Head north on Highway 97 in the morning and you can’t help but notice the line of commuters driving into Bend from Redmond. It wasn’t like that 15 years ago. Take to pretty much any street during the height of the summer tourist season and you’ll find cars backed up at intersections and roundabouts that […]
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Bend 2030 and COBA ask City Council to broaden gas tax discussion
In a joint letter sent to Bend City Council earlier today, community visioning group Bend 2030 and the Central Oregon Builders’ Association ask Council to consider street funding options beyond a gas tax. At the August 5 Council meeting, four City Councilors voted in support of putting a gas tax on the March ballot and […]
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Pounding the Pavement
City considers a gas tax to fund transportation improvements
Driving across Bend is a little like playing Minesweeper, only the potholes don’t explode. So it’s not surprising that, in a recent survey by DHM Research, 61 percent of respondents described road conditions in Bend as “poor” or “very poor.” And data backs up that gut feeling. Because road damage has outpaced funding for repairs, […]
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Side Notes 5/7-5/14
The results of Bend 2030’s April Transportation Forum are in. The first revelation is unsurprising: People want more from their transportation systems and infrastructure. But the follow-up is less anticipated: They are willing to pay for it. When presented with four different entities—the community at large, local governments, transit riders, and private industry—the 175 attendees […]
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Letters 1/27-2/3
IN REPLY TO “TIRED OF NEWCOMERS” (1/29) I have lived in both Bend and Portland and have heard all the griping about newcomers for years. I have now chosen to make a life in the small town I was born and raised in and I could not be happier. I never lock my doors and […]
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Trouble in Paradise
On the whole, Bend residents are happy with their quality of life, according to a 2015 survey conducted by DHM Research and presented during a work session at last week’s City Council meeting. The survey polled 400 Bendites by cell phone and landline, and revealed a general upward trend in many major indicators (livability, economic […]
