We’re advocating for a safer and more connected Wilburton.

East Link and Eastrail will redefine Bellevue — maximizing these investments is critical.

  • The new light rail line will connect Bellevue to Seattle in 19 minutes, and Bellevue to Redmond in 10 minutes.

  • Eastside cities are already working together on a 42-mile corridor for bikes and pedestrians — and it goes right through Wilburton.

  • Expanding bike access to both these investments will provide safe and easy connections to businesses and surrounding neighborhoods.

Protected bike lanes will improve safety on one of our most dangerous roads…

116th Avenue NE, looking north

…but the current proposal
doesn’t go far enough.

NE 4th St, looking eastbound
The Eastrail bike path intersects the road at the top of the hill.

Safer for Everyone

Wilburton’s 120th Avenue NE is on Bellevue’s high injury network, a collection of streets with a high concentration of severe injuries and deaths. Improved signage, sidewalks, crossings, and bicycle infrastructure will make sure that Wilburton is safe for all users, regardless of age, mode, and ability.

Better Business

The science is clear: bicycle lanes are better for businesses. Giving people more ways to get to destinations outside of a car improves access overall, for both customers and employees.

Creating a Network

The usual approach of cities is to create small, piecemeal investments in biking, which leads to disconnected an underused infrastructure. Wilburton, however, is part of the greater Bike Bellevue network, aiming to plan out an entire biking network from the ground up.

Economical and Sustainable

Bellevue will already be repaving part of the route during a 2025 repaving project. By simply reconfiguring the existing right-of-way, we can get this project done with minimal cost and disruption — we need the City Council to approve this without delay.

Wilburton is growing.

The Bellevue 2044 Comprehensive Plan proposes major zoning changes for this neighborhood — expecting all our new residents to commute only by car isn’t going to scale.

Bike Bellevue is one step towards an efficient, sustainable transportation system in our growing city.

Render for Wilburton neighborhood showing large-scale buildings along the Bike Bellevue route

How can I help?

Sign our open letter to the City Council, showing the council that all of us — the residents, workers, visitors, businesses, and organizations of Bellevue — need improved cycling facilities.