The City of Bellevue has rolled out its latest community survey to collect residents’ experiences and views on life in the city, with a deadline of Monday, Aug. 10. The annual survey is designed to help city leaders assess service performance and identify priorities for improvement across neighborhoods, housing, parks, arts and culture, and overall sense of community.
How Bellevue is collecting input
Bellevue is using a two-pronged approach. City officials worked with an independent research firm, ReconMR, to administer a statistically representative questionnaire to a random sample of residents who were invited by postcard. That outreach is being supplemented by an open survey that anyone who lives, works or visits Bellevue can complete. Both versions ask the same questions and are offered in multiple languages so the city can reach a wider range of demographic groups.
- Random-sample invitations were sent by postcard to selected households.
- An open survey is available to the general public and asks the same questions.
- Materials and the survey itself are provided in multiple languages; accommodations are available upon request.
Why this matters to Bellevue residents
Results from the survey will help the city evaluate current services and guide resource decisions for the coming months and years. By including questions repeated from prior surveys, the city can track changes over time, measuring whether residents feel things are improving, staying the same, or getting worse in specific areas such as parks maintenance, housing, neighborhood safety and arts programming.
For residents, participating — especially through the open survey if they did not receive a postcard — is a direct way to influence how the city prioritizes projects and budgets. The city also emphasizes accessibility: alternate formats, interpreters and reasonable accommodations are available for respondents who need them.
Key dates and contact information
The survey is open now and closes on Aug. 10. For questions, accommodations or to report problems, the city has provided staff contacts:
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Survey deadline | Monday, Aug. 10 |
| Research partner | ReconMR |
| Survey contact | Micah Philips, performance and outreach coordinator — mphillips@bellevuewa.gov |
| Accommodations phone | 425-452-6944 (voice); requests should be made at least 48 hours in advance |
| Complaints about accommodations | 425-452-6168 (ADA, Title VI and equal opportunity officer) |
“The survey is open to all who live, work or visit Bellevue,”
City officials say that combining a randomly sampled mailing with an open, multilingual survey helps ensure broader representation across Bellevue’s diverse neighborhoods and communities. For planners and council members, a higher and more representative response rate provides better data for setting service levels, budget priorities and community programs.
Bellevue residents who want their perspectives counted should look for a postcard invitation in the mail if they were part of the random sample or visit the city’s website to find the open survey in their preferred language before it closes on Aug. 10. The results will inform the city’s performance evaluations and future policy discussions.
