Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue
Consultation has concluded
1 Year, 11 events, 2 mailings, over 350 participants, and countless ideas.
That's what has gone into crafting the Northeast Bellevue Neighborhood Plan. The team is grateful for the participation of so many community members who shared the vision, ideas, and feedback. The plan is a reflection of everything we heard along the way. You can read about all the activities and feedback in the Engagement Report.
Neighborhood Plans are part of the city's Comprehensive Plan. They are used by city staff, developers, and other stakeholders to guide decision making about things like sidewalks, parks, housing, and more. The plans help make sure that as a neighborhood evolves the changes reflect the hopes of residents.
Now that the plan has been adopted it is part of Volume 2 of the city's Comprehensive Plan.
Great Neighborhoods – Many Voices. One Vision. Our Future
1 Year, 11 events, 2 mailings, over 350 participants, and countless ideas.
That's what has gone into crafting the Northeast Bellevue Neighborhood Plan. The team is grateful for the participation of so many community members who shared the vision, ideas, and feedback. The plan is a reflection of everything we heard along the way. You can read about all the activities and feedback in the Engagement Report.
Neighborhood Plans are part of the city's Comprehensive Plan. They are used by city staff, developers, and other stakeholders to guide decision making about things like sidewalks, parks, housing, and more. The plans help make sure that as a neighborhood evolves the changes reflect the hopes of residents.
Now that the plan has been adopted it is part of Volume 2 of the city's Comprehensive Plan.
Great Neighborhoods – Many Voices. One Vision. Our Future
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Community Brainstorm - Neighborhood Connection
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Residents in Northeast Bellevue are hungry for more community connection and see a variety of benefits. Knowing your neighbors helps contribute to a sense of Safety and the ability to be Resilient in the face of challenges or natural disasters. Northeast Bellevue is a diverse area and people have expressed a desire to have more opportunities to connect across generations, cultures, and abilities. In this brainstorm we want to hear your ideas for creating more neighborhood based community connection. Consider the following questions:
- How might we create new places in our neighborhoods for people to gather together or enhance existing ones?
- How might we create opportunities for people from different generations, cultures, and backgrounds and with different abilities to learn about each other and build strong connections?
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Community Brainstorm - Trees, Open Space & Sustainability
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Residents in Northwest Bellevue value trees and access to parks, trails, and open space. Trees add to the neighborhood character and play an important role in climate change. The city has ambitious goals around trees, parks, and sustainability. By 2050 we want to achieve 40% tree canopy coverage; ensure 100% of residents are within 1/3 of a mile of a park, trail, or open space; and reduce our energy consumption by 30%. In this brainstorm we want to hear your ideas for achieving these goals. Consider the following questions
- How might we support residents in caring for and valuing their trees and green space?
- How might we expand access to parks and nature for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities as the community changes?
- How might we support residents in making more sustainable choices in their homes?
eahaydenover 2 years agoSidewalks along Bell-Red Road east of 156th on the Bellevue side. The Redmond side already has them.
0 comment1Jenover 2 years agoCul-de-sac circle and yard maintenance
Most of the cul-de-sac green circles are an overgrown mess. A large proportion of non-HOA neighborhoods have unkempt yards. So many of them now are not mowed, bushes not trimmed, everything dry and looking dead in the summer. If we want to keep Bellevue beautiful, we need to take care of what we have now. How do we incentivize people to care about their immediate areas? I think some circle green cul-de-sacs are so overgrown it is too big a job for the local neighbors to tackle. The city could offer to clean them up one time in exchange for accountability from the neighbors to keep it up. And plant some trees in them while they are at it! Also, some elder people are unable to keep up their yards. Providing them information on volunteer organizations that offer to do yard work would help them out. Streets that are blighted with neglected yards need to be addressed. A good-looking neighborhood keeps pride up and less crime occurs where it looks like people care about the area. But more trees in parks next to neglected homes is not the answer. Thanks for asking. :-)
0 comment0aberendover 2 years agoSafe Parks
Ensure parks do not allow homeless camps especially Crossroads Park which has seen a increase of homeless tents in the surrounding area.
0 comment1Stephen Millerover 2 years agoHouse To Lot Proportion
You cannot have a Bellevue canopy plan then allow 3,500 sq foot homes where once a 1,500 sq foot home existed. Guess what they cut down?!?! Kids cannot play in yards that don't exist. Limit 8,800 sw foot lots to 2-3 stories and 2,300 sq feet on the same house footprint, so there is room for trees and yards. Create similar caps based upon lot sizes. See the atrocity that replaced a 1,500 sq ft home and yard at 15532 SE 25th or the lot hog at 15611 SE 26th. All trees gone on both lots!
1 comment1Anne Coughlinover 2 years agoMark location of small trails.
There are numerous small trails in between or behind trails that are not easily found. I would not want to intrude on someone else's land. Could small City of Bellevue stickers be attached to posts so that nearby residents might explire them and meet neighbors?
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Community Brainstorm - Mobility & Access
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This ideas has concluded.Mobility and access is another key priority for people in Northeast Bellevue. Sidewalks and safe crosswalks are important for seniors who want to age-in-place. Residents are concerned about sustainability and want options to bike, walk, or take transit. And we've heard that neighborhoods that encourage walking and have stores, cafes, and other services close to home contribute to a sense of community. Given these goals, think about the following questions and share your ideas below.
- How might we create streets that are safe and enjoyable for people of all ages and abilities to walk or bike?
- How might we provide more convenient access to stores, cafes, and other services close to home?
Benjamin Mousseauover 2 years agoBringing people and their destinations closer together
Having lived in Paris for several months, I was amazed at how easy it is to walk everywhere! I quite literally never needed to take a car anywhere. The grocery stores were just a few feet away from apartments, which were just a few feet away from doctor's offices and toy stores and even more apartments. Naturally, Bellevue has different resources, a different history, possibly different priorities, and is a lot less dense, but maybe we could still do better. I'm quite naive when it comes to zoning laws and land use codes and stuff like that, but perhaps those are opportunities to bring residents and destinations like schools, doctor's offices, stores, leisure areas, etc. closer together? More mixed-use areas?
0 comment1Benjamin Mousseauover 2 years agoSupporting biking!
I like biking places! I also like thinking about things from a whole-system viewpoint, and when you look at global transportation systems, it would not really be feasible for the whole world to live with as much dependency on car ownership and personal car transport as Bellevue does, at least with current technologies. This makes me feel a bit bad because we are benefiting from a way of life (with relatively high consumption of materials and energy) that simply can't be sustainably extended to the whole world. I see promoting biking as an alternative to short-distance car travel as part of a solution to this problem. Also, promoting biking is good for people's health and has a lot of other co-benefits that I'm sure you all already know about :) Now for what Bellevue can do about it! I know it's said a lot, but creating bike lanes is truly a great idea. In my experience trying to bike around Bellevue, it's often not easy because I have had to rely on skinny shoulders, sidewalks, close proximity to cars, indirect routes, and bumpy surfaces. Perhaps efforts to create/expand bike lanes can first be focused on the places with the highest amount of travelers that might switch to biking, such as routes between residential areas and schools, or residential areas and workplaces. Maintaining existing bike paths in good condition is crucial, too. I think a good rule of thumb is that ideally, it should be no harder to bike between two places than to drive between two places. Bellevue should put lots of racks for people to lock their bikes to at common destinations - (stores, schools, parks, everywhere). If we want to see bike usage increase, it would make sense to put more racks than current bike usage levels would call for so that there is room for growth. And lastly, thinking of any non-infrastructure obstacles to biking that people currently might face, perhaps the City of Bellevue could help by disseminating information about biking. The City of Bellevue could organize classes/events, could co-organize them with local biking organizations/businesses, or could just help spread the word about events that they have no part in organizing. Classes/events might include topics such as: For young people (or beginner bikers of any age!), how to bike and getting comfortable on a bike Bike maintenance (how to change or patch a flat, lubricating chains, etc.) Biking etiquette, safety, and laws Why biking is good (for your health, for others in the community, to limit stress on finite resources and mitigate climate change, etc.) Oh and also, maybe the City could help with access to bikes for lower-income families, like by facilitating a program to collect unwanted bikes and redistribute them to people who want used bikes. Or by just encouraging people to give away their used bikes through OfferUp or something. This could actually be really great these days because the pandemic led to a huge boom in bike sales, and some people will probably want to get rid of all those extra bikes soon if they aren't using them as much as they thought they would be.
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Community Brainstorm - Affordability
over 2 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.Affordability is a top concern for residents in Northwest Bellevue. 31% of households in Northwest Bellevue cost-burdened and spend one-third or more of their income to cover housing costs. The high cost of housing makes it challenging for seniors to stay in the neighborhood as they age. And a lack of affordable housing options means teachers, nurses, service workers, and others cannot find a place to live close to their jobs, and forces people into long commutes, and impacts traffic, climate, and community connections.
The Northwest Bellevue Neighborhood Plan will address this issue and we want to hear from the community about your ideas for tackling this issue. Think about how you would answer the following questions and share your ideas.
- How might we provide a variety of housing options that are affordable for individuals and families of different backgrounds and income levels?
- How might we make it more affordable for people to stay in their neighborhoods as they age?
Liz Walshover 2 years agoPartner with local banks and credit unions (ex. BECU) to support economically and demographically diverse housing needs
Banks and credit unions (ex: BECU) that operate in Bellevue recognize benefit from stable residency.
1 comment0Liz Walshover 2 years agoAlleviate some demand pressures for housing in Bellevue through continued transit improvements
Easing commute friction within Bellevue and between Bellevue and surrounding communities will make it less necessary for employees to live in Bellevue, which will help keep Bellevue housing more affordable. Only one part of a larger solution, but important for all quality of life considerations in Bellevue (housing, transportation, climate change, etc.).
0 comment0Liz Walshover 2 years agoResearch what policies elsewhere have successfully supported durable demographic and economic diversity
Under what conditions are various policies (rent control, affordable housing unit quotas, incentives to retain small single-family homes instead of larger redevelopments, etc.) successful?
1 comment0Liz Walshover 2 years agoContinue to engage w/large employers in Bellevue to financially support affordable housing initiatives
Build on programs like those by Microsoft and Amazon, to see what could scale out for more impact for Bellevue residents.
0 comment0Liz Walshover 2 years ago"Senior + Long Term Resident" grant or tax credit program
Financially enable people to age in their homes, by alleviating economic pressures driven by ever increasing property taxes or rent. If Senior is a property owner, this benefit cannot transfer to others via Trust, inheritence, etc.
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Document Library
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NE Bellevue Neighborhood Area Plan - Adopted.pdf (9.34 MB) (pdf)
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GN Engagement Report - NE - 2021-0903.pdf (866 KB) (pdf)
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NE Comment Log - 2021-0903.pdf (835 KB) (pdf)
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Draft Neighborhood Plan
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Presentations
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Community Brainstorming Session - Housing Affordability
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Community Brainstorming Session - Affordability.pptx (4.64 MB) (pptx)
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NE Affordability Brainstorm ScreenShot 2 - 02.03.21 - RWells.png (620 KB) (png)
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NE Affordability Brainstorm - ScreenShot - 2.4.21 - RWells.png (391 KB) (png)
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Affordability Brainstorm - ScreenShot2 - 02.04.21 - GRousseau.png (180 KB) (png)
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Affordability Brainstorm - Screenshot1 - 02.04.21 - GRousseau.png (245 KB) (png)
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Community Brainstorming Session - Mobility
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Community Brainstorming Session - Mobility.pptx (2.67 MB) (pptx)
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NE Screenshot 1 - GRousseau - 2.18.2021.png (103 KB) (png)
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NE Screenshot 2 - GRousseau - 2.18.2021.png (118 KB) (png)
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NE Screenshot 1-APiller - 2.18.2021.png (118 KB) (png)
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NE Screenshot 2-APiller-2.18.2021.png (110 KB) (png)
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NE Screenshot 1 - TCuthill - 2.17.2021.png (370 KB) (png)
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Community Brainstorming Session - Trees & Environment
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Community Brainstorming Session - Trees-Open Space-Sustainability.pptx (2.61 MB) (pptx)
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NE 2nd Breakout - Trees - CParker 3.3.2021.png (505 KB) (png)
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Breakout Slides - Trees and Open Space_NE1.pptx (251 KB) (pptx)
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Breakout Slides - Trees and Open Space - NE.pptx (254 KB) (pptx)
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Community Brainstorming Session - Community Connections
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Community Brainstorming Session - Community Connections.pptx (5.96 MB) (pptx)
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NE Michael 2nd Breakout March 18.png (124 KB) (png)
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NE_ Community Connections Break out notes_Wed.pptx (263 KB) (pptx)
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NE_ Community Connections Break out notes_Thurs.pptx (265 KB) (pptx)
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Handouts
Engagement Report
Over the course of 10 months we heard from over 380 people via online surveys, virtual workshops, questionnaires and other engagement activities. The Engagement Report summarizes this work and provides an overview of what we heard from the community. You can also find this report in the Document Library.
Who's Listening
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Phone 425-452-6930 Email bbrod@bellevuewa.gov -
Senior Planner
GREmail grousseau@bellevuewa.gov
Planning Timeline
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Vision Statement
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageJuly - Sept, 2020
The Vision Statement serves as a north star, guiding policy and action. It serves as a foundation for the rest of the plan.
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Neighborhood Profile
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageOct. - Nov., 2020
The Neighborhood Profile looks at data about who makes up the neighborhood and how people live, work, and play to create a current picture and identify future trends.
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Challenges and Opportunities
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageDec - Jan, 2021
Through the planning process city staff will work with neighborhood stakeholders to understand and describe key challenges and opportunities.
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Guiding the Conversation
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageFeb. - Mar., 2021
The rest of the plan focuses on developing neighborhood based approaches to addressing challenges and opportunities. This work leads into the creation of policies and a list of priority actions.
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Putting it All Together
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageApril-May, 2021
Residents will have the opportunity to see the completed draft and help fine tune it before the Neighborhood Area Plan moves into the legislative process and gets adopted by City Council
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Review by Planning Commission
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue has finished this stageMay-July, 2021
Planning Commission will hold two study sessions and conduct a public hearing on the draft plan. Residents can continue to provide comments as we continue to refine the neighborhood plan
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Preparing for Council
Great Neighborhoods - NE Bellevue is currently at this stageSummer 2021
Staff prepares the Draft Plan for review by the City Council. Community Members can continue to submit comments.
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City Council Review & Adoption
this is an upcoming stage for Great Neighborhoods - NE BellevueFall 2021
The City Council will review the draft plans, hold a public hearing, and vote on adopting the Neighborhood Plan into the city's Comprehensive Plan.