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19.02.2025 18:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Theres definitely some low hanging fruit when it comes to lighting code for large parking lots and car dealerships. On our streets, more frequent, downward oriented lights focused on the pedestrian interactions make me feel more seen than 1 big light flooding the zone. More inviting environment too!

17.02.2025 16:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A Google Earth view of Bend, Oregon's downtown. It shows the downtown limits in a red outline. All of the infrastructure for cars, parking/roads, is highlighted in a light purple color.

A Google Earth view of Old Mill in Bend, Oregon. It shows the shopping center limits in a red outline. All of the infrastructure for cars, parking/roads, is highlighted in a light purple color.

The downtown core spans ~936,000 sq ft, with 37% (346,000 sq ft) dedicated solely to cars. Meanwhile, Old Mill covers ~2,612,000 sq ft, with 43% (1,117,000 sq ft) used for cars—enough to fit all of downtown. Imagine the homes, shops, and public spaces we could have instead.

02.02.2025 01:13 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0

These agenda driven surveys definitely get too much attention. People flock to downtown because of the relative lack of surface parking and human scale environment. If you redeveloped downtown based on survey your probably end up with something more like the Old Mill.

16.01.2025 18:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The 2nd sign at Olney and 3rd was fully in the bike lane on my way out. I had to beat the car next to me off the line to make the merge. Somebody moved it to straddle the curb by the time I headed home. Likely another biker.

09.01.2025 20:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s amazing how often I have to quickly merge with traffic to avoid these signs. Often there is a perfectly acceptable planter strip nearby. I’d love to see the city put together some simple guidelines for anybody who received a contract to work in right of way.

09.01.2025 20:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Imagine if we used transportation funds to purchase right of way or public access easements for these 'missed connections.' I'd argue this would be a better return on investment than most of the transportation projects in town - including many of the other bike and ped oriented ones.

07.01.2025 23:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0