Asked by KTVZ

573 Votes

Do you support more bike lanes in Bend?

35%

Yes Yes

65%

No No

35%

Yes

4 Comments

snowzone

Yes as long as they find a way for the bicycle riders to pay for them like I have to pay to drive my car on the road / motorcycle on the road / kayak on the water / boat on the water .

Eric Chandler

Bike lanes are great, but cyclists have to follow the same rules as vehicles. Also vehicles have to pay attention for cyclists so they are not hit and killed. Especially since they are going the same directions.

Rick Allen

Yes because bikes should never be on any roads!

Latterdaysaint

I say no more bike lanes until the pot holes on the streets are filled

65%

No

6 Comments

Del Frint

Bike riders have very little respect for the traffic laws. As a driver around Bend every day, it's a challenge to avoid bikes that disregard the laws of the road. I think that all bikes should be licensed to pay for bike lanes and cited for traffic violations.

Nic Secor

They act like Bikes are the solution to Bend's infrastructure problem. All my life the city has flexed on how fast growing Bend is, yet they've never done anything to increase road sizes, add any bipasses or cut throughs. Here we are decades later seeing the impact of poor planning. Also, winter...

Michael Miller

Bike riding is commendable, but a seemingly tiny minority routinely does it.

Kimmy Wasatch

Bend traffic is already out of control, adding more bikes and lanes compounds the issue, also bike riders pay no fees to provide road maintenance, and many on sidewalks and not paying attention to traffic.

Oregonn8tive

Why have more bike lanes when most of the bikers seem to be on the sidewalks anyway?

Off the path

They tend to ride in the middle of the road anyways.

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

Asked by KTVZ

58 Votes

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

34%

YES YES

66%

NO NO

34%

YES

2 Comments

Charles Hemingway

Safe parking programs have a proven track record of successfully taking people from being homeless into having a place of their own. Safe parking programs cut down on costs to cities for ambulance calls, police calls, visits to emergency rooms and mental health crises that costs taxpayers money.

Duane Wyman

Perhaps? Hiding the un-housed in various random locations doesn't solve much. This is just another band-aid solution! Seems just the latest adaptation of "kicking the can down the road"...?

66%

NO

2 Comments

Latterdaysaint

Instead of a hand out, give a hand up

Kellie Beck Fletcher

Stop increasing rent 2026 passed 9.5 percent rent increase will push more people into being homeless .. where is the cap we are already paying ridiculous prices for rent how can anyone save for a home. Not sure why you people can’t figure this out You’re pushing Oregonians out.

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

Asked by KTVZ

93 Votes

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

4 Comments

Jane CommunityMember

People should not have to put up with annoying intrusive lights that inconsiderate neighbors install

Chris Hill

Board Member of DarkSky Oregon who worked on this with Deschutes County. Currently working to update the 24 year old City of Bend lighting ordinance.

Thomas Orr

I like seeing stars at night. and birds migration is important.

Katherine GoldenEagle

We live across the street from a duplex that has one of those motion sensor lights on the garage. It's soooo bright it lights up my bedroom and my son's and our living room. Thats just ridiclous

31%

No

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KTVZ

Do you support more bike lanes in Bend?

35% Yes Yes

65% No No

35% Yes

65% No

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

34% YES YES

66% NO NO

34% YES

66% NO

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

69% Yes Yes

31% No No

69% Yes

31% No

35%

Yes Yes

65%

No No

35%

Yes

65%

No

34%

YES YES

66%

NO NO

34%

YES

66%

NO

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

31%

No