Should Bend focus on more parking spots or improvements for bicyclists?

Asked by KTVZ

532 Votes

Should Bend focus on more parking spots or improvements for bicyclists?

85%

more parking more parking

15%

bike upgrades bike upgrades

85%

more parking

7 Comments

Jill liberty

Parking is necessary for businesses to survive. Monies should be spent on the needs of the majority of people.

J C

Tobias NEEDS TO GO!!! Get rid of the parklets!! We need a DT business owner to be head of DT parking!! Not someone daydreaming of a pedestrian only DT!!!

Rick Allen

Definitely parking and NO bikes should ever be allowed on roads with no shoulder!!!!

Amanda

The majority of people drive. It doesn't make sense to spend a disproportionate amount of money on something used by a very small portion of the population.

sandra zollman

Completely agree. We are seeing way to much increase in spending. No more roundabouts, no more parks, no more spending. The economy is bad and people are paying much higher prices for everything but still our local government is spending.

J C

Tobias NEEDS TO GO!!! Get rid of the parklets!! We need a DT business owner to be head of DT parking!! Not someone daydreaming of a pedestrian only DT!!!

sandra zollman

We aren't Portland and we don't want to be Portland. Stop wasting our money on a very small percentage of the populace. Bend is growing way to fast and parking for cars is needed.

Latterdaysaint

I think bend lacks parking on the other handing more biking reduces congestion

J C

Tobias NEEDS TO GO!!! Get rid of the parklets!! We need a DT business owner to be head of DT parking!! Not someone daydreaming of a pedestrian only DT!!!

Stang1960

I quit going to downtown Bend because the parking is a disaster. Not building parking will NOT decrease vehicle travel it only creates congestion and traffic stress. I have no problem with bike lanes just the spandex nazis that use them.

Lynn Huntley

Bend needs both.

15%

bike upgrades

2 Comments

Eli W

I believe increasing parking will cause higher demand because it is move available, improving alternatives will generate demand for those instead and lessen the parking issue.

Todd Brown

We purchased E-Bikes, we use them to commute to work, medical appointments go shopping and most other locL travel needs. The biggest drawback(s) are lack of safe places to park them.