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Our thoughts are with the family & friends of the person who lost their life in this crash. Highways do not belong in our cities, full stop. So long as Bellevue is a city of stroads, wide intersections, & freeway offramps, these tragedies will keep happening. They are incompatible with #VisionZero.

That's why we started the SAFE Bellevue coalition -- to urge Council to approve a budget that prioritizes safety throughout all of its transportation projects. Staff's proposed budget is a good start, but it still falls short from a true safety approach in several key ways. safebellevue.com

For one, the two most aggressive revenue scenarios dedicate millions of dollars to intersection widening projects, which will increase vehicle speeds, increase crossing distances for vulnerable road users, and reduce safety for everyone.

Furthermore, the proposed budget mostly calls for adding multimodal facilities adjacent to existing streets. This expensive & time-consuming approach doesn't address the root causes of dangerous crashes -- the wide streets that encourage high speeds & lead to losses of life.