urge Sound Transit to #BuildTheDamnTrains! We're a region that's united behind delivering the transit system that voters were promised as quickly as possible.

Takeaways from Our Candidate Forum and Progressive Victories in Bellevue Elections With vote counting wrapping up in King County, we would like to congratulate all the winning candidates on their hard-fought races! Long-time incumbents Councilmember Jared Nieuwenhuis and Mayor Lynne Robinson each…

Thank you to everyone who showed up to last weekend's candidate forum, including the attendees, candidates, and many volunteers! We appreciate our candidates giving thoughtful, intentional answers to our questions and wish them best of luck in the upcoming election. Ballots drop this week! Vote!

Doors will open in T-minus 26.5 hours, but there's still time to register! Local elections matter. Transportation matters. The five people who win Bellevue's elections in November will make decisions that affect *you* - don't you wanna know what they think? www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

All 10 candidates for Bellevue's 5 open positions have RSVPed. This is a unique opportunity to hear from candidates, in their own words, why their vision for our transportation system is the best for Bellevue. There's still time to RSVP! Saturday from 3-5 pm. www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

Join The Urbanist and cohosts for our Bellevue Transportation & Equity Panel on Oct 11! Hear Bellevue City Council candidates (positions 1,2,4,5,6) discuss the city’s future. RSVP below.

Thank you to @theurbanist.org & so many other orgs for co-hosting this event with us! Saturday, October 11th from 3-5 pm. There'll be some good food & great questions for the candidates - you won't wanna miss it. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/03/j...

Here are the proposed changes to ST Express routes planned for next fall after Federal Way and East Link are open. Biggest changes: terminating the 574 at Fed Way, the 556 at Bellevue, the 522 at S Shoreline. Eliminating the 515, 550, 554, 580, 586. Increasing service on the 535, 513.

You (read: we, excitedly so) love to see it!

Bellevue! save the date - 10/11, 3pm council candidate transportation forum 🚉🚌🚲🚶🛹🛵👯🛴🚗🤸

And the work doesn't stop! There's a gauntlet of candidate forums this year, but this one will be big. 11 orgs are working hard to put this on so that our communities can be educated about candidates for Bellevue office and where they stand on transportation. www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

Join us on Saturday, October 11th from 3-5 pm to learn more about candidates for Bellevue City Council and where they stand on transportation issues. The event is free and easily accessible by transit. Thank you to the great orgs working with us on this!

Bellevue's first-ever Park(ing) Day is the books, and we wanted to share more about the fun times we had! Check out a mix of photos from the event taken by our wonderful volunteers Arman Bilge and Magpye Whitehead.

Today was an amazing time of joy, community, and place making. Thank you to all the organizations who volunteered their time & materials, and thank you to the amazing community members who shared in the joy with us. Let's do this again next year, Bellevue! #ParkingDay

Nice work @completestreetsbellevue.org & @moveredmond.org for keeping #PARKingDay alive in the region.

Come check out Bellevue’s first Park(ing) Day! @completestreetsbellevue.org is putting on a grand event and @seattletru.bsky.social is helping. We are on 102nd and 1st just south of Downtown Bellevue Park, two blocks from the 550 and a few blocks from East Main Station.

Loved visiting you all in downtown Bellevue ❤️

Things are set up and we're getting started! Come check out what community orgs have put together to spark joy, art, fun, and community! Bellevue's first-ever #ParkingDay is underway!

Prepping has begun! Water barriers are up and being filled now. Supplies are being unloaded and the fun is soon to follow. Check us out at the corner of NE 1st St & 102nd Ave NE from noon to 5! #ParkingDay

Big thanks to Urban Accessories, a local, family-owned foundry that’s been operating in Tacoma for over 50 years! They're providing chairs, benches, and bike racks that you'll see at tomorrow's event, and they're sponsoring food for volunteers. Thanks for making our event possible! #ParkingDay

Prepping for tomorrow... #ParkingDay

Art, Games, Community, and Joy at This Week's Park(ing) Day! Bellevue's first-ever Park(ing) Day is just two days away - and we wanted to thank the many organizations and partners who have helped make this event possible. Check out the full list here!

We're excited to welcome @seattletru.bsky.social to Friday's festivities! Members from Transit Riders Union will be hosting their Transit Trivia and hearing from Bellevue residents to learn their vision for better transportation on the Eastside. Come check 'em out September 19th from 12-5 pm!

In t-minus 3 days, these spaces will be full of games, art, and community members getting to know each other through authentic co-creation and conversations. We can't wait! #ParkingDay

Thank you to the primary sponsors of Park(ing) Day, the City of Bellevue's Community Programming Fund! City Council unanimously approved this fund in their budget to support programming & activation events along the Grand Connection. We're excited to make Bellevue an even better place for people!

We are now just 7 days away from the fun! This time next week, we'll have great community members hosting wonderful, vibrant installations just south of Bellevue's Downtown Park. Bellevue needs tactical urbanism now more than ever. Join us, won't you?

Bellevue's first Park(ing) Day is coming up! help us demonstrate the desire and possibility around reallocating some of our space for PEOPLE!

The only limit to Park(ing) Day is the community's creativity (& city code). A tour of regional pollinators? A racing course for matchbox cars? A sea of bike racks? Pop-up yoga? All these ideas and more are possible with the right materials & ingenuity. Check out what Bellevue can do next Friday!

NEW TIME ALERT To better facilitate set-up, we're moving Park(ing) Day to be later in the day on Friday, September 19th from *12 - 5 pm*. Same great fun, new great time! Join us for Bellevue's first official foray into community-led tactical urbanism. completestreetsbellevue.org/2025/08/20/c...

From tactical to traditional & everywhere in between, Park(ing) Day always brings out the best examples of urban seating. Our cities could be more pleasant & accessible if we used some the space where we store cars to store *people* instead. Come see what's possible in Bellevue on September 19th!

Color & vibrancy don't just make a street pretty to look at. They make our streets *memorable* - unique constructions with their own character & life. Places with *soul*. Park(ing) Day allows community to test creative ideas that can help spawn memories. Be a part of Bellevue's on September 19th!

Games and toys are core to the magic of Park(ing) Day. We all could use more play in our lives, and games in our public spaces help us make new community connections. Come meet new people and be a part of the fun at Bellevue's first-ever Park(ing) Day: Friday, September 19th from 10 am - 3 pm!

With just under two weeks until Bellevue's first-ever Park(ing) Day, we wanted to spend time this week highlighting some excellent installations that have been trialed in other places. Along the way, we'll talk about the magic of Park(ing) Day and how it helps us make better cities for people.

Thank you to @moveredmond.org for sponsoring our Park(ing) Day event! Our cities *have to* work together to create a more vibrant, connected, and accessible Eastside - we're just lucky we get to do it with such great people! #ParkingDay

Park(ing) Day is a time to imagine how our streets can be for people - and for the first time ever, it's coming to Bellevue! Friday, September 19th from 10 am to 3 pm. Find out how to participate and join the fun here:

"In NYC, the 14th Street busway halved transit travel times on the corridor, increasing ridership by 17% in just 2 months without increasing traffic congestion on adjacent streets." - "Move! That! Bus! Tactics for Transforming Transit in Two Years" by NACTO

Check out this student-written article with ideas on how local districts can encourage more carpool and multimodal trips to school! We can create better systems (transportation, market, permit, etc.) to create better environmental outcomes. The kids are alright! www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/09/o...

Thank you to Indian American Community Services (IACS) for your support of the SAFE Bellevue campaign! The rapid deployment of multi-modal infrastructure will improve safety & accessibility for all in our community. Join IACS, CSB, and others at safebellevue.com

Coming soon to Bellevue....

The more we drive, the less safe we are. Policies to reduce VMT don't just curb emissions and reduce congestion - they help save lives by keeping people out of dangerous high-speed metal boxes. Our cities *must* support policies that give people safe options to get around - the sooner, the better.

T-minus 4 hours to get your ballots to your nearest dropbox, Bellevue! It's Primary Election day, and because turnout is so low, it means your vote has all the more impact. Check out this map of dropboxes, find the one closest to you, and get your ballot in ASAP! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

Thank you Bellevue City Council for your unanimous vote to keep transit infrastructure projects in the city's long-range planning! Funds may be tight right now, but keeping these projects in our plans will allow us to be nimble and respond w/ urgency when money is available.

Mayor Robinson on protected infra: "[Scooters] are only helpful & fun if I feel safe doing it, & I only feel safe if I have infrastructure protecting me... Why don't we put some infrastructure in to make it safe?" Thank you, Mayor! Check out her full comments below. youtu.be/DxXYywM8Gpc?...

Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context. We know how, we just have to do it.

Most North American cities that have a “Vision Zero” declaration have not actually done the work. Vision Zero works, but it’s not going to happen if we’re too afraid to inconvenience a single motorist.

Thank you to Pride Across the Bridge for joining the Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Bellevue coalition! If we're serious about Vision Zero & street safety, then we need to move quickly to fund & build the multimodal infrastructure we need. Join PAtB, CSB, and others at safebellevue.com

Live in #Bellevue? You're invited to join us Thursday to hear from primary candidates for City Council Position 1 about affordable housing, equitable growth, and community need! Voters deserve to hear from candidates, in their own words. Register today for this virtual event: bit.ly/44KH7aQ