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 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 …
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 …
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. …
Note: This post originally appeared in The Bend Bulletin’s ‘Letters to the Editor’ section. Traffic in Bend is likely to get worse (“Short commutes still the norm in Bend,” Jan. …
In the wake of a protected bike lane demonstration project with a lot of heavy lifting done by City of Bend staffers from the Growth Management Department, volunteers from the …
While protected bike lanes exist in Bend, they are uncommon. We aim to change that. The first steps are to get people to try them out and provide feedback. To that end, we’ll be erecting a demonstration protected bike lane June 3rd, in conjunction with the Future Fair being put on by the Bend Livability Project.
The League of American Bicyclists established a catchy meme to remind folks about the elements that go into a bicycle friendly community. They called it the 5 E’s. When one …
Since some are still deaf to the growing chorus of voices asking for protected bicycle lanes in Bend, we thought that we might try point out the advantages they pose …
One of the things I love about working on projects for Bend Bikes is it forces me explore corners of roadway logistics I ordinarily wouldn’t. In a prime example, I …
For too many in Bend, the answer is a resounding, “No. No I don’t trust that bike lane stripe will protect me while I’m riding my bicycle.” It’s a reason …