Bellevue staff unveil three concepts for Eastgate neighborhood park; community favors curvilinear plan

Parks Department staff presented three conceptual designs and community input for a new Eastgate neighborhood park on two recently acquired single‑family parcels at 140 Seventh Avenue Southeast and Southeast 30 Ninth Street, a combined site of about "a half an acre, total," Capital Projects Coordinator Zarian Smith said.

The project aims to fill a park‑access gap south of I‑90 in the Eastgate area and advance a neighborhood park that reflects local preferences. Staff emphasized that no formal Parks Board action was requested at the May meeting; the board heard the mid‑design update and asked questions to inform future design steps.

The parks team described an engagement program that began last summer with a block party and has included two community meetings, a project website with roughly 700 subscribers, neighborhood outreach and social media. The…