Best Ideas Forums Friday at Bellevue Square, Crossroads Mall

You can contribute your ideas for Bellevue's future at two upcoming "Best Ideas" forums Friday at Crossroads Bellevue shopping center and Bellevue Square's Microsoft Store.

The city has been working on an update on its comprehensive plan, including establishing an online forum at https://bellevuesbestideas.ideascale.com where the public can vote on the best citizen ideas on Bellevue's future. People can also submit their own ideas at that site.

The city released the following information on the forums:

Residents who visit Crossroads Shopping Center on Friday, June 21, can experience the “third place” concept firsthand.  From noon  to 2 p.m., participants can also engage with city planners and submit their own ideas onsite to the Bellevue’s Best Ideas forum.  All submitted ideas become part of the public input for the city’s comprehensive plan, which guides city development and vision through 2035. 

Participants are also eligible to win gift certificates from the Crossroads Shopping Center and the Microsoft Store. The same evening, from 6 to 8, city planners will move their “Best Ideas” station to the Microsoft Store at Bellevue Square. Up to 10 interactive stations will be available to submit ideas, and city planners will be on hand for conversation. Refreshments will be served.

The Best Ideas campaign will run through July 4. Ideas can also be submitted online at https://bellevuesbestideas.ideascale.com/.