Great Neighborhoods - Newport
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:
Neighborhood Identity: Define the unique aspects of each neighborhood and develop strategies to highlight them.
Enhanced Community Gathering Spaces: Define and strengthen community hubs and “third places” that foster social interaction and connectivity.
Urban Design Framework: Establish guidelines to support neighborhood design, focusing on opportunities to activate spaces and improve the look and feel of public spaces.
Neighborhood Connectivity: Make it safe and convenient for people to get around their neighborhood, connect to transit and use other modes of transportation.
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. Right now we invite community members to leave feedback on the draft policies for the Newport neighborhood area plan. See below for more information
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THIS FORM IS REALLY HARD TO USE!!! It would be helpful not to have only 4 lines visible when typing.
Can this new language "S-NP-5 Preserve existing visual features such as trees and hilltops, public views of water, and open space in new development when feasible." Be combined with the old:
S-NH-54 Initial DRAFT Policy Move "Maintain and expand the tree canopy and the forested environment including in the natural areas."
To say 'Preserve existing visual features such as trees and hilltops, public views of water, and open space in new development, and maintain and expand the tree canopy and the forested environment in the natural areas.'
These two would be better combined, too:
"S-NP-6 Strive to minimize loss of trees, especially on slopes and hilltops and mitigate unavoidable tree removal." OLD: S-NH-8 and S-NH-44 Initial DRAFT Policy Move: "Maintain and expand the tree canopy and the forested environment including in the natural areas."
'Strive to minimize loss of trees, especially on slopes and hilltops and maintain and expand the tree canopy and the forested environment.'
These could be combined to be stronger:
"In new developments and public spaces, encourage low impact development techniques, especially in areas with significant impervious surface coverage, to minimize flooding and contamination of Coal Creek."
S-NH-27
S-NH-28
S-NH-32
'In new developments and public spaces, encourage low impact development techniques, especially in areas with significant impervious surface coverage, to minimize flooding and contamination of Coal Creek and streams in the neighborhood that support fish and animal life.'
Thank you.
Regarding item #S-NP-30, there is a potential typo in the notes section. It mentions "Westlawn Park." I believe the author meant to enter "Woodlawn Park" as that is what is mentioned in the same line of the report.