Have you got concerns about the direction of the City of Bend’s transportation system? Here’s a great opportunity to get involved and help shape the conversation. Applications are due by …
Navigating Bend’s downtown streets can be tricky by bicycle. Â Cyclists must be vigilant to avoid cars pulling out of parking spaces and take the lane when there isn’t enough room. …
Every two years, the City Council goes through the exercise of deciding on what goals they’ll adopt and then aligns their spending priorities to those goals. Sure, goals to increase …
You might recall, we kicked off our campaign in early April to collect signatures to present to the budget committee to show support for funding active transportation. Â Initially, our goal …
The idea of getting some or all Bend City Councilors onto bicycles for a short ride really took root about a year ago.  We published a short post about a bike …
Back in mid March, just before the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on the 15th, we put out a call to action requesting supporters of active transportation speak at the …
We were grateful to read the comments from those who took the time to email the Bend City Council about prioritizing active transportation for the coming biennium. It is so …
Urgent call to action The process to shape City Council’s goals is underway. Now is the time to provide input on prioritizing active transportation in the city budget. As outlined …
Bend Bikes hopes to continue the strong growth it experienced in 2016 into 2017. Our membership rolls grew and it has been gratifying to see so many new faces showing …
Note: This post originally appeared in The Bend Bulletin’s ‘Letters to the Editor’ section. Traffic in Bend is likely to get worse (“Short commutes still the norm in Bend,” Jan. …
At the most recent edition of ‘Council Office Hours’ held at Barnes & Noble on Highway 20 in Bend, James Dorofi and Henry Louke, board members of the Old Farm …
Though it’s not immediately clear what impact this newly minted group will have, the August 5th Bend City Council meeting saw the creation of the Street Maintenance Funding Committee.  (see our previous story about the its tumultuous creation)
If you’ve been reading The Bulletin these last few months, you’ve seen a more than a few articles about Bend’s failing roadway surfaces. Â By most estimates, we would need to …
Change the way you speak about everyday bicycling and those who drive Is it really that important to rethink about the language we use to describe road-user conflicts on our …
In mid June, DHM Research conducted a phone survey at the behest of the City of Bend and Bend 2030 to follow up to the findings from an April Bend …
