City achieves What Works Cities silver certification
For the third time in five years, Bellevue has earned What Works Cities certification, the national standard of excellence in data-driven city governance. Bellevue is part of a select group of cities that have demonstrated how their leaders incorporate data and evidence when making decisions.
In 2019, Bellevue made the What Works Cities honor roll, then earned silver certification in 2021. Since its inception in 2017, 62 cities have achieved What Works Cities certification. What Works Cities is a national initiative launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies to help cities use data and evidence more effectively to tackle their most pressing challenges.
Bellevue introduced two interactive dashboards in 2022, one illustrating progress on City Council priorities and one tracking police data, with an emphasis on transparency.
More information about the What Works Cities certification program, led by Results for America, is available at WhatWorksCities.org.
About the City of Bellevue
Known as a “City in a Park” with nearly 100 parks and a vast network of trails and greenbelts, Bellevue is the fifth largest city in Washington. The Eastside city spans 33.5 square miles from Lake Washington to Lake Sammamish. As part of the Innovation Triangle, Bellevue is the high-tech and retail center with a downtown skyline of gleaming high-rises, a diverse population of more than 145,000 and schools that are consistently rated among the best in the country.
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