PLUSH Committee provides insight, suggestions for downtown subarea plan

The Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use Sustainability and Housing) Committee recently submitted the following letter to the City’s Planning Commission regarding Item 25-438, the Downtown Center Redesignation. 

The Committee appreciates the Commission’s decision to pursue redesignation — particularly as a strategy to position Bellevue for future federal transportation funding — however they believe certain components of the proposed update extend beyond the scope of this effort’s original intent. Read more below.