How car-centric Bellevue is embracing a more pedestrian-friendly future
Bellevue is a city that was built around cars. But the next chapter in Bellevueâs growth could look very different.
During the pandemic, plans have advanced to reorganize Bellevueâs downtown around a pedestrian and bike-friendly route from the shores of Lake Washington â to light rail stations and beyond. That plan is called the Grand Connection.â
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oe Sanderson is a valet. He works from a kiosk just off Main Street, in downtown Bellevue. He takes peopleâs cars, everything from Hondas to Ferraris and once a McLaren 720 worth half a million dollars, and parks them very carefully in narrow spaces.