All Entries in the "Transportation" Category
City of Bellevue Prepares for Electric Vehicles to Hit the Streets
The Bellevue City Council last week discussed the influx of electric cars expected to hit Bellevue this year and how the city can help to prepare for them and encourage electric car purchases. The council discussed how to support the infrastructure for electric cars with charging stations and battery exchange programs.
Nissan is scheduled to begin [...]
Ride Your Bike To Work Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, May 21st is the official Bike To Work Day! We have partnered with Gregg’s Cycle to help encourage people to ride their bikes on Friday.
We will post several trivia questions tomorrow via our Twitter account (twitter.com/dtbellevue) and will award prizes to those who answer correctly (don’t worry if you don’t have an account, [...]
Bike To Work Day Bellevue 2010
May 21st, 2010 is the official Bike To Work Day. The Downtown Bellevue Network and Gregg’s Cycle are sponsoring “Bike To Work Day Bellevue” to encourage you to get out of your car and onto a bike for a day! In the coming weeks we will be announcing some fun ways that we will reward those [...]
Kemper Freeman Sues in Attempt to Stop Light-Rail Expansion
On Sunday the Seattle Times ran an article about how Kemper Freeman, with a group of 8 others, is suing to stop the light-rail expansion to the Eastside. Freeman is trying to stop the $17.9 billion light-rail project that was passed by Puget Sound voters 18 months ago that would service the Eastside, as well [...]
Ride To and From the Airport on Downtown Bellevue Public Transportation
Traveling to the airport this holiday season? If you’re like me you’re always left scrambling at the last minute to have family or friends bring you to and from the Airport. Although we aren’t fortunate enough to have light rail in Downtown Bellevue yet, we do have one great inexpensive and effortless option.
Every 30 minutes [...]
Make It ‘Heli’ Stop
Noise, Pollution, Safety Concerns…
Helicopters already wake my little boys…
Intrusion on the community…
Distraction to drivers…
Quality of life…will be reduced
Make it stop. I don’t know if I should be saying this about the ‘heli’ itself or to the group that’s out to make ‘heli stop.’ A group of Bellevue residents have teamed up as the Bellevue [...]
Bellevue Tip: Parking at The Bravern
Have you self-parked at The Bravern? If you have then you’ve likely spent some time driving around several levels until you find parking. There are 3 (self-park) garage entrances at The Bravern, one on 110th Ave NE, one on NE 8th St, and one on 112th Ave NE (see map).
All entrances are not created equally. The Bravern property is [...]
‘Leave Your Car at Home’ – Final Thoughts
‘Leave Your Car at Home’
Dispatch #6
Okay, I did it! I went one month without owning a car! It might not seem like that big of a feat, but this is coming from somebody that has been heavily reliant on a car in the past and has a busy schedule. Frankly, it initially terrified me to be [...]
‘Leave Your Car at Home’ – Bellevue Bus Routes + Sponsor Giveaway!
‘Leave Your Car at Home’
Dispatch #5
We may not have a light rail system in Bellevue yet, but we do have one of the best bus transportation systems in the country. One of the largest funnels of transportation through this region, for Metro and Sound Transit buses, is about 24 different routes that go through the Bellevue Transit [...]
‘Leave Your Car at Home’ – Saving Money
‘Leave Your Car at Home’
Dispatch #4
Probably the biggest benefit to not owning a car has been the savings I’ve incurred over time. Owning a car in our culture is typically the norm, and most don’t question the costs associated with driving…but it adds up quickly.
Here is a breakdown of the money I’m saving by not [...]
