In this edition of our newsletter, hear some updates on the SAFE Bellevue coalition, take a City of Bellevue survey on lower speed limits, check out a partner action from Futurewise, and more! Thank you for caring about what's going on in Bellevue! mailchi.mp/86a94952a892...

Thanks again to the crew at 425 Business Magazine for nominating Chris to their 40 Under 40 list for 2026! He was honored to join them this past Thursday for a celebration with the other honorees at Bellevue Art Museum. #425business

Join us and @completestreetsbellevue.org for an informal discussion Share The Cities is going to be promoting a campaign for renters rights in Redmond! Thanks to @eastsideurbanism.org for hosting each week! meetup.com/eastside-urb...

‪ Our thoughts are with the victim & their loved ones during this horrible tragedy. BPD has said this crash occurred in the parking lot of a nearby business. We have reached out to their Public Information Officer for more on how this crash happened. Bel-Red Rd remains a dangerous street for all.

The City of Bellevue is working to keep you safe on our streets. Did you know, 30 mph streets make up 25% of total streets, but account for 88% of fatal or serious injury collisions? We want to hear from you, where you would prioritize lower speed limits? www.engagingbellevue.com/safe-speeds-...

Bellevue has a new survey about their Safe Speeds work! Building off a pilot to lower speeds on four arterials this past year, the city wants to expand the program citywide but needs your feedback! Learn more and share your thoughts below:

We're getting the band back together, gang! Members of the SAFE Bellevue coalition are meeting to strategize how we can use our collective power to drive meaningful improvements to street safety in Bellevue in 2026. Interested in learning more? Check out our website below: safebellevue.com

Bellevue is adding speed cushions on several slow streets throughout the city, and staff want your feedback! Share your thoughts on common-sense measures to slow people down on streets like Main St, 156th Ave, Allen Rd, and more!

Thank you to the 17 organizations that have joined the SAFE Bellevue coalition to urge Council to take bolder actions for safe streets. Be on the lookout for more info on the future of the coalition in the next month. Want to learn more? Check out our site below: safebellevue.com

Preliminary numbers show that 40 people were seriously injured or killed on Bellevue streets in 2025 - a record high. 2026 needs to be a year of record-level action and investment in safe infrastructure to turn the tide. Our city cannot wait. #VisionZero

Our 2025 Annual Report is now live on our site! Thank you to all the friends and colleagues that helped us accomplish some big things this past year. We're excited to make even more good things happen in Bellevue transportation in 2026 and beyond! completestreetsbellevue.org/annual-report/

T-minus 2 months and 2 days until the 2 Line crosses the lake 2 Seattle! March 28th is going to be a date that fundamentally transforms our city's identity, connecting us with the region like never before and in ways we can't even imagine. We can't wait! www.soundtransit.org/crosslake #2Line

Sound Transit has confirmed we'll get the opening date for the full 2 Line tomorrow morning, at 10am.

Our Founder & Director Chris Randels has been recognized on 425 Business Magazine's 40 Under 40 list for 2026! Read about him and all the talented members of this year's cohort below. We thank the judging panel for their recognition of our work!

Spokane showing some urgency and we love to see it. Bellevue needs to find the revenue & political will to realize a similar vision. As the Eastside's central city, the conditions for people biking on our streets impact our whole region's mobility network. We urge Council & staff to move faster.

All the more reason for Bellevue to deploy all 37 of its planned speed cameras as quickly as possible! These things save lives.

7 new speed cameras are coming to Bellevue streets in 2026! These will make our streets safer while bringing equitable enforcement of our speed limits. Thanks to Bellevue City Council for the unanimous vote! We urge Council & staff to quickly move forward w/ implementation of more locations.

Congratulations to the 4 sitting Councilmembers who retained their seats in the November election: - Mayor Robinson - CM Bhargava - CM Nieuwenhuis - CM Sumadiwirya and to Bellevue's newest Councilmember-elect, Ms. Naren Briar! We look forward to working with all of you for a better Bellevue.

This past Sunday was the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We thank Bellevue City Council for honoring the occasion with an official proclamation, and we urge leaders to work hard to make Bellevue a city where nobody loses their life on our streets. #VisionZero

2 months ago today, we brought community-led tactical urbanism to Bellevue for the first-time ever! Park(ing) Day showed what was possible if we're willing to use some of our streetspace for people instead of cars. Thanks again to everyone who helped make it happen! #ParkingDay #TacticalUrbanism

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!