Bellevue, WA

Bellevue, WA collaborates with T-Mobile on a Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology pilot

T-Mobile's C-V2X prototype communicates real-time traffic conditions between traffic lights and vehicles. The system uses 5G connectivity for continuous communications with minimal delays. A mobile app for the pilot activates audio and visual alerts when the user's vehicle approaches potentially dangerous situations. Bellevue and T-Mobile selected mid-block crosswalks, school zones, and reduced-speed zones to test C-V2X's impacts on road safety.

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Bellevue, WA

United States

Bellevue, WA Safe Parking Pilot provides reliable services for residents living in vehicles

Bellevue approved a two-year pilot for safe parking at a city-owned lot on 116th Avenue NE. The city's Request for Proposal seeks an operator that can safely manage up to 20 vehicles at a time. A site safety plan and collaboration with private safe parking efforts create a welcoming environment for residents living in vehicles. The selected operator will work with public and private service providers on overcoming resident obstacles to permanent housing.

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Bellevue, WA

United States

Bellevue, WA works toward Vision Zero goals by implementing new traffic signal technology

Adaptive signal technology from Ouster, Outsight, and Sighthound was piloted at two downtown intersections. The AI-enabled system analyzes camera footage and LiDAR data for real-time traffic light adjustments. These insights make intersections safer by changing lights based on all traffic, a blindspot of the existing inductive-loop system. Bellevue also expanded its use of leading pedestrian intervals to 41 intersections based on video analytics showing reductions in close calls.

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Bellevue, WA

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Bellevue, WA adapts downtown parking to changing business conditions with Choose Your Way Bellevue

Bellevue is recruiting property owners and companies with 200 or fewer employees ahead of the six-month pilot. Eligible employees receive daily passes that better accommodate flexible working arrangements than monthly permits. Choose Your Way will use a central dashboard to gather participant feedback, manage permits, and issue carpooling incentives. This pilot will shape Bellevue's approach to reducing employer parking costs and downtown congestion.

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Bellevue, WA

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Bellevue, WA co-creates racial equity efforts with Communities of Color Initiative

The city manager selects a coordinating team of diverse residents to guide the three-year initiative. Team members spend the first year developing engagement campaigns on racial equity including workshops and surveys. City officials and the coordinating team will work with local organizations on racial literacy training for the entire community. Participants in Communities of Color will also recommend updates to the Diversity Advantage Initiative passed in 2014.

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Bellevue, WA

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Bellevue, WA improves responsiveness to COVID-19 questions with MyBellevue chatbot

Bellevue officials worked with Microsoft to deploy an AI-enabled chatbot from the city's website. Residents click on the chat button, select from six languages, and enter their questions about COVID-19 services. This bot answers more than 95 distinct questions and adds to this inventory as the city updates relevant pages. MyBellevue refers residents to departmental contacts if it is unable to answer questions.

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Bellevue, WA

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Bellevue, WA simplifies document migration during its Robotic Process Automation pilot

Bellevue's IT team worked with the Development Services Department to automate plan migration to Bluebeam Studio Cloud. The bot migrated 2,500 plan reviews from on-site servers to Studio Cloud. Robotic Process Automation completed this work 10 times faster than manual migration with a 96% success rate. Department leaders noted that applicants experienced no delays or errors during the pilot due to overnight migration.

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Bellevue, WA

United States