Our Favorite Bike Routes to Drake Park
Skip the hassle of finding parking and waiting in traffic and turn your Thursday evening journey to Drake park into a leisurely adventure. Rolling up to Munch & Music on …
June 2026 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter we highlight the intersection of design, housing and transportation with a recap of our YIMBY social and an article on the Happy Cities presentation hosted by Build a Better Bend. We also add another favorite route to our popular routes to the new Bend Central Library.
Farewell Bend Park to Central Library and Back
For those on the southwest side of town who are looking to bike to/from the central library, check out the route below!
May 2026 Newsletter
Building Advocacy Capacity in Central Oregon This past month Bend Bikes supported and participated in three bike buses and a walk and roll event at local schools, hosted a social …
Olney Project Over the Finish Line
It was a long haul, but construction is finally complete on the Portland–Wall–Olney corridor. Now that the dust has settled, we can start to see the project in its full context—and overall, the results are encouraging…
Oregon’s 1971 Bike Bill: A Law Worth Fighting For
More than half a century ago, a Republican state legislator from Jacksonville, Oregon, named Don Stathos, was run off the road while riding a tandem bicycle to Medford with his daughter. Gravel flew. Cars swept past. He and his kids had to swerve to survive a routine ride.
Out of that frustrating, dangerous moment emerged one of the most forward-thinking pieces of transportation legislation in American history.
Living in Bend Without a Bike
I’m a bit compulsive and have been conducting an uncontrolled experiment for the last 10 years to find out if I could live without a car…
Compass Park to New Central Library
We’ve received a lot of questions about the best low-stress bike routes to reach the library from Bend’s west side. So this month, we are continuing the theme from last month with a new route to the Central Library, this time from the west…
Saturday Social Rides
Join Bend Bikes for social rides to Bevel brewing, the third Saturday of every month from May through October! Come on out for a casual, social ride to connect with …
Bend Residents Wake to New Reality on City Streets
Bend residents awoke this morning to a surprising sight. Overnight, many of the city’s streets have been dramatically transformed. In an effort to prioritize the safety and well-being of all …
Cargo Bike Show Videos
Its that time of year. The days are growing longer, the air is warmer, and more people are getting around Bend by bike. The possibilities feel endless, how about transporting …
Bike Buses to Earth Day Fair at Alpenglow Park
We hope you will join us at the end of the month for our bike buses to Alpenglow park! We will be biking to Alpenglow for the Environmental Center Earth …
Are Bend’s Transportation Dollars Being Spent Wisely?
Bend voters approved a $190 million GO Bond in 2020 to fund approximately 30 transportation projects by the end of the decade. As we race through this ambitious construction schedule—with …
Hillside Park to Juniper Swim and Fitness
This short route takes you from Hillside Park to Juniper Swim and Fitness using the newly reopened Olney bike infrastructure (which is great!). Start your ride at Hillside Park and …