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Lidding I-405

The rendering shows a light rail station connected to a park near roads.

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...

Catch Up on Bellevue’s Park Development Spree and Incoming Parks

Alongside a flurry of commercial and to a lesser degree residential development, the City of Bellevue has been improving and expanding its park system...
I-405 northbound car traffic with bridges and skyscrapers in the background.

Bellevue’s New I-405 Interchange Won’t Reduce Congestion

Cities across the country have poured billions and billions into ineffective road infrastructure projects that are leaving them deep in traffic and even deeper...
Downtown Bellevue viewed from the east with I-405 chasm setting off Wilburton. Seattle skyline and Lake Washington in the background. (

Bellevue Weighing Options for New I-405 Interchange in South Downtown

A new freeway interchange is likely on the way south of Downtown Bellevue. The City of Bellevue is partnering with the Washington State Department...
Pedestrians enjoy landscaping in this architect rendering.

Downtown Bellevue Needs a Bigger Freeway Lid

Removing I-405's NE 8th Street cloverleaf interchange would free up space to extend the planned "Grand Connection" lid northward. A dozen cars idle before a...
A rendering some a row of trees and lawn on a lid over 405.

Pollution Impacts Heighten the Need for Lids or Freeway Removal

As the region prepares for Sound Transit 2 (ST2) investments to come online, several cities are increasing zoning capacity near future light rail stations....