View the State of the City Address, Learn CPR for National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Celebrate Ride Transit Month, and more

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State of the City

View the State of the City Address

Last week, Mayor Birney presented her 2024 State of the City address at a hybrid meeting hosted by OneRedmond. During her address, Mayor Birney took guests on a ride to celebrate our big milestones and look ahead at what’s to come.

View the State of the City

National CPR and AED Week

Learn CPR for National CPR and AED Awareness Week

Each year, June 1 – 7 is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, a reminder to always be prepared. Every second counts during cardiac arrest. You can save a life by knowing how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).

Find CPR classes

Ride Transit Month

Celebrate Ride Transit Month

June is Ride Transit Month, a celebration of transit riders across Washington state. Whether you ride the new 2 Line, take the bus, or vanpool, transit can get you where you want to go. You can keep up the fun from last month’s celebration of Bike Everywhere Month by combining your bike and bus trips, too!

Learn how to pay to ride the 2 Line

Watch how to put your bike on the bus

National Night Out

Join Us for National Night Out

Register your neighborhood party for the National Night Out by Tuesday, July 23, to ensure a visit from Redmond police officers, firefighters, emergency managers, and elected city officials. This year’s National Night Out is from 6 – 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The annual celebration helps build community and strengthen relationships between residents and first responders.

Register your party

Avondale Road Closure

Slow Down for Lane Shifts

Be aware that lanes of Avondale Road near the 10000 block will be partially closed on the week of June 10 while crews work to control erosion of the embankment along Bear Creek. This project will re-channel the stream, install large woody debris, and restore habitat with native plants. Reduce speeds in construction areas and drive carefully.

Learn more about the project

Annual Community Survey

Share Your Voice by Taking Our Annual Survey

There’s still time to complete our annual survey to share what’s working well and what can be improved in the City. If you’ve already completed it, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. If you haven’t had a chance yet, the survey will be available through mid-June.

Complete the survey

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