Neff Road connects to schools, parks, trails, medical facilities and more — places that kids, parents, commuters and others in the City traveling east to west need to reach. Neff Road is identified on the GO Bond project list as one of the Citywide Key Routes to improve safe travel on a connected system for pedestrians and bicyclists including improvements that leverage existing bike/ped systems by providing protected and/or buffered bike lanes, connecting to existing or future Bend Park and Recreation District off street paths, and/or provide sidewalk infill. 

Project Updates

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Location

The project includes the following improvements as identified in the Transportation System Plan

• R3-A: Norton Ave. NE 6th St to NE 12th St. Neighborhood greenway. Create a low-stress bikeway on NE Norton Ave (SRTS3).
• R3-B: Hillside Trail. Connects NE 12th to Neff Rd. Hillside path. Close sidewalk gaps and create a switchback shared use path (SRTS); includes school zone enhancements.
• R3-C: Neff Rd. NE 12th to Eagle Road. Shared use path adjacent to roadway; Close sidewalk gaps and create a low-stress bikeway. 

Public Meetings

• PRE-DESIGN ONLINE OPEN HOUSE - October 21, 2024
  The survey is closed, however, feel free to browse the open house materials.

Estimated Timeline

• 2025: Design
• 2026-2027: Construction

Please note: schedules are estimates and subject to change.

Background

Improving the transportation system by focusing on safety is a City Council goal. Creating safer connections between neighborhoods, places of work, schools, parks and businesses, for people who ride bikes, walk or roll, is a City priority. The City is designing a variety of safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian routes throughout the community, including the Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project, aimed at improving east/west connectivity in a vital area of Bend.

• On September 2, 2020, the Bend City Council adopted the Bend Transportation System Plan by Ordinance No. NS-2381. Discover more about the Transportation System Plan's background and purpose.
• Voters approved the Transportation GO Bond in November 2020.
• The Transportation Bond Oversight Committee prioritized the Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements project. 

The Neff Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements Project combines three Transportation System Plan 'key route' projects along NE Neff Road and NE Norton Avenue for people who ride bikes, walk and roll.

Definitions

(as described in the Bend Transportation System Plan)

“Key Route” is a route is designed to be low stress for pedestrians and bicyclists, to provide safe and appealing connections to schools, parks, and cross-town travel.

"Neighborhood Greenway” is a shared roadway along a traffic-calmed local road.
 

Funding

This project is funded by the voter approved 2020 Transportation GO Bond. The project budget is limited. Community input during open house events and comment periods will help to help us prioritize the improvements and make travel along this corridor safer for all users.

Visit the GO Bond Dashboard for the latest budget information for this and other GO Bond projects.

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