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Park Lane is a quiet street with bollards and street trees.

Kirkland City Council Pauses Idea of Pedestrianizing Downtown’s Park Lane

The Kirkland City Council this week voted to hit pause on pursuing options that would convert a stretch of Park Lane in downtown Kirkland...

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...
Eight One Hundred Bellevue's construction site

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...

The East Link Light Rail Starter Line Is Officially A Go

Light rail connecting Bellevue and Redmond is slated to open in spring 2024 following Sound Transit's starter line decision. Sound Transit was officially given the...

Stride BRT Is Vastly Overbudget, Risks Stressing Other ST3 Projects

Years of added delay and well over budget, Sound Transit's Stride bus rapid transit (BRT) program is now adding more stress on the larger...

Join Us Saturday for Our Mercer Slough Walking Tour with Trust for Public Land

Join us for a tour of the Mercer Slough Nature Park led by Trust for Public Land’s Mitsu Iwasaki this Saturday, August 5 at...

Kirkland Presents Pathways to Pedestrianize Park Lane

The City of Kirkland is in the middle of a deep dive on how it could make one of its most popular downtown streets...

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...