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Posted on September 29, 2024September 30, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

Election 2024 City Council Candidates

In November the City of Bend will be electing new city councilors. We sent all of the candidates a questionnaire to find out their thoughts on some issues related to …

Advocacy / Events / Local Politics / Newsletter
Posted on August 9, 2023April 11, 2024 by Cassie

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 …

Board of Directors / Events / Local Politics / Newsletter / Policy / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on October 28, 2022April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

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, …

Local Politics
Posted on October 13, 2022October 25, 2022 by Elisa Cheng

2022 Bend City Council and Mayoral Election Questionnaire

2022 Council Candidates Position #4 (Council)Bill OlsenKaron JohnsonErlin TaylorBarb Campbell Position #5 (Council)Sean SipeAriel Mendez Position #6 (Council)Mike RileyJulia BrownRick Johns Position #7 (Mayor)Chris PiperMelanie Kebler It’s election season and …

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Posted on March 30, 2022April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

2022 Strategery and the Kitchen Sink

Oh boy, this is a long one! After taking some time to reset after the winter break and all the work that went into our bike map launch, spring is …

Advocacy / Local Politics / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on December 6, 2021May 15, 2023 by Elisa Cheng

Call to Action: Final Push for the Transportation Bond Oversight Committee Recommendations!

It has been a long road since Bend Bikes endorsed the GO bond over a year ago. We had a lot of complicated feelings about the package of projects, but …

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

TBOC Recommendations to Council – Call for Support and Other November News!

With cold crisp days settling in, it’s time to break out the studded bike tires (we love the Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pros for those truly snowy, icey, slushy days), balaclavas, …

Advocacy / Local Politics / Policy / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by Elisa Cheng

Call to Action: Revised Draft Transportation Bond Project Sequencing Feedback!

City staff spent the last month creating more readable and robust materials breaking down the rationale behind the draft transportation GO bond project sequencing for the first 5 years of …

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Posted on October 29, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

DLCD Call to Action, Bond Project Sequencing Feedback, Fall E-Bike Joy, Behind the Scenes of Bend Bikes, and Frankenbells!

It’s time to put fenders back on bikes and start splashing through puddles and it’s almost time to dig out the studded bike tires for winter commuting! While we wait …

Advocacy / Local Politics / Policy / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on September 30, 2021May 15, 2023 by Elisa Cheng

Go Bond Draft Project List: East-West Connectivity or Bust

Aerial rendering of Hawthorne Overcrossing from Bend’s downtown (at left) to midtown (at right). Courtesy of Ashley Vance Engineering and 10 Over Studio. For years, Bendites have bemoaned the fact …

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Posted on September 28, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

DPL Bike Repair Kits, Draft Bond Project List, DLCD Listening Sessions, and Bike Parking!

With glorious rain, clear skies, and crisp fall air, we are frantically trying to ride our bikes as much as possible before winter sets in! We have a flurry of …

Advocacy / Board of Directors / Local Politics / Newsletter / Policy / protected bike lanes / Transportation GO Bond
Posted on September 1, 2021April 11, 2024 by Elisa Cheng

So many August bikey things!

While August is a notoriously hard month to get anything done with frantic vacations taken chasing green dots on the AQI map, Bend Bikes welcomes new board member Maryam Mirahmadi. …

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

Join Bend Bikes at the Wilson Corridor Open House, TBOC updates, and other July news!

July brings some bittersweet changes to our board as we bid farewell to Morgan Crowell in August. Over the last 3 years, Morgan transformed our signature events like Bike the …

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! …

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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 …

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