WSDOT's I-405 and SR 167 team briefed the Chamber's Transportation Committee on September 3: of three Bellevue interchange projects studied for the next Renton to Bellevue contract, only the Coal Creek Parkway roundabouts advance, against a roughly $450 million toll revenue gap from 2031. Continue Reading
Rep. Clyde Shavers briefs the East King Chambers Coalition on the 2027 session: career-connected learning, CTE and Core Plus expanding while the funding behind them sits outside McCleary's constitutional protection, plus the Running Start reduction and the Future Ready fine-arts question. Continue Reading
A CEO Message on the August 4 Washington primary: Why the results signal a Republican party that has lost voters' confidence, and a rejection of the extremes in both parties rather than a leftward turn. Continue Reading
Bellevue's Transportation Committee heard the city's Spring Boulevard Zone 3 briefing: 30 percent design, an $80 million estimate and no construction funding, with right of way driving the schedule. Plus what the Mobility Coalition asked for ahead of the September 15 budget hearing. Continue Reading
Lime launches shared scooters, e-bikes, and seated gliders across Bellevue on August 10. Community Engagement Manager Nikki Stuck answers questions on safety, top usage areas, first-ride routes, and who to contact, plus details on the August 21 community launch event at Amazon Meadow. Continue Reading
The pilot program — which is funded by Amazon and Visit Bellevue, with support from Circuit, the City of Bellevue, and Sound Transit — will run through December 2026 thanks to these partners. Continue Reading
The PLUSH Committee focused its July meeting over a single concern: whether Bellevue's electrical grid’s capacity can keep up with the cities predicted growth... Continue Reading
Bellevue City Council sent the MFTE Catalyst housing ordinance to a future consent calendar and studied a Transportation Benefit District that could add about $250 million against a $1.5 billion, 20-year transportation need. Chamber-convened coalitions testified on both items. Continue Reading
Bellevue's Parking Reform LUCA retires outdated ratios and moves to a single citywide commercial standard. Our July 21 letter to the Planning Commission credits that progress and flags five recommendations the strike draft left unaddressed, from visitor parking to departure pathways. Continue Reading
Bellevue's MFTE Catalyst program for HOMA is down to code language. Our July 20 joint letter with the Housing Development Consortium backs fee-in-lieu eligibility for MFTE, clearer application timing, and striking the sentence that disqualifies fee-paying projects. Continue Reading
Bellevue Chamber CEO Joe Fain on what Seattle's World Cup summer taught him about hope, pride, and joy, and why fighting cynicism, not just bad ideas, is the region's next great civic project. Continue Reading
Bellevue City Council adopted Ordinance 6929, renewing Old Bellevue's Main Street design controls with a reworked facade incentive, reviewed a draft business improvement area policy, and started the Bellevue College rezone. Continue Reading
