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From YouTube: Lake to Lake - March 2019
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On the latest episode of Lake to Lake , see why our city's tree canopy is vital to our city. Also, step in to see why Bellevue firefighters are climbing stairs, and how city staff are working to eliminate serious traffic collisions .
For more information, email BTV@BellevueWA.gov
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
Lake
to
Lake
a
show
about
our
beautiful
city
of
Bellevue,
I'm
Robin
Steele.
Today
we're
featuring
and
look
at
the
many
benefits
of
trees,
a
regional
partnership
to
eliminate
traffic
deaths
and
some
Bellevue
firefighters
that
are
climbing
for
a
good
cause.
We're
coming
to
you
today
from
Ardmore
Park,
with
a
look
at
Bellevue
spectacular
tree
canopy.
B
C
D
E
F
B
Trees
are
part
of
Bellevue
they're,
what
make
Bellevue
special
and
so
getting
residents
excited
about
trees
and
caring
for
them
means
that
those
trees
are
going
to
thrive
for
years
to
come.
I
want
to
do
more
than
talk
about
trees,
so
let
me
take
you
on
a
walk
through
Ardmore
Park.
The
first
thing
I
want
to
show
you
is
this
young
grand
fir
here?
It's
small
trees
like
this
one
that
will
grow
up
over
the
next
60
80
200
years.
That
will
make
a
Bellevue's
forest
healthy
and
thriving
for
generations
to
come.
B
The
next
thing
I
want
to
show
you
is
this
western
red
cedar
here
these
trees
are
the
most
important
for
rain
and
storm
water
in
our
city,
more
than
any
other
species.
They
catch
the
raindrops
that
all
on
them
slowing
them
as
they
fall
to
the
ground,
and
that
slowing
is
key
to
reducing
erosion,
reducing
the
risk
of
floods
and
reducing
your
utility
bill
in
the
form
of
treating
stormwater
before
it
ever
reaches
the
plant.
B
Our
next
stop
is
actually
outside
of
the
park,
because
we
have
many
amazing
trees
in
our
neighborhoods
in
our
neighborhoods
there's,
an
even
greater
variety
of
trees
than
there
are
in
our
parks.
Our
residents
have
planted
trees
from
all
across
the
world,
like
this
atlas.
Cedar
behind
me,
that
is,
from
northern
Africa.
Trees
like
these
still
provide
all
the
same
benefits
as
the
ones
in
our
parks
catching
stormwater
a
place
to
play.
B
A
G
Every
17
days
someone
is
killed
or
seriously
injured,
on
Bellevue
Street
system.
A
response
to
this.
The
Bellevue
City
Council
in
2015,
signed
on
to
the
International
vision,
zero
movement,
the
vision,
zero
initiative
has
a
simple
objective:
reduced
to
zero.
The
number
of
fatalities
and
serious
injuries
on
our
street
system
in
Bellevue
by
2030,
On
February
13
city
of
Bellevue
hosted
a
vision,
zero
summit
at
Overlake,
Medical
Center.
The
summit's
key
audience
was
our
staff.
G
We
brought
together
staff
from
the
fire
department,
transportation,
police
and
other
departments
so
that
we
could
collectively
learn
from
the
experience
of
national
experts
on
what
are
some
of
those
concrete
next
steps
that
we
can
make
to
improve
road
safety
in
Bellevue.
The
vision,
zero
summit
included
national
experts
who
are
leading
the
effort
in
reducing
fatalities
and
serious
injuries
in
their
communities.
Another
featured
speaker
was
one
of
our
very
own
Bellevue
Police
Officers
Kate
Carley,
who,
as
a
cyclist,
was
coming
for
her
home
through
the
east
gate
area
and
was
hit
by
a
vehicle
I'm.
H
Here
to
share
my
story
of
the
night
I
decided
to
ride
my
bike
to
work,
got
on
my
bike
riding
in
from
Spanish.
They
can
take
trails
or
bike
lanes.
Basically,
the
entire
way
I
thought
this
is
awesome.
When
I
was
in
DC,
there
were
no
bike
lanes,
so
this
should
be
great
riding
in
riding
in
coming
along
easkey
going
westbound
and
that's
the
last
thing.
I
remember
I,
don't
remember.
H
The
accident
I
was
riding
in
approaching
approximately
the
150
158
AB
southeast
and
the
next
thing
I
knew
I
was
on
the
ground
staring
at
my
police
captain
at
a
firefighter
who
was
working
over
me.
The
one
thing
I
am
thankful
for
is
I
was
wearing
my
helmet
I,
always
wear
my
helmet,
but
I'm
extra
thankful,
I
wear
my
helmet
that
day,
because
if
I
hadn't
I,
don't
think
I'd
be
standing
here
right.
F
I
H
At
a
minimum,
I
think
I
have
severe
disabilities
that
I'd
need
help
with,
because
this
helmet,
although
it's
real
hard
to
see
this,
is
the
one
I
was
wearing
that
day.
It's
very
hard
for
you
to
see
from
over
there.
There
are
complete
sections
that
are
cracked
out
of
it.
That
would
have
been
my
skull.
This
can
happen
any
one
of
us.
The.
G
Vision,
zero
initiative
builds
on
a
long
history
in
the
city
of
Bellevue
of
initiatives
like
our
DUI
program
in
the
high
schools,
where
we
have
our
fire
department
and
EMS
functions,
present
to
really
alert
high
schoolers
as
they're
making
decisions
about
driving
around
to
be
alert
to
not
get
distracted
to
not
drink
and
drive.
Another
example
of
a
safe
streets
initiative
that
the
City
of
Bellevue
has
underway
is
leveraging
technology
and
creative
ways
to
derive
insight
on
hot
spots,
where
interventions
are
needed,
so
we
can
get
out
ahead
of
those
collisions
before
they
happen.
G
So
we
have
a
partnership
underway
with
risk
synergies
using
video
analytics
machine
learning
to
derive
that
insight
so
that
we
can
proactively
address
safety
concerns.
Another
example
is
going
out
to
the
schools
for
bicycle
helmet
fittings
of
elementary
school
kids
to
make
sure
that
if
they
are
riding
that
they're
riding
safely
at
the
summit,
we
were
pleased
to
announce
a
brand
new
partnership
with
the
Bellevue
school
district
and
Washington
deca
organization
aimed
at
addressing
distracted
driving
among
high
schoolers
in
Bellevue
over
25
percent
of
people
were
killed
or
seriously
injured
on
our
street.
I
G
It's
important:
we
pay
attention
to
this
initiative
because
the
problem
is
not
going
to
get
any
easier
as
people
move
to
the
area
as
congestion
increases
it's
going
to
become
increasingly
challenging
to
get
around
our
community
safely.
So
this
is
really
important
that
we
work
together
right
now
to
make
a
measurable
difference
in
the
near
term.
J
Blood
cancers
affect
firefighters
at
a
rate
quite
a
bit
higher
than
out
of
the
general
public.
So
this
is
a
topic
that's
near
and
dear
to
our
hearts.
Today,
I've
got
our
team
captain
Mike
Williams
who's,
a
firefighter
from
Light
Force
7.
We
have
the
fire
chief
from
Bothell
from
Renton
from
Tukwila
from
Mercer
Island
and
a
couple
other
Bellevue
firefighters
that
have
to
climb
quick,
so
they
can
make
it
to
work.
J
A
Are
you
looking
for
some
fun
activities
this
month
check
out
these
upcoming
events
on
Saturday
March,
9th
from
9
a.m.
to
2
p.m.
come
to
the
northwest
perennial
Alliance
March
mania
plant
sale
at
the
Bellevue
Botanical
Garden,
learn
from
nursery
experts
and
let
them
help
you
choose
some
of
the
earliest
bloomers
of
the
season.
Admission
is
free
for
more
information
visit,
Northwest
Purina
Alliance
org
on
Friday
March
15th
from
7:30
to
9:00
p.m.
A
enjoy
a
night
hike
at
Lewis,
Creek
Park
learn
about
the
different
nocturnal
species
that
call
the
park
home
and
join
a
park
ranger
on
a
hike
through
the
woods
after
dark.
The
hike
is
best
for
children,
5
and
older,
with
an
accompanying
adult.
The
cost
is
free
and
pre-registration
is
required
to
register
and
for
more
information.
Call
four:
five:
four
five:
two
four
one:
nine
five
on
Saturday
March
16th
from
11
a.m.
to
2
p.m.
A
come
to
the
grand
opening
of
Maiden
Bower
bay
park,
come
enjoying
guide,
music
explore
and
expanded
swimming
beach,
new
pedestrian,
pier
and
more
for
more
information
call
425
450,
4,
8
6,
or
visit
Bellevue
W
a.gov
and
Friday
March
22nd
from
10:30
to
11:00
a.m.
bring
children
ages
3
to
6
to
storytime
on
the
farm
at
Kelsey,
Creek,
Farm,
Park
children
will
be
treated
to
a
story
and
a
visit
by
one
of
Kelsey
Creek,
Farm
Parks
resident
farm
animals.
A
A
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
We
hope
you
enjoyed
our
show
today
from
beautiful
Ardmore
Park,
featuring
some
of
the
reasons
above
you
as
the
city,
where
you
want
to
be.
If
you
have
feedback
or
questions
for
us,
please
email
us
anytime
at
btv
at
Bellevue,
W
a.gov
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to
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our
YouTube
channel
to
keep
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our
latest
video
content.
I'm
Robin
Steele,
thanks
for
watching
Lake
to
Lake.