Contact the Bellevue City Council - Neighbors for a Livable Bellevue

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Dear Mayor Robinson and Councilmembers,

I write in support of the Transportation Commission’s recommendation that Bel-Red Road be removed from consideration for bike lanes. Please support this recommendation and the hundreds of letters and community feedback you’ve received over the last year opposing road diets, and do not study Bel-Red Road any further.

Additional study on this major east-west arterial is both unnecessary and wasteful of taxpayer dollars. We have already learned from the hundreds of thousands spent on the Bike Bellevue Guide that road diets would cripple our arterial network. Adding bike lanes will not make it more safe, as the few cyclists who may ride along that corridor would still have to interact with busy intersections and driveways.

We cannot afford to sacrifice a lane of Bel-Red Road, even on a “temporary” basis during a trial or demonstration – which will only frustrate residents and hurt public trust. Please consider the interests and concerns of the 70% of residents who oppose replacing travel lanes with bike lanes, especially on Bel-Red Road. We need to be able to get to work, run errands, pick up our kids, visit downtown, and take care of our personal needs in Bellevue without sitting in an hour of traffic.

Let’s focus our time and resources on finishing the safer bicycle connection at Spring Boulevard. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

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