Where have you seen parked cars in the bike lane?
The City of Bend is working on a contract to add both missing bike lane symbols and posted signs around town. It seems that when the bike lane is a …
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Bags credits for Bend Bikes
We are super excited about the news we received today from one of our business sponsors. Bend Bikes is one of two charities to which you can donate your bag …
Let’s celebrate and Bike the Bridges
While weren’t not satisfied, we were gratified to learn that the City of Bend’s Street Operations & Maintenance Department has made part of the demonstration protected bike lane we helped …
Grassroots idea for an off-street path on 27th
At the most recent edition of ‘Council Office Hours’ held at Barnes & Noble on Highway 20 in Bend, James Dorofi and Henry Louke, board members of the Old Farm …
A sign of good things to come?
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 …
Call for volunteers for Future Fair
The excitement for Bend Bikes’ first protected bike lane demonstration project is at fever pitch. We’ve put in a lot of planning hours and coordination with City and County folks …
A parklet is coming! A parklet is coming!!
You may have heard that we’re putting on a protected bike lane demonstration as part of Future Fair on June 3rd in downtown Bend, and in a word, we’re STOKED! …
Our first demonstration of a protected bike lane
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.
What is a protected bike lane?
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 …
How to Bike to Work @ The Gear Fix
If you work in the vicinity of The Gear Fix in Bend, please join us after work on Tuesday, May 17th, for an hour’s worth of tips about biking to work.
A rallying cry for protected bike lanes – Let’s save the tourists!
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 …
Is bigger better?
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 …
It’s a question of trust
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 …
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Education Assistant
Here’s a heads up for those who like bicycle education (it is one of 5 E’s after all) and also enjoy working with people: there’s a job opening for a …
Keep Bend competitive
Last week, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released results of their 2015 Menino Survey of Mayors. It provides some interesting tidbits and insights into what keeps city leaders across the …