Cycling
Op-Ed: Bellevue Can Lead the Region on Street Safety
Bellevue is positioned to lead on traffic safety so long as it makes investments in safer roads. This fall’s budget is a great time to start.
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Eastside
Bellevue’s Safe Lot for Unhoused to Open After Long Delay
Bellevue has moved one step closer towards having its first “safe parking” facility open for residents experiencing homelessness. The program will use city-owned property to provide bathrooms, showers, a kitchen, and case management services for unhoused residents living in their vehicles.
Housing
Tacoma Voters Pass State’s Strongest Tenant Protections, Inspiring Other Cities to Act
As of December 8th, tenants in Tacoma have more legal recourse against rent increases, landlord retaliation, high late fees, and even some evictions. Tacoma’s Measure No. 1, which passed by a narrow 370-vote margin in November, represents the strongest suite of tenant protections in the state, according to the
2023 Election
Bellevue Council Hopefuls Square Off at Forums on Safety, Environment, and Downtown
With ballots for the November general election set to go out in just two weeks, local voters will soon be tasked with selecting elected officials that best reflect their priorities and values. In Bellevue, four of seven positions on the city council will be up for grabs, with progressive incumbents
Cycling
Bellevue Seeks Public Feedback on 15 Miles of New Bike Infrastructure
People who bike (or want to bike) in Bellevue now have the opportunity to influence the build-out of a basic bike network in the city’s rapidly growing neighborhoods. At a Bellevue Transportation Commission meeting this past Thursday, City staff released preliminary design schematics for more than 15 miles of
Commentary
Anti-Housing Bellevue Council Candidate Calls Homelessness a Crime
Betsi Hummer showed her true conservative colors at a billionaire-hosted fundraiser. Lest one think that Bellevue has exclusively become the city of Amazon, Facebook, and other tech giants, old money and older names still want to play ball in the city’s evolving political arena. In particular, the billionaire Freeman
Commentary
Bellevue City Council Advances Watered-Down Growth Alternative
Bellevue is one step closer in planning its growth for the next 20 years after a series of City Council meetings on the topic in late July. By selecting a “Preferred Alternative” for study in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the city’s Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update, council
Commentary
Bellevue Councilmember Oversteps Authority to Block Additional Housing Capacity
In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would “unduly alarm the neighborhoods.” If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning work were a race, Bellevue would be on its way to winning. Where other cities are seeing unplanned delays to their Comprehensive Plan Periodic Updates,
Eastside
Micro-Apartments May Be Bellevue’s Next Affordability Move
At their meeting last week, Bellevue’s Planning Commission initiated their discussions on a land use code amendment (LUCA) to allow more micro-apartments in the city. The work is the next step from an October 10th Council direction to advance the LUCA as part of the city’s Next Right
Economics
Minimum Wage Initiative Launches in Renton, Builds Off Successes in South King County
Hot off the coattails of a resounding electoral victory to raise the minimum wage in Tukwila, a new coalition has formed to launch a similar ballot initiative campaign in Renton. Dubbed “Raise the Wage Renton,” chief organizer Guillermo Zazueta announced the campaign’s launch alongside students, workers, and elected officials