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The City of Bellevue has undertaken an extensive "Bel-Red Area Transformation" process which seeks to plan some 900 acres (3.6 km 2) in the Spring District in the city's northern portion, [44] all of which has been premised on the extension of light rail to the Eastside under Sound Transit 2. [45]
The 900-acre (360 ha) area accounts for more than a quarter of Bellevue's industrial land. [6] In 2005, with businesses moving out of the area, [5] the city government began a planning study that reexamined existing zoning in the Bel-Red area, with considerations to future residential units and retail lots, in an attempt to direct growth. [6]
The plan includes upgrading the 115 kV lines to 230 kV, and building a new electric substation. [3] ... The City of Bellevue approved the project in 2019, and ...
The city had already been considering a new headquarters for their police department and studied whether to build a new city hall in Downtown Bellevue. [29] On November 25, 2002, the City of Bellevue agreed to purchase the Qwest building for $29 million, primarily to house the police and fire departments after $33 million in renovations. [30]
Bel-Red was developed in the 1960s for warehouses and manufacturing facilities, and was named for its location between the cities of Bellevue and Redmond. [1]The area was re-zoned to support non-industrial uses in 2009, [2] paving the way for the development of the Spring District, a mixed-use district in the western Bel-Red area.
According to the 2004's Bellevue's Comprehensive plan, it is a policy to annex all land in the Potential Annexation Area expeditiously. [22] Discussions with Bellevue have been aided by the county's agreement to give the city Coal Creek Park and the Surrey Downs district court property. The city projected an operating deficit of $300,000.
Downtown Bellevue is the main Eastside hub for both the local transit authority, King County Metro, and Sound Transit, the regional transit system.The Bellevue Transit Center, which serves both Metro and Sound Transit buses, is located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue and is connected to Interstate 405 by NE 6th St. with direct-access "Texas-T" HOV ramps.
Lee was first elected to the Bellevue city council in 1994. He served as deputy mayor in 2010 and 2011 before being elected mayor in 2012. During his tenure on the city council, he was part of a majority that opposed an increase in the property tax and the Sound Transit's planned light-rail route through South Bellevue until a compromise was reached.