The Bellevue Transit Plan, adopted by the City Council on June 2, 2003, represents a major step forward in articulating what improvements are needed in transit-related investments throughout the City. One of these efforts is the Crossroads in Motion project which aims to improve awareness of bus service options among non-native English speakers.

1. Crossroads In Motion
Assisting Non-Native English Speakers with Transit Information
APA Livable Washington Conference
November 2, 2005

2. Factors Affecting Transit Performance
Local Policy Decisions
Land Use
Management/Staff Urban design Operating Environment
Skills & Experience Parking Density
Leadership Zoning Land Use Patterns
Service Design Congestion
Service Quality Geography

3. Bellevue Transit Plan Implementation
Plan Adopted June 2, 2003 Plan Implementation Work Teams
Downtown Layover Team
Transit Signal Priority Team
Bus Stop Amenities Team
Ride Free Area Team
Arterial HOV Team
Transit Center Team
Pavement Overlay Team
Commuter Parking Team
Comprehensive Plan Team
Pedestrian Access Team
Recipient of the 2003 American
Planning Association Honor Award
for Excellence in Planning

4. Bellevue Racial Characteristics (2000)
Asian or Other race
Pacific 0.5% Hispanic
Islander 2.3%
9.9% Bellevue 1990
Black
Hispanic or Two or more
2.0%
Latino: races
5.3% 2.9% Bellevue 2000
Some other
race
0.5%
White
85.3% Asian alone
17.6%
Black or White alone
African 71.8%
American
1.9%

5. Bellevue Resident Ethnicity by Age (2000)
60%
Preschool Age (0-4)
School Age (5-18)
College Age (18-22)
50%
Workforce (19-44)
Workforce (45-64)
Senior Citizens (65+)
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
To tal P o p Hispanic White B lack A sian, NHP I 2 o r mo re

6. Foreign Born Residents in Bellevue
Percent foreign born and region of birth
30%
Northern America
25% Latin America
Africa
20% Asia, Oceania
Europe
15%
10%
5%
0%
United Central King Eastside Bellevue Kirkland Redmond Renton Seattle
States Sound County Balance

7. Foreign Born Bellevue Residents
Foreign born by place of birth - 2000
Other
8%
China
16%
Japan
6%
Latin America
13% Korea
7%
Asia
57% India
8%
Southeast Asia
Europe 14%
21% Other Asia
7%

8. Percent Foreign Born in Region

9. Percent of Bellevue Residents who are Foreign Born
•Citywide, 24.5% of 2000
520
Bellevue residents were born
BRIDLE TRAILS
EVERGREEN HIGHLANDS
outside of the United States.
NORTH
BELLEVUE
•More than 35 percent of
405 BEL-RED/NORTHUP Crossroads residents were not
NORTHEAST BELLEVUE
CROSSROADS
born in the United States.
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NEWCASTLE
NEWPORT HILLS % Foreign Born
0% - 9.9%
10% - 19.9%
20% - 34.9%
N 0 0.5 1 2 Miles
35%+

10. Bellevue Immigration Patterns
Year of entry to US by region for Bellevue Foreign-Born Residents
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Europe Asia Africa Oceania Mexico Latin America Canada (N.
Balance America)
Year of entry before 1980 Year of entry 1980 to 1989 Year of entry 1990 to March 2000

11. Languages in Bellevue
Language composition of Bellevue residents, 2000
Vietnamese
Indic 1%
Korean 1%
2%
Russian
2%
Japanese
2% Other Languages
Speak Speak another 8%
only English language
74% 27%
Spanish
5%
Chinese
5%

12. Non-English Speaking Population
30% 27%
25%
20%
15% 12%
10% 7%
5%
0%
Linguistically isolated (based on Speak a language other than English Speak English less than "very w ell"
households)
• Linguistic Isolation means that no member of a household
over age 14 speaks English “very well”
• Almost 27 percent of Bellevue’s population over age 5 speaks
a language at home other than English, and over 12 percent
speaks English less than “very well”

13. Language other than English at Home
30
25
20
Percent
15 1990
10
2000
5
0
United Central King Bellevue Eastside Seattle
States Puget County Balance
Sound

14. Percent of Pop Who Speak a Language other than English at Home
520
BRIDLE TRAILS
EVERGREEN HIGHLANDS
•26.9% of Bellevue residents over
NORTH
BELLEVUE
405
the age of 5 spoke a language at
BEL-RED/NORTHUP
home other than English in 2000.
NORTHEAST BELLEVUE
CROSSROADS
DOWNTOWN
•Almost no areas with less than 10%
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WILBURTON/NE 8TH ST
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Subareas
Non Residential Areas
NEWCASTLE
NEWPORT HILLS % other language
0% - 9.9%
10% - 19.9%
N 20% - 34.9%
0 0.5 1 2 Miles 35%+

15. Bellevue Residents’ Nativity & Language
26,782 27,682
1990
11,548 11,102 2000
132% 149%
Foreign-born Population speaking
population a language at home
other than English
Overall population 26%

16. 2005 Human Services Needs Update
81% of providers of
human services to
Bellevue residents
identified transportation
as the largest barrier for
their clients in
accessing services.

17. Role of Information
How much
will my trip
cost?
When do I have How do I get
to be at the there from here?
stop?

18. New Paradigm for Public Transit
“Transit customers today expect more and
better information from their local transit
agencies that can assist them in their transit
and multi-modal trip making. The leading
transit agencies are offering more and better
quality information - more useful, more
accessible and convenient, more
understandable, more comprehensive, and
more reliable. Better information will
contribute to satisfied customers who will
choose transit more often and remain as
committed transit riders for longer periods,
and perhaps will also attract new riders who
otherwise are reluctant to venture onto
public transit.”
New Paradigms for Local Public Transportation Organizations. Transit Cooperative
Research Program Report 58.

19. Crossroads in Motion Brochure

20. Improved Signage
Park & Rides
16%
Downtown
38%

21. Residential Transportation Coordinators
Languages spoken include: Spanish;
Vietnamese; Korean; Chinese; Taiwanese;
Cambodian; Russian; and English.
Telephone 425-943-6786 for assistance.

22. More Information
www.metrokc.gov/inmotion/crossroads
Franz Loewenherz
City of Bellevue
425-452-4077