Wilson Protected Bike Lanes: DezignLine’s BikeRail versus DuraCurb?
Because we are in peak summer vacation season and the board president LeeAnn and vice president Elisa are escaping the scorching forecast for next week by riding bikes on the …
Let’s Dream Big for the Midtown Crossings!
Summer is in full swing and we hope folks have a quick moment between vacations and paddleboarding the Deschutes to help us: Call to Action: Midtown Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossings …
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 …
DCLD Rules Finish Line and Join the Board of Bend Bikes!
Some good stuff this month… an important call to action to get bold visionary transportation rules at the state level, last call to join the board of Bend Bikes, statewide …
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 …
OTC Advocacy, E-Bike Joy, and Safe Routes to School!
Winter is back and we hope everyone is staying warm and remembering all the layers they need for winter riding. Call to Action: Federal Transportation Dollars for Bend As we …
A Billion Transportation Dollars and Blazing into 2022!
With warm June-uary days, it has been a joy to get back out on our bikes! Beware the gravel, grit, and cinder that is typical this time of year. While …
Our Year End Wrap Up and… A BIKE MAP!
We are too excited to spend hours trying to think of a pithy introduction to this newsletter, so here we go! Drum Roll Please…. A BIKE MAP! Bend Bikes spent …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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, …
Updates on GO Bond, East-West Connectivity, the Bend Bike Map, and Neighborhood Association Outreach
We hope everyone survived our wintery May weather! With sunny warm days actually here now (thank goodness), we are seeing more and more folks around town on their bicycles. It’s …