The linchpin in Bend’s plan to connect the city’s east and west side faces safety design hurdles and tension over access
SERIES INTRO: Bend, the darling of Central Oregon to outsiders, is facing an internal struggle with growth as it develops new initiatives and developments that impact the historic ease of car culture. This tension is currently playing out with the proposed Hawthorne Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing and a related – and connected – movement to create more people-centered streets in Bend…
