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From Seattle Bike Blog: The 520 Bridge is completely closed this weekend, and this time the closure includes the trail.

The City of Bellevue is looking for community members to participate in paid online focus groups or interviews about how to improve the bicycle network in the city's urban core — including Downtown, Wilburton and BelRed. We are conducting online focus groups or interviews in English, Mandarin, and Spanish, that is easy to participate in from the comfort of your home, workplace, or anywhere where you are able to use a phone or computer and engage in a conversation. 

From WSDOT: Crews will install permenant paving. SR 520 will fully close in both directions between I-5 in Seattle and 92nd Ave NE on the Eastside from 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, until 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. The SR 520 Trail will be closed. Crews will be closing the trail to allow for electrical and irrigation installation across the pathway near the Pedestrian Land Bridge.

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The annual performance features lights, music and a parade nightly Nov. 24 to Dec. 24, starting at 7 p.m., requiring the following street closures 6-7:45 p.m.

• Bellevue Way Northeast from Northeast Fourth Street to Northeast Eighth Street.
• Northeast Sixth Street from Bellevue Way Northeast to 105th Avenue Northeast.

We are working towards design of the next phase of the expansion, growing the park east along the shoreline and up 100th Ave SE to Main St.

From Sound Transit: Sound Transit opened the new parking garage at the Redmond Technology Station to serve transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists as well as future Link light rail passengers. The new garage contains 300 parking stalls and covered facilities for 44 bicycles.

From Sound Transit: Sound Transit's 2 Line is entering the next phase of testing, known as "pre-revenue service," which is scheduled to start as early as Nov. 1. During this phase, trains will be actively crossing at-grade level crossings on an ongoing basis as part of the testing process.

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will remain open through Wednesday, November 22. Participants are eligible to be entered in a raffle for one of four $250 gift cards or one of 15 gift cards valued at $100.

Drivers traveling Lakemont Boulevard in south Bellevue will encounter a detour starting as early as Tuesday, Oct. 24. The street is expected to be closed for eight months between Forest Drive and 155th Avenue for emergency construction of a bridge over Coal Creek. The detour will direct drivers along Forest Drive Southeast to Coal Creek Parkway, then connect to Newcastle Golf Club Road.