Midtown Pedestrian News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The City of Bend was awarded roughly $25 million in state and federal dollars for the landmark Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing project.

It’s an actual scene readers may easily imagine: Two families come to visit Bend during the busy July 4 weekend, a gaggle of bikes in...

Most Deschutes County and City of Bend offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and was declared a federal and a state holiday in 2021. This is the first year that Deschutes County is observing Juneteenth. Since Juneteenth falls on a Sunday this year, the County will observe it on Monday, June 20. The County is a sponsor of the Juneteenth Celebration for Central Oregon that was hosted by The Father's Group. The event was held on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 in Bend.

The City of Bend invites members of the community to an open house on Wednesday, June 22, to learn about the Midtown Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossings Feasibility Study, Wednesday, June 22, from 56-7 p.m. at Open Space Event Studios, located at 220 NE Lafayette Avenue. The purpose of this study is to identify what's possible for new and improved crossings of the U.S. Highway 97 Bend Parkway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad for walking and bicycling in Bend's Midtown. This study will look at three crossing locations: Greenwood, Hawthorne and Franklin avenues. The open h...

The Transportation Bond Oversight Committee presented its 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) recommendation to the Bend City Council during a work session Wednesday. The oversight committee's role is to advise on the implementation and progress of the $190 million transportation general obligation (GO) bond approved by voters in November 2020. More than 21 projects are included in the recommendation and will address traffic flow, east-west connections, and neighborhood safety improvement projects citywide. Some key priority projects include the Wilson Avenue Improvement Project, Midt...