BLOGS Oregon’s 2022 Cohort

Rebecca Lewis, Associate Professor https://blogs.uoregon.edu/rebeccalewis/blog/   Shane Rhodes, City of Eugene https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/shanearhodes   Robin Lewis, City of Bend http://www.greatcommunitybicycling.com   Andrew Martin, Lane Transit District https://andrewbikesdknl.wordpress.com   Robert Spurlock, Oregon Metro https://denmarkinspiration.wordpress.com/   Susan Peithman, ODOT Susanpeithman.wixsite.com/dktransportation   Katherine Ambrose, Pacific Northwest Policy http://katherinebikesdenmark.wordpress.com/  

Larkspur Trail under US 20/Greenwood Avenue near Pilot Butte State Park

Crossing Busy Roads

Crosswalks A current focus for ODOT, City of Bend and the Parks and Recreation District is to eliminate the barrier that busy streets can have on otherwise nice, comfortable bike routes. Creating crossings of roadways so the easy trail, shared use path or neighborhood greenway experience doesn’t end at the Read more…

gal riding on Franklin Avenue's parking protected bike lane

Bike Lanes

Bike Lanes Oregon has been installing bike lanes on arterial and collector roadways since the 1970’s. Because of this, Bend has an almost complete network of bike lanes that provides pretty complete coverage and access throughout the community. Because there are only a few gaps in this bike lane network, Read more…

Lots of bike riders

Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon, USA If you’ve lived in Bend, Oregon for any amount of time you begin to realize what a special place it is. People who call Bend home are neighborly. It is common to start a new friendship just while waiting in line somewhere. Neighbors get together to share Read more…

Arch over shared path

Pullman, Washington

      What do other communities have that we can learn from? Pullman, Washington Pullman, Washington is home to Washington State University. The population of Pullman is just about 35,000. It is has a charming downtown, and is surrounded by miles of rolling wheat fields. Social Bikes (SoBi) platform Read more…