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…
Drake Park to Rockridge Park
From central Bend to the far northeast Bend, this flat, 5 mile route from Drake Park to Rockridge Park will take you to a mountain bike skill course, a skate …
Bend’s Street Standards
Our Streets Shape Bend–Street Standards Shape Our Streets! Our streets control many aspects of our lives… the speed at which people drive, how easy it is to cross the street, …
Pine Nursery Park to the new Central Library at Stevens Ranch (Updated 4/2026)
The new Central Library at Stevens Ranch will be opening in late spring of 2026. The Eastside Bend Library is already permanently closed and the Bend Downtown Library recently closed …
Funding for Transportation
Do people who bike and walk pay their share of transportation costs? I don’t know how many times people who drive everywhere accuse me of not paying my fair share …
Columbia Park to Pine Nursery
Columbia Park to Newport Ave Newport Ave to Mt Washington Dr Mt Washington Dr to the North Unit Canal North Unit Canal to Pine Nursery Park Note: Several projects are …
Try Transit
Learning about the bus system in Bend. I leave the house at 8:05 to catch the bus with some trepidation. First, I was leaving my bike behind. Trying out Bend’s fixed route …
Getting to School–Better on Foot, Bike, Scooter or Bus!
Have you seen any congestion around your neighborhood schools lately? Well the Bend-La Pine School District is starting to do something about that with the hiring of Michelle Rhoads as …
Bicycle Re-Source of Bend:Â A local bike treasure
Our friends at Bicycle Re-Source of Bend are putting their time and energy into fulfilling their motto: “Connecting Bikes with People Who Need Wheels.” This group of local volunteers is in its …
Shopping on SE 3rd St
Favorite (Non-Favorite but Necessary) Route: Shopping on SE 3rd St Sometimes you’ve got to go shopping. And much of the shopping in Bend is hard to get to by bike. …
Route to Cascade Village Shopping Center
The Cascades Village Mall and its surroundings is one of the most important shopping areas in Bend, and one of the most inaccessible by walking and biking. This version of …
Bend Bikes’ take on the Transportation Utility Fee
What is the Transportation Utility Fee (TUF)? The Transportation Utility Fee or TUF is a fee that will be paid by all households and businesses that have a utility account …
The River Trail
A new safe, low stress cycling route to Trader Joe’s! (And Cascade Village Mall) Once you use a bike to get to the Cascade Village Mall, you’ll find it hard …