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Every few years, the Bend Parks and Recreation District conducts surveys to gauge use behaviors and priorities of Bend residents in regards to parks and recreation services, including those provided by the park district, as well as by private sector businesses. These results inform projects and priorities for park, trail and recreation services as the…
The Wilson Avenue Corridor Project will soon be entering its final construction phase. While this project is not in SCNA, part of the road closure is, and the associated construction detour will be routed through SCNA. Beginning Monday November 6, westbound traffic on Wilson Avenue will be detoured onto SW Reed Market Road and SW…
We have previously reported on the coming Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP) project along Woodriver Drive. This project has created a 6-foot wide sidewalk with raised curbing, starting in front of Woodriver Park and connecting to the existing sidewalk near McClellan Road. At the bottom of the hill near the park, the road pavement has…
The city is in the design phase of a Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP) project on SW Chamberlain Street. The city is planning to pave a 300-foot gravel section of the street, including the addition of safety improvements for bicycles and pedestrians, add an improved bicycle/pedestrian crossing of SW Reed Market Road, and remove an…
The City is looking for community members to join a new temporary committee designed to help guide the future of how and where trees will be regulated in Bend. The focus of this work effort is to update regulations for managing trees on sites proposed for new, large-scale development – like a subdivision or commercial…