Time to Immediately Sunset Houghton and East Bellevue Community Councils
As a Kirkland resident, I was shocked to learn just this spring that one neighborhood in my city has outsized influence over the entire...
Freeway Ramp at Overlake Village Station Repeats Past Mistakes
Just over a month ago, our region celebrated the opening of three new light rail stations. The day was perhaps the most joyous celebration...
Bellevue Faces a Crossroads: Embrace Progressivism or Conservative Entrenchment
Three Bellevue City Council seats are up for election this year and voters face a stark choice. Electing progressive challengers Ruth Lipscomb and Dexter...
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 3 – Downtown Link Light Rail to I-405 Lid...
This article is the final in a three-part series that takes a close look at Bellevue's Grand Connection, a significant planning effort to make...
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 2 – Downtown Park to Bellevue Transit Center
This article is the second in a series that takes a deep dive into Bellevue's Grand Connection, an ambitious project to improve the pedestrian...
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 1 – Lake Washington and Main Street
Note: This article was edited on 10/31/21 to add recommendations for improving accessibility on Main Street.
Downtown Bellevue is undergoing one of the fastest...
Fast Growing Issaquah Plans for More Density – and Sprawl
With their Central Issaquah Plan, zoning updates, and planned communities, in recent years the City of Issaquah has experienced a steady increase in new...
Bellevue Should Save Coal Creek from Sprawl Development
Embedded in Bellevue's Coal Creek wilderness area are a handful of parcels that have been developed or zoned for single-family homes. In 2016 and...