Updates
Traveling around town
If you want to help make our communities safer, healthier, and more pedestrian-friendly, this is a pivotal moment to make your voice heard.
Bend is ready for Middle Housing
There is a housing shortage across the country, driving up costs and limiting available housing options for residents in cities and towns nationwide. Bend is no exception. HB 2001 requires most cities in Oregon, including Bend, to allow more middle housing options within city limits.
Bridging the Bend Central District
We’ve got a community vision for Hawthorne Avenue and connecting the Bend Central District to downtown. Together, we can make this vision come to life. Learn more about the Hawthorne Bridge and find out how you can support the project.
The City of Sisters: An Update on Planning for Growth
The City has released its completed draft of its “Update.” This document is the result of the City’s process over the past year – including public comment from the various Open Houses, committee feedback, and other forms of public input.
Reimagining Midtown Crossings
We’ve been taught to reduce, reuse, and recycle, but to grow sustainably, we also need to reimagine to grow sustainably. Getting a new plastic bag every time you go to the grocery store wastes plastic, so we try to reduce waste by reusing sturdy bags we already have. The same principle applies to the land beneath us.
Crossing town from East to West
As cities and towns across Central Oregon grow, we need infrastructure to accommodate that growth without compromising livability.
An Earth Day for Conservation and Climate Justice
Oregon’s land use planning system may be our most effective tool to fight climate change.
What’s next for Southeast Bend?
Last week, the Bend City Council approved the Southeast Area Plan, which will guide development on 479 acres southeast of Bend’s current city limits.
Mapping Sisters Toolkit
Maps, as promised! Thanks for joining Central Oregon LandWatch on Tuesday for Mapping Sisters’ Future.
City & Towns Update: City Council adopts new goals!
On Wednesday, March 17th, the Bend City Council adopted six goals with promising strategies to achieve them.
Guest Column: We can have healthy communities and affordable housing
Guest Column at The Bulletin. Whether it’s the Zoom Effect or the curse of being a region known for its unsurpassed livability, Central Oregon is feeling a housing crunch. Affordable housing is almost nonexistent and available inventory is at all-time lows.
Your Voice, Your Impact
Your voice was heard loud and clear! Last month, we asked you to help us weigh in on the Bend City Council’s goals for the next two years.
A pivotal moment for the City of Sisters
How will this beloved town choose to grow? The City of Sisters recently launched its Comprehensive Plan Update, which will shape how the beloved town develops through 2040 and beyond.
New City Councilors, New Goals for Bend
Put plans into action! Tonight, four new Bend City Councilors will be sworn into office. In the November 2020 election, Bend residents voted in Melanie Kebler, Rita Schenkelberg, Anthony Broadman, and Megan Perkins to the council.