Would you support closing Minnesota Ave. to vehicles?
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1,040 Votes

Would you support closing Minnesota Ave. to vehicles?

Yes, it's a good idea!

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No, it disrupts the area!

6

Yes, it's a good idea!

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Julie Geveshausen
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Julie Geveshausen

I think that it would benefit the businesses, especially restaurants, on Minnesota. I would personally love to walk anywhere downtown without worrying about distracted drivers.

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Daniel Rees
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Daniel Rees

Would be great to have a city that is designed more for people and less cars.

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John Griswold
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John Griswold

Beautification, a place to sit and relax while my wife shops and potentially more outdoor dining!

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This is a GREAT idea! Its a start, eventually Wall and Bond between Oregon and Franklin should be traffic free also except between Midnight and 10 AM for deliveries only! To do that the downtown parking garage should be expanded to 4 levels or another parking garage needs to be build.

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Rondo
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Rondo

Use paint on the deck to 'extend' the Breezeway!

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No, it disrupts the area!

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k san
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k san

Why Bend doesn't think about creating some rooftop restaurants? I lived in DC for 15 yrs, and there are many. You're up high, away from traffic noise, under the stars. It's a really great idea. Doing this atop a few buildings here would negate the need for using sidewalks for outdoor dining.

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

Downtown parking is bad enough

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Sussie Due
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Sussie Due

Downtown parking is bad enough as it is without taking away more parking spaces.

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Ryan Hamilton
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Ryan Hamilton

And the lost spots will be moved to where? How are you going to keep homeless encampments from taking over the area?

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Amanda Wallace
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Amanda Wallace

Please stop trying to remove parking spots in downtown. Not everyone can walk very far due to medical issues.

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Dave Stalker
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Dave Stalker

Look at other cities that have tried this and found out it does not work. Downtown business districts need traffic flow. Pedestrian malls disrupt the flow, hurt business and in many cases are converted back to streets for vehicles. There are examples all over the country.

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Hmm, which cities?

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
209 Votes

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?

YES

5

NO

0

YES

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Steve Reeves
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Steve Reeves

Many of my students display addictive behaviors regarding their phones, and it has proven detrimental to their learning and social development. Any positive of cell phone use is vastly outweighed by negative consequences.

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Sam Davis
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Sam Davis

Long overdue. Students need to focus on being educated in school, not watching videos, playing games, & chatting with each other. Educators and others do not need the distraction that cell cause. If there are emergencies that students need to know about there are other ways for them to find out.

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k san
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k san

Kids are way too addicted to their phones and it is affecting their learning. Phones could be kept in a basket in the classroom in case of emergency, but definitely NOT with the kid.

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David Kline
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David Kline

My teaching friends say it's been a battle to keep kids off their phones in class and wastes a bunch of class time time addressing this. How will this be enforced any differently though?

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Kimmy Wasatch
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Kimmy Wasatch

Between cell phone usage and lower graduating standards, OR is failing students

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NO

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Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?
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166 Votes

Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?

YES

0

NO

0

YES

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NO

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