Transportation
I used to bike from my home in Southeast Bend to the Safeway on 3rd Street. I no longer do so, because it’s just not safe. We need physical barriers between traffic lanes and bike lanes, which barriers will require a significant investment that this council has not made.
Mass transit is critical for people who cannot afford a car. But for all the council’s talk, only $8 million of the GoBond was dedicated to mass transit. The best evidence of whether Bend is really committed to mass transit is the bus stops: only metal poles, with no shelter from the elements and not even a place to sit down.