Protected bike infrastructure makes cities safer for everyone
Safe Streets for All People For those of you that missed the Safe Streets for All People presentation, you can watch the recording now! We learned a lot from our …
Summer bike happenings
Safe Streets for All People Bend Bikes and several partners: the City of Bend, the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization, Central Oregon Landwatch, and the LPS Family Fund, are bringing the …
Safe Streets for All People Video
Watch the recording of the Safe Streets for All People presentation where we hear about Dutch transportation design philosophy from Sjors Van Duren.
Safe Streets for All People
Bend Bikes invites you to a series of rides and a lecture, Safe Streets for All! Join Sjors Van Duren, a transportation engineer and planner, to learn about Dutch design …
Portland Ave, Butler Market, ThinkBike Workshop – So much happening!
Safety for All of Us The recent death of the young person riding an e-bike is a terrible tragedy. The loss of a child weighs heavily on his parents and …
New board members, a bicycle film fest, and more!
Gearing up for all things bike, Bend Bikes is moving through this year full steam ahead. We are happy to announce three new board members who have already shown great enthusiasm in …
2022 Accomplishments, a Bikey Book Club, and more!
2022 Accomplishments As 2022 comes to a close, we at Bend Bikes feel rewarded to have been involved in so many opportunities to improve the safety for people using all …
Bend Bikes’ Journey, New Beginnings, and Bikey Thangs for MLK Day of Service
A Note from Past President LeeAnn: Bend Bikes’ Journey and New Beginnings After nearly six years on the board of Bend Bikes, two years as the board secretary, and over …
Election Season, Midtown Crossings Updates, Road Diets, and Social Connectivity by Bike…
This month we are highlighting a whole bunch of stuff about what City Council and mayoral candidates vision for our bikey future, Midtown Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossings updates, road diets, …
Midtown Crossings – Action Time!
This month we are highlighting some leadership changes at Bend Bikes, two huge calls to action regarding the Wilson bike lane products and the Midtown Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossings, and …
GO Bond Project Bonanza and September Bikey Events!
This time of year is always a flurry of activity… not only has the number of people biking in our community expanded dramatically with sunny blue skies and a thankfully …
DLCD Big Wins and Our New Bike Event Calendar!
May ushers in some big wins with our work at the state level and are excited to announce the election of Elisa Cheng as our new board Vice President and …
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, …
May is Bike Month! What are you doing to celebrate?
Bike sales rocketed in the early months of the pandemic. According to the N.P.D. Group, a market research company, nationwide sales of commuter and fitness bikes increased 66%, kid bike …
Thanks for Making It Fun! 2019 Holiday Lights Ride
An event like HLR just would not have been possible without many hands a-helping: from Bend Bikes Board members, to our volunteers, to the fun-loving attendees who braved some chilly weather, to the generous support of local businesses for the food, drink and raffle prizes that made the night a great time.