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Advocacy / Bike Map / Events / Newsletter / Policy / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on June 30, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Bend Bikes Board President Elected as Chair of the Transportation Bond Oversight Committee!

We aren’t sure how it is already almost July, but here we are, chugging along. It’s too hot for us to think of a pithy introduction to this month’s newsletter, …

Advocacy / Neighborhood Greenways / Newsletter / Roadways & paths / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on May 29, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Updates on GO Bond, East-West Connectivity, the Bend Bike Map, and Neighborhood Association Outreach

We hope everyone survived our wintery May weather! With sunny warm days actually here now (thank goodness), we are seeing more and more folks around town on their bicycles. It’s …

Advocacy / Local Politics / Newsletter / Policy / protected bike lanes / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on April 22, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Goal Setting For The Next Year!

Path from Sunriver to Lava Lands [photo credit: Visit Central Oregon] As the days get warmer and sunnier, we are enjoying seeing so many more folks out biking around town! …

Advocacy / Board of Directors / Local Politics / Newsletter / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on March 30, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Welcome New Board Members + Yay Spring!

Spring has officially sprung and one thing is clear — people are ready to get out and engage in service to our community! We were absolutely stunned and amazed by …

Advocacy / Newsletter / Roadways & paths
Posted on February 21, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Bustling into 2021

We have been busy at work this year as we finish up our board recruitment and start our 2021 goal setting! Our all volunteer board has been engaged in conversations …

Advocacy / Board of Directors / Local Politics / Newsletter / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on December 20, 2020April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Happy Solstice and Transportation Bond Oversight Committee applications are open!

Whew, it has been a busy month and as the solstice draws near, we are excited at the prospect of longer days! Our small board has been bustling with activity …

Advocacy / Board of Directors / Local Politics / Newsletter / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on November 13, 2020April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

A time for change progressing towards a more bike-friendly future

The last month has been a whirlwind of leaves falling, cold fronts moving in, and welcoming the first snowflakes of winter. As we near the end of a long tumultuous …

Advocacy / Newsletter / Policy / protected bike lanes / Roadways & paths / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on September 21, 2020April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Bend Bikes Endorses the Transportation GO Bond

Bend Bikes Endorses the Transportation GO Bond A lot has happened since we last wrote about the transportation general obligation (GO) bond. The COVID-19 pandemic derailed Council’s intent to put …

Advocacy / Newsletter
Posted on June 8, 2020April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Bend Bikes will not be silent

Bend Bikes will not be silent. The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, among so many others, are a part of the continuing failure of our country …

Advocacy / Board of Directors / Neighborhood Greenways / Newsletter
Posted on April 22, 2020April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Bend Bikes in the time of COVID-19

A time for change and transition. Much like our community, Bend Bikes has been in the midst of a swirl of changes and transition. The beginning of 2020 began with …

Goodman-Campbell @ Commute Options
Advocacy
Posted on February 4, 2020 by Lucas Freeman

Backstory to the Upcoming May 19th Transportation Bond Request

An updated Transportation System Plan (TSP) has been over two years in the making.  This policy and planning document sets State-mandated policy and planning guidelines and is the culmination of …

Advocacy / Neighborhood Greenways / Policy / protected bike lanes / Roadways & paths
Posted on January 5, 2020 by Elisa Cheng

City Council to Take Action on Historic Transportation Bond

Speak up now to support active transportation in Bend’s future! The City of Bend is gearing up to put the largest transportation bond in its history on the May 2020 …

Field test of two-way bike lane
Advocacy / Neighborhood Greenways / Policy / protected bike lanes
Posted on November 8, 2019 by Elisa Cheng

Will Bend Finally Get Its First Two-Way Bike Lane?

The City of Bend invited Bend Bikes to participate in a field test of what could become Bend’s first two-way protected bike lane along a section of the Neighborhood Greenways. …

Advocacy / Events
Posted on October 14, 2019 by Lucas Freeman

Midtown Bike and Pedestrian Connectivity Sooner Rather Than Later?

Tomorrow, the Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) is continuing its work to prioritize projects for the City’s Transportation System Plan.  The TSP will guide policies, programs and infrastructure investments for …

NSSP key dates
Advocacy / Roadways & paths
Posted on September 24, 2019 by Lucas Freeman

Next Steps: Neighborhood Street Safety Program

If you’re one of those motivated types who submitted an application for the Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP), good on ya!  (See our previous blog for a background on NSSP.) …

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