The Grand Connection Crossing in Bellevue is moving forward after a unanimous vote from the city council to fund the more than $200 million pedestrian and bicycle corridor.
The council pushed through the vote to create a tax increment financing (TIF) district that would fund the footbridge crossing over I-405, connecting downtown Bellevue with Wilburton and the Eastrail, according to KOMO News.
“It’s going to expand light rail station access, and probably most importantly, it’s going to make our redevelopment in the Wilburton neighborhood just to the east of the freeway really come alive,” Bellevue Deputy City Manager Genesee Adkins said.
1.5-mile corridor linking downtown Bellevue to 175 miles
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