ThinkBike Ride & Learn #2

Mirror Pond Plaza downtown off Brooks St., Bend, OR, United States

During a two-day workshop, local and Dutch experts will exchange ideas for how to include walking, biking, and rolling in Bend’s transportation systems. The ThinkBike workshop is invite only but we want to keep the conversation going with the community! Join us for a bike ride after the workshop to learn about the activities and…

ThinkBike Public Presentation

Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United States

Want to learn about Dutch urban and street design philosophy and how Bend can increase ridership through intentional planning? Join cycling and infrastructure expert, Sjors Van Duren, and colleagues, as well as other ThinkBike Workshop participants for a public presentation. The presentation will recap the workshop activities and share some of the concept designs in…

BEYOND THE BEYOND: PREPARING BEND FOR A WILD FUTURE

Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United States

How will our city and our lives be changed by population growth, a warming world, hotter summers and less water, new technologies and other emerging trends? And how can we plan to maintain our region’s beauty and quality of life? Being resilient and seeking out opportunities to innovate is what moved Oregon into the forefront…

Free

Climate Friendly Areas Open House

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR

Join the City of Bend for an informational open house to learn more and provide your feedback on Climate Friendly Areas! City staff are in the phase of analyzing locations throughout the city to designate as Climate Friendly Areas in a multi-year project driven by the state. As a part of this phase, the community…

Bend Bikeway Project Open House and Survey

Bend Municipal Court Building 555 NE 15th Street,, Bend, OR, United States

Project Goal The City is designing a variety of safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian (routes/projects/intersections, etc.) throughout the community, including the Bend Bikeway Project that will make the most of the existing system to build one connected and protected North-South and one East-West key route. The North-South and East-West routes are being implemented…

Free

March Green Drinks: DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair

Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, United States

If you truly want to see how the all-terrain wheelchair AdvenChair holds up under the rigorous environment of four days down and back up the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon, then come see the premiere showing of DREAM BOLDLY The Grand AdvenChair, the new 48-minute documentary of Geoff Babb and his expedition team currently in…

Free

Vision Roadshow: Drake-to-Juniper Event

The Commons Cafe and Taproom 875 NW BROOKS ST., Bend, OR, United States

Since the release of the five-year Vision Action Plan, Envision Bend has been working with vision lead partners to align efforts, spark action, and track collective progress. In the coming months, Envision Bend will be hosting a Summer Vision Roadshow at various coffee shops and breweries around town for the community to learn more about…

Free

Oregon Active Transportation Summit

Leftbank Annex North Weidler Street, Portland, OR, United States

This year’s Oregon Active Transportation Summit, Move Oregon Forward, will ground our community of advocates, organizers, professionals, and decision-makers in the shared belief that a better future is possible. Register today and join us June 5-7 at the Leftbank Annex in Portland, OR. Who Should Attend? Each year, hundreds of professionals and advocates from Oregon and SW Washington…

Transforming School Transportation with Electric School Buses

Join this webinar to hear from Forth's panel of experts as they discuss inclusive strategies for the widespread adoption of electric school buses. You will also gain insights and learn best practices from Forth's Repower School Bus program, the Electric School Bus Initiative, and more.