• Greenwood Avenue Improvements

    Greenwood Avenue Improvements

    Online Open House #1

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  • Welcome to the first Greenwood Avenue Online Open House, open through April 16.

    On the following pages, you can:

    • Learn about Greenwood Avenue Improvements
    • Learn about the other Midtown Connections and Streetscaping Projects
    • Tell us what you think about the Greenwood Avenue designs

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  • To record your responses, be sure to click or tap the “Submit” button at the end.

  • Midtown Connections and Streetscaping

  • Greenwood Avenue improvements are part of the Midtown Connections and Streetscaping project, along with improvements on Franklin Avenue, Hawthorne Avenue and Second Street.

    This project will:

    • Improve east-west travel for everyone between Downtown and the Central District
    • Increase connectivity and improve safety for all users, including biking, driving, walking and rolling
    • Encourage private development in the Core Area, where much of Bend’s future housing and employment growth will be built

    The community identified this project as a need in 2020 during planning for the future of Bend’s Transportation System and Core Area.

    City Goals and Priorities

    Improving transportation safety is a key objective set by the City Council. Prioritizing safer routes for people who ride bikes, walk or roll between neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, parks and businesses is a top priority for the City of Bend. To achieve this, the City is developing numerous safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian routes across the community, such as the Midtown Connections and Streetscaping project, aimed at linking the Central District to Downtown Bend.

  • Project area map

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  • This project is a 2020 Transportation General Obligation Bond funded effort.

  • Graphic showing the project timeline for 2024 through 2025.

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  • Greenwood Avenue — Corridor and Undercrossing Improvements

  • Why we’re doing this

    The city is designing a variety of safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian routes throughout the community, including along Greenwood Avenue. This busy route connects Bend’s west side, downtown and core area. Traveling along Greenwood Avenue can be difficult when walking, biking or rolling (using a wheelchair or other mobility device) and can be a stressful route to drive.

    Updates to Greenwood Avenue will be completed in phases, with the first phase beginning this summer. To begin, we will change the road from four to three lanes, also known as a “road diet,” to significantly improve safety for all users including those who drive along this corridor. Other project improvements include:

    • Road diet from a four-lane section to a three-lane section (one eastbound, one westbound, one turn-lane) from NW Wall Street to NE 3rd Street
    • Bicycle lane connection to existing bike lane on Newport Avenue
    • Enhanced bicycle and pedestrian crossings at 2nd Street and Harriman Street
    • Protected bike facility under US 97 and the BNSF railroad bridge
    • Improvements to pedestrian and transit stops
    • Dedicated vehicle left-turn lanes
    • Reduction of total parking spaces and adding wayfinding to underutilized parking areas

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  • What’s a “quick-build”?

    “Quick-build” means low-cost, surface treatment road improvements. It includes new striping and installing tools to make travel spaces easier to see. Tools may include:

    • Tubular Markers
    • Buffered bike lane striping
    • Linear barriers
    • Low profile Domes

    After adding these “quick-build” features, we’ll track how the improvements work for one year (through August 2025). We’ll look at how usage of Greenwood Avenue changes as a result of the quick-build and we’ll refine our long-term plan to keep what works and improve what does not.

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  • It’s important that we know how these updates are working for all corridor users and will be asking for extended public input to inform any long-term improvements.

    Goals for this quick-build:

    • Limiting the cost of materials and installation
    • Staying flexible. Some components are temporary, so we could remove them if they don’t work out
    • Staying friendly to operations and maintenance (such as allowing access for service vehicles)

  • Business Benefits

    This project will make walking safer and more attractive, leading to:

    • More walk-in traffic for businesses because people discover small storefronts more readily when walking than driving
    • More people walking to the Core Area — making parking easier for customers who still must drive
    • Improved connectivity to Downtown

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  • The new enhanced crossings options provide greater connectivity to the city’s bicycle and walking network.

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  • Why we’re doing Greenwood first

    In this part of Bend, Franklin Avenue and Greenwood Avenue are the only connections across the parkway and railroad tracks. On Franklin, the tunnel width limits the improvements we can make. Greenwood is wider and allows more quick-build flexibility.

    We’ll finish a quick-build on Greenwood before we start work on Franklin Avenue. This will help keep vehicular and multimodal traffic flowing during Franklin Avenue construction. We’ll come back to Greenwood to make permanent improvements next year.

    When we complete improvements on Greenwood Avenue, Franklin Avenue and Second Street, we’ll have a complete multimodal network within the Central District with access to Downtown.

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  • refinement plan map

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    refinement plan map

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  • Greenwood Design Choices

  • We have two design options for improving Greenwood Avenue. Let us know which features you think will best keep people safe.

  • Long-term features

    Both designs will:

    • Limit motor-vehicle turns on Second Street and Harriman Street to right only
    • Have bike cut-throughs and a protected crosswalk for crossing Greenwood at Second Street and Harriman Street
    • Add left-turn lanes at Hill Street (eastbound and westbound)
    • Improve crosswalk markings
    • Maintain 10.5-foot minimum vehicle lane width throughout
    • Retain 40 parking spaces in the project area
    • Create a dedicated, road-level bike lane (6 feet wide) and a separated walking path through the undercrossing
      • The vehicle lane, bike lane and walking path will have a sloped curb between them for separation

  • Differences between the options

  • Option 1: Curbside Parking

    Bike lane next to vehicle lane with curbside parking

    Example of bike lane next to vehicle lane with curbside parking

    Example of bike lane next to vehicle lane with curbside parking

    Eastbound traffic will have a single vehicle lane until First Street. Rapid flashing beacons will support bikes and pedestrians crossing Second Street.

  • Option 2: Curbside Bike Lane

    Floating parking spaces with curbside bike lane

    Example of floating parking spaces with curbside bike lane

    Example of floating parking spaces with curbside bike lane

    Eastbound traffic will have a single vehicle lane until after the crosswalks at Second Street.

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  • Next Steps

  • Thank you for participating in the Midtown Connections and Streetscaping Online Open House #1.

    Your feedback will help us finish the design for improving Greenwood Avenue. Next, we’ll have:

    • An open house in May about the Hawthorne Crossing project
    • An open house in June to get your input once more before we start the Greenwood Avenue quick-build

    Sign up for project emails to stay in touch and learn more as we move forward.

  • Midtown Connections and Streetscaping Project Updates

  • Please don't forget to submit your answers below!

  • Learn about the three other Midtown Connections and Streetscaping Projects.

  • Franklin Avenue Safety Improvements

    This project will choose how to make walking, biking and rolling safer and more convenient on Franklin Avenue from Harriman Street to Fifth Street.

    It will draft a few versions of how to use the street space alongside motor-vehicle lanes. Choices include:

    • Sidewalks and bike lanes, with uphill bike lanes on both sides of the underpass
    • Lighting
    • Landscaping and street furniture
    • Stormwater management

    The project will also draft up to three versions of how to improve the pedestrian undercrossing with:

    • Lighting
    • Fencing or railing
    • Paint
    • Upgraded signs

    We expect the final design near the end of this year, and construction to begin in 2025.

  • Hawthorne Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing

    This project will define how to build a bridge for walking, biking and rolling on Hawthorne Avenue from Harriman Street to Second Street for safer passage over the parkway and railroad.

    It will decide the bridge’s structure, appearance and cost. It will also consider how to connect with future projects and places such as the relocation of City Hall.

    It started with 10 bridge types. City Council narrowed it to four. In May, we’ll ask which of the four you prefer.

    We’ll report one bridge type preference to ODOT, to inform its planning and help set expectations for its future project. ODOT will be responsible for the complete bridge design and construction.

  • Second Street Streetscaping

    This project will design how to modernize and upgrade Second Street from Franklin Avenue to Greenwood Avenue.

    Safety improvements

    This project will make walking, biking and rolling safer and more convenient by adding:

    • “Sharrow” bike markings in the motor-vehicle lanes. [add image of a sharrow – optional sidebar: benefits of sharrows]
    • Wider sidewalks that will function as shared-use paths.
    • Curb extensions at intersections — for safer, more visible crossings.

    Street features will include:

    • On-street parking with rounded curbs.
    • Improved lighting and landscaping.
    • An improved crossing of Hawthorne Avenue.

    Below street level, this project will design a replacement water main and stormwater management improvements.

  • Visit the Midtown Crossings website to learn more.

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