Neighborhood Connections
This program builds targeted projects to slow traffic speeds, improve crossings, and close gaps in the walking and biking network. Projects help people move safely and comfortably throughout the city, whether they are walking, biking, rolling, taking transit or driving.
Priorities include:
- Completing missing sidewalk and bikeway connections
- Improving crossing safety
- Reducing crash risk
- Slowing traffic in neighborhoods and business districts
- Addressing our most common community concerns about speeding and difficult crossings
Map of Possible Projects
Click on the highlighted areas of the interactive map below to learn more about these planned projects. You can zoom in and move around on the map!
Budget Information
This collective of projects is funded with
- $600,000 for bikeway projects from the Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP), supported by Transportation Utility Fee
- $600,000 for sidewalk/path project from the Transportation CIP, supported by Transportation Utility Fee
- $1.2 million – one-time funding from Juniper Ridge land sales, marked for citywide neighborhood connections projects
Total: $2.4 million
Estimated schedule
Sept. 2026: Public Open House
Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Design
Summer 2027-Fall 2027: Construction
Open House Sept. 17-Oct. 1
The City held an Open House on Sept. 17 and provided an online Open House for those who couldn’t attend in person. The Open House was an opportunity to learn about and provide feedback on two City transportation projects:
- Neighborhood Connections (Better Connections and Slower, Safer Speeds) – This project aims to slow traffic speeds and connect walking and biking routes at various locations across the city. Projects can include speed humps, various traffic calming tools, 20 MPH business districts, sidewalk connections and new bikeways. Community members can provide input on which projects to prioritize through feedback surveys.
- Transportation Standards Update – The City is expanding the traffic calming toolbox and looking for your input on which tools to use on which types of street.
Contact us for more information:
Need more information about this program? Email us at: mobility@bendoregon.gov
Similar projects:
If you’re interested in Neighborhood Connections, you may also be interested in our Neighborhood Street Safety Program. It is a separate program that is funded differently and projects are chosen differently than our newer Neighborhood Connections collection of projects. We’ve got other projects planned across town, including our Key Bicycling and Walking Routes, the Bend Bikeway Project and bike and pedestrian components from the voter-approved 2020 Transportation GO Bond (including the Neighborhood Street Safety Program).