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City to consider expanding mural code

Mural code expansion means Franklin Underpass project could get started soon

The majority of public art projects in Bend are privateโ€”located on private land and privately funded. We are immensely lucky to have an array of patrons in our city who have paid for the installations of sculptures in roundabouts or paid for murals on their privately owned buildings, like in the Old Mill. As of […]

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Franklin Tunnel Revival?

BCD looks to turn underpass into a work of art

Riding your bike through trash, puddles of human waste and avoiding the occasional napper can make the route to downtown through the Franklin Avenue underpass a little less than pleasant. But if groups including the Bend Central District, Central Oregon LandWatch and local businesses have their way, the tunnel could end up a gem for […]

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