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Bellevue resident urges crosswalk and sidewalks on Harlan Avenue; councilors say study, grant work underway
Summary
Resident Tanya Lukin told the Bellevue City Council that lack of a crosswalk and sidewalks along Harlan Avenue near Betts Road prevents safe walking to Everett Park. City staff said a mobility plan grant will fund a citywide study; construction would follow depending on funding and design timelines.
Tanya Lukin, a Bellevue resident, told the City Council on Sept. 16 that she cannot safely walk from her Bel Air neighborhood to nearby Everett Park because there is no crosswalk at Betts Road and no continuous sidewalk on the south side of Harlan Avenue.
Lukin said she moved to Bellevue in December 2021 and walks daily. "There's no crosswalk at Betts. There's no cross signals...On my side of Harlan, on the south side, there's no sidewalk from the apartments down to Betts Road," she said. "As a grown woman, I fear for my life when I would do that."
The concern drew immediate responses from council members and city staff. Councilman Burns, who said he formerly lived in the area, called the crossing “dangerous” and urged action. Councilman Nelson Preister thanked Lukin for raising the issue and said the council and staff have raised similar concerns for years.
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