Overlooking the Real Crime in Cyclist Fatalities
The collision that killed Jonathan Chase Adams on November 22, 2017 is a nightmare scenario: a driver unintentionally collides with and kills someone commuting on a bicycle. The problem with …
City of Bend is looking for applicants for the Transportation Advisory Committee
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 …
How far we have to go: sharrows and bike counters downtown
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. …
What we achieved together – the 2017 biennial budget
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 …
Petition Drive results are in – Sign for Your Lane
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 …
2017 Council Rides
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 …
Sign for Your Lane
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 …
Thanks for emailing Bend City Council!
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 …
Take action: tell City Council you want active transportation goals
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 …
Looking forward to 2017
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 …
Bike lanes help everybody
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. …
Grassroots idea for an off-street path on 27th
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 …
Street maintenance funding committee has openings
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)
Bend transportation package might not include healthy options
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 …
Help reshape the debate
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 …