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Bellevue presents refined designs for Maidenbauer Bay Park Phase 2; kite‑site parking and marina tradeoffs emerge
Summary
Bellevue Parks staff presented a revised Phase 2 design for Maidenbauer Bay Park on Jan. 8 that emphasizes an accessible sloped connector to the waterfront, consolidation of parking on a kite‑shaped parcel at Main Street and 100th Avenue Southeast, and a reduced private moorage footprint.
Bellevue Parks staff on Jan. 8 gave the Parks and Community Services Board an update on Maidenbauer Bay Park Phase 2 design and community outreach, describing a package of changes that preserve waterfront access while shifting many tradeoffs onto later phases because of funding limits.
Project managers Scott VanderHeiden and Pam Perrin reviewed a design that keeps the Whaling Building and public piers, rebuilds at least one public pier to modern accessibility standards, and reconfigures the marina area to create more public shoreline promenade and ecological edge. The team described a new accessible ‘‘bay connector’’ — a sloped walkway aligned to span existing site conifers and reduce dependence on elevators — that would deliver an accessible route from Main Street and the kite‑site area to the water.
Pam Perrin said the kite‑shaped parcel (the ‘‘kite site’’) at Main Street and 100th…
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