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Berm Burden

City of Bend invests in more staff and equipment to stay ahead of snow removal
Laurel Brauns

The first major storm of the season hit Tuesday, leaving many people with ice-encrusted snow berms blocking their driveways the day before Thanksgiving. But a new pilot project may make “the berm burden” a thing of the past—at least on major arteries in Bend, said Streets and Operations Director David Abbas. This is just one […]

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When It Snows Big, Here’s Where to Avoid Parking

Some of Bend’s busiest—or tightest—streets have parking restrictions during big storms
Chris Miller

The big snow storms some called “Snowmaggedon” two years ago brought to light a problem with parked cars. Some streets were just so narrow that with heavy snow, the streets became difficult to navigate for two-way traffic. Because of that, the City of Bend began looking at the streets that were causing the most headaches […]

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