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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.
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Crossroads In Motion Assisting Non-Native English Speakers with Transit Information
APA Livable Washington Conference
November 2, 2005
Operating Environment
Density
Land Use Patterns
Congestion
Geography
Local Policy Decisions
Land Use
Urban design
Parking
Zoning
Management/Staff
Skills & Experience
Leadership
Service Design
Service Quality
Factors Affecting Transit Performance
Bellevue Transit Plan Implementation
Plan Adopted June 2, 2003
Recipient of the 2003 American
Planning Association Honor Award
for Excellence in Planning
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
Plan Implementation Work Teams
Bellevue 2000
Two or more
races
2.9%
Hispanic or
Latino:
5.3%
Asian alone
17.6%
Black or
African
American
1.9%
Some other
race
0.5%
White alone
71.8%
Bellevue 1990
White
85.3%
Black
2.0%
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
9.9%
Other race
0.5% Hispanic
2.3%
Bellevue Racial Characteristics (2000)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Total Pop Hispanic White Black Asian, NHPI 2 or more
Preschool Age (0-4)
School Age (5-18)
College Age (18-22)
Workforce (19-44)
Workforce (45-64)
Senior Cit izens (65+)
Bellevue Resident Ethnicity by Age (2000)
Percent foreign born and region of birth
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
United
States
Central
Sound
King
County
Eastside
Balance
Bellevue Kirkland Redmond Renton Seattle
Northern America
Latin America
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Europe
Foreign Born Residents in Bellevue
Foreign born by place of birth - 2000
China
16%
Japan
6%
Korea
7%
India
8%
Southeast Asia
14%
Other Asia
7%
Asia
57%
Europe
21%
Latin America
13%
Other
8%
Foreign Born Bellevue Residents
Percent Foreign Born in Region
Percent of Bellevue Residents who are Foreign Born
NEWCASTLE
FACTORIA
BRIDLE TRAILS
EASTGATE
SOUTHEAST BELLEVUE
NEWPORT HILLS
NORTH BELLEVUE
CROSSROADS
RICHARDS VALLEY
WILBURTON/NE 8TH ST
SOUTHWEST BELLEVUE
NORTHEAST BELLEVUE
BEL-RED/NORTHUP
DOWNTOWN
EVERGREEN HIGHLANDS
LegendArterials
Freeways
Subareas
Non Residential Areas
% Foreign Born
0% - 9.9%
10% - 19.9%
20% - 34.9%
35%+0 1 20.5 Miles
Lake W
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ing
ton
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520
405
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•Citywide, 24.5% of 2000
Bellevue residents were born
outside of the United States.
•More than 35 percent of
Crossroads residents were not
born in the United States.
•Foreign-born residents
comprise 20% or more of the
total population in many
Bellevue neighborhoods
throughout the city.
Year of entry to US by region for Bellevue Foreign-Born Residents
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Europe Asia Africa Oceania Mexico Latin America
Balance
Canada (N.
America)
Year of entry before 1980 Year of entry 1980 to 1989 Year of entry 1990 to March 2000
Bellevue Immigration Patterns
Language composition of Bellevue residents, 2000
Speak
only English
74%
Speak another
language
27%
Chinese
5%
Spanish
5%
Japanese
2%
Russian
2%
Korean
2%
Indic
1%
Vietnamese
1%
Other Languages
8%
Languages in Bellevue
• 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”
7%
12%
27%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Linguistically isolated (based on
households)
Speak a language other than English Speak English less than "very w ell"
Non-English Speaking Population
Language other than English at Home
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
United
States
Central
Puget
Sound
King
County
Bellevue Eastside
Balance
Seattle
Perc
ent
1990
2000
Percent of Pop Who Speak a Language other than English at Home
NEWCASTLE
FACTORIA
BRIDLE TRAILS
EASTGATE
SOUTHEAST BELLEVUE
NEWPORT HILLS
NORTH BELLEVUE
CROSSROADS
RICHARDS VALLEY
WILBURTON/NE 8TH ST
SOUTHWEST BELLEVUE
NORTHEAST BELLEVUE
BEL-RED/NORTHUP
DOWNTOWN
EVERGREEN HIGHLANDS
0 1 20.5 Miles
Legend
Arterials
Freeways
Subareas
Non Residential Areas
% other language
0% - 9.9%
10% - 19.9%
20% - 34.9%
35%+
Lake Wash
ing
ton
La
ke
Sa
mm
am
i sh
520
405
90
N
•26.9% of Bellevue residents over
the age of 5 spoke a language at
home other than English in 2000.
•Almost no areas with less than 10%
of population speaking another
language
27,682
11,10211,548
26,782
Foreign-born
population
Population speaking
a language at home
other than English
1990
2000
132% 149%
Overall population 26%
Bellevue Residents’ Nativity & Language
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.
Role of Information
When do I have
to be at the
stop?
How do I get
there from here?
How much
will my trip
cost?
“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 Paradigm for Public Transit
New Paradigms for Local Public Transportation Organizations. Transit Cooperative
Research Program Report 58.
Crossroads in Motion Brochure
Improved Signage
Downtown
38%
Park & Rides
16%
Residential Transportation Coordinators
Languages spoken include: Spanish;
Vietnamese; Korean; Chinese; Taiwanese;
Cambodian; Russian; and English.
Telephone 425-943-6786 for assistance.
www.metrokc.gov/inmotion/crossroads
Franz Loewenherz
City of Bellevue
425-452-4077
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