How far we have to go: sharrows and bike counters downtown
Navigating Bend’s downtown streets can be tricky by bicycle. Cyclists must be vigilant to avoid cars pulling out of parking spaces and take the lane when there isn’t enough room. …
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Bike some bridges with us
The 2017 edition of Bike the Bridges is fast approaching. This fun and family-friendly bicycle ride will showcase many of the beautiful bridges that cross the Deschutes River through Bend. …
What we achieved together – the 2017 biennial budget
Every two years, the City Council goes through the exercise of deciding on what goals they’ll adopt and then aligns their spending priorities to those goals. Sure, goals to increase …
Volunteers Needed – Youth and Community Bicycle Opportunity
This in from Camp Fire Central Oregon. In partnership with Empowering Youth Bicycle Program, Commute Options, and Crook County Health Department, Camp Fire is hosting teen programs in both Bend …
Petition Drive results are in – Sign for Your Lane
You might recall, we kicked off our campaign in early April to collect signatures to present to the budget committee to show support for funding active transportation. Initially, our goal …
2017 Council Rides
The idea of getting some or all Bend City Councilors onto bicycles for a short ride really took root about a year ago. We published a short post about a bike …
End of the Bike More Challenge Party
Some day, there won’t be sudden endings to bike lanes, and we’ll have a fully connected network of low stress neighborhood greenways to ride on in Bend. Heck, we can …
More Good News For Greenways
Last month the City considered several transportation funding options and chose a “Blended Approach” (Option 3) to recommend to City Council. If adopted, this would allocate as much as $1 …
You, your business team, and the 2017 Bike More Challenge
A huge part of getting more people on bikes is certainly advocacy, but it’s also about getting pedalers in saddles! The Street Trust (formerly known as the Bicycle Transportation Alliance) …
Sign for Your Lane
Back in mid March, just before the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on the 15th, we put out a call to action requesting supporters of active transportation speak at the …
Bike Commutes and Broken Noses
A little more than a month ago, I was commuting home from a screening of a ski movie at a local shop at around 8:45 PM. I was traveling down the protected …
Tell us your story
A movement, if that is what Bend Bikes is to become, centers around a narrative of who we are and what we want to be. Bend Bikes has an idea …
NW 15th Street Greenway launch event
Last Sunday evening, about 20-25 neighbors joined Lucas Freeman and Aron Yarmo, of Bend Bikes, to discuss how to calm traffic on NW 15th Street and create a Greenway which …
Thanks for lending your voice
Many thanks to those who took the time last Wednesday to speak to Bend City Councilors about the importance of active transportation. We put out a call to action last …
Take action: tell Councilors what better walking and biking means to you (in person)
Share how better walking and biking options impact you The City Council has placed the Transportation System Plan and Sidewalk Policy on the agenda for Wednesday’s work session. With that …