Transportation Connects Us
If the recent weather is any indication, 2024 is going to be a year filled with everything under the sun. Read on to find out our take on the City’s …
10 Years of Bend Bikes
Happy new year! As 2023 comes to a close, I invite you to reflect on the great strides Bend has made in becoming a more livable and bikeable community. We …
How do we create more community connections?
I pose this question as both something that we should be thinking about physically creating through things like the multi-use paths proposed in the Deschutes County Transportation System Plan update …
Safe Streets Save Lives
As a city, we all know the direction we need to be headed for a climate friendly future, a more connected community, healthier lives, and safer streets for all of …
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 …
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 …
Get your bikey updates – just in time for Bike Month!
With this wave of warm weather, it’s time to dust off your bike, inflate those tires, and get back out on your bike. We’ll see you out there! And in …
All the bikey updates!
Donor Spotlight: Spurcycle Discount for Bend Bikes Supporters! In support of Bend Bikes, Spurcycle is offering a spring discount to all of our supporters with 15% off from April 1-15th. …
Building a connected community
Call for Board Members As 2023 starts, we are looking for more folks to join the Bend Bikes Board of Directors! We are a grassroots, all volunteer, nonprofit organization that …
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 …
Moments of Gratitude and Spurcycle Joy for Bend Bikes Supporters!
We know that this time of year is complicated for many – from complicated relationships with the holiday season, seasonal affective disorder, to short dark days. So Bend Bikes chooses …
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, …