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Bellevue has won a 2022 Governor’s Smart Communities Award from the state Department of Commerce for its Mobility Implementation Plan, a new long-range planning framework that will help city officials decide on project investments in the transportation system based on all the ways people get around town.

The Rock 'n' Roll Washington running event is less than a month away, taking place for the first time in Bellevue Sept. 3-4.

Over the past month, King County Metro bus ridership has consistently been about 200,000 daily weekday bus riders, a positive and reassuring trend as the region recovers and transit demand grows.

The Washington state legislature passed a transformative transportation package this year, and it’s setting the stage for a generation of Washingtonians who consider outstanding transit to be a right for everyone. What would a future be like where this was the norm for all of us? And how can we begin making that future a reality right now?

Closure needed to demolish Main Street Bridge, prep for new span

As part of the I-405/ Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes project, the state Department of Transportation will close Main Street, between 112th and 116th avenues, starting as early as Monday, June 13. The closure will be in place approximately five months and the primary detour route will be on Northeast Fourth Street.

Explore Bellevue's hidden treasures and award winning parks by bike in the ninth annual Lake to Lake Bike Ride, presented by the City of Bellevue, Crossroads Bellevue and Overlake Medical Center & Clinics. The non-competitive ride, Saturday, June 11, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., utilizes low-traffic roads, bike lanes and part of the Lake to Lake trail (non-technical gravel) and traverses much of the city.

Last Thursday King County Parks broke ground on the new NE 8th trail bridge that will connect Eastrail to Sound Transit’s Wilburton Station, providing safe access to Link light rail across one of the busiest streets in Bellevue.

Today, the new and improved ORCA system launched for hundreds of thousands of transit customers across the Puget Sound region with access to a new myORCA.com website, myOR

Trail users will now be able to access the Heritage Loop Trail from SE Bellevue Way via the access path located north of the Winters House.