Galveston Corridor Safety Project

As Bend continues to grow, Galveston improvements will create a safe and convenient multimodal network which supports a livable community.

Galveston Avenue is a bustling corridor, lined with many popular businesses for locals and visitors. But the aging street and inadequate facilities for people who bike and walk can cause traffic delays and create potentially hazardous conditions for the traveling public.

The City of Bend is addressing these and other issues with the Galveston Corridor Safety Project, a comprehensive redesign of the street. These improvements will help make Galveston a complete street, one that is designed, operated, and maintained to enable safe, convenient and comfortable travel and access for users of all ages and abilities regardless of their mode of transportation.

NW Galveston Ave. from NW 14th St. to the Deschutes River.

The design is being updated to reflect current safety issues and budget. The project team is coordinating with redevelopment efforts along Galveston Avenue to ensure new improvements will be constructed according to the project’s design standards. Coordinating redevelopment efforts reduces the city’s project costs and makes the most efficient use of city funds.

Construction Update:

• May 12, 2026 – Project Update at the River West Neighborhood District Meeting
• Summer 2026 – Alley and Driveway Construction
• Fall 2026 – 17th Street Raised Crossing and Stormwater Construction
• Late Winter – Spring 2027 – Roadway Paving and Striping

How did we get here?

There was  substantial public involvement efforts and consideration from a community task force, businesses and residents along Galveston Avenue, neighborhood associations, the general public and City Technical Safety Advisory Committee. And more recently, some adjustments have been made to focus on current issues and budget, as well as prioritizing efforts to minimize impacts to businesses during construction.

Existing Conditions:

Project Design:

The project design is the result of substantial public involvement efforts and consideration from a community task force, businesses and residents along Galveston Avenue, neighborhood associations, the general public and City Technical Safety Advisory Committee. More recently, some adjustments have been made to focus on more current issues, budget, and efforts to minimize construction impacts to businesses during construction. The design consists of improvements that work together to make Galveston Avenue a safer, more enjoyable place to travel.

The design includes the following improvements:

STREET PAVING Repaving aging and failing pavement sections.

BUFFERED BIKE LANES Constructing five-foot-wide bike lane, with an additional two feet of space between the bike lane and vehicle lane.

SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS Infill missing sidewalks, striped pedestrian crossings, and a raised pedestrian crossing the at 12th Street intersection.

STREET LIGHTING Lighting to increase safety for walkers and enhance their visibility in street crossings.

ADA (AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT) UPGRADES

Making compliant upgrades to pedestrian facilities to ensure that users of all abilities can safely and comfortable navigate the corridor.