Great Neighborhoods - Crossroads

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Welcome to Bellevue's Great Neighborhoods Program

Bellevue is known for its diverse, vibrant, and welcoming neighborhoods. The high quality of life that residents enjoy is no accident - it’s the result of thoughtful and collaborative planning with the people who live, work, and play here.

The Great Neighborhoods program is the process for developing neighborhood area plans that reflect the community’s values and vision for the future. Neighborhood area plans inform future growth and change by providing guidance to city staff and developers about the kinds of improvements people want to see.

Neighborhood area plans are part of the city’s overall Comprehensive Plan, which outlines citywide policies on issues like housing, transportation, parks, environmental sustainability, and more. Neighborhood area plans are important tools for addressing the changing needs and conditions at the local level.

The neighborhood area planning process will develop policies and direction for:

  1. Neighborhood Identity: Define the unique aspects of each neighborhood and develop strategies to highlight them.

  1. Enhanced Community Gathering Spaces: Define and strengthen community hubs and “third places” that foster social interaction and connectivity.

  1. Urban Design Framework: Establish guidelines to support neighborhood design, focusing on opportunities to activate spaces and improve the look and feel of public spaces.

  1. Neighborhood Connectivity: Make it safe and convenient for people to get around their neighborhood, connect to transit and use other modes of transportation.

  1. Public Realm Improvements: Identify needs and priorities for future improvements, such as streets and trails, through community engagement.

This is our online engagement hub. Here you can find opportunities to share stories, ideas, and feedback. You can also download documents, presentations, and other key information.

Welcome to Bellevue's Great Neighborhoods Program

Bellevue is known for its diverse, vibrant, and welcoming neighborhoods. The high quality of life that residents enjoy is no accident - it’s the result of thoughtful and collaborative planning with the people who live, work, and play here.

The Great Neighborhoods program is the process for developing neighborhood area plans that reflect the community’s values and vision for the future. Neighborhood area plans inform future growth and change by providing guidance to city staff and developers about the kinds of improvements people want to see.

Neighborhood area plans are part of the city’s overall Comprehensive Plan, which outlines citywide policies on issues like housing, transportation, parks, environmental sustainability, and more. Neighborhood area plans are important tools for addressing the changing needs and conditions at the local level.

The neighborhood area planning process will develop policies and direction for:

  1. Neighborhood Identity: Define the unique aspects of each neighborhood and develop strategies to highlight them.

  1. Enhanced Community Gathering Spaces: Define and strengthen community hubs and “third places” that foster social interaction and connectivity.

  1. Urban Design Framework: Establish guidelines to support neighborhood design, focusing on opportunities to activate spaces and improve the look and feel of public spaces.

  1. Neighborhood Connectivity: Make it safe and convenient for people to get around their neighborhood, connect to transit and use other modes of transportation.

  1. Public Realm Improvements: Identify needs and priorities for future improvements, such as streets and trails, through community engagement.

This is our online engagement hub. Here you can find opportunities to share stories, ideas, and feedback. You can also download documents, presentations, and other key information.

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  • Draft Vision Statement Feedback

    2 months ago
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    Based on input received during the Discover phase, the planning team has developed a draft vision statement and a set of draft policy moves for the Crossroads neighborhood area plan. Now the planning team wants to hear from you. Does this initial vision inspire you and reflect your values? 

    As you read this draft vision statement over, imagine the future - 5, 10 years ahead. Does this initial vision inspire you and reflect your values? 

    1. If this vision is implemented, what changes would you expect in the Crossroads Neighborhood?
    2. Is there anything that you think is missing from this vision for the Crossroads Neighborhood?

    DRAFT Vision Statement 

    Crossroads is a complete, urban neighborhood with convenient access to a variety of destinations that fosters diversity and embraces its natural qualities.  

    Community members envision Crossroads as a vibrant and welcoming neighborhood area surrounded by quiet, green spaces as they move into the future. Crossroads is known for its convenience and easy access to a range of services, community gathering spaces, and entertainment options serving the needs of Crossroads and beyond. Public spaces throughout the neighborhood are welcoming and reflect the community’s diversity. Community members can move through the neighborhood with ease and enjoy safe and comfortable connections to destinations in Crossroads and the wider region.  

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  • Draft Neighborhood Connectivity Policy Moves

    2 months ago
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    Based on input received during the Discover phase, the planning team has developed a set of draft neighborhood connectivity policy moves. Now the planning team wants to hear from you. Are these initial ideas headed in the right direction? Are there other priorities or ideas that should be considered?

    Keep in mind that Policy describes what the city wants to achieve, but does not spell out exactly how to do it. Policy language is usually high-level. It balances clear direction with enough flexibility to respond to changing conditions, new technologies, or unforeseen events. With that in mind, try to imagine a future - 5 or 10 years from now - where these policies have been implemented consider these questions:

    1. If policies addressing these aspects of neighborhood connectivity are implemented, what changes would you expect?
    2. Is there anything that you think is missing from these neighborhood connectivity policy moves? 

    • Support multimodal transportation, including active transportation infrastructure and amenities, and a street pattern that supports walkability. [KC Countywide Center policy] 

    • Provide for the needs of freight movement and (un)loading. [KC Countywide Center policy] 

    • Encourage the joint use of parking facilities by different uses. 

    • Improve arterial streets to provide enhanced pedestrian and bicycle access, safety and comfort. 

    • Improve the appearance of public streets by adding pedestrian amenities such as benches, bus shelters, public art, and landscaping where appropriate. 

    • Support the creation of a network of pedestrian connections within superblocks. 

    • Support safe mid-block crossings with appropriate consideration of the needs of all users. 

    • Encourage Metro and Sound Transit to improve transit passenger amenities. 

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  • Draft Neighborhood Identity Policy Moves

    2 months ago
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    Based on input received during the Discover phase, the planning team has developed a set of draft neighborhood identity policy moves. Now the planning team wants to hear from you. Are these initial ideas headed in the right direction? Are there other priorities or ideas that should be considered?

    Keep in mind that Policy describes what the city wants to achieve, but does not spell out exactly how to do it. Policy language is usually high-level. It balances clear direction with enough flexibility to respond to changing conditions, new technologies, or unforeseen events. With that in mind, try to imagine a future - 5 or 10 years from now - where these policies have been implemented consider these questions:

    1. If policies addressing these aspects of neighborhood identity are implemented, what changes would you expect?
    2. Is there anything that you think is missing from these neighborhood identity policy moves?

    • Develop a unique identity of identified Neighborhood Centers and other commercial areas in Crossroads through placemaking in partnership with the business community. 

    • Recognize Crossroads’ diversity through placemaking and activation of public spaces. 

    • Integrate easily understandable wayfinding into streetscapes to enhance neighborhood identity and improve accessibility for all users. 

    • Provide aesthetic and landscaping enhancements on arterial streets so they become visually attractive, safe, and comfortable corridors to and through the area. 

    • Reveal and enhance public views of prominent natural areas, greenbelts, and significant panoramas. 

    • Establish and enhance gateways at key destinations and major corridors in Crossroads. 

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  • Draft Third Places Policy Moves

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    Based on input received during the Discover phase, the planning team has developed a set of draft third places policy moves. Now the planning team wants to hear from you. Are these initial ideas headed in the right direction? Are there other priorities or ideas that should be considered?

    Keep in mind that Policy describes what the city wants to achieve, but does not spell out exactly how to do it. Policy language is usually high-level. It balances clear direction with enough flexibility to respond to changing conditions, new technologies, or unforeseen events. With that in mind, try to imagine a future - 5 or 10 years from now - where these policies have been implemented consider these questions:

    1. If policies addressing these aspects of third places are implemented, what changes would you expect?
    2. Is there anything that you think is missing from these third places policy moves?

    • Enhance existing Neighborhood Centers (see Map LU-2) designed to serve neighborhoods, recognizing their multiple roles: serving residents’ needs, acting as community gathering places and helping to establish neighborhood identity. 

    • Promote uses on privately-owned property that create indoor third places providing access to community and social services, like the Crossroads Mall, for people to gather, connect, and build community. 

    • Partner with the school district to enhance and strengthen neighborhood school properties as safe and welcoming third places. 

    • Promote social connections through existing and new public spaces, like mini parks and plazas, providing recreation and social opportunities. 

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  • Draft Natural Areas, Trails & Environment Policy Moves

    2 months ago
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    Based on input received during the Discover phase, the planning team has developed a set of draft natural areas, trails & environment policy moves. Now the planning team wants to hear from you. Are these initial ideas headed in the right direction? Are there other priorities or ideas that should be considered?

    Keep in mind that Policy describes what the city wants to achieve, but does not spell out exactly how to do it. Policy language is usually high-level. It balances clear direction with enough flexibility to respond to changing conditions, new technologies, or unforeseen events. With that in mind, try to imagine a future - 5 or 10 years from now - where these policies have been implemented consider these questions:

    1. If policies addressing these aspects of natural areas, trails, and environment are implemented, what changes would you expect?
    2. Is there anything that you think is missing from these natural areas, trails, and environment policy moves?

    • Protect natural areas, such as the Kelsey Creek Basin, and enhance public access and educational opportunities for their enjoyment by the community. 

    • Explore ways to expand the tree canopy and improve stormwater management in areas dominated by impervious surfaces. 

    • Encourage the joint use of public property for different purposes to maximize their benefit to the community. 

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