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Rooted Homes completes Simpson Avenue multimodal upgrades; committee asks about landscaping and project length

Bend MPO Technical Advisory Committee · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Rooted Homes presented completed multimodal work on Simpson and 18th Avenues — replacing a narrow sidewalk with a multiuse path, landscaping strip, ADA ramps and curb adjustments. Committee members asked about project length (roughly a quarter‑mile) and urged using pollinator‑friendly landscaping rather than gravel strips.

Griffin Gilbert of Rooted Homes presented a completion update for the Simpson Avenue project, which used MPO funds for paving, curb work, a multiuse path and ADA improvements.

"This is what was proposed with the funding...this is what was installed to date," Gilbert said, showing before/after images of Simpson and 18th…

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