Does Bend need another east-west thoroughfare through town?

Asked by KTVZ

581 Votes

Does Bend need another east-west thoroughfare through town?

83%

Yes, we need more Yes, we need more

17%

No, we have enough No, we have enough

83%

Yes, we need more

Existing thoroughfares in Bend are a puzzle no matter what route you take from one side of town to the other. If we had more options to either travel over or under Highway 97, c... Show More

Existing thoroughfares in Bend are a puzzle no matter what route you take from one side of town to the other. If we had more options to either travel over or under Highway 97, congestion would decrease greatly. Show Less

8 Comments

Victoria Martin Come'

Reed Market is always such a mess, esp. with the train.

Ka San

We need something south of the Reed Market crossover very badly.

Sandy Ewing

Another? If you think there is one then it needs to be widened to accomodate the traffice instead of 2 lane and NO turning lanes.

Bruce Sharp

Have to go from the east side to the west side often. Have been caught in terrible traffic or because of a train many times. We need more roads that do not stop traffic if a train passes through.

John Driscoll

Bend has more or less the same road network it did when the town's population was 40,000

Sam Ackerman

We need a hwy 20 bypass. A true by past. Not some parkway with bike lanes and walking paths.

Nate Hamilton

Another? This question must have been submitted by someone that only travels N-S in Bend!!!

Chris Evans

It is always a much longer drive going east to west than it is north to south in Bend.

17%

No, we have enough

We have four main thoroughfares right now, but they can be widened and/or better maintained to ease congestion. A new overpass will not solve the problem, and exacerbate traffic... Show More

We have four main thoroughfares right now, but they can be widened and/or better maintained to ease congestion. A new overpass will not solve the problem, and exacerbate traffic congestion during a long construction period. Show Less

1 Comment

Richard Dillard

what we need is less people

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

Asked by KTVZ

293 Votes

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

26%

YES YES

74%

NO NO

26%

YES

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

74%

NO

2 Comments

Latterdaysaint

Of course not, trump will make America great again!

Jeff Sanders

I am glad that we were Blue over all on the West coast. Those flyover states have too much say.

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

Asked by KTVZ

540 Votes

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

30%

YES YES

70%

NO NO

30%

YES

2 Comments

Kit Cohan

I prefer metering to increasing the number of lanes. More than one lane makes roundabouts much more dangerous to navigate, especially with drivers who are not locals and do not understand how roundabouts work. 2 lanes = many more accidents plus 2 lanes need to be a much larger diameter for safety.

Jeff Sanders

You're literally bumper to bumper from the Bill Healy bridge. The people from the Old Mill Never Cease coming.

70%

NO

9 Comments

Dave Krajczynski

If people used the roundabout correctly and actually filled in the gaps and went when there was an opening it would flow just fine. People wait for a bus sized gap before they go.

Jeff Sanders

The people coming from the Old Mill Never Cease coming. Traffic is backed up to Bill Healy bridge everyday. At least in the winter.

Dennis Douglas

If it weren’t so maddening, our City counselors would make for a cast in a Monty Python show. They befuddle themselves with ludicrous ideas and foist them onto the taxpayers. Bend is becoming a laughing stock to outsiders and a source of continual angst for the residents.

SUE ABERNATHY

Isn't that why they put the round about in because stop lights were going to cost to much????? Just saying.

sara kreps

doesn't this defeat the purpose of a roundabout? might as well make it a regular intersection with lights.

Kathy Brown

Make a LARGER round-about!! A stop light will only make it worse!!

Chris Gonzales

A roundabout's primary purpose in traffic management is to improve safety and traffic flow, resulting in less congestion and fewer accidents compared to traditional stoplight intersections. Key words: Flow, less congestion and Stoplights. Now they want to add Stoplights!!! City waste at its Best!

Latterdaysaint

The point of the roundabouts was to get rid of lights

Fletcher Jackson

What's the point of having a light at a roundabout? The point of a roundabout is to get rid of the lights. Widen it and start growing for the people coming here. The way bend builds, everything is obsolete by the time it's done.

Tim Walker

I drive through this around about several times everyday and it is never an issue very rarely. Is it an issue? The reason they put roundabouts in for the first place was to get rid of stop lights and stop signs

Jeff Sanders

It's bumper to bumper from the Bill Healy bridge.

KTVZ

Does Bend need another east-west thoroughfare through town?

83% Yes, we need more Yes, we need more

17% No, we have enough No, we have enough

83% Yes, we need more

17% No, we have enough

Have you been experiencing more stress after the 2024 election?

26% YES YES

74% NO NO

26% YES

74% NO

Do you support a traffic light at the Reed Market and Bond St roundabout?

30% YES YES

70% NO NO

30% YES

70% NO

83%

Yes, we need more Yes, we need more

17%

No, we have enough No, we have enough

83%

Yes, we need more

17%

No, we have enough

26%

YES YES

74%

NO NO

26%

YES

74%

NO

30%

YES YES

70%

NO NO

30%

YES

70%

NO