Attend civic meetings at City Hall or online – the schedule, agenda, and meeting materials can be found at https://bellevue.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Sign up for the weekly newsletter about city meetings using the link in the upper right.
Apply for a Parks and Community Services Board opening by 5pm on Friday, April 10th. The board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.
Engaging Bellevue has a map for residents to pin the kinds of community features they’d like to see in different parts of BelRed, as part of the BelRed Look Forward LUCA. https://www.engagingbellevue.com/belred-luca There are 21 responses so far, about community and art space, festival streets, bike connections, streams, traffic and parking, and small businesses.
Safe Routes to School Survey and Interactive Map The city would like to hear from parents, students, teachers, administrators, bus drivers and neighbors about their experience walking, biking, rolling and driving near schools. Please complete this four-question survey and tell us about things you like, as well as things you see that could improve safety near your neighborhood school. Your feedback will be incorporated into the Safe Routes to School Action Plan.
Shape the future of utility services in Bellevue by taking a quick 3-minute survey by April 30th. When it comes to drinking water, wastewater disposal, stormwater flood management, surface waterways protection, and garbage / recycling / composting management, what’s working and what can be done better?
Cultural Conversations Facilitator Course: From May to August, participants will receive a two-hour training each month on group facilitation, cultural competency, language access and best practices for participatory engagement. They will identify relevant community themes for the 2026-2027 Cultural Conversations season, which runs from September to May, and practice new skills during real-world Cultural Conversations events. Applications are due by 5pm on Sunday, April 12th.
Vendor and performer applications are open until April 19th and April 30th for the BelRed Arts Night Market. The event will take place on September 19, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM at the BelRed Light Rail Station, featuring artist and cultural businesses/organizations booths, food trucks, arts activations, live music and more.
Transportation Emission Reduction Project grant applications for 2026 are open from April 1, 2026 to July 1, 2026. Organizations are encouraged to apply at pse.com. Last year $7.2M was distributed to organizations such as a Boys and Girls Club, food bank, tribes, land bank, council on aging, paratransit service, and more. https://www.bellevuereporter.com/2026/04/02/pse-awards-new-transportation-emission-reduction-grants-throughout-eastside/
The deadline to submit improvement suggestions for Lake Hills’ NEP is April 22nd. The community will have a chance to vote on suggestions after review by city staff, and $622,000 has been allocated for these projects. https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/community-development/neighborhoods/neighborhood-improvement/neighborhood-enhancement-program/neighborhood-areas/lake-hills-nep
Weigh in on Sound Transit’s priorities via the Enterprise Initiative effort – survey takes about 5 minutes.
https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/achieving-long-term-affordability