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Pedestrian Avenue

A proposal from Downtown Bend Business Association could change Minnesota Avenue into a walkable plaza
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

The 300-foot-long stretch of Minnesota Avenue between Bond and Wall Street is host to about a dozen businesses at the center of Bend’s historic downtown. A proposal could transform it from a through street to a walkable community gathering space. The Downtown Bend Business Association was commissioned by the City to create plans for the […]

Posted inOpinion

Don’t Let Vocal Minorities Erode Alternative Transportation Options

Transportation and housing: two hot topics in Bend
The Source Staff

Few topics bring up as much passion in Bendites as transportation and housing. On the first topic, the City of Bend is continually charged with balancing the needs of the greater whole—drivers, walkers, cyclists and disabled people alike—with the cries of the sometimes-outsized vocal minority. While it’s true that Bend needs more vehicle-transportation infrastructure to […]

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