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Will the Hawthorne Overpass make it easier for you to get around Bend?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
406 Votes

Will the Hawthorne Overpass make it easier for you to get around Bend?

Yes

0

No

13

Yes

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No

11 Comments
Rick Allen
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Rick Allen

I try to avoid Bend as much as possible.

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Tracy Evans
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Tracy Evans

If you're going to spend that kind of money, then maybe you should use it for better use. The homeless could use more refurbished hotel/motels and or you could just build a facility. Trying to make our city pretty for the sake of wasting money makes me wonder what our city counselors are thinking.

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Jon Krutsch
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Jon Krutsch

If the Franklin and Greenwood underpasses were not close by, it wouldn't be a total waste. But they are so it is.

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Ben Hargis
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Ben Hargis

The homeless won't even use it.... they'll continue to just wander across the parkway at their own leisure.

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Jeff Sanders
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Jeff Sanders

Only for those in that direct vicinity. How many people really need to cross right there anyway?

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Sam Ackerman
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Sam Ackerman

I dont walk or ride a bike to go shopping or to work. 20 million is a lot of money to spend for another very short bike/walking trail.

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d zimmerman
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d zimmerman

I use Hawthorne exit from parkway. Construction will block it and its not clear if it will reopen after construction

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Lorie Whitson
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Lorie Whitson

It's a big waist of money.

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snowzone
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snowzone

Get real!! who's going to use it. That's $25,000,000 to get a handful of people across the parkway that could be put to better use.

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snowzone
snowzone

for $25 million if 500 people cross it in a year that's 5000 in 10 years That's $5000 a crossing. Buy them a cab.

StevenandAnn Kyman
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StevenandAnn Kyman

Don't see any benefit for anyone other than maybe those who can sell land to the city. I live in SE Bend. I am not going to drive over to the bridge, park, cross over the bridge, and walk several blocks to downtown.

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Do you think changes are needed to the downtown Bend outdoor dining program?
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116 Votes

Do you think changes are needed to the downtown Bend outdoor dining program?

Yes

5

No

1

Yes

5 Comments
Michael Turpin
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Michael Turpin

Parking and city revenue out weigh the small gain in revenue the business say they receive.

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Gary Dehm
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Gary Dehm

Simply, they're unfair to other businesses. Each space represents potential income for one or multiple businesses. If parklettes are to remain, businesses should file an application per space with an associated annual fee, subject to increase rent cost/year. They cause more problems than they solve.

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Pat Glandon
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Pat Glandon

I don't shop downtown or eat due to lack of parking.

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Ka San
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Ka San

Since nobody sits outside in the cold of winter, why not remove all the outdoor eating areas at least in the winter??

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Jay B Lane
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Jay B Lane

Nobody is sitting outside in the winter months and Street dining should be limited May - October months. Also what is not needed is 4 season dining in these structures (walls. Heaters, etc) when restaurants have room inside. If eateries don't have room inside, shouldn't be taking public space

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No

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Hector Vijarro
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Hector Vijarro

A few circles around the area, I always find a spot. It’s not any different than any other city. I like seeing people enjoying the outdoors. That’s why we live here.

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 Have you or a family member ever been the victim of a scam?

Have you or a family member ever been the victim of a scam?

Yes

0

No

1

Yes

0 Comment
No one has commented yet

No

1 Comment
Ka San
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Ka San

NO, with all the info out there about scams, it is inexcusable for anyone savvy to be taken in by such. However, seniors are particularly vulnerable, and family should assist them in avoiding scams. I had to take away my mother's phone when she entered assisted living and later memory care.

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