2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

CHAPTER 2: Regional Transportation Policy and Advocacy
Work actively and cooperatively with other Eastside jurisdictions and regional and state agencies to plan,
design, fund and construct regional transportation projects that carry out the City’s transportation and land
use goals.
Comprehensive Plan Policy TR-2
I-90
• Construction of the first phase of the Two-Way
Transit/HOV project will commence in late 2006.
This project phase will add one westbound HOV
lane between Bellevue Way and the westside
of Mercer Island and make modifications,
including new direct access transit/HOV ramps,
to the interchange of I-90 and Bellevue Way.
Improvements to the Bicycle/Pedestrian path will
also be made.
• Construction of a direct access ramp serving the
Eastgate area will be completed in 2006.
87 percent of respondents agree
should work with regional agencies to develop a
reliable regional mass transit system.
2005 City of Bellevue Budget Survey
SR 520
• Release of the draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Bridge Replacement and
HOV project is expected in 2006. The document
will disclose all the performance and potential
impacts of a rebuilt SR 520 corridor as either
a four- or six-lane facility. The final EIS will
identify the preferred alternative.
Despite significant progress made to secure funding
for these regional projects, much more work must
be done to identify revenue sources and secure
full funding. Bellevue elected officials and staff
will continue to actively participate in policy and
advocacy discussions with our many partners to
ensure mitigation of heavily congested regional
corridors through infrastructure improvements,
increased emphasis on transit technologies and
services (Chapter 9), and promotion of alternative
commute modes (Chapter 12).
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2005 State of Mobility Report Chapter 2