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.
Surveys:
A Transportation Investment Survey is open from now until August 10th (link), and it is very short, just asking how you get around now and where you think money should be spent.
There is a Road Safety Assessment survey that asks about safety concerns in specific areas of BelRed and Wilburton. There is a questionnaire and an interactive map that you can put pins on, and this will be open until September 30. https://www.engagingbellevue.com/2026-rsa – also see walk audits on 7/25 and 8/22
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.
Off-leash dog park survey: See background info and survey link at https://bellevuewa.gov/dogs
Opportunities:
Blood donation opportunities have been added to the event calendar for 7/3, 7/9, 7/15, 7/23 and 7/29.
Keep Bellevue Beautiful cleanups are being held every other week on Saturday mornings (except that one is on July 5th), see Event Calendar.
Volunteers are needed each week at the Bellevue Farmers Market and the Movies in the Park.
Bellevue Essentials, a 10-week civic engagement course, is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort. The program will run from September to November, and participants will be able to meet leaders and learn how the city operates. Applications are due by 5pm on July 13th. (link)
Bellevue residents can apply for a vacancy on the LEOFF 1 Disability Board by 5pm on July 13th (link).
Mox Boardinghouse is looking for a mural artist for their BelRed patio space – applications due July 15th (link).
Volunteers are needed for the Bellevue Arts Fair Weekend, July 24-July 26th (link)
Sign-up now to participate in the Community Walk Audits on July 25th and August 22nd (link)
Performers can apply now for the Bellevue International Festival which will be held on August 8th at Crossroads Park.
Resources:
Bellevue Lifespring is now booking appointments for kids in K-12 to register to shop for back-to-school clothing. For families under 60% AMI who live in a Bellevue School District area (or are enrolled in a BSD school), kids can get a $150 gift card to Old Navy in August. Supplies are limited, sign up for an appt right away.
Free Summer Meals for all kids and teens at 200+ King County locations (no income or paperwork requirement). Breakfast at Stevenson Elementary is offered from 7/6-7/23 and will be M-Th from 8:15-8:45 (eat on site). Lunch will be served at Interlake H.S. from 7/6-7/30 from 10:30-11:15am, M-F. The nearest other locations are one in Redmond, one in Woodinville, and some in Renton. There are tons in Seattle- I wonder if community support is needed to expand the program duration and offer more locations and hours. https://www.hungerfreewa.org/help/summermeals
Eligible families can also get $120 in Sun Bucks for every child to buy groceries, and enrollment is usually automatic. Eligibility may be based on participation in free school lunches, TANF, or SNAP, or a household income threshold of about 36% AMI (lower than the 200% FPL for SNAP) https://www.hungerfreewa.org/summerebt