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Residents press council to fund Pride Across the Bridge and protected bike lanes as sustainability staff outline progress
Summary
At a budget hearing Oct. 15 the Redmond City Council heard pleas from Pride Across the Bridge and transportation advocates for stable funding for community programs and protected bike lanes; staff also presented an ESAP progress report showing most near-term actions underway and previewed the 2025 update.
Dozens of residents told Redmond’s council Oct. 15 they want the city to invest more in community organizations and protected bike-lane infrastructure as the city finalizes its 2025–26 budget. The hearing also included a staff progress report on the Environmental Sustainability Action Plan and an update on Sound Transit construction in Redmond.
Axton Burton, executive director of Pride Across the Bridge, told the council the organization served more than 2,000 people in 2022 and about 4,700 this year and struggles to find affordable, accessible spaces. Several speakers, including the group’s co-chair James Webster, described mental-health and community benefits and urged the council to include stable funding for year-round programming in the…
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