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Bend MPO hears updates on 11 projects: equipment, sidewalks, street preservation, transit stops and Safe Routes to School
Summary
City and partner presentations summarized MPO-funded equipment purchases, sidewalks, a street preservation program, downtown signal upgrades, a low-stress bikeway network, Rooted Homes affordable housing infrastructure, Safe Routes to School expansion and CET bus-stop upgrades.
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Bend MPO Policy Board received status updates on 11 projects funded by MPO discretionary and COVID funds, with City of Bend, La Pine Schools, Rooted Homes, Community Options and Cascades East Transit reporting progress and metrics.
City of Bend: David Abbas, director of the City of Bend transportation mobility department, reviewed multiple projects supported by MPO funds. Equipment awards included a suite of smaller machines (a mini sweeper, a Bobcat/toolcat and trailer, and a hydraulic snow gate) with a total equipment fund award around $320,000 and final spending just over $311,000, Abbas said. Projected or awarded amounts for other initiatives reported by staff included a Cooley Road sidewalk infill award of about $60,000; a Colorado Avenue corridor planning study of about $132,000; downtown signal replacements and bike/ped improvements at a little over $1,000,000; and $1.8 million for a three-year street preservation…
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