‘Tis the season, with snow largely melted from city streets, when drivers begin to bemoan one consequence of a big winter storm: Potholes. While it can be a jarring experience to hit one unawares, we advise those wanting to complain to walk just a few minutes in another’s shoes. Drivers may encounter that occasional annoying […]
Bike commuting
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Letters to the Editor
Haters To the ignoramus in the genitalia-compensating truck at the NE3rd/Greenwood light: Your yelling “Go back to Portland” at a bicyclist making a legal left turn among cars illustrates your poor social skills on so many levels! Having to loudly transfer thought to mouth? Having to interrupt someone who is trying to stay alive among […]
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Who Needs a Stinkin’ Car?
Four ways to cruise around town with the kiddos, sans internal combustion
If you thought the only way to tote your kids around town was by car, it’s time to branch out. In honor of the Bike Issue, we tested out four ways to commute with kids, with some help from Bend Electric Bikes. The staff there knows what’s possible—many of them rarely, if ever, drive cars… […]
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Letters 3/3-3/10
IN REPLY TO “MORE THAN A MINIMUM DEBATE NEEDED” (3/4) You say “there are also studies that indicate that higher minimum wages actually reduce job opportunities for working class men and women, as fewer employees are hired and sometimes the raises result in reduced hours.” Please cite the source of these studies. Could they possibly […]
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Bike Town USA
Does Bend deserve the accolades?
Bend has gained a reputation as a “bike town.” It even has called itself Bike Town USA. But is the title deserved? Well, it depends who you ask. Mountain Bike Action magazine calls Bend the top mountain biking town in the nation, saying the city “seems like it was founded just for mountain bikers.” It […]
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Riding Bikes
Bend has gained a bit of a reputation as a destination for bike-lovers. But biking is a broad category, including a wide range of recreational styles as well as commuting. Each type of cyclist has different habits, preferences and, dare we say, a different personalities. One thing we’ve noticed is that there seems to be […]
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Letters 9/24-9/30
VACATION RENTALS IN BEND The comments from the Bend home purchaser who could ONLY make the purchase by becoming a part-time rental (vacation) landlord…how about deferred gratification? Wait until you can live here fulltime and then become a real community member—99 percent can barely afford one home, why should the quality of our neighborhoods be […]
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Get Spinning!
In a recent letter to the editor, one of our readers pointed out that it isn’t the lack of bike racks downtown that limits bike commuting, but the lack of good, safe pathways for cyclists. Yes, we agree. And, in a final report released by the Growth Management Department released this month, it seems as […]