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Bellevue’s Discussions with Sound Transit Outline the Concern for Preservation of Neighborhood Character

Preserving the Character of South Bellevue’s Neighborhoods – The Standard for Our City’s Present B2M Route Mitigation Discussions With Sound Transit Dear Better Bellevue Supporters: Today’s BBB message builds on yesterday’s discussion of the opportunity to return the South Bellevue … Continue reading

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Rejuvenation and Revival of Mercer Slough Wilderness and Wetlands, Once B7R Is Implemented

Dear Building A Better Bellevue Supporters- The B7R Light Rail Route provides a superb opportunity to rejuvenate and renew a vital element of our Mercer Slough. This opportunity – to recapture the lost wetland and wilderness covered over by the … Continue reading

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Email to Bellevue City Council from Bellevue Citizen re: Support for B7R

BBB received this email to the Bellevue City Council re: support for the B7R alignment. We appreciate the position outlined, and with the author’s permission, would like to share it with you: From: Matt Mathes Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 … Continue reading

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Sound Transit MUST Adhere to The City of Bellevue’s Noise Ordinance

The Building a Better Bellevue Steering Committee strongly suggests that as you consider sending your comments to our City Council and Sound Transit re: the East Link alignment through Bellevue, that you include comments that: • Sound Transit MUST adhere … Continue reading

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Your Continued Advocacy is Essential

Your Continued Advocacy is Essential It is essential that all Bellevue citizens who are concerned about Eastlink’s impacts on their homes and businesses, and on our natural environments, continue to make your concerns known to our City Council. You should … Continue reading

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BBB Presentation To Council Re: Sound Transit’s Noise Challenges

BBB Presentation To Council RE Noise Challenges Building A Better Bellevue also presented a statement to the Council last evening regarding Sound Transit’s immense challenge of being able to achieve effective mitigation of noise along the B2M Rail Line Route. … Continue reading

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City Council Discusses Why Our City Is Examining B2M Mitigation – B7R Still on the Table, Noise – Not Mitigatable Along Bellevue Way and 112th, More Letters Needed

Dear BBB Supporters – ReCap of Last Evening’s Council Discussion Regarding “No Abandonment of B7R” Last evening, at its regularly scheduled July 11 Meeting, our City Council reviewed the activities presently underway between our City leaders and Sound Transit regarding … Continue reading

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Update re: Inconvenient Truths

BBB has updated and expanded our Inconvenient Truths study, and submitted it to the Bellevue City Council. Therefore we have updated the previous post and text to reflect the final version of the study. Thank you for your ongoing support! … Continue reading

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Building a Better Bellevue Releases Study Termed: “Inconvenient Truths- That Prove the Feasibility of B7R for East Link”

Building a Better Bellevue handed out paper copies on June 29, 2011 of our new study termed “Inconvenient Truths” to citizens who attended the ARUP/ City of Bellevue Q & A meeting at Bellevue City Hall. We also sent copies … Continue reading

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Building a Better Bellevue 2011 Annual Report to Supporters

BBB would like to share with our supporters some of the highlights of our group’s efforts from the past year. We would especially like to thank our supporters for their ongoing contributions of time, advice and financial support. Your involvement … Continue reading

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