Bellevue is known for its diverse, vibrant and welcoming neighborhoods. The high quality of life that community members enjoy is no accident - it's the result of thoughtful and collaborative planning with the people who live, work and play here.
The Great Neighborhoods program is the process for developing neighborhood area plans that reflect the community's values and vision for the future. Neighborhood area plans inform future growth and change by providing guidance to city staff and developers about the kinds of improvements people want to see.
Neighborhood area plans are part of the city's overall Comprehensive Plan, which outlines citywide policies on issues like housing, transportation, parks and environmental sustainability. Neighborhood area plans are important tools for addressing the changing needs and conditions at the local level. These plans, for each of the city's 16 neighborhood areas, serve as road maps to the future.
If you're not sure which neighborhood area you live in, our interactive neighborhood area map will tell you. You can enter your address in this Neighborhood Lookup Tool to find out exactly which neighborhood area you live in.
How do we plan for Great Neighborhoods?
Strong community connections strengthen neighborhoods and directly raise the quality of life. Bellevue's City Council affirms this through the Great Neighborhoods program, initiating Comprehensive Plan amendments in 2018 for preparation of the Northwest Bellevue and Northeast Bellevue plans, which were adopted in 2021.
After pausing to focus on the citywide Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update, Bellevue is now resuming its neighborhood area planning efforts. The council on Sept. 17 initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments for preparation of the Crossroads and Newport neighborhood area plans. The Sept. 17 agenda materials have details.
Virtual Kickoff Meeting
Community members are invited to join the planning team on Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. for a virtual kickoff meeting. You can register at Eventbrite.
During this meeting, the planning team will review the goals and timeline and take time to answer questions. Participants will also get to engage in dialog about the future of Crossroads and Newport.
We hope you will join us for our first big event for this process.
Opportunities to Engage
We now have an online engagement hub where we post resources and information and provide opportunities for people to share feedback and ask questions.
We are especially interested in collecting neighborhood stories and photos. You can help kick things off by sharing a story and photo or video about a special place or memory that you have in Crossroads or Newport.
Visit our project pages to check things out:
- Crossroads project page on Engaging Bellevue
- Newport project page on Engaging Bellevue
To receive updates on our neighborhood area planning work in Crossroads and Newport, please sign up for our email list here.
For general questions and comments, please email GreatNeighborhoods@bellevuewa.gov.
Meetings and Events
| Date | Event | Links |
| October 10, 2024 (6:30 - 8:00 p.m.) | Virtual Kickoff Meeting During the Kickoff, we’ll provide an overview of the project timeline and scope, answer questions, and do some neighborhood breakouts to start talking about the future of Crossroads and Newport. | Register at Eventbrite |
| October 9, 2024 (tentative) | Planning Commission Initial briefing and overview of the neighborhood area planning process for Crossroads and Newport as initiated by Council. | link to materials when available |
| September 17, 2024 | City Council Council initiated Comprehensive Plan Amendments to update the Crossroads and Newport neighborhood area plans. | Meeting Materials |