Wilson Avenue Corridor

No. A cyclist can cross within the green crosswalk in the same manner as any other vehicle – when there is a green light for their direction of travel.

No. The curb-protected bike lanes are for bike travel only.

This intersection was designed to reflect newer design philosophies to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The intersection is based on a ‘protected intersection’ design.  More information can be found here: https://nacto.org/publication/dont-give-up-at-the-intersection/protected-intersections/

The concrete medians have two different levels. The lower level that is closer to the travel lanes are meant to be driven on by large vehicles (buses, trucks, vehicles that are towing). The upper level is not meant to be driven on and is there to protect cyclists from vehicle strikes.

The 15th Street and Wilson Avenue Roundabout is complete.

Watch this video: to learn to safely use this new roundabout.

 Watch the video above and learn how to navigate 
Bend’s first bicycle-protected roundabout at Ninth Street and Wilson Avenue.  

PROTECTED BIKE LANES PILOT STUDY

Wilson Avenue corridor is the first application of protected bike lanes that the City of Bend is installing. After researching and testing, we are confident that utilizing dura-curb is an appropriate, and a well-accepted industry standard, for treatment along Wilson Avenue. The treatments used on this project will continue to be monitored and evaluated. 

Three key factors will help identify future treatment applications:

• Safety
• Cost effectiveness
• Maintenance requirements

The City will continue working with the community to develop when and how protected facilities should occur in the future. See questions 5A and 5B in the FAQ section below for additional information about other other bike lane safety products and testing results.

• The 3rd Street and Wilson Avenue intersection reconstruction replaces the damaged and aging traffic signal, improves signal detection for all modes, enhances traffic flow and upgrades the controller to allow more responsive timing changes. Lane utilization changes on the east leg will improve turning movements for large trucks that have been hitting the signal pole.
   
• The City identified Wilson Avenue as a key route for walking and bicycling. This project enhances facilities for biking and walking to help ensure Wilson Avenue becomes the walking and bicycling route envisioned by the City.
   
• This is defined as a synergy project because during the roadway construction, the existing water line system will also be upgraded to bring it up to current standards. 

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 The above rendering is based on draft design and subject to change. 

• Wilson Avenue and Second Street intersection improvements are designed help people walking and biking to cross the intersection more easily as they use the Second Street Neighborhood Greenway.
  • Turn restriction at Second Street will be added to improve safety.

• The new design for the Third Street and Wilson Avenue intersection includes replacement of the aging signal with a modern traffic signal, improving traffic signal detection of all users and timing responsiveness.
  • Protected intersection design – bike lanes currently end before the intersection.
  • The new design will also improve turning movements for larger vehicles that currently drive over the curbs.
• Design along the Wilson Avenue corridor includes a wider shared use path with a landscape buffer along the length of the corridor. Sidewalks will be completed where they don’t currently exist. On-street protected bike lanes will be added where they don’t currently exist. Dura-curb product will be used for bike protection.

The above design is a draft and subject to change.

• Crossing at Fifth Street with refuge island facilitates multiuse path moving from the south side of Wilson Avenue to the north side for future connections to Ponderosa Park and trail system east of 15th Street. 
• Dura-curb product used for on street bike lane protection.
• Curb extensions along Wilson Avenue minimize east/west crossing distance.