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 …
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. …
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 …
Midtown Crossings: Bridges to Better
There are some things in the active transportation world that can lead to despair. But, only if you focus on what’s dispiriting – chiefly, why haven’t we made more progress …
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! …
Bustling into 2021
We have been busy at work this year as we finish up our board recruitment and start our 2021 goal setting! Our all volunteer board has been engaged in conversations …
Bend Bikes Endorses the Transportation GO Bond
Bend Bikes Endorses the Transportation GO Bond A lot has happened since we last wrote about the transportation general obligation (GO) bond. The COVID-19 pandemic derailed Council’s intent to put …
Bend Bikes in the time of COVID-19
A time for change and transition. Much like our community, Bend Bikes has been in the midst of a swirl of changes and transition. The beginning of 2020 began with …
City Council to Take Action on Historic Transportation Bond
Speak up now to support active transportation in Bend’s future! The City of Bend is gearing up to put the largest transportation bond in its history on the May 2020 …
Will Bend Finally Get Its First Two-Way Bike Lane?
The City of Bend invited Bend Bikes to participate in a field test of what could become Bend’s first two-way protected bike lane along a section of the Neighborhood Greenways. …
Next Steps: Neighborhood Street Safety Program
If you’re one of those motivated types who submitted an application for the Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP), good on ya! (See our previous blog for a background on NSSP.) …
Something needs fixin’ in your neighborhood?
City of Bend has a new program for that Now through September 20th at 5pm, any Bend resident can submit an application for the Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP). It’s …
Open House on the 18th in Support of Neighborhood Greenways
Here’s your chance to vote in support of continuing Neighborhood Greenways across Bend. City staffers will host an Open House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday September 18th at …
NE 6th & NW 15th Streets Neighborhood Greenways Completion Celebration
To celebrate the completion of the NE 6th and NW 15th Streets Neighborhood Greenways, the City is hosting a small celebration. Date/Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. on Friday July 12, 2019 Location: …
NW Milwaukee Neighborhood Greenway Saved
Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who submitted an email in support of restoring the planned NW Milwaukee Neighborhood Greenway. The community spoke out and our local politicians listened! …